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NELSON

Nelson in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

2967

0.0856

1.7670

Yorkshire

2335

0.0807

1.6651

London

1103

0.0378

0.7794

County Durham

1068

0.1229

2.5369

Lanarkshire

854

0.0904

1.8661

Northumberland

505

0.1162

2.3986

Norfolk

461

0.1026

2.1188

Cumberland

438

0.1741

3.5951

Surrey

370

0.0260

0.5366

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

370

0.0945

1.9518

Westmorland

284

0.4423

9.1321

Kent

248

0.0249

0.5137

Warwickshire

224

0.0304

0.6277

Cheshire

218

0.0338

0.6979

Lincolnshire

190

0.0407

0.8398

Gloucestershire

173

0.0302

0.6234

Nottinghamshire

163

0.0414

0.8546

Essex

146

0.0253

0.5227

Derbyshire

140

0.0306

0.6319

Fife

136

0.0786

1.6235

Wigtownshire

132

0.3403

7.0252

Ayrshire

123

0.0563

1.1615

Renfrewshire

120

0.0530

1.0943

Staffordshire

112

0.0114

0.2345

Isle of Man

103

0.1899

3.9196

Dumfriesshire

89

0.1379

2.8472

Devon

71

0.0117

0.2410

Forfarshire (Angus)

70

0.0259

0.5340

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

66

0.1706

3.5213

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

64

0.0126

0.2597

Oxfordshire

62

0.0344

0.7095

Sussex

60

0.0122

0.2515

Aberdeenshire

58

0.0214

0.4426

Suffolk

56

0.0157

0.3249

Hampshire

49

0.0082

0.1689

Berkshire

49

0.0223

0.4613

Zetland (Shetland)

48

0.1609

3.3214

Perthshire

45

0.0343

0.7085

Worcestershire

41

0.0107

0.2219

Stirlingshire

40

0.0371

0.7664

Berwickshire

39

0.1102

2.2759

Kirkcudbrightshire

37

0.0875

1.8063

Northamptonshire

34

0.0124

0.2555

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

33

0.0156

0.3226

Hertfordshire

31

0.0154

0.3178

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

30

0.0682

1.4078

Dorset

27

0.0141

0.2907

Shropshire

27

0.0107

0.2209

Roxburghshire

27

0.0510

1.0534

Wiltshire

26

0.0101

0.2078

Dunbartonshire

26

0.0331

0.6837

Somerset

25

0.0053

0.1098

Cambridgeshire

25

0.0135

0.2789

Leicestershire

24

0.0074

0.1530

Buckinghamshire

23

0.0130

0.2688

Cornwall

22

0.0067

0.1373

Royal Navy

21

0.0603

1.2454

Bedfordshire

20

0.0132

0.2730

Argyll

19

0.0234

0.4823

Kincardineshire

19

0.0534

1.1026

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

14

0.0114

0.2347

Buteshire

13

0.0734

1.5162

Channel Islands

12

0.0139

0.2862

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

11

0.0100

0.2058

Banffshire

8

0.0132

0.2725

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

8

0.0102

0.2103

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

7

0.0098

0.2028

Clackmannanshire

6

0.0249

0.5134

Inverness-shire

6

0.0069

0.1420

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

6

0.0051

0.1049

Peeblesshire

4

0.0291

0.6010

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

3

0.0037

0.0772

Sutherland

3

0.0134

0.2757

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

3

0.0032

0.0667

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

3

0.0056

0.1159

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

3

0.0127

0.2628

Elginshire (Morayshire)

