Sheffin Parish : Literacy by Gender

Literacy by Gender

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Data cube chart.

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Data for 1841 Sex
Whether able to read & write Male Female
Able to read & write 128 Show data context 58 Show data context
Able to read but not write 86 Show data context 110 Show data context
Unable to read or write 144 Show data context 199 Show data context
Data for 1851 Sex
Whether able to read & write Male Female
Able to read & write 107 Show data context 123 Show data context
Able to read but not write 48 Show data context 84 Show data context
Unable to read or write 121 Show data context 145 Show data context
Data for 1861 Sex
Whether able to read & write Male Female
Able to read & write 94 Show data context 61 Show data context
Able to read but not write 29 Show data context 49 Show data context
Unable to read or write 46 Show data context 62 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, Sheffin Parish 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