Colchester District : Total Deaths

Total Deaths

Data cube chart.

Year Total Deaths Expected Deaths Expected Deaths using 1951 rates
1861 857 Show data context 1,009 Show data context 342 Show data context
1881 835 Show data context 971 Show data context 388 Show data context
1891 911 Show data context 420 Show data context
1911 802 Show data context 972 Show data context 526 Show data context
1931 812 Show data context 991 Show data context 776 Show data context
1951 978 Show data context 1,191 Show data context 1,191 Show data context
1961 1,207 Show data context 1,436 Show data context
1971 1,208 Show data context 1,336 Show data context 1,740 Show data context
2011 1,421 Show data context 1,465 Show data context 3,556 Show data context
2021 1,714 Show data context 1,842 Show data context 4,323 Show data context
Date Source
1861 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) , 1861
1881 Registrar General, Quarterly Report (HM Stationery Office) , 1881
1891 Registrar General, Quarterly Report (HM Stationery Office) , 1891
1911 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) , 1911
1931 Registrar General, Statistical Review (HM Stationery Office) , 1931, Part I
1951 Registrar General, Statistical Review (HM Stationery Office) , 1951, Part I
1961 Registrar General, Statistical Review (HM Stationery Office) , 1961, Part I
1971 Registrar General, Statistical Review (HM Stationery Office) , 1971, Part I
2011 Office for National Statistics, Neighbourhood Statistics (Deaths Registered by Area of Usual Residence, UK)
2021 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age)

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The early censuses 1801-31 used this very simple classification of occupations. The cemsuses of Great Britain from 1811 onwards applied it to families rather than persons, and all families were included under one of these headings.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Colchester District through time | Historical Statistics on Life & Death | Total Deaths, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 02nd June 2026