Prescot Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU) : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 10,180 Show data context 10,523 Show data context
1811 11,901 Show data context 12,152 Show data context
1821 14,130 Show data context 14,047 Show data context
1831 17,459 Show data context 16,701 Show data context
1841 22,376 Show data context 21,363 Show data context
1851 28,493 Show data context 27,581 Show data context
1861 36,951 Show data context 36,176 Show data context
1871 47,161 Show data context 45,390 Show data context
1881 60,932 Show data context 57,028 Show data context
1891 73,129 Show data context 67,798 Show data context
1901 79,021 Show data context 74,627 Show data context
1911 88,714 Show data context 82,216 Show data context
Date Source
1801 - 1851 1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 3 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Sub-Districts'
1871 1871 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 3 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registrars' Sub-Districts'
1881 1881 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 4 , 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'
1891 1891 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 2 , 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'
1901 1901 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 12 , 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'
1911 1911 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 5 , 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'

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nCube definition


Numbers of the two sexes tend to be balanced. Military bases led to higher proportions of men, while large numbers of domestic servants created concentrations of women.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Prescot Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU) through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026