Essex Poor Law/Registration County : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 103,693 Show data context 106,715 Show data context
1811 112,395 Show data context 118,223 Show data context
1821 134,190 Show data context 133,911 Show data context
1831 147,512 Show data context 146,923 Show data context
1841 160,350 Show data context 160,461 Show data context
1851 172,717 Show data context 171,013 Show data context
1861 190,501 Show data context 189,204 Show data context
1871 221,277 Show data context 219,603 Show data context
1881 276,176 Show data context 276,092 Show data context
1891 378,425 Show data context 382,766 Show data context
1901 524,896 Show data context 537,749 Show data context
1911 649,786 Show data context 679,460 Show data context
Date Source
1801 - 1851 1851 Census of Great Britain, Population tables 2, Table [1] , 'Population Abstract'
1861 1861 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 3 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Sub-Districts'
1871 1871 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 3 , 'Ages of Males and Females in Registrars' Sub-Districts'
1881 1881 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 4 , 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'
1891 1891 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 2 , 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'
1901 1901 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 12 , 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'
1911 1911 Census of England and Wales, Population tables 2, Table 5 , 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'

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nCube definition


Numbers of the two sexes tend to be balanced. Military bases led to higher proportions of men, while large numbers of domestic servants created concentrations of women.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Essex Poor Law/Registration County through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th April 2026