Down County : Families by Housing Class (Ireland)

Families by Housing Class (Ireland)

Data cube chart.

House Class (Ireland) 1841 1851 1861
First Class 1,665 Show data context 2,546 Show data context 2,914 Show data context
Second Class 23,372 Show data context 28,855 Show data context 30,225 Show data context
Third Class 28,713 Show data context 29,161 Show data context 26,249 Show data context
Fourth Class 14,403 Show data context 2,206 Show data context 1,343 Show data context

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nCube definition


Numbers of Families living in different Classes of House, as reported by. the early Irish censuses. Class I housing was the best while Class IV were mud huts, but that the Class of Accommodation was lowered if many families were living in the same house.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Down County through time | Historical Statistics on Housing | Families by Housing Class (Ireland), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10016411/cube/FAM_HOUS_CLASS_IRL

Date accessed: 03rd June 2026