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RISTON

Riston in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Hampshire

0.0015

18.7656

Yorkshire

0.0001

1.7250

Lancashire

0.0001

0.7203

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

0.0004

4.9080

Warwickshire

0.0001

1.6943

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

0.0003

3.1898

Dunbartonshire

0.0013

15.8983

Cheshire

0.0002

1.9357

Shropshire

0.0004

4.9456

Lincolnshire

0.0002

2.6731

Devon

0.0002

2.0530

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Milford

Hampshire

0.5146

6428.5714

Wheatley

Yorkshire

0.3012

3750.0000

Llandyfodwg

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

0.0693

869.5652

Aston

Warwickshire

0.0005

6.1538

Chorlton On Medlock

Lancashire

0.0018

22.6757

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

0.0006

7.9302

Kirkintilloch

Dunbartonshire

0.0094

117.6471

Normanby In

Yorkshire

0.0129

161.2903

Sandbach

Cheshire

0.0182

227.2727

Shrewsbury St Mary

Shropshire

0.0100

125.0000

St John Lincoln

Lincolnshire

0.2000

2500.0000

Whiston

Lancashire

0.0370

454.5455

Wolborough

Devon

0.0130

161.2903

Top male forenames

George Riston
William Riston
Albert Riston
Arthur Riston
Harry Riston
James Riston
Thomas Riston

Top female forenames

Elizabeth Riston
Alice Riston
Annie Riston
Catherine Riston
Eliza Riston
Jane Riston
Louisa Riston
Mary Riston
Sarah Riston

Top occupations

Scholar
Cabinet Maker
Coalminer Lab (Coalminer)
General Labourer
Labouer In Steel Works
Laundress
Mariner
No Employment
Solicitor