Swords Parish : Literacy by Gender

Literacy by Gender

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Data cube chart.

Data for 1841 Sex
Whether able to read & write Male Female
Able to read & write 654 Show data context 453 Show data context
Able to read but not write 352 Show data context 380 Show data context
Unable to read or write 605 Show data context 779 Show data context
Data for 1851 Sex
Whether able to read & write Male Female
Able to read & write 512 Show data context 424 Show data context
Able to read but not write 324 Show data context 280 Show data context
Unable to read or write 492 Show data context 621 Show data context
Data for 1861 Sex
Whether able to read & write Male Female
Able to read & write 558 Show data context 480 Show data context
Able to read but not write 250 Show data context 250 Show data context
Unable to read or write 402 Show data context 471 Show data context

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The full National Statistics Socio-cconomic Classification includes classes for persons of working age who were outside the workforce, i.e. those who have never worked, the long-term unemployed and full-time students, who are included here as a separate sub-total and should be excluded in the calculation of rates.


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

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Date accessed: 03rd June 2026