Chesterfield Registration Sub-District : 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 92 Show data context 7 Show data context
Defence of the country 32 Show data context
Professionals 311 Show data context 211 Show data context
Domestic Service or Offices 147 Show data context 1,627 Show data context
Commercial Occupations 288 Show data context 6 Show data context
Conveyance of men, goods & messages 737 Show data context 6 Show data context
Agriculture 756 Show data context 30 Show data context
Animals 65 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Books, Prints & Maps 73 Show data context 3 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Machines & Implements 336 Show data context 7 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in House, Furniture & Decorations 744 Show data context 8 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Carriages & Harnesses 147 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Ships & Boats 2 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Chemicals & Compounds 50 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Tobacco & Pipes 45 Show data context 54 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Food & Lodging 708 Show data context 93 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Textile Fabrics 156 Show data context 275 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Dress 307 Show data context 601 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Various Animal Substances 153 Show data context 3 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Various Vegetable Substances 115 Show data context 72 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Various Mineral Substances 6,146 Show data context 115 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in General or Unspecified Commodities 1,384 Show data context 117 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Refuse Matters 15 Show data context 3 Show data context
Persons without Specified Occupations 111 Show data context 1,481 Show data context
Unknown Occupation 213 Show data context 7,062 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, Chesterfield Registration Sub-District through time | Historical Statistics on Industry | Occupation data classified into the 24 1881 'Orders', plus sex, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/10544830/cube/OCC_ORDER1881

Date accessed: 10th June 2026