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POWER

Power in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

1128

0.0325

2.4301

London

593

0.0203

1.5159

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

259

0.0509

3.8025

Yorkshire

239

0.0083

0.6165

Surrey

188

0.0132

0.9863

Kent

157

0.0158

1.1763

Cheshire

134

0.0208

1.5518

Staffordshire

130

0.0132

0.9845

Warwickshire

117

0.0159

1.1860

Gloucestershire

107

0.0187

1.3947

Hampshire

100

0.0167

1.2472

Devon

91

0.0150

1.1176

County Durham

83

0.0095

0.7132

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

80

0.0379

2.8290

Sussex

51

0.0104

0.7733

Worcestershire

44

0.0115

0.8613

Lanarkshire

42

0.0044

0.3320

Northumberland

36

0.0083

0.6185

Essex

29

0.0050

0.3756

Leicestershire

27

0.0083

0.6225

Ayrshire

23

0.0105

0.7856

Cumberland

22

0.0087

0.6532

Somerset

21

0.0045

0.3335

Derbyshire

20

0.0044

0.3266

Renfrewshire

17

0.0075

0.5608

Dorset

16

0.0083

0.6232

Royal Navy

15

0.0431

3.2178

Nottinghamshire

14

0.0036

0.2655

Berkshire

14

0.0064

0.4768

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

14

0.0151

1.1262

Lincolnshire

11

0.0024

0.1759

Oxfordshire

11

0.0061

0.4554

Shropshire

11

0.0044

0.3255

Northamptonshire

11

0.0040

0.2990

Cornwall

11

0.0033

0.2484

Isle of Man

10

0.0184

1.3766

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

9

0.0115

0.8559

Norfolk

9

0.0020

0.1496

Aberdeenshire

9

0.0033

0.2484

Cambridgeshire

9

0.0049

0.3632

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

9

0.0023

0.1717

Herefordshire

8

0.0067

0.4988

Suffolk

8

0.0022

0.1679

Huntingdonshire

7

0.0121

0.9012

Buckinghamshire

7

0.0040

0.2960

Peeblesshire

6

0.0437

3.2610

Dumfriesshire

6

0.0093

0.6944

Wiltshire

6

0.0023

0.1734

Forfarshire (Angus)

6

0.0022

0.1656

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

6

0.0136

1.0185

Channel Islands

6

0.0069

0.5176

Fife

5

0.0029

0.2159

Kirkcudbrightshire

3

0.0071

0.5298

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

2

0.0018

0.1354

Hertfordshire

2

0.0010

0.0742

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

2

0.0017

0.1264

Roxburghshire

1

0.0019

0.1411

Anglesey / Sir Fon

1

0.0019

0.1443

Stirlingshire

1

0.0009

0.0693

Inverness-shire

1

0.0011

0.0856

Dunbartonshire

1

0.0013

0.0951

Westmorland

1

0.0016

0.1163

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

1

0.0008

0.0607

Bedfordshire

1

0.0007

0.0494

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

1

0.0017

0.1278

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Liverpool

Lancashire

223

0.1059

7.9103

Manchester

Lancashire

102

0.0654

4.8864

West Derby

Lancashire

65

0.0641

4.7865

St Pancras London

London

59

0.0251

1.8738

Everton

Lancashire

58

0.0525

3.9206

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

55

0.0469

3.4992

Birmingham

Warwickshire

53

0.0216

1.6120

Merthyr Tydfil

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

48

0.0982

7.3321

Oldham

Lancashire

47

0.0420

3.1372

Walsall Foreign

Staffordshire

46

0.0903

6.7443

St Marylebone London

London

45

0.0289

2.1546

Bethnal Green London

London

43

0.0339

2.5304

Hulme

Lancashire

41

0.0567

4.2309

Droylsden

Lancashire

40

0.3537

26.4148

Lambeth

Surrey

40

0.0157

1.1727

Swansea Town

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

38

0.0911

6.8049

Salford

Lancashire

38

0.0373

2.7835

Islington London

London

37

0.0131

0.9759

Roath

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

32

0.1385

10.3439

Hammersmith London

London

32

0.0445

3.3209

Top male forenames

John Power
William Power
Thomas Power
James Power
Patrick Power
Michael Power
Edward Power
George Power
Richard Power
Joseph Power
Charles Power
Robert Power
Henry Power
Frederick Power
Arthur Power
David Power
Walter Power
Alfred Power
Francis Power
Daniel Power
Thos. Power
Samuel Power
Stephen Power
Nicholas Power
Martin Power
Herbert Power
Albert Power
Maurice Power
Matthew Power
Peter Power
Frank Power
Philip Power
Edwin Power
Ernest Power
Richd. Power
Edmund Power
Wm. Power
Michel Power
Ed. Power
Mathew Power
Jno. Power
Lawrence Power
Moses Power
Hugh Power
Laurence Power
C. Power
Harold Power
Fredk. Power
Reginald Power
Lewis Power

Top female forenames

Mary Power
Ellen Power
Elizabeth Power
Margaret Power
Catherine Power
Sarah Power
Ann Power
Annie Power
Bridget Power
Jane Power
Alice Power
Eliza Power
Emma Power
Julia Power
Hannah Power
Agnes Power
Kate Power
Martha Power
Florence Power
Maria Power
Emily Power
Fanny Power
Louisa Power
Harriet Power
Ada Power
Edith Power
Johanna Power
Charlotte Power
Susan Power
Anne Power
Caroline Power
Amelia Power
Rose Power
Frances Power
Clara Power
Margt. Power
Francis Power
Georgina Power
Margret Power
Anna Power
Eleanor Power
Katherine Power
Harriett Power
Amy Power
Lucy Power
Matilda Power
Honora Power
Catharine Power
Henrietta Power
Maggie Power

Top occupations

Scholar
Labourer
Laundress
Cotton Weaver
General Labourer
Housekeeper
Annuitant
Tailor
Tailoress
Dressmaker
Wife
Private
Carpenter
Charwoman
Coal Miner
Hawker
General Laborer
Domestic Servant
Housemaid
Cooper
None
Servant
Cotton Spinner
Joiner
Blacksmith
Shoemaker
Seaman
Porter
Dock Labourer
No Occupation
Railway Porter
Dress Maker
General Servant
School
Cotton Operative
Laborer
Fireman
Gen Lab
Baker
Milliner
No Occ
Painter
Cotton Piecer
Bricklayer
Confectioner
Cook
Errand Boy
Mariner
Nil
House Keeper