Penzance Municipal Borough (MB) : Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1931 Occupational Order

Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1931 Occupational Order

Data cube chart.

Data for 1931 Sex
1931 Occupational Classification Male Female
Fishermen 53 Show data context
Agriculture 149 Show data context 12 Show data context
Mining & Quarrying 28 Show data context
Mine & Quarry Products 4 Show data context
Bricks, Pottery & Glass 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Chemicals 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Metal Workers 169 Show data context 0 Show data context
Precious Metals 5 Show data context
Electrical Apparatus 29 Show data context 0 Show data context
Watches, Clocks & Instruments 7 Show data context
Skins & Leather 9 Show data context 0 Show data context
Textile Workers 2 Show data context 36 Show data context
Textile Goods & Clothing 72 Show data context 61 Show data context
Foods, Drinks, & Tobacco 84 Show data context 1 Show data context
Wood & Furniture 127 Show data context 4 Show data context
Paper, Bookbinding 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Printers & Photographers 32 Show data context 8 Show data context
Builders 128 Show data context
Painters & Decorators 98 Show data context
Transport & Communication 801 Show data context 22 Show data context
Commerce & Finance 678 Show data context 378 Show data context
Public Administration & Defence 38 Show data context 0 Show data context
Professional Occupations 127 Show data context 170 Show data context
Entertainments & Sport 22 Show data context 3 Show data context
Personal Service 221 Show data context 933 Show data context
Clerks & Draughtsmen 166 Show data context 101 Show data context
Warehousemen 60 Show data context 0 Show data context
Stationary Engine Drivers 8 Show data context
Other & Undefined Workers 229 Show data context

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The 1831 census provided information at parish-level on the number of males aged over 20 in each of nine occupational categories. Here we group those nine into four to identify the main sectors: "Agriculture" combines large- and small-scale farmers with agricultural labourers. "Manufacturing" focuses on new factory-based industries. "Retail and handicrafts" covers those in small businesses who sold products they made themselves. "Other" covers "capitalists" and professionals, labourers outside agriculture, servants ...


and "others".


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Penzance Municipal Borough (MB) through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Persons of Working Age by Sex & 1931 Occupational Order, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10042331/cube/OCC_ORD1931

Date accessed: 03rd August 2026