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RENT

Rent in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Norfolk

6

0.0013

10.8167

London

5

0.0002

1.3858

Surrey

4

0.0003

2.2753

Staffordshire

4

0.0004

3.2843

Lancashire

4

0.0001

0.9343

Kent

3

0.0003

2.4370

Dorset

3

0.0016

12.6689

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

3

0.0006

4.7755

Gloucestershire

1

0.0002

1.4132

Buckinghamshire

1

0.0006

4.5851

County Durham

1

0.0001

0.9316

Suffolk

1

0.0003

2.2753

Orkney

1

0.0031

25.1889

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Norwich St Andrew

Norfolk

6

0.7823

6666.6667

Oldham

Lancashire

4

0.0036

28.9436

Canford Magna

Dorset

3

0.2710

2142.8571

Cardiff St Mary

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

3

0.0107

86.7052

Handsworth

Staffordshire

3

0.0123

100.0000

Lambeth

Surrey

3

0.0012

9.5359

Dover St James

Kent

2

0.0458

370.3704

St George In East

London

2

0.0101

81.6327

Lathbury

Buckinghamshire

1

0.8264

10000.0000

West Bromwich

Staffordshire

1

0.0018

14.3472

Stronsay Eday

Orkney

1

0.0476

384.6154

St Vedast Foster Lane

London

1

0.5435

5000.0000

St Marylebone London

London

1

0.0006

5.1921

Newmarket St Mary

Suffolk

1

0.0366

294.1176

Monkwearmouth Shore

County Durham

1

0.0059

47.6190

Bexley

Kent

1

0.0113

91.7431

Hornsey

London

1

0.0027

21.9298

Cheltenham

Gloucestershire

1

0.0023

18.3150

Camberwell

Surrey

1

0.0005

4.3384

Top male forenames

George Rent
James Rent
Alfred Rent
Arthur Rent
Charles Rent
Ernest Rent
Henry Rent
Ivan Rent
J.H. Rent
John Rent
Willam Rent

Top female forenames

Mary Rent
Caroline Rent
C. Rent
Charlote Rent
E. Rent
Elen Rent
Eliza Rent
Elizabeth Rent
Eva Rent
Hanah Rent
Hannah Rent
L. Rent
Lilla Rent
M. Rent
May Rent
Rose Rent

Top occupations

Scholar
Labourer Iron Works
Lacquerer
Striker (Blk)
Stone Sawer (Mercht)
Stone Mason
Solicitors Articled Clerk
Nurse Domestic
Member Of The City Council Solicitor High Street Stockton On Tees Durham
Manchester Warehouseman
Laundress
Ag Lab
Jobbing Blacksmith
Jeweller
Housemaid Domestic
Groom In Racing Stables (N D)
Dress Maker
Dom S Housemaid
Colonel Half Pay Late 77th Regt
Assistant