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PREY

Prey in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

0.0004

14.7275

London

0.0001

2.5638

Gloucestershire

0.0002

6.5359

Devon

0.0002

6.1576

Yorkshire

0.0000

1.2937

Lancashire

0.0000

1.0804

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Merthyr Tydfil

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

0.0041

152.6718

Bristol St James St Paul

Gloucestershire

0.0052

196.0784

Newton Abbot St Nicholas

Devon

0.0803

3333.3333

Sculcoates

Yorkshire

0.0022

81.3008

Shoreditch London

London

0.0008

29.5858

St Pancras London

London

0.0004

15.9236

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

0.0009

31.9489

Top male forenames

Arthur Prey
George Prey
Jasper Prey
Julius Prey

Top female forenames

Ellen Prey
Esther Prey
Jane Prey
Mary Prey

Top occupations

Boot Machinist
Clerk Corn Merchants
Domestic Servant
Pawnbroker Outfitter & Furniture Dealer
Pawnbrokers Wife
Pork Butchers Assistant
Retired Stock Jobber
Servant Unemployed