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ISHERWOOD

Isherwood in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

2895

0.0835

7.2179

Yorkshire

210

0.0073

0.6269

Cheshire

147

0.0228

1.9701

London

36

0.0012

0.1065

Channel Islands

25

0.0289

2.4960

Staffordshire

22

0.0022

0.1928

Derbyshire

21

0.0046

0.3968

County Durham

14

0.0016

0.1392

Wigtownshire

11

0.0284

2.4509

Bedfordshire

10

0.0066

0.5714

Surrey

9

0.0006

0.0546

Northamptonshire

7

0.0025

0.2202

Kent

7

0.0007

0.0607

Somerset

7

0.0015

0.1287

Isle of Man

6

0.0111

0.9559

Worcestershire

4

0.0010

0.0906

Westmorland

4

0.0062

0.5385

Hampshire

3

0.0005

0.0433

Warwickshire

3

0.0004

0.0352

Ayrshire

3

0.0014

0.1186

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

3

0.0008

0.0663

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

3

0.0024

0.2106

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

2

0.0017

0.1463

Essex

2

0.0003

0.0300

Hertfordshire

1

0.0005

0.0429

Buckinghamshire

1

0.0006

0.0489

Royal Navy

1

0.0029

0.2483

Oxfordshire

1

0.0006

0.0479

Northumberland

1

0.0002

0.0199

Dumfriesshire

1

0.0015

0.1339

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

1

0.0002

0.0170

Sussex

1

0.0002

0.0175

Cumberland

1

0.0004

0.0344

Gloucestershire

1

0.0002

0.0151

Nottinghamshire

1

0.0003

0.0219

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Blackburn

Lancashire

178

0.1930

16.6804

Tottington Lower End

Lancashire

160

0.9713

83.9498

Little Bolton

Lancashire

152

0.3410

29.4751

Over Darwen

Lancashire

135

0.4876

42.1401

Great Bolton

Lancashire

115

0.2505

21.6471

Turton

Lancashire

93

1.6385

141.6172

Farnworth

Lancashire

73

0.3515

30.3774

Radcliffe

Lancashire

69

0.4129

35.6884

Preston

Lancashire

64

0.0690

5.9641

Kearsley

Lancashire

63

0.8637

74.6534

Warrington

Lancashire

60

0.1460

12.6191

Oldham

Lancashire

60

0.0536

4.6349

Manchester

Lancashire

59

0.0378

3.2710

Halliwell

Lancashire

57

0.4518

39.0491

Edgeworth

Lancashire

55

2.9538

255.3389

Bedford

Lancashire

49

0.6758

58.4098

Westleigh

Lancashire

48

0.6098

52.7009

Tyldesley Cum Shakerley

Lancashire

47

0.4710

40.7067

Pennington In Leigh

Lancashire

42

0.6315

54.5809

Bury

Lancashire

42

0.1061

9.1671

Top male forenames

Top female forenames

Top occupations

Scholar
Cotton Weaver
Coal Miner
Housekeeper
Cotton Spinner
Cotton Winder
Cotton Operative
Silk Weaver
Cotton Piecer
Dressmaker
Carter
Stone Mason
Joiner
Milliner
House Keeper
No Occupation
Cotton Rover
General Labourer
Tailor
Wife
Grocer
Butcher
Labourer
Cotton Reeler
Annuitant
Cotton Warper
Carpenter
At Home
Farm Labourer
Charwoman
Collier
Farmers Wife
Fustian Cutter
Cotton Carder
Domestic Servant
Draper
Iron Moulder
Muslin Weaver
Housewife
Worsted Spinner
Weaver Cotton Mill
Pupil Teacher
Warehouse Boy
Piecer In Cotton Mill
Own Home Work
Blacksmith
Coal Miner Wife
Laundress
Warehouseman
Bleacher