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IRVINE

Irvine in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

1231

0.1303

5.9138

Zetland (Shetland)

785

2.6310

119.4207

Ayrshire

533

0.2438

11.0652

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

407

0.1040

4.7203

Lancashire

362

0.0104

0.4740

Renfrewshire

344

0.1519

6.8967

Forfarshire (Angus)

311

0.1149

5.2157

Aberdeenshire

307

0.1135

5.1502

Orkney

250

0.7778

35.3057

Perthshire

226

0.1724

7.8233

Fife

171

0.0989

4.4880

London

138

0.0047

0.2144

Roxburghshire

124

0.2343

10.6362

Stirlingshire

117

0.1086

4.9287

Dunbartonshire

115

0.1465

6.6489

County Durham

98

0.0113

0.5118

Wigtownshire

96

0.2475

11.2329

Northumberland

86

0.0198

0.8981

Dumfriesshire

73

0.1131

5.1344

Kent

73

0.0073

0.3324

Yorkshire

70

0.0024

0.1097

Selkirkshire

48

0.1816

8.2432

Surrey

45

0.0032

0.1435

Kincardineshire

41

0.1152

5.2311

Banffshire

40

0.0660

2.9960

Argyll

37

0.0455

2.0651

Cumberland

37

0.0147

0.6677

Clackmannanshire

36

0.1492

6.7725

Cheshire

34

0.0053

0.2393

Devon

28

0.0046

0.2090

Essex

23

0.0040

0.1810

Hampshire

22

0.0037

0.1668

Kirkcudbrightshire

21

0.0497

2.2539

Sussex

21

0.0043

0.1935

Buteshire

17

0.0960

4.3592

Inverness-shire

15

0.0172

0.7804

Staffordshire

15

0.0015

0.0690

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

14

0.0362

1.6422

Peeblesshire

13

0.0946

4.2941

Derbyshire

12

0.0026

0.1191

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

12

0.0057

0.2579

Cornwall

11

0.0033

0.1510

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

11

0.0250

1.1349

Kinross-shire

10

0.1354

6.1463

Caithness

9

0.0225

1.0213

Oxfordshire

9

0.0050

0.2264

Sutherland

9

0.0401

1.8185

Buckinghamshire

9

0.0051

0.2313

Westmorland

9

0.0140

0.6363

Shropshire

8

0.0032

0.1439

Leicestershire

8

0.0025

0.1121

Elginshire (Morayshire)

8

0.0176

0.8000

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

7

0.0087

0.3960

Berkshire

7

0.0032

0.1449

Suffolk

7

0.0020

0.0893

Royal Navy

6

0.0172

0.7823

Gloucestershire

5

0.0009

0.0396

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

3

0.0006

0.0268

Berwickshire

2

0.0057

0.2566

Somerset

2

0.0004

0.0193

Wiltshire

2

0.0008

0.0351

Isle of Man

1

0.0018

0.0837

Northamptonshire

1

0.0004

0.0165

Warwickshire

1

0.0001

0.0062

Nottinghamshire

1

0.0003

0.0115

Channel Islands

1

0.0012

0.0524

Norfolk

1

0.0002

0.0101

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

1

0.0009

0.0411

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Barony

Lanarkshire

331

0.1384

6.2832

Govan

Lanarkshire

297

0.1271

5.7690

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

238

0.1419

6.4391

Nesting Lunnas Whalsay

Zetland (Shetland)

181

6.8847

312.5000

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

164

0.1042

4.7276

Lerwick Gulberwick

Zetland (Shetland)

130

2.8151

127.7767

Tingwall

Zetland (Shetland)

122

8.1824

371.3851

Dunrossness

Zetland (Shetland)

92

2.3422

106.3092

Kirriemuir

Forfarshire (Angus)

85

1.2728

57.7720

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

69

0.0683

3.0997

Old Monkland

Lanarkshire

67

0.1787

8.1111

Delting

Zetland (Shetland)

61

3.6353

164.9986

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

60

0.0511

2.3200

Paisley Middle Church

Renfrewshire

53

0.4021

18.2507

Abbey

Renfrewshire

53

0.1534

6.9640

Everton

Lancashire

51

0.0462

2.0952

North Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

50

0.2761

12.5307

Sandwick

Orkney

50

4.1494

188.3239

Kilmarnock

Ayrshire

49

0.1883

8.5469

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

48

0.1181

5.3613

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Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Mariner
Dressmaker
Annuitant
Grocer
Domestic Servant
Laundress
Joiner
General Serv
Housekeeper
Milliner
General Laborer
Police Constable
Carpenter
Labourer
Railway Porter
Tailoress
Mason
Shipwright
Engine Fitter
Accountant
Weaver Cotton
Nurse
Junr Clerk
Servant
General Labourer
Schoolmistress
Laborer
Cotton Winder
Cotton Weaver
No Occupation
Wife
Painter
General Servant
Bankers Clerk
Dock Labourer
Baker
Housemaid (Dom)
Apprentice Plater (Ship Bldr)
Laborer Iron Works
Lodging House Keeper
Housemaid
Mariners Wife
Labr Steel Wks
Grocers Shopman
None
Blacksmith
House Joiner
Marine Architect