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OLWAY

Olway in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Surrey

0.0005

7.7562

London

0.0002

3.7791

Kent

0.0001

1.5823

Norfolk

0.0002

3.5112

Devon

0.0002

2.5940

Staffordshire

0.0001

1.5995

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

0.0002

3.1008

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Newington

Surrey

0.0037

58.4795

Islington London

London

0.0011

16.7131

Camberwell

Surrey

0.0011

16.9062

St George Hanover

London

0.0052

82.6446

Chelsea London

London

0.0011

17.9211

Deptford St Paul

Kent

0.0013

20.5339

Norwich St Peter

Norfolk

0.0339

526.3158

Putney

Surrey

0.0075

119.0476

Shadwell London

London

0.0122

192.3077

Stoke Damerel

Devon

0.0023

37.0370

Walsall Foreign

Staffordshire

0.0020

30.9598

Ystradyfodwg

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

0.0022

35.3357

Top male forenames

Henry Olway
John Olway
William Olway
Arthur Olway
George Olway
Robert Olway
Walter Olway

Top female forenames

Alice Olway
Eliza Olway
Florence Olway
Gertrude Olway
Hannah Olway
Jane Olway
Maria Olway
Matilda Olway
Sarah Olway

Top occupations

Scholar
Captain 1/13 Lt Infantry
Clerk
Clerk In School LW Bank
Cook Dom Ser
Formerly Leather Dresser
General Ser
Hawker
Labourer
Lt Col & Captn Guards
Parlourmaid (Doms)
Pattern Designer For Silk Handkerchiefs
Rope Spinner
Shoemaker