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RENFREW

Renfrew in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Renfrewshire

212

0.0936

58.6689

Lanarkshire

188

0.0199

12.4668

Stirlingshire

0.0167

10.4663

Ayrshire

0.0069

4.2985

Lancashire

0.0004

0.2350

Dunbartonshire

0.0153

9.5770

Perthshire

0.0038

2.3891

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

0.0091

5.6964

Dumfriesshire

0.0062

3.8835

Cornwall

0.0006

0.3789

Derbyshire

0.0002

0.1370

Argyll

0.0012

0.7704

Buteshire

0.0056

3.5398

London

0.0000

0.0214

Kent

0.0001

0.0629

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Govan

Lanarkshire

0.0252

15.8194

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

0.0340

21.2869

Barony

Lanarkshire

0.0209

13.1010

Paisley High Church

Renfrewshire

0.1720

107.7511

Abbey

Renfrewshire

0.0897

56.2205

Mearns

Renfrewshire

0.6051

379.1469

Neilston

Renfrewshire

0.1848

115.7663

Paisley Middle Church

Renfrewshire

0.1366

85.5513

Strathblane

Stirlingshire

1.3383

837.2093

Kilbarchan

Renfrewshire

0.2472

154.8270

Paisley Low Church

Renfrewshire

0.2093

131.1189

Port Glasgow

Renfrewshire

0.1005

62.9651

Erskine

Renfrewshire

0.4863

304.1825

Lochwinnoch

Renfrewshire

0.2371

148.4230

Gorton

Lancashire

0.0245

15.3817

Maybole

Ayrshire

0.1202

75.2587

Houston Killallan

Renfrewshire

0.3195

200.0000

Renfrew

Renfrewshire

0.0936

58.6756

Eaglesham

Renfrewshire

0.3605

226.2443

Shettleston

Lanarkshire

0.0591

37.0370

Top male forenames

George Renfrew
Thomas Renfrew
Frederick Renfrew
James Renfrew
John Renfrew
Richard Renfrew
William Renfrew

Top female forenames

Elizabeth Renfrew
Jane Renfrew
Eliza Renfrew
Emily Renfrew
Margaret Renfrew
Mary Renfrew

Top occupations

Scholar
Annuitant
Boiler Maker Rivetter
Boy Under Training
Farm Laborer
Fur Trader
General Labourer
Mill Worker
Monthly Nurse
Shoemaker 5 Men 1 Boy