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MOATS

Moats in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Nottinghamshire

0.0008

25.4022

County Durham

0.0002

7.6717

Norfolk

0.0002

7.4184

Essex

0.0002

5.7803

Yorkshire

0.0000

1.1514

Lincolnshire

0.0002

7.1378

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Wollaton

Nottinghamshire

0.4213

15000.0000

Hedworth Monkton Jarrow

County Durham

0.0053

176.9912

Norwich St Clement

Norfolk

0.0192

625.0000

Rettendon

Essex

0.1389

5000.0000

Sheffield

Yorkshire

0.0011

36.2319

Spalding

Lincolnshire

0.0108

357.1429

Top male forenames

Alfred Moats
Benjamin Moats
Ethelbert Moats
Magnus Moats
William Moats

Top female forenames

Catherine Moats
Ellen Moats
Mary Moats
Sarah Moats

Top occupations

Drainer (Agricultral) (Land)
Herblist (Sub Med)
Housekeeper
Lodge Keeper
Merchants Clerk
Seamstress