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HOLDING

Holding in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

1122

0.0324

3.6508

London

284

0.0097

1.0965

Staffordshire

192

0.0195

2.1961

Surrey

149

0.0105

1.1807

Yorkshire

120

0.0041

0.4675

Kent

91

0.0091

1.0298

Hampshire

77

0.0129

1.4505

Devon

71

0.0117

1.3170

Shropshire

70

0.0277

3.1284

Cheshire

62

0.0096

1.0844

Northamptonshire

45

0.0164

1.8473

Derbyshire

41

0.0090

1.0112

Sussex

29

0.0059

0.6641

Somerset

28

0.0060

0.6716

Worcestershire

25

0.0066

0.7392

Essex

23

0.0040

0.4499

County Durham

16

0.0018

0.2077

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

15

0.0029

0.3326

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

14

0.0066

0.7477

Nottinghamshire

13

0.0033

0.3724

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

12

0.0153

1.7236

Berkshire

11

0.0050

0.5658

Norfolk

11

0.0024

0.2762

Warwickshire

9

0.0012

0.1378

Gloucestershire

9

0.0016

0.1772

Suffolk

9

0.0025

0.2853

Leicestershire

8

0.0025

0.2786

Renfrewshire

8

0.0035

0.3986

Cambridgeshire

7

0.0038

0.4267

Channel Islands

7

0.0081

0.9121

Lincolnshire

6

0.0013

0.1449

Wigtownshire

6

0.0155

1.7447

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

5

0.0212

2.3928

Huntingdonshire

5

0.0086

0.9723

Royal Navy

5

0.0144

1.6201

Dunbartonshire

5

0.0064

0.7184

Isle of Man

5

0.0092

1.0396

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

5

0.0075

0.8425

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

4

0.0010

0.1153

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

4

0.0043

0.4860

Northumberland

4

0.0009

0.1038

Bedfordshire

3

0.0020

0.2237

Forfarshire (Angus)

3

0.0011

0.1250

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

2

0.0018

0.2044

Lanarkshire

2

0.0002

0.0239

Westmorland

2

0.0031

0.3514

Cumberland

2

0.0008

0.0897

Oxfordshire

2

0.0011

0.1250

Wiltshire

1

0.0004

0.0437

Rutland

1

0.0047

0.5259

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

1

0.0019

0.2110

Perthshire

1

0.0008

0.0860

Dorset

1

0.0005

0.0588

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

1

0.0014

0.1583

Hertfordshire

1

0.0005

0.0560

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Chorley

Lancashire

66

0.3393

38.2720

Blackburn

Lancashire

65

0.0705

7.9495

West Bromwich

Staffordshire

62

0.1098

12.3879

Oswaldtwistle

Lancashire

42

0.3429

38.6812

Accrington

Lancashire

38

0.1206

13.6006

Coppull

Lancashire

38

2.0574

232.1319

Camberwell

Surrey

37

0.0198

2.2365

Preston

Lancashire

35

0.0377

4.2567

Clayton Le Moors

Lancashire

35

0.5204

58.6953

Lambeth

Surrey

34

0.0133

1.5056

Wigan

Lancashire

30

0.0619

6.9854

Croston

Lancashire

29

1.6192

182.6196

Great Harwood

Lancashire

28

0.4469

50.4050

West Derby

Lancashire

27

0.0266

3.0030

Hornsey

London

25

0.0677

7.6334

Portsea

Hampshire

25

0.0213

2.4029

Wheelton

Lancashire

25

1.6119

181.8182

Whittle Le Woods

Lancashire

24

2.0888

235.5250

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

23

0.0196

2.2101

Audley

Staffordshire

23

0.2357

26.5896

Top male forenames

William Holding
John Holding
Thomas Holding
James Holding
George Holding
Joseph Holding
Henry Holding
Charles Holding
Richard Holding
Robert Holding
Edward Holding
Samuel Holding
Alfred Holding
Arthur Holding
Frederick Holding
Albert Holding
Walter Holding
Harry Holding
Edwin Holding
Seth Holding
Ernest Holding
Frank Holding
Francis Holding
David Holding
Evan Holding
Isaac Holding
Ralph Holding
Peter Holding
Benjamin Holding
Herbert Holding
Wm. Holding
Fredk. Holding
Daniel Holding
Hugh Holding
Thos. Holding
Christopher Holding
Randle Holding
Geo. Holding
Jas. Holding
Alexander Holding
Michael Holding
Emmanuel Holding
Elias Holding
Cuthbert Holding
Joshua Holding
Fredrick Holding
Tom Holding
Jonathan Holding
Phillip Holding
Harold Holding

Top female forenames

Mary Holding
Elizabeth Holding
Sarah Holding
Ann Holding
Alice Holding
Jane Holding
Ellen Holding
Martha Holding
Eliza Holding
Margaret Holding
Hannah Holding
Emily Holding
Annie Holding
Emma Holding
Charlotte Holding
Louisa Holding
Maria Holding
Susan Holding
Edith Holding
Esther Holding
Isabella Holding
Ada Holding
Kate Holding
Florence Holding
Catherine Holding
Fanny Holding
Caroline Holding
Frances Holding
Eleanor Holding
Nancy Holding
Elizth. Holding
Rose Holding
Harriet Holding
Helen Holding
Agnes Holding
Anne Holding
Sophia Holding
Rebecca Holding
Jessie Holding
Clara Holding
Selina Holding
Ruth Holding
Susannah Holding
Grace Holding
Betty Holding
Betsy Holding
Amelia Holding
Lucy Holding
Harriett Holding
Lizzie Holding

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