West Dunbartonshire Council : Registrar General's Social Class

Registrar General's Social Class

Data cube chart.

Registrar General's Social Class 1841 1881 1931
Class 1 61 Show data context 110 Show data context 442 Show data context
Class 2 346 Show data context 1,126 Show data context 2,899 Show data context
Class 3 (Non-manual) 38 Show data context 187 Show data context 5,075 Show data context
Class 3 (Manual) 2,368 Show data context 6,958 Show data context 16,102 Show data context
Class 4 1,244 Show data context 2,491 Show data context 7,212 Show data context
Class 5 479 Show data context 968 Show data context 6,458 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, West Dunbartonshire Council through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Registrar General's Social Class, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/10039745/cube/RGSOC_DIV

Date accessed: 08th April 2026