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WEBSTER

Webster in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

6072

0.2097

2.4117

Lancashire

3922

0.1131

1.3009

London

1701

0.0582

0.6695

Derbyshire

1422

0.3109

3.5750

Aberdeenshire

1090

0.4029

4.6324

Forfarshire (Angus)

949

0.3506

4.0318

Nottinghamshire

778

0.1976

2.2718

Staffordshire

765

0.0776

0.8920

Norfolk

695

0.1547

1.7791

Leicestershire

628

0.1939

2.2293

Surrey

606

0.0426

0.4895

Kent

491

0.0493

0.5664

Warwickshire

470

0.0638

0.7335

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

435

0.1112

1.2781

Lincolnshire

430

0.0921

1.0585

Cheshire

419

0.0650

0.7471

Fife

416

0.2405

2.7659

Lanarkshire

386

0.0409

0.4698

County Durham

357

0.0411

0.4723

Essex

300

0.0520

0.5982

Northamptonshire

299

0.1088

1.2512

Worcestershire

193

0.0506

0.5817

Banffshire

189

0.3119

3.5862

Northumberland

184

0.0423

0.4868

Kincardineshire

176

0.4947

5.6886

Cornwall

167

0.0505

0.5806

Hampshire

153

0.0256

0.2938

Hertfordshire

140

0.0695

0.7994

Perthshire

137

0.1045

1.2014

Gloucestershire

130

0.0227

0.2609

Cambridgeshire

127

0.0686

0.7892

Suffolk

121

0.0340

0.3910

Stirlingshire

120

0.1114

1.2806

Renfrewshire

117

0.0517

0.5942

Shropshire

113

0.0448

0.5148

Devon

87

0.0143

0.1645

Somerset

87

0.0185

0.2127

Sussex

73

0.0148

0.1704

Bedfordshire

71

0.0469

0.5397

Oxfordshire

70

0.0388

0.4461

Berkshire

69

0.0315

0.3618

Buckinghamshire

68

0.0385

0.4427

Huntingdonshire

67

0.1155

1.3281

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

66

0.1500

1.7250

Westmorland

54

0.0841

0.9671

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

46

0.1189

1.3669

Cumberland

46

0.0183

0.2103

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

42

0.0083

0.0949

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

39

0.0583

0.6699

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

33

0.0156

0.1797

Rutland

30

0.1399

1.6082

Wigtownshire

28

0.0722

0.8300

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

25

0.0318

0.3661

Dorset

25

0.0130

0.1499

Berwickshire

23

0.0650

0.7476

Ayrshire

20

0.0091

0.1052

Elginshire (Morayshire)

20

0.0441

0.5066

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

19

0.0161

0.1849

Dunbartonshire

17

0.0217

0.2490

Caithness

17

0.0425

0.4887

Kirkcudbrightshire

17

0.0402

0.4622

Royal Navy

17

0.0488

0.5615

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

16

0.0145

0.1667

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

15

0.0162

0.1858

Herefordshire

14

0.0117

0.1344

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

13

0.0223

0.2559

Dumfriesshire

12

0.0186

0.2138

Isle of Man

10

0.0184

0.2119

Orkney

10

0.0311

0.3578

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

10

0.0125

0.1433

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

10

0.0081

0.0934

Anglesey / Sir Fon

9

0.0174

0.1999

Zetland (Shetland)

7

0.0235

0.2698

Peeblesshire

7

0.0509

0.5858

Inverness-shire

7

0.0080

0.0923

Roxburghshire

5

0.0094

0.1086

Wiltshire

4

0.0015

0.0178

Buteshire

4

0.0226

0.2598

Argyll

3

0.0037

0.0424

Clackmannanshire

3

0.0124

0.1430

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

3

0.0056

0.0645

Channel Islands

3

0.0035

0.0398

Kinross-shire

2

0.0271

0.3114

Sutherland

1

0.0045

0.0512

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Leeds

Yorkshire

353

0.2159

2.4830

Sheffield

Yorkshire

297

0.3223

3.7054

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

277

0.2742

3.1524

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

251

0.4443

5.1092

Ecclesall Bierlow

Yorkshire

225

0.3821

4.3937

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

194

0.1232

1.4167

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

179

0.3536

4.0659

Pudsey

Yorkshire

174

1.1245

12.9296

Islington London

London

173

0.0611

0.7025

Liverpool

Lancashire

164

0.0779

0.8957

West Derby

Lancashire

162

0.1597

1.8367

Windle

Lancashire

152

0.7793

8.9606

Everton

Lancashire

151

0.1367

1.5715

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

150

0.1473

1.6935

Walsall Foreign

Staffordshire

145

0.2847

3.2731

Wortley In Bramley

Yorkshire

144

0.6281

7.2216

St Pancras London

London

142

0.0604

0.6944

Toxteth Park

Lancashire

138

0.1176

1.3518

Govan

Lanarkshire

137

0.0586

0.6741

Hackney London

London

131

0.0800

0.9197

Top male forenames

John Webster
William Webster
George Webster
Thomas Webster
James Webster
Joseph Webster
Henry Webster
Charles Webster
Robert Webster
Samuel Webster
Arthur Webster
Alfred Webster
Richard Webster
Edward Webster
Walter Webster
Frederick Webster
Harry Webster
Albert Webster
Herbert Webster
Frank Webster
Wm. Webster
Benjamin Webster
Fred Webster
David Webster
Ernest Webster
Tom Webster
Edwin Webster
Isaac Webster
Francis Webster
Peter Webster
Thos. Webster
Daniel Webster
Alexander Webster
Matthew Webster
Geo. Webster
Fredrick Webster
Abraham Webster
Ralph Webster
Edmund Webster
Fredk. Webster
Christopher Webster
Mark Webster
Sam Webster
Chas. Webster
Joshua Webster
Willm. Webster
Anthony Webster
Ben Webster
Eli Webster
Jonathan Webster

Top female forenames

Mary Webster
Elizabeth Webster
Sarah Webster
Ann Webster
Jane Webster
Annie Webster
Alice Webster
Eliza Webster
Emma Webster
Hannah Webster
Ellen Webster
Margaret Webster
Martha Webster
Emily Webster
Harriet Webster
Ada Webster
Maria Webster
Clara Webster
Charlotte Webster
FLORENCE Webster
Edith Webster
Fanny Webster
Louisa Webster
Catherine Webster
Kate Webster
Caroline Webster
Agnes Webster
Anne Webster
Isabella Webster
Rebecca Webster
Harriett Webster
Lucy Webster
Susan Webster
Frances Webster
Amy Webster
Eleanor Webster
Amelia Webster
Sophia Webster
Gertrude Webster
Elizth. Webster
Rose Webster
Esther Webster
Minnie Webster
Susannah Webster
Grace Webster
Julia Webster
Ruth Webster
Rachel Webster
Lydia Webster
Selina Webster

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Cotton Weaver
Labourer
Domestic Servant
Ag Lab
Annuitant
Housekeeper
General Labourer
Joiner
Charwoman
Farmers Son
Butcher
Bricklayer
Tailor
Laundress
Wife
Grocer
Carpenter
General Servant
Farm Labourer
No Occupation
Blacksmith
Worsted Weaver
Carter
Farmers Wife
Domestic Serv
Shoemaker
Servant
General Laborer
Errand Boy
Cabinet Maker
Laborer
Dress Maker
Milliner
Gardener
Baker
Worsted Spinner
Woollen Weaver
Clerk
Wheelwright
Tailoress
Warehouseman
General Serv
Farmers Daur
Cotton Spinner
Stone Mason
Farmers Daughter
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