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WESTON

Weston in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

1630

0.0558

1.3680

Staffordshire

886

0.0898

2.2029

Leicestershire

880

0.2717

6.6614

Surrey

870

0.0611

1.4986

Lancashire

709

0.0205

0.5015

Warwickshire

608

0.0825

2.0234

Kent

547

0.0549

1.3455

Sussex

512

0.1039

2.5488

Wiltshire

479

0.1854

4.5458

Yorkshire

412

0.0142

0.3489

Worcestershire

371

0.0972

2.3844

Hampshire

353

0.0590

1.4454

Derbyshire

349

0.0763

1.8710

Berkshire

303

0.1382

3.3880

Shropshire

279

0.1105

2.7104

Northamptonshire

250

0.0910

2.2308

Cheshire

231

0.0358

0.8783

Gloucestershire

218

0.0380

0.9329

Somerset

208

0.0442

1.0845

Nottinghamshire

194

0.0493

1.2080

Essex

177

0.0307

0.7526

Hertfordshire

166

0.0824

2.0213

Norfolk

163

0.0363

0.8897

County Durham

157

0.0181

0.4429

Buckinghamshire

151

0.0855

2.0963

Bedfordshire

112

0.0740

1.8154

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

107

0.0273

0.6704

Lincolnshire

92

0.0197

0.4829

Oxfordshire

83

0.0460

1.1280

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

83

0.0163

0.4001

Lanarkshire

65

0.0069

0.1687

Devon

64

0.0105

0.2580

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

61

0.0289

0.7082

Suffolk

57

0.0160

0.3928

Huntingdonshire

44

0.0759

1.8599

Forfarshire (Angus)

36

0.0133

0.3261

Cambridgeshire

25

0.0135

0.3313

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

24

0.0359

0.8790

Dorset

21

0.0110

0.2686

Rutland

20

0.0932

2.2862

Cornwall

16

0.0048

0.1186

Renfrewshire

16

0.0071

0.1733

Northumberland

16

0.0037

0.0903

Herefordshire

15

0.0125

0.3070

Royal Navy

13

0.0373

0.9156

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

13

0.0295

0.7245

Channel Islands

12

0.0139

0.3399

Anglesey / Sir Fon

12

0.0232

0.5683

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

12

0.0310

0.7604

Westmorland

10

0.0156

0.3819

Stirlingshire

10

0.0093

0.2276

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

9

0.0076

0.1868

Aberdeenshire

9

0.0033

0.0816

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

8

0.0112

0.2753

Isle of Man

7

0.0129

0.3164

Cumberland

6

0.0024

0.0585

Argyll

6

0.0074

0.1809

Kirkcudbrightshire

6

0.0142

0.3479

Perthshire

5

0.0038

0.0935

Sutherland

4

0.0178

0.4366

Fife

3

0.0017

0.0425

Berwickshire

2

0.0057

0.1386

Dunbartonshire

1

0.0013

0.0312

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

1

0.0017

0.0420

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

1

0.0009

0.0222

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

1

0.0019

0.0459

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

1

0.0011

0.0264

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Birmingham

Warwickshire

238

0.0969

2.3766

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

236

0.2988

7.3258

Lambeth

Surrey

177

0.0695

1.7037

Islington London

London

175

0.0618

1.5154

Aston

Warwickshire

173

0.0853

2.0909

St Pancras London

London

170

0.0723

1.7726

Calne

Wiltshire

147

2.7637

67.7638

Leicester St Mary

Leicestershire

144

0.5503

13.4921

Stoke Upon Trent

Staffordshire

120

0.1148

2.8137

Hackney London

London

103

0.0629

1.5419

Brighton

Sussex

102

0.1026

2.5168

Bethnal Green London

London

101

0.0796

1.9513

Battersea

Surrey

98

0.0912

2.2353

St Marylebone London

London

97

0.0622

1.5248

Paddington London

London

88

0.0819

2.0087

Rowley Regis

Staffordshire

85

0.3093

7.5839

Kensington London

London

81

0.0499

1.2228

Wolverhampton

Staffordshire

75

0.0989

2.4253

Chelsea London

London

72

0.0818

2.0054

West Ham

Essex

70

0.0550

1.3481

Top male forenames

William Weston
John Weston
George Weston
Thomas Weston
James Weston
Henry Weston
Charles Weston
Joseph Weston
Alfred Weston
Arthur Weston
Edward Weston
Robert Weston
Samuel Weston
Frederick Weston
Richard Weston
Walter Weston
Albert Weston
Harry Weston
Frank Weston
Edwin Weston
Herbert Weston
Benjamin Weston
David Weston
Ernest Weston
Francis Weston
Daniel Weston
Stephen Weston
Fred Weston
Wm. Weston
Thos. Weston
Fredrick Weston
Tom Weston
Geo. Weston
Fredk. Weston
Isaac Weston
Percy Weston
Chas. Weston
Peter Weston
Mark Weston
Abraham Weston
Horace Weston
Edmund Weston
Ralph Weston
Josiah Weston
Philip Weston
Reuben Weston
Matthew Weston
Sidney Weston
Leonard Weston
Jesse Weston

Top female forenames

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

Top occupations

Scholar
Ag Lab
Labourer
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Laundress
Domestic Servant
Annuitant
Farm Labourer
Carpenter
General Labourer
Bricklayer
Housekeeper
General Servant
No Occupation
Wife
Blacksmith
Housemaid
Charwoman
Dress Maker
Gardener
Ag Labourer
Cook
None
General Laborer
Farmers Son
Servant
Painter
Domestic Serv
Carter
Joiner
Tailor
General Serv
Basket Maker
Butcher
Cotton Weaver
Baker
Nail Maker
Agricultural Labourer
Clerk
Carman
Errand Boy
Grocer
Laborer
Shoemaker
Shepherd
Straw Plaiter
Farmer
Farmers Wife
Farmers Daur