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POLLING

Polling in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

0.0002

3.2049

Lancashire

0.0001

2.7010

Kent

0.0002

3.7573

Herefordshire

0.0008

15.6250

Surrey

0.0001

1.3156

Cornwall

0.0003

5.6625

Hertfordshire

0.0005

9.3023

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Middleton In Oldham

Lancashire

0.0385

714.2857

Chiswick

London

0.0125

235.2941

St George Hanover

London

0.0052

98.0392

Bartestree

Herefordshire

0.4926

10000.0000

Charlton Next Woolwich

Kent

0.0096

178.5714

Chatham

Kent

0.0036

68.4932

Clerkenwell London

London

0.0015

27.1739

Croydon

Surrey

0.0013

23.6967

Egloskerry

Cornwall

0.2294

5000.0000

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

0.0009

15.9490

Watford

Hertfordshire

0.0064

120.4819

Top male forenames

Frederick Polling
William Polling
Charles Polling
Edward Polling
Eli Polling
Thomas Polling

Top female forenames

Betty Polling
E. Polling
Elizabeth Polling
Fanny Polling
Mary Polling
Sarah Polling
Thirsa Polling

Top occupations

Scholar
Domestic Servant
Farm Serv (Domestic Ag)
Grocers Assistant
Handloom Silk Weaver
House Holder
Laborer
Lithographer
Needlewoman
Seaman
Silk Dyer