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

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

Data cube chart.

Data cube chart.

Data for 1881 Sex
1881 Occupational Orders Male Female
General/Local Government 75 Show data context 10 Show data context
Defence of the country 31 Show data context 0 Show data context
Professionals 347 Show data context 211 Show data context
Domestic Service or Offices 24 Show data context 887 Show data context
Commercial Occupations 134 Show data context 8 Show data context
Conveyance of men, goods & messages 283 Show data context 1 Show data context
Agriculture 5,165 Show data context 1,264 Show data context
Animals 866 Show data context 0 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Books, Prints & Maps 43 Show data context 0 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Machines & Implements 40 Show data context 1 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in House, Furniture & Decorations 649 Show data context 0 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Carriages & Harnesses 47 Show data context 0 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Ships & Boats 76 Show data context 0 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Chemicals & Compounds 9 Show data context 5 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Tobacco & Pipes 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Food & Lodging 311 Show data context 121 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Textile Fabrics 107 Show data context 605 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Dress 414 Show data context 499 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Various Animal Substances 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Various Vegetable Substances 55 Show data context 1 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Various Mineral Substances 223 Show data context 5 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in General or Unspecified Commodities 303 Show data context 34 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Refuse Matters 5 Show data context 2 Show data context
Persons without Specified Occupations 492 Show data context 8,267 Show data context
Unknown Occupation 5,279 Show data context 5,141 Show data context

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nCube definition


All persons of working age (15 or above in 1951), categorised by gender and the system of 28 occupational 'Orders' used by the 1951 Census of Population. This includes the 'Unoccupied and Retired' who constitute Order 28.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Orkney County 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/10170096/cube/OCC_ORDER1881

Date accessed: 09th June 2026