Bridgwater Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU) : Occupation data classified into the 24 1881 'Orders', plus sex

Occupation data classified into the 24 1881 'Orders', plus sex

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Data for 1881 Sex
1881 Occupational Orders Male Female
General/Local Government 88 Show data context 8 Show data context
Defence of the country 27 Show data context 1 Show data context
Professionals 221 Show data context 231 Show data context
Domestic Service or Offices 161 Show data context 1,875 Show data context
Commercial Occupations 177 Show data context 6 Show data context
Conveyance of men, goods & messages 581 Show data context 3 Show data context
Agriculture 2,669 Show data context 160 Show data context
Animals 120 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Books, Prints & Maps 27 Show data context 6 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Machines & Implements 82 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in House, Furniture & Decorations 756 Show data context 5 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Carriages & Harnesses 145 Show data context 3 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Ships & Boats 55 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Chemicals & Compounds 14 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Tobacco & Pipes 1 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Food & Lodging 532 Show data context 85 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Textile Fabrics 59 Show data context 72 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Dress 267 Show data context 604 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Various Animal Substances 23 Show data context 1 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Various Vegetable Substances 154 Show data context 9 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Various Mineral Substances 934 Show data context 11 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in General or Unspecified Commodities 1,098 Show data context 132 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Refuse Matters 11 Show data context
Persons without Specified Occupations 159 Show data context 1,636 Show data context
Unknown Occupation 172 Show data context 4,273 Show data context

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Date Acknowledgments
1881 (1) Kevin Schurer (Department of Geography, University of Cambridge). Role: editor. Restrictions on use: the data are derived from 1881 Census for England and Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man (Enhanced Version) (UK Data Service Study Number 4177), created in the Department of History, University of Essex, from census transcriptions coordinated by the Genealogical Society of Utah and the Federation of Family History Societies. The creators should be acknowledged and access to the full data set requires their permission. (2) Matthew Woollard (UK Data Service, University of Essex). Role: editor. Restrictions on use: the data are derived from 1881 Census for England and Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man (Enhanced Version) (UK Data Service Study Number 4177), created in the Department of History, University of Essex, from census transcriptions coordinated by the Genealogical Society of Utah and the Federation of Family History Societies. The creators should be acknowledged and access to the full data set requires their permission.

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The 1801 Crop Returns simply listed the acreage of a series of named crops. These data simply record computed totals of these acreages for each unit, and should not be treated as unit areas. This is true for parishes, and even more true for counties as many parishes are completely missing.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Bridgwater Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU) through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Occupation data classified into the 24 1881 'Orders', plus sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10112072/cube/OCC_ORDER1881

Date accessed: 09th June 2026