Nethercross Barony : Literacy by Gender

Literacy by Gender

Data cube chart.

Data cube chart.

Data cube chart.

Data for 1841 Sex
Whether able to read & write Male Female
Able to read & write 1,082 Show data context 759 Show data context
Able to read but not write 613 Show data context 658 Show data context
Unable to read or write 1,077 Show data context 1,291 Show data context
Data for 1851 Sex
Whether able to read & write Male Female
Able to read & write 958 Show data context 799 Show data context
Able to read but not write 567 Show data context 535 Show data context
Unable to read or write 867 Show data context 981 Show data context
Data for 1861 Sex
Whether able to read & write Male Female
Able to read & write 1,004 Show data context 849 Show data context
Able to read but not write 470 Show data context 470 Show data context
Unable to read or write 662 Show data context 740 Show data context

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The National Statistics Socio-economic Classfication has been used by the census since 2001 "to measure the employment relations and conditions of occupations", replacing the earlier system of Socio-Economic Groups.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Nethercross Barony through time | Historical Statistics on Learning & Language | Literacy by Gender, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 06th June 2026