Boston Registration Sub-District : 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 67 Show data context 3 Show data context
Defence of the country 9 Show data context
Professionals 168 Show data context 145 Show data context
Domestic Service or Offices 90 Show data context 1,297 Show data context
Commercial Occupations 162 Show data context 6 Show data context
Conveyance of men, goods & messages 423 Show data context 8 Show data context
Agriculture 423 Show data context 21 Show data context
Animals 184 Show data context 1 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Books, Prints & Maps 69 Show data context 1 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Machines & Implements 121 Show data context 3 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in House, Furniture & Decorations 504 Show data context 12 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Carriages & Harnesses 44 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Ships & Boats 25 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Chemicals & Compounds 40 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Tobacco & Pipes 29 Show data context 134 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Food & Lodging 560 Show data context 85 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Textile Fabrics 102 Show data context 48 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Dress 214 Show data context 471 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Various Animal Substances 42 Show data context 14 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Various Vegetable Substances 93 Show data context 10 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Various Mineral Substances 369 Show data context 4 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in General or Unspecified Commodities 505 Show data context 43 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Refuse Matters 11 Show data context
Persons without Specified Occupations 132 Show data context 987 Show data context
Unknown Occupation 32 Show data context 2,175 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 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, Boston Registration Sub-District 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/10547660/cube/OCC_ORDER1881

Date accessed: 09th June 2026