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WOOLY

Wooly in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

0.0001

2.1608

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

0.0006

11.0457

Cheshire

0.0003

5.8072

Kent

0.0002

3.7573

London

0.0000

0.6410

Lincolnshire

0.0002

4.0096

Cumberland

0.0004

7.4460

Worcestershire

0.0003

4.9092

Royal Navy

0.0029

53.7634

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Liverpool

Lancashire

0.0019

35.5872

Crayford

Kent

0.0459

869.5652

Penarth

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

0.0402

740.7407

Altrincham

Cheshire

0.0089

166.6667

Bromley London

London

0.0016

29.1545

Holbeach

Lincolnshire

0.0192

357.1429

Keswick

Cumberland

0.0311

588.2353

Kings Norton

Worcestershire

0.0029

54.6448

Merthyr Tydfil

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

0.0020

38.3142

Royal Navy

0.0034

62.8931

Witton Cum Twambrooks

Cheshire

0.0174

322.5806

Top male forenames

John Wooly
George Wooly
James Wooly
Seword Wooly
Stephen Wooly
William Wooly

Top female forenames

Annie Wooly
Elizabeth Wooly
Emma Wooly
Margret Wooly
Mary Wooly
Sarah Wooly

Top occupations

Annoitant
Brickmaker (Moulder)
Charger (Iron)
Commercial Agent
Dependant
G Laborer
General Servant
Labourer (Gen)
Painter
Private
Serv Domestic