Tameside District : Registrar General's Social Class

Registrar General's Social Class

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Registrar General's Social Class 1841 1881 1931
Class 1 211 Show data context 835 Show data context 969 Show data context
Class 2 2,292 Show data context 11,699 Show data context 10,636 Show data context
Class 3 (Non-manual) 382 Show data context 2,078 Show data context 10,682 Show data context
Class 3 (Manual) 12,106 Show data context 51,587 Show data context 50,327 Show data context
Class 4 17,418 Show data context 72,981 Show data context 18,117 Show data context
Class 5 2,305 Show data context 7,785 Show data context 17,936 Show data context
Date Source
1841 [ERROR: authority is ''SRC'' but auth_note value of does not appear in SRC_TAB]
1881 Great Britain Historical GIS Project Computed from 1881 microdata
1931 1931 Census of England and Wales, Occupations, Table 17 , 'Occupations (condensed list) of Males and Females, showing also the total Operatives and the total Out of Work'

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Here we present how the economic foundations of each locality have changed over time, identifying the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Mining and Manufacturing which dominated many areas in the nineteenth century, but also breaking down Services into those which, broadly, sell directly to consumers; those which deal mainly with other buinesses, including financial services; and public services, including education and health.


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

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Date accessed: 27th July 2026