Northern Poor Law/Registration Division : 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 4,103 Show data context 323 Show data context
Defence of the country 2,015 Show data context 3 Show data context
Professionals 10,973 Show data context 7,262 Show data context
Domestic Service or Offices 8,332 Show data context 72,153 Show data context
Commercial Occupations 13,847 Show data context 422 Show data context
Conveyance of men, goods & messages 42,666 Show data context 324 Show data context
Agriculture 51,812 Show data context 7,281 Show data context
Animals 5,218 Show data context 50 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Books, Prints & Maps 3,119 Show data context 449 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Machines & Implements 19,515 Show data context 111 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in House, Furniture & Decorations 40,504 Show data context 385 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Carriages & Harnesses 2,343 Show data context 15 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Ships & Boats 16,090 Show data context 25 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Chemicals & Compounds 4,274 Show data context 235 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Tobacco & Pipes 602 Show data context 438 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Food & Lodging 23,853 Show data context 8,095 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Textile Fabrics 7,640 Show data context 5,087 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Dress 16,091 Show data context 23,973 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Various Animal Substances 1,820 Show data context 162 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Various Vegetable Substances 6,016 Show data context 762 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Various Mineral Substances 164,823 Show data context 1,403 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in General or Unspecified Commodities 50,737 Show data context 3,646 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Refuse Matters 440 Show data context 70 Show data context
Persons without Specified Occupations 323,204 Show data context 671,506 Show data context

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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Northern Poor Law/Registration Division 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/12824038/cube/OCC_ORDER1881

Date accessed: 10th June 2026