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SORBIE

Sorbie in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

153

0.0162

22.8758

Renfrewshire

0.0053

7.4874

Dumfriesshire

0.0139

19.7023

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

0.0020

2.8877

Stirlingshire

0.0065

9.1779

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

0.0136

19.2678

Kinross-shire

0.0542

76.4818

Fife

0.0017

2.4506

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

0.0017

2.3918

Yorkshire

0.0001

0.0976

Warwickshire

0.0001

0.1917

Ayrshire

0.0005

0.6461

Cheshire

0.0002

0.2190

Dunbartonshire

0.0013

1.7995

London

0.0000

0.0484

Surrey

0.0001

0.0992

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Stonehouse

Lanarkshire

2.2153

3127.7533

Barony

Lanarkshire

0.0071

10.0431

Dalserf

Lanarkshire

0.1591

224.8876

Paisley Low Church

Renfrewshire

0.1674

236.6864

Langholm

Dumfriesshire

0.1725

243.9024

Govan

Lanarkshire

0.0034

4.8362

Edinburgh St Andrews

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

0.2166

305.6769

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

0.0042

5.8942

Cambusnethan

Lanarkshire

0.0334

47.1380

Blantyre

Lanarkshire

0.0712

100.5747

Lesmahagow

Lanarkshire

0.0600

84.8656

Hamilton

Lanarkshire

0.0190

26.8097

Whitburn

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

0.0787

111.1111

Alva

Stirlingshire

0.0973

137.3626

Kinross

Kinross-shire

0.1580

223.4637

Abbotshall

Fife

0.0464

65.6455

Rutherglen

Lanarkshire

0.0216

30.5810

Avondale

Lanarkshire

0.0543

76.7263

Leeds

Yorkshire

0.0012

1.7283

Eglwys Rhos

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

0.1348

190.4762

Top male forenames

Edwin Sorbie
Jas. Sorbie
John Sorbie
William Sorbie

Top female forenames

Betsy Sorbie
Catherine Sorbie
Jane Sorbie
Susan Sorbie

Top occupations

Cook Housekeeper Domestic Servant
Hawker
House Keeper
Merchant (Cotton) (Kitkan) (Dealer)
None
Pastry Cook
Printer
Puddler (Iron)