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WATERS

Waters in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Kent

1352

0.1356

3.3758

London

1117

0.0382

0.9515

Lancashire

819

0.0236

0.5880

Surrey

700

0.0492

1.2239

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

539

0.2552

6.3518

Norfolk

502

0.1118

2.7814

Yorkshire

491

0.0170

0.4221

Sussex

461

0.0936

2.3294

Cornwall

453

0.1370

3.4088

County Durham

421

0.0484

1.2056

Northumberland

309

0.0711

1.7693

Hampshire

291

0.0486

1.2095

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

289

0.0568

1.4140

Wiltshire

278

0.1076

2.6780

Warwickshire

276

0.0375

0.9323

Caithness

246

0.6150

15.3069

Lanarkshire

246

0.0260

0.6480

Gloucestershire

236

0.0412

1.0251

Northamptonshire

226

0.0822

2.0470

Suffolk

209

0.0587

1.4618

Lincolnshire

176

0.0377

0.9378

Essex

175

0.0303

0.7552

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

160

0.1723

4.2890

Berkshire

132

0.0602

1.4981

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

130

0.0332

0.8267

Cumberland

119

0.0473

1.1775

Worcestershire

115

0.0301

0.7502

Cambridgeshire

112

0.0605

1.5064

Somerset

99

0.0211

0.5240

Cheshire

98

0.0152

0.3782

Staffordshire

92

0.0093

0.2322

Derbyshire

88

0.0192

0.4789

Nottinghamshire

79

0.0201

0.4993

Devon

72

0.0118

0.2947

Fife

70

0.0405

1.0074

Renfrewshire

69

0.0305

0.7585

Hertfordshire

65

0.0323

0.8034

Oxfordshire

65

0.0360

0.8967

Leicestershire

56

0.0173

0.4303

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

52

0.0890

2.2153

Dorset

50

0.0261

0.6490

Shropshire

45

0.0178

0.4437

Bedfordshire

42

0.0278

0.6910

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

36

0.0292

0.7277

Buckinghamshire

32

0.0181

0.4509

Dunbartonshire

28

0.0357

0.8877

Huntingdonshire

26

0.0448

1.1155

Perthshire

26

0.0198

0.4935

Forfarshire (Angus)

26

0.0096

0.2391

Royal Navy

20

0.0574

1.4298

Ayrshire

17

0.0078

0.1935

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

16

0.0239

0.5948

Roxburghshire

15

0.0283

0.7055

Aberdeenshire

15

0.0055

0.1380

Channel Islands

13

0.0150

0.3737

Dumfriesshire

13

0.0201

0.5014

Buteshire

10

0.0565

1.4060

Westmorland

10

0.0156

0.3876

Stirlingshire

9

0.0084

0.2079

Sutherland

9

0.0401

0.9971

Inverness-shire

9

0.0103

0.2567

Kirkcudbrightshire

7

0.0166

0.4120

Elginshire (Morayshire)

7

0.0154

0.3838

Wigtownshire

7

0.0180

0.4491

Herefordshire

6

0.0050

0.1247

Clackmannanshire

6

0.0249

0.6189

Kinross-shire

5

0.0677

1.6850

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

4

0.0103

0.2573

Orkney

4

0.0124

0.3097

Berwickshire

4

0.0113

0.2814

Isle of Man

4

0.0074

0.1835

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

4

0.0056

0.1397

Argyll

3

0.0037

0.0918

Selkirkshire

3

0.0114

0.2825

Peeblesshire

3

0.0218

0.5434

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

3

0.0025

0.0632

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

2

0.0025

0.0634

Kincardineshire

2

0.0056

0.1399

Rutland

2

0.0093

0.2321

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

2

0.0018

0.0451

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

2

0.0045

0.1131

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

1

0.0042

0.1056

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Islington London

London

133

0.0470

1.1690

Lambeth

Surrey

120

0.0471

1.1724

St Pancras London

London

108

0.0459

1.1431

Govan

Lanarkshire

103

0.0441

1.0970

Camberwell

Surrey

102

0.0547

1.3604

Liverpool

Lancashire

93

0.0442

1.0994

Maidstone

Kent

92

0.3099

7.7120

St Marylebone London

London

92

0.0590

1.4680

Wick

Caithness

77

0.5960

14.8325

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

72

0.0457

1.1381

Barony

Lanarkshire

71

0.0297

0.7390

Deptford St Paul

Kent

65

0.0845

2.1042

Great Yarmouth

Norfolk

61

0.1639

4.0802

Battersea

Surrey

60

0.0558

1.3891

Hackney London

London

59

0.0360

0.8965

Middleton Cheney

Northamptonshire

58

4.8454

120.5821

Portsea

Hampshire

57

0.0486

1.2088

Birmingham

Warwickshire

57

0.0232

0.5778

Bower

Caithness

55

3.4140

84.9683

Kensington London

London

55

0.0339

0.8428

Top male forenames

William Waters
John Waters
Thomas Waters
George Waters
James Waters
Charles Waters
Henry Waters
Joseph Waters
Robert Waters
Alfred Waters
Samuel Waters
Edward Waters
Arthur Waters
Frederick Waters
Richard Waters
Albert Waters
Walter Waters
Harry Waters
David Waters
Frank Waters
Edwin Waters
Benjamin Waters
Ernest Waters
Stephen Waters
Daniel Waters
Herbert Waters
Patrick Waters
Wm. Waters
Peter Waters
Michael Waters
Francis Waters
Thos. Waters
Mark Waters
Fred Waters
Isaac Waters
Alexander Waters
Chas. Waters
Sidney Waters
Tom Waters
Fredk. Waters
Edmund Waters
Sydney Waters
Percy Waters
Edgar Waters
Jno. Waters
Willm. Waters
Philip Waters
Horace Waters
Jesse Waters
Geo. Waters

Top female forenames

Mary Waters
Elizabeth Waters
Sarah Waters
Jane Waters
Ann Waters
Eliza Waters
Annie Waters
Emma Waters
Ellen Waters
Alice Waters
Emily Waters
Margaret Waters
Hannah Waters
Martha Waters
Louisa Waters
Charlotte Waters
Edith Waters
Catherine Waters
Florence Waters
Harriet Waters
Caroline Waters
Maria Waters
Kate Waters
Agnes Waters
Susan Waters
Fanny Waters
Rose Waters
Frances Waters
Anne Waters
Ada Waters
Harriett Waters
Lucy Waters
Amelia Waters
Clara Waters
Isabella Waters
Rebecca Waters
Matilda Waters
Jessie Waters
Minnie Waters
Esther Waters
Amy Waters
Julia Waters
Bridget Waters
Grace Waters
Laura Waters
Sophia Waters
Eleanor Waters
Rachel Waters
Bessie Waters
Anna Waters

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Dressmaker
Labourer
Coal Miner
Domestic Servant
Laundress
Housekeeper
Farm Labourer
Carpenter
General Labourer
General Servant
Annuitant
Charwoman
Gardener
Tin Miner
Bricklayer
General Laborer
No Occupation
Wife
Farmers Wife
Agricultural Labourer
Ag Labourer
None
Housemaid
Farmers Son
Cotton Weaver
Blacksmith
Tailoress
Grocer
Servant
Domestic Serv
Cook
Tailor
Farmer
Errand Boy
Agricultural Laborer
Baker
Nurse
Butcher
General Serv
Shepherd
Painter
Laborer
Milliner
Mariner
Fisherman
Dress Maker
Iron Miner
Railway Porter