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WIKES

Wikes in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Somerset

0.0013

18.2039

Cheshire

0.0006

8.8476

Warwickshire

0.0004

5.8083

Leicestershire

0.0009

13.2100

Northamptonshire

0.0007

10.3842

Nottinghamshire

0.0003

3.6232

Lancashire

0.0000

0.4115

London

0.0000

0.4883

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Taunton St James

Somerset

0.0875

1250.0000

Altrincham

Cheshire

0.0355

506.3291

Aston

Warwickshire

0.0010

14.0647

Besthorpe

Nottinghamshire

0.5208

10000.0000

Husbands Bosworth

Leicestershire

0.1203

1666.6667

Leicester St Margaret

Leicestershire

0.0013

18.0505

Leicester St Mary

Leicestershire

0.0038

54.6448

Northampton Priory St

Northamptonshire

0.0061

86.2069

Old

Northamptonshire

0.2762

3333.3333

Radcliffe

Lancashire

0.0060

85.4701

Rugby

Warwickshire

0.0100

142.8571

Shoreditch London

London

0.0008

11.2613

Top male forenames

Joseph Wikes
Thomas Wikes
Albert Wikes
Charles Wikes
Harry Wikes
Henry Wikes
James Wikes
William Wikes

Top female forenames

Ann Wikes
Sarah Wikes
Amelia Wikes
Amy Wikes
Ellen Wikes
Emily Wikes
Emma Wikes
Louisa Wikes
Martha Wikes

Top occupations

Bankers Clerk
Errand Girl
Farm Labourer
Gardener (D)
Gardner
Laundress
Mantle Maker
Messenger
Potman
Sawyer
Scholar
Servant
Servant Domestic