Newport Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU) : Persons aged 20 & over by Sex & 1861 Occupational Order

Persons aged 20 & over by Sex & 1861 Occupational Order

Data cube chart.

Data for 1861 Sex
1861 Occupational Orders Male Female
National & Local Government 26 Show data context 4 Show data context
Defence of the Country 7 Show data context
Professions & Arts 93 Show data context 61 Show data context
Wives, Mothers, Children 2 Show data context 2,693 Show data context
Personal [Services] 129 Show data context 487 Show data context
[Business Persons & Traders] 34 Show data context 15 Show data context
[Transport] 77 Show data context 1 Show data context
[Farming] 1,775 Show data context 384 Show data context
Engaged about Animals 47 Show data context 0 Show data context
Art & Mechanic Productions 415 Show data context 15 Show data context
Textiles & Dress 321 Show data context 335 Show data context
Food & Drink 164 Show data context 31 Show data context
Animal Substances 11 Show data context 5 Show data context
Vegetable Substances 77 Show data context 3 Show data context
Mineral Substances 704 Show data context 33 Show data context
KKBranch of Labour undefined 190 Show data context 0 Show data context
Persons of Rank or Property 4 Show data context 36 Show data context
Supported by the Community 9 Show data context 33 Show data context
Unknown 29 Show data context 109 Show data context

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Date Acknowledgments
1861 David Allan Gatley (School of Social Sciences, University of Staffordshire). Role: transcriber. Restrictions on use: the contributor must be acknowledged but the data may be freely used for non-commercial purposes.

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The Irish census of 1861 classified the entire population, infants included, by religion and tabulated it at parish level, including this cross-classification by gender.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Newport Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU) through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Persons aged 20 & over by Sex & 1861 Occupational Order, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/10201482/cube/OCC_ORD1861_OVER20

Date accessed: 10th June 2026