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Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

293

0.0310

3.9877

London

232

0.0079

1.0211

Fife

138

0.0798

10.2608

Elginshire (Morayshire)

127

0.2798

35.9763

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

115

0.0294

3.7785

Caithness

106

0.2650

34.0770

Surrey

92

0.0065

0.8311

Forfarshire (Angus)

77

0.0285

3.6583

Devon

65

0.0107

1.3744

Essex

54

0.0094

1.2041

Warwickshire

48

0.0065

0.8377

Lincolnshire

47

0.0101

1.2938

Lancashire

45

0.0013

0.1669

Norfolk

45

0.0100

1.2882

Yorkshire

42

0.0015

0.1865

Kent

41

0.0041

0.5289

Stirlingshire

38

0.0353

4.5349

Renfrewshire

36

0.0159

2.0447

Leicestershire

34

0.0105

1.3497

Staffordshire

33

0.0033

0.4303

Northumberland

33

0.0076

0.9762

Hampshire

33

0.0055

0.7086

Suffolk

32

0.0090

1.1564

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

29

0.0361

4.6483

Somerset

29

0.0062

0.7930

Gloucestershire

27

0.0047

0.6059

Nottinghamshire

26

0.0066

0.8490

Northamptonshire

23

0.0084

1.0763

Wigtownshire

22

0.0567

7.2927

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

21

0.0477

6.1378

Kinross-shire

20

0.2708

34.8250

County Durham

19

0.0022

0.2811

Argyll

18

0.0221

2.8461

Shropshire

18

0.0071

0.9170

Worcestershire

16

0.0042

0.5393

Perthshire

16

0.0122

1.5691

Berkshire

15

0.0068

0.8796

Derbyshire

15

0.0033

0.4217

Zetland (Shetland)

14

0.0469

6.0337

Dorset

13

0.0068

0.8718

Herefordshire

12

0.0100

1.2881

Sussex

12

0.0024

0.3133

Ayrshire

12

0.0055

0.7058

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

12

0.0024

0.3033

Aberdeenshire

11

0.0041

0.5228

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

11

0.0052

0.6697

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

10

0.0149

1.9208

Dunbartonshire

10

0.0127

1.6379

Peeblesshire

10

0.0728

9.3580

Cheshire

10

0.0016

0.1994

Inverness-shire

10

0.0115

1.4739

Berwickshire

9

0.0254

3.2713

Huntingdonshire

7

0.0121

1.5517

Buckinghamshire

6

0.0034

0.4368

Wiltshire

5

0.0019

0.2488

Cambridgeshire

5

0.0027

0.3475

Cornwall

4

0.0012

0.1555

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

4

0.0068

0.8804

Oxfordshire

3

0.0017

0.2138

Royal Navy

3

0.0086

1.1081

Nairnshire

3

0.0336

4.3259

Isle of Man

2

0.0037

0.4740

Clackmannanshire

2

0.0083

1.0659

Roxburghshire

1

0.0019

0.2430

Bedfordshire

1

0.0007

0.0850

Kincardineshire

1

0.0028

0.3615

Cumberland

1

0.0004

0.0511

Dumfriesshire

1

0.0015

0.1993

Banffshire

1

0.0017

0.2122

Channel Islands

1

0.0012

0.1485

Hertfordshire

1

0.0005

0.0639

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

1

0.0008

0.1089

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Duffus

Elginshire (Morayshire)

122

3.0500

392.1569

Wick

Caithness

106

0.8204

105.4936

Barony

Lanarkshire

77

0.0322

4.1408

Govan

Lanarkshire

60

0.0257

3.3017

New Monkland

Lanarkshire

54

0.1934

24.8630

Dysart

Fife

53

0.4551

58.5183

Islington London

London

44

0.0155

1.9981

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

32

0.0317

4.0725

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

32

0.0203

2.6133

Paddington London

London

27

0.0251

3.2321

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

27

0.0161

2.0694

St Pancras London

London

25

0.0106

1.3671

Lambeth

Surrey

24

0.0094

1.2115

Glasserton

Wigtownshire

22

1.8288

235.0427

Aston

Warwickshire

19

0.0094

1.2043

Newington

Surrey

18

0.0167

2.1447

Portmoak

Kinross-shire

18

1.7143

220.3182

Lasswade

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

17

0.1900

24.4288

Dalziel

Lanarkshire

17

0.1673

21.5081

Leslie

Fife

17

0.3882

49.9119

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Top occupations

Scholar
Labourer
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Coal Miner
Domestic Servant
Laundress
No Occupation
Farm Labourer
General Servant
Baker
Carpenter
General Serv
Servant
Nurse
Farm Stewards Son
Grocer
Annuitant
General Labourer
Porter
Dress Maker
Farm Stewards Daur
Hawker
Agricultural Labourer
Blacksmith
Sch
Framework Knitter (Hom)
Bricklayer
Farmers Son
Housekeeper
Machinist
Shoemaker
None
Cook
Tailoress
Laborer
Dock Labourer
Nil
Tailor
Greeler For Mule Cotton Spinner
Fireman
Fisherman
General Servant Domestic
General Dealer
Brewer
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Farm Servant (Indoor)
Gentleman
Agricultural Laborer
Farm Laborer