Scottish Borders Council : Registrar General's Social Class

Registrar General's Social Class

Data cube chart.

Registrar General's Social Class 1841 1881 1931
Class 1 509 Show data context 830 Show data context 857 Show data context
Class 2 3,871 Show data context 7,086 Show data context 7,482 Show data context
Class 3 (Non-manual) 151 Show data context 1,327 Show data context 5,568 Show data context
Class 3 (Manual) 18,975 Show data context 23,364 Show data context 23,830 Show data context
Class 4 18,541 Show data context 28,675 Show data context 12,802 Show data context
Class 5 1,815 Show data context 3,570 Show data context 4,630 Show data context

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Occupations of both sexes classified using the Registrar General's Social Classification.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Scottish Borders Council through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Registrar General's Social Class, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10032830/cube/RGSOC_DIV

Date accessed: 09th April 2026