Wiltshire Administrative County (pre-1974) : Social Class (Males)

Social Class (Males)

Data cube chart.

Registrar General's Social Class 1951 1961 1971
Social Class Total 155,270 Show data context 119,869 Show data context 13,059 Show data context
Class not known 1,563 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, Wiltshire Administrative County (pre-1974) through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | Social Class (Males), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10107386/cube/RGSOC_TOT_M

Date accessed: 02nd August 2026