Westmorland Ancient County : Ages of sheep as reported by the Agricultural Census.

Ages of sheep as reported by the Agricultural Census.

Data cube chart.

Agricultural Census Sheep Categories for 1900-10 1901
Ewes kept for Breeding 146,956 Show data context
Other, One year & above 79,265 Show data context
Other, Under one year 146,027 Show data context
Date Source
1901 Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Statistics (HM Stationery Office) ,

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1901 David Allan Gatley (School of Social Sciences, University of Staffordshire). Role: transcriber. Restrictions on use: the contributor must be acknowledged but the data may be freely used for non-commercial purposes.

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The Irish census of 1861 classified the entire population, infants included, by religion and tabulated it at parish level, including this cross-classification by gender.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Westmorland Ancient County through time | Historical Statistics on Agriculture & Land Use | Ages of sheep as reported by the Agricultural Census., A Vision of Ireland through Time.

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Date accessed: 07th June 2026