Colchester Poor Law Union/Registration District (PLU/RegD) : Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

Data cube chart.

Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 1,435 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 1,399 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 1,530 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 1,632 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,559 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 1,312 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 1,328 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 1,338 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 1,474 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 1,348 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 1,487 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 1,401 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 1,636 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 1,431 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 1,831 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 1,592 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 1,752 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 1,532 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 1,739 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 1,451 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 1,627 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 1,502 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 1,443 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 1,286 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 1,207 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 1,080 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 1,136 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 1,092 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 1,106 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 996 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 988 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 929 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 920 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 860 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 889 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 810 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 869 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 810 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 999 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 955 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 1,046 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 973 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 1,047 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 982 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 993 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 902 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 961 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 977 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 1,026 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 958 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 1,176 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 1,079 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 1,138 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 1,121 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 1,213 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 1,032 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 1,195 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 1,132 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 1,205 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 1,111 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 1,232 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 1,063 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 1,121 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 1,030 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 1,214 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 1,094 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 1,230 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 1,103 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 1,229 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 1,078 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 1,228 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 1,082 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 1,257 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 1,109 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 1,220 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 1,126 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 1,081 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 954 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 1,035 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 936 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 818 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 915 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 902 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 927 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 944 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 968 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 943 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 943 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 955 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 1,014 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 1,049 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 1,029 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 943 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 884 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 1,027 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 989 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 945 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 959 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 882 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 915 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 921 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 826 Show data context
Date Source
1861 - 1870 Poor Law Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament pre 1871 (HMSO) ,
1871 - 1911 Local Government Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament from 1871 onwards (HMSO) ,

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nCube definition


Area in Acres as given in the Census reports.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Colchester Poor Law Union/Registration District (PLU/RegD) through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10155101/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 02nd June 2026