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ISLES

Isles in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

219

0.0076

2.8004

London

89

0.0030

1.1277

Forfarshire (Angus)

77

0.0285

10.5321

Lancashire

75

0.0022

0.8009

Surrey

50

0.0035

1.3003

Gloucestershire

46

0.0080

2.9721

Hampshire

45

0.0075

2.7820

Perthshire

36

0.0275

10.1640

Kent

24

0.0024

0.8913

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

20

0.0095

3.5057

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

18

0.0046

1.7026

Fife

18

0.0104

3.8531

Staffordshire

12

0.0012

0.4505

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

10

0.0020

0.7277

Lanarkshire

9

0.0010

0.3526

Nottinghamshire

7

0.0018

0.6581

Somerset

7

0.0015

0.5511

County Durham

6

0.0007

0.2556

Wiltshire

6

0.0023

0.8597

Dorset

5

0.0026

0.9654

Berkshire

5

0.0023

0.8441

Essex

5

0.0009

0.3210

Worcestershire

5

0.0013

0.4852

Lincolnshire

4

0.0009

0.3170

Buckinghamshire

3

0.0017

0.6288

Royal Navy

2

0.0057

2.1268

Westmorland

1

0.0016

0.5766

Warwickshire

1

0.0001

0.0502

Sussex

1

0.0002

0.0752

Shropshire

1

0.0004

0.1467

Devon

1

0.0002

0.0609

Northumberland

1

0.0002

0.0852

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Pilling

Lancashire

40

2.4585

909.0909

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

40

0.0396

14.6558

Calverley Cum Farsley

Yorkshire

38

0.4623

171.1712

Bristol St George

Gloucestershire

26

0.0981

36.3230

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

25

0.0608

22.5266

Halifax

Yorkshire

21

0.0494

18.2911

Limehouse London

London

18

0.0561

20.7780

Faccombe

Hampshire

18

8.1448

3000.0000

Northowram

Yorkshire

15

0.0739

27.3573

Bingley

Yorkshire

15

0.0814

30.1205

Pudsey

Yorkshire

14

0.0905

33.4928

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

14

0.0089

3.2916

Deptford St Paul

Kent

12

0.0156

5.7781

Wolverhampton

Staffordshire

12

0.0158

5.8588

Clerkenwell London

London

12

0.0174

6.4423

Longforgan

Perthshire

11

0.5933

219.5609

Thorpe

Surrey

11

1.7628

650.8876

Bedwellty

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

10

0.0268

9.9285

Heaton

Yorkshire

10

0.3215

119.0476

Burntisland

Fife

10

0.2068

76.5697

Top male forenames

Top female forenames

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Worsted Weaver
Wife
Dressmaker
Domestic Servant
Worsted Spinner
Shipwright
Laundress
Ag Lab
Gen Lab
Housekeeper
Furrier
Carpenter
Shoemaker
Woollen Cloth Weaver
Charwoman
Day Servant
Mill Hand (Worsted)
Woolen Weaver
General Servant
Farmer Son
Coachman
Farm Labourer
Lodging House Keeper
Mason Laborer
Cotton Weaver
Dom Serv
Licensed Victualler
Grocer
Cooper
French Polisher
Dom Servt
Plasterer
Errand Boy
Agricultural Labourer
Hurrier In Coals
Apprentice Carpenter
General Serv
Farmer Wife
Servant Unemployed
Weaver
Farmers Son
Farmer
Blacksmith
Farm Lab
Butcher
Stone Mason
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Tin Plate Worker