Dorchester Municipal Borough (MB) : Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order

Data cube chart.

Data for 1951 Sex
1951 Occupational Classification Male Female
Fishermen 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Agriculture 147 Show data context 11 Show data context
Mining & Quarrying 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Ceramics, Glass, Cement, etc 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Coal, Gas, Chemicals 6 Show data context 1 Show data context
Metal Manufacturing, Engineering 375 Show data context 1 Show data context
Textiles 0 Show data context 2 Show data context
Leather, Fur 15 Show data context 0 Show data context
Textile Goods, Dress 17 Show data context 30 Show data context
Food, Drink, Tobacco 64 Show data context 11 Show data context
Wood, Cane & Cork 111 Show data context 0 Show data context
Paper, Printing 59 Show data context 16 Show data context
Other Products 5 Show data context 0 Show data context
Building 238 Show data context 0 Show data context
Painters & Decorators 106 Show data context 1 Show data context
Administrators, Directors, Managers 134 Show data context 12 Show data context
Transport 399 Show data context 47 Show data context
Commerce, Finance 468 Show data context 269 Show data context
Professional, Technical 247 Show data context 215 Show data context
Defence 507 Show data context 1 Show data context
Entertainment & Sport 18 Show data context 2 Show data context
Personal Service 193 Show data context 491 Show data context
Clerks, Typists, etc 334 Show data context 284 Show data context
Warehousemen, Storekeepers, etc. 81 Show data context 6 Show data context
Stationery Engine Drivers, Stokers 50 Show data context 0 Show data context
Workers in Unskilled Occupations 167 Show data context 8 Show data context
Other & Undefined 64 Show data context 5 Show data context
Retired or Not Gainfully Occupied 662 Show data context 3,419 Show data context

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The 1831 census provided information at parish-level on the number of males aged over 20 in each of nine occupational categories. Here we group those nine into four to identify the main sectors: "Agriculture" combines large- and small-scale farmers with agricultural labourers. "Manufacturing" focuses on new factory-based industries. "Retail and handicrafts" covers those in small businesses who sold products they made themselves. "Other" covers "capitalists" and professionals, labourers outside agriculture, servants ...


and "others".


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Dorchester Municipal Borough (MB) through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1951 Occupational Order, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10001869/cube/OCC_ORD1951

Date accessed: 07th June 2026