Essex Ancient County : Generalised Categories for Horses as reported by the Agricultural Census.

Generalised Categories for Horses as reported by the Agricultural Census.

Data cube chart.

Year Horses used for Agriculture Other Horses
1871 31,984 Show data context 6,145 Show data context
1881 32,956 Show data context 9,842 Show data context
1891 31,955 Show data context 8,561 Show data context
1901 30,604 Show data context 8,681 Show data context
Date Source
1871 - 1901 Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Statistics (HM Stationery Office) ,

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This classification of industry is that used by the 2021 Census, and forms the basic for our standardisation of historical information on industrial structure. The modern data are a classification of workers by their employers' business and count them by their place of work. However, before 1951 they are counted by place of residence, and before 1921 workers have to be classified by their individual occupations.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Essex Ancient County through time | Historical Statistics on Agriculture & Land Use | Generalised Categories for Horses as reported by the Agricultural Census., A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 08th June 2026