Bedford and Kempston Registration Sub-District : Males & Females

Males & Females

Data cube chart.

Year Male Female
1801 2,084 Show data context 2,478 Show data context
1811 2,396 Show data context 2,928 Show data context
1821 2,950 Show data context 3,290 Show data context
1831 3,458 Show data context 3,899 Show data context
1841 4,008 Show data context 4,413 Show data context
1851 4,925 Show data context 5,491 Show data context
1861 5,568 Show data context 6,353 Show data context
1871 6,347 Show data context 7,019 Show data context
1881 7,157 Show data context 8,208 Show data context
1891 10,351 Show data context 12,538 Show data context
1901 11,475 Show data context 15,008 Show data context
1911 13,125 Show data context 16,682 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, Bedford and Kempston Registration Sub-District through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Males & Females, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 01st June 2026