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WALTON

Walton in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

4348

0.1502

2.1339

Lancashire

3752

0.1082

1.5378

County Durham

2439

0.2806

3.9871

London

1277

0.0437

0.6210

Staffordshire

1048

0.1063

1.5099

Warwickshire

1006

0.1365

1.9400

Cheshire

919

0.1425

2.0247

Northumberland

864

0.1988

2.8242

Derbyshire

524

0.1146

1.6278

Cumberland

477

0.1896

2.6945

Surrey

422

0.0296

0.4212

Lincolnshire

411

0.0880

1.2502

Kent

342

0.0343

0.4875

Leicestershire

305

0.0942

1.3379

Oxfordshire

295

0.1635

2.3233

Worcestershire

265

0.0695

0.9869

Nottinghamshire

222

0.0564

0.8010

Hampshire

189

0.0316

0.4485

Northamptonshire

185

0.0673

0.9566

Shropshire

149

0.0590

0.8388

Gloucestershire

146

0.0255

0.3620

Bedfordshire

123

0.0813

1.1553

Lanarkshire

109

0.0115

0.1639

Essex

103

0.0179

0.2538

Suffolk

84

0.0236

0.3354

Sussex

79

0.0160

0.2279

Norfolk

78

0.0174

0.2467

Westmorland

74

0.1153

1.6376

Buckinghamshire

67

0.0379

0.5390

Berkshire

63

0.0287

0.4082

Herefordshire

62

0.0518

0.7354

Hertfordshire

53

0.0263

0.3740

Somerset

51

0.0108

0.1541

Cambridgeshire

51

0.0276

0.3916

Wiltshire

49

0.0190

0.2695

Huntingdonshire

43

0.0741

1.0532

Devon

39

0.0064

0.0911

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

38

0.0075

0.1061

Forfarshire (Angus)

34

0.0126

0.1785

Isle of Man

33

0.0608

0.8642

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

33

0.0156

0.2220

Fife

26

0.0150

0.2136

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

24

0.0061

0.0871

Perthshire

20

0.0153

0.2167

Renfrewshire

20

0.0088

0.1255

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

18

0.0229

0.3257

Aberdeenshire

14

0.0052

0.0735

Dorset

14

0.0073

0.1037

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

12

0.0273

0.3875

Channel Islands

12

0.0139

0.1970

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

10

0.0085

0.1203

Cornwall

9

0.0027

0.0387

Berwickshire

7

0.0198

0.2811

Royal Navy

5

0.0144

0.2041

Kirkcudbrightshire

5

0.0118

0.1680

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

4

0.0103

0.1469

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

3

0.0056

0.0797

Peeblesshire

3

0.0218

0.3102

Dumfriesshire

2

0.0031

0.0440

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

2

0.0030

0.0424

Anglesey / Sir Fon

2

0.0039

0.0549

Stirlingshire

2

0.0019

0.0264

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

2

0.0018

0.0257

Ayrshire

2

0.0009

0.0130

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

1

0.0011

0.0153

Roxburghshire

1

0.0019

0.0269

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

1

0.0008

0.0115

Selkirkshire

1

0.0038

0.0538

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

1

0.0012

0.0177

Rutland

1

0.0047

0.0662

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

1

0.0017

0.0243

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

298

0.1214

1.7244

Stanhope

County Durham

272

3.0310

43.0639

Alston

Cumberland

263

5.6742

80.6204

Blackburn

Lancashire

245

0.2656

3.7742

Leeds

Yorkshire

241

0.1474

2.0947

Aston

Warwickshire

218

0.1075

1.5268

Great Little Marsden

Lancashire

202

1.2720

18.0732

Preston

Lancashire

178

0.1919

2.7268

St Pancras London

London

160

0.0680

0.9667

Islington London

London

150

0.0530

0.7527

Wolverhampton

Staffordshire

140

0.1846

2.6234

Ashton Under Lyne

Lancashire

134

0.1769

2.5129

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

125

0.1195

1.6984

Burnley

Lancashire

119

0.4076

5.7916

Middlesbrough

Yorkshire

110

0.2918

4.1458

Spotland

Lancashire

110

0.2854

4.0552

Manchester

Lancashire

103

0.0661

0.9387

Keighley

Yorkshire

102

0.3306

4.6966

Halifax

Yorkshire

101

0.2376

3.3765

Elswick

Northumberland

96

0.2767

3.9318

Top male forenames

John Walton
William Walton
Thomas Walton
James Walton
George Walton
Joseph Walton
Henry Walton
Robert Walton
Charles Walton
Richard Walton
Arthur Walton
Samuel Walton
Alfred Walton
Edward Walton
Frederick Walton
Albert Walton
Harry Walton
Frank Walton
Herbert Walton
Walter Walton
Fred Walton
Isaac Walton
Ernest Walton
David Walton
Ralph Walton
Francis Walton
Edwin Walton
Benjamin Walton
Wm. Walton
Thos. Walton
Matthew Walton
Tom Walton
Geo. Walton
Jonathan Walton
Peter Walton
Joshua Walton
Michael Walton
Daniel Walton
Jacob Walton
Abraham Walton
Stephen Walton
Robt. Walton
Percy Walton
Anthony Walton
Christopher Walton
Edmund Walton
Fredk. Walton
Mark Walton
Jesse Walton
Adam Walton

Top female forenames

Mary Walton
Elizabeth Walton
Sarah Walton
Jane Walton
Ann Walton
Hannah Walton
Margaret Walton
Annie Walton
Ellen Walton
Alice Walton
Emma Walton
Eliza Walton
Martha Walton
Emily Walton
Isabella Walton
Harriet Walton
Ada Walton
Clara Walton
Edith Walton
Fanny Walton
Maria Walton
Louisa Walton
Florence Walton
Catherine Walton
Charlotte Walton
Frances Walton
Caroline Walton
Agnes Walton
Anne Walton
Susan Walton
Lucy Walton
Kate Walton
Esther Walton
Grace Walton
Susannah Walton
Ruth Walton
Ethel Walton
Amy Walton
Betsy Walton
Matilda Walton
Harriett Walton
Amelia Walton
Rebecca Walton
Rachel Walton
Rose Walton
Lydia Walton
Nancy Walton
Eleanor Walton
Elizth. Walton
Sophia Walton

Top occupations

Scholar
Cotton Weaver
Coal Miner
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Labourer
Housekeeper
Domestic Servant
Annuitant
General Labourer
Laundress
General Servant
Lead Miner
Joiner
Wife
Charwoman
Grocer
Farm Labourer
No Occupation
Tailor
Blacksmith
Carter
Dress Maker
Bricklayer
Cotton Winder
Carpenter
Farmers Wife
Butcher
Cotton Spinner
Clerk
Woollen Weaver
Farmers Son
Potter
Worsted Spinner
Worsted Weaver
Domestic Serv
Milliner
Cotton Operative
Silk Weaver
Servant
Tailoress
General Laborer
Mason
Housewife
Farmer
General Servant Domestic
House Keeper
General Serv
Engine Fitter
Domestic