3

0.0066

0.1364

Herefordshire

2

0.0017

0.0345

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

1

0.0017

0.0353

Selkirkshire

1

0.0038

0.0781

Huntingdonshire

1

0.0017

0.0356

Rutland

1

0.0047

0.0962

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Barony

Lanarkshire

264

0.1104

2.2794

Govan

Lanarkshire

208

0.0890

1.8377

Liverpool

Lancashire

207

0.0983

2.0298

Preston

Lancashire

187

0.2016

4.1626

Bishopwearmouth

County Durham

153

0.2051

4.2341

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

148

0.1261

2.6030

Leeds

Yorkshire

138

0.0844

1.7429

St Pancras London

London

123

0.0523

1.0799

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

118

0.0703

1.4521

Everton

Lancashire

116

0.1050

2.1676

Islington London

London

112

0.0396

0.8166

Manchester

Lancashire

102

0.0654

1.3508

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

101

0.0641

1.3243

Great Bolton

Lancashire

95

0.2069

4.2714

West Derby

Lancashire

91

0.0897

1.8524

Holy Trinity

Yorkshire

90

0.1293

2.6684

Camberwell

Surrey

84

0.0450

0.9293

Stockton On Tees

County Durham

77

0.1838

3.7945

West Ham

Essex

75

0.0589

1.2161

Lambeth

Surrey

71

0.0279

0.5754

Top male forenames

John Nelson
William Nelson
Thomas Nelson
James Nelson
George Nelson
Robert Nelson
Henry Nelson
Joseph Nelson
Charles Nelson
Richard Nelson
Edward Nelson
Arthur Nelson
Frederick Nelson
Samuel Nelson
Alfred Nelson
Walter Nelson
Albert Nelson
Wm. Nelson
David Nelson
Horatio Nelson
Francis Nelson
Andrew Nelson
Frank Nelson
Herbert Nelson
Harry Nelson
Ernest Nelson
Peter Nelson
Fred Nelson
Alexander Nelson
Isaac Nelson
Benjamin Nelson
Thos. Nelson
Matthew Nelson
Stephen Nelson
Tom Nelson
Geo. Nelson
Hugh Nelson
Robt. Nelson
Edwin Nelson
Christopher Nelson
Jacob Nelson
Anthony Nelson
Wilfred Nelson
Michael Nelson
Willm. Nelson
Fredk. Nelson
Moses Nelson
Edmund Nelson
Philip Nelson
Henery Nelson

Top female forenames

Mary Nelson
Elizabeth Nelson
Sarah Nelson
Jane Nelson
Ann Nelson
Margaret Nelson
Alice Nelson
Annie Nelson
Ellen Nelson
Hannah Nelson
Eliza Nelson
Emma Nelson
Catherine Nelson
Martha Nelson
Emily Nelson
Isabella Nelson
Charlotte Nelson
Maria Nelson
Agnes Nelson
Harriet Nelson
Ada Nelson
Florence Nelson
Louisa Nelson
Anne Nelson
Edith Nelson
Clara Nelson
Eleanor Nelson
Kate Nelson
Fanny Nelson
Caroline Nelson
Rebecca Nelson
Frances Nelson
Susannah Nelson
Susan Nelson
Rose Nelson
Esther Nelson
Lucy Nelson
Harriett Nelson
Jessie Nelson
Amelia Nelson
Betsy Nelson
Elizth. Nelson
Amy Nelson
Grace Nelson
Rachel Nelson
Matilda Nelson
Anna Nelson
Margret Nelson
Sophia Nelson
Janet Nelson

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Cotton Weaver
Dressmaker
Annuitant
Labourer
Domestic Servant
Housekeeper
Ag Lab
Joiner
General Servant
General Labourer
Charwoman
Farmers Son
Farmers Wife
Tailor
Laundress
Blacksmith
Wife
Carpenter
No Occupation
Stone Mason
Carter
Mariner
General Laborer
Farm Labourer
Dress Maker
Cotton Spinner
Housemaid
Fisherman
Seaman
Cotton Winder
Cotton Operative
Clerk
None
Bricklayer
Tailoress
Worsted Weaver
Painter
Grocer
Engine Fitter
Farm Servant (Indoor)
Railway Porter
Butcher
Gardener
Farmers Daughter
Laborer
Errand Boy
Shoemaker
Hawker