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Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations (Sample Report Title: Abstract of the Answers and Returns made pursuant to Acts 3 & 4 Vict. c. 99, and 4 Vict. c. 7, intituled respectively " An Act "for taking an Account of the Population of Great Britain," and "An Act to amend the "Acts of the last Session for taking an Account of the Population." Occupation Abstract, 1841: Part I. England and Wales, and Islands in the British Seas), Table [1] : " Occupation Abstract".
| List Lancashire AncC | Rawtenstall O41area |
|---|
| OCCUPATIONS |
Males |
Females |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
20 Years of Age and upwards [1] |
Under 20 Years of Age [2] |
20 Years of Age and upwards [3] |
Under 20 Years of Age [4] |
|
| Actor (Play) |
1 
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Agent and Factor (branch not specified) |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Attorney, Solicitor, and Law Student |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Auctioneer, Appraiser, and House Agent |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Bailiff (branch not specified) |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Baker |
0
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
| Basket-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Blacksmith |
32
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
| Block and Printer-cutter |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Bonnet-maker |
0
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
| Boot and Shoe-maker |
59
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
| Braid-maker |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Brass-founder and Moulder |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Brazier and Tinker |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Brewer |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Bricklