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WARD

Ward in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

10982

0.3793

1.7364

Lancashire

7223

0.2084

0.9538

London

6522

0.2232

1.0219

Surrey

3275

0.2301

1.0532

Warwickshire

2931

0.3978

1.8210

Staffordshire

2896

0.2937

1.3443

Leicestershire

2077

0.6412

2.9353

County Durham

1989

0.2288

1.0476

Lincolnshire

1870

0.4003

1.8326

Derbyshire

1850

0.4045

1.8516

Kent

1825

0.1831

0.8381

Nottinghamshire

1768

0.4490

2.0553

Norfolk

1748

0.3891

1.7813

Essex

1592

0.2761

1.2637

Northamptonshire

1372

0.4993

2.2857

Suffolk

1224

0.3440

1.5746

Cheshire

1090

0.1690

0.7737

Hampshire

1032

0.1723

0.7889

Lanarkshire

1004

0.1063

0.4864

Devon

998

0.1641

0.7512

Worcestershire

924

0.2422

1.1087

Shropshire

694

0.2750

1.2587

Cambridgeshire

681

0.3680

1.6847

Oxfordshire

578

0.3204

1.4666

Gloucestershire

551

0.0962

0.4402

Northumberland

530

0.1219

0.5582

Buckinghamshire

528

0.2990

1.3685

Sussex

524

0.1064

0.4870

Hertfordshire

490

0.2433

1.1139

Cumberland

465

0.1849

0.8463

Berkshire

401

0.1829

0.8371

Bedfordshire

401

0.2651

1.2135

Somerset

383

0.0814

0.3728

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

302

0.0594

0.2718

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

263

0.0672

0.3076

Renfrewshire

252

0.1113

0.5095

Cornwall

244

0.0738

0.3377

Wiltshire

167

0.0646

0.2959

Huntingdonshire

166

0.2862

1.3100

Herefordshire

158

0.1319

0.6038

Forfarshire (Angus)

149

0.0551

0.2520

Dorset

111

0.0579

0.2650

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

108

0.0511

0.2341

Westmorland

106

0.1651

0.7557

Ayrshire

105

0.0480

0.2198

Dunbartonshire

93

0.1185

0.5423

Rutland

80

0.3730

1.7072

Channel Islands

69

0.0797

0.3649

Royal Navy

60

0.1723

0.7889

Isle of Man

59

0.1088

0.4978

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

48

0.0611

0.2798

Stirlingshire

41

0.0381

0.1742

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

36

0.0305

0.1395

Dumfriesshire

36

0.0558

0.2554

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

35

0.0317

0.1452

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

33

0.0493

0.2256

Perthshire

30

0.0229

0.1047

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

27

0.0698

0.3194

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

24

0.0546

0.2497

Roxburghshire

17

0.0321

0.1471

Zetland (Shetland)

16

0.0536

0.2455

Fife

16

0.0093

0.0424

Aberdeenshire

15

0.0055

0.0254

Banffshire

14

0.0231

0.1058

Wigtownshire

14

0.0361

0.1652

Kirkcudbrightshire

13

0.0307

0.1407

Kincardineshire

11

0.0309

0.1415

Selkirkshire

11

0.0416

0.1905

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

10

0.0108

0.0493

Argyll

8

0.0098

0.0450

Elginshire (Morayshire)

7

0.0154

0.0706

Peeblesshire

7

0.0509

0.2332

Clackmannanshire

7

0.0290

0.1328

Berwickshire

6

0.0170

0.0776

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

6

0.0049

0.0223

Buteshire

5

0.0282

0.1293

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

5

0.0212

0.0971

Inverness-shire

3

0.0034

0.0157

Orkney

3

0.0093

0.0427

Anglesey / Sir Fon

2

0.0039

0.0177

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

2

0.0037

0.0171

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

1

0.0017

0.0078

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

810

0.3299

1.5101

Islington London

London

729

0.2575

1.1785

Aston

Warwickshire

707

0.3485

1.5953

Lambeth

Surrey

642

0.2520

1.1537

Sheffield

Yorkshire

533

0.5783

2.6473

St Pancras London

London

518

0.2203

1.0084

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

503

0.6368

2.9150

Camberwell

Surrey

473

0.2535

1.1603

Leeds

Yorkshire

470

0.2875

1.3161

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

469

0.4605

2.1079

Liverpool

Lancashire

449

0.2133

0.9762

Hackney London

London

380

0.2320

1.0620

Preston

Lancashire

372

0.4011

1.8360

Kensington London

London

369

0.2272

1.0400

Wolverhampton

Staffordshire

356

0.4695

2.1492

Manchester

Lancashire

341

0.2187

1.0013

Blackburn

Lancashire

333

0.3610

1.6527

Battersea

Surrey

331

0.3079

1.4095

Ecclesall Bierlow

Yorkshire

314

0.5333

2.4410

Holy Trinity

Yorkshire

311

0.4466

2.0445

Top male forenames

William Ward
John Ward
Thomas Ward
George Ward
James Ward
Henry Ward
Charles Ward
Joseph Ward
Robert Ward
Edward Ward
Alfred Ward
Arthur Ward
Samuel Ward
Frederick Ward
Richard Ward
Walter Ward
Albert Ward
Harry Ward
Frank Ward
Herbert Ward
Ernest Ward
Francis Ward
Benjamin Ward
David Ward
Wm. Ward
Edwin Ward
Fred Ward
Thos. Ward
Peter Ward
Daniel Ward
Patrick Ward
Isaac Ward
Tom Ward
Michael Ward
Geo. Ward
Matthew Ward
Stephen Ward
Percy Ward
Edmund Ward
Mark Ward
Fredk. Ward
Christopher Ward
Sidney Ward
Hugh Ward
Willie Ward
Jno. Ward
Joshua Ward
Andrew Ward
Fredrick Ward
Chas. Ward

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Labourer
Cotton Weaver
Domestic Servant
Laundress
Annuitant
General Labourer
Bricklayer
Housekeeper
General Servant
Carpenter
Charwoman
Wife
Blacksmith
Joiner
Farm Labourer
Farmers Son
Tailor
Grocer
Butcher
No Occupation
Dress Maker
Painter
Agricultural Labourer
Farmers Wife
Housemaid
Servant
General Laborer
Gardener
Shoemaker
General Serv
Cook
Domestic Serv
Ag Labourer
Carter
Clerk
None
Laborer
Baker
Tailoress
Errand Boy
Milliner
Gen Lab
Carman
Hawker
Cotton Winder
Shoe Maker