Na H Eileanan An Iar Council : Registrar General's Social Class

Registrar General's Social Class

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Registrar General's Social Class 1841 1881 1931
Class 1 60 Show data context 92 Show data context 223 Show data context
Class 2 1,160 Show data context 2,656 Show data context 4,053 Show data context
Class 3 (Non-manual) 21 Show data context 120 Show data context 1,140 Show data context
Class 3 (Manual) 2,792 Show data context 2,411 Show data context 5,064 Show data context
Class 4 3,331 Show data context 4,174 Show data context 3,056 Show data context
Class 5 204 Show data context 510 Show data context 1,812 Show data context

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This very simplified view of the changing industrial base of communities does identify the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but provides no breakdown of the service sector, in which the large majority of us now work.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Na H Eileanan An Iar 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/10056639/cube/RGSOC_DIV

Date accessed: 08th April 2026