Rathernan Parish : Literacy by Gender

Literacy by Gender

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Data cube chart.

Data cube chart.

Data for 1841 Sex
Whether able to read & write Male Female
Able to read & write 151 Show data context 87 Show data context
Able to read but not write 110 Show data context 117 Show data context
Unable to read or write 242 Show data context 189 Show data context
Data for 1851 Sex
Whether able to read & write Male Female
Able to read & write 153 Show data context 103 Show data context
Able to read but not write 94 Show data context 125 Show data context
Unable to read or write 194 Show data context 187 Show data context
Data for 1861 Sex
Whether able to read & write Male Female
Able to read & write 170 Show data context 151 Show data context
Able to read but not write 73 Show data context 92 Show data context
Unable to read or write 116 Show data context 107 Show data context

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Housing density, simplified to under 1 person per room, 1 to 1.5, and over 1.5. Data for these categories can be computed for districts in England and Wales for all censuses from 1931 onwards, but for Scotland they can only be computed for 1971 on.


How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12868595/cube/READ_WRITE_SEX_5UP

Date accessed: 03rd August 2026