Brailsford Registration Sub-District : Total Population

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1801 2,497 Show data context
1811 2,497 Show data context 2,888 Show data context
1821 2,888 Show data context 3,231 Show data context
1831 3,231 Show data context 3,271 Show data context
1841 3,271 Show data context 3,303 Show data context
1851 3,303 Show data context 3,212 Show data context
1861 3,168 Show data context
1871 2,962 Show data context
1881 2,962 Show data context 2,697 Show data context
1891 2,748 Show data context 2,491 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'

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From 1855 onwards, Scottish poor law statistics list the numbers of "Dependents" as well as numbers of Paupers, both being included in our overall count of numbers receiving relief.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Brailsford Registration Sub-District through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Total Population, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 01st June 2026