Leicestershire Poor Law/Registration County : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 65,859 Show data context 68,116 Show data context
1811 74,442 Show data context 78,981 Show data context
1821 88,453 Show data context 89,931 Show data context
1831 99,499 Show data context 100,499 Show data context
1841 107,941 Show data context 111,912 Show data context
1851 115,451 Show data context 119,496 Show data context
1861 118,723 Show data context 124,925 Show data context
1871 134,134 Show data context 141,037 Show data context
1881 158,763 Show data context 167,878 Show data context
1891 183,003 Show data context 196,283 Show data context
1901 212,225 Show data context 228,707 Show data context
1911 230,777 Show data context 250,284 Show data context
Date Source
1801 - 1851 1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 3 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Sub-Districts'
1871 1871 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 3 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registrars' Sub-Districts'
1881 1881 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 4 , 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'
1891 1891 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 2 , 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'
1901 1901 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 12 , 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'
1911 1911 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 5 , 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'

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nCube definition


Numbers of the two sexes tend to be balanced. Military bases led to higher proportions of men, while large numbers of domestic servants created concentrations of women.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Leicestershire Poor Law/Registration County through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 08th April 2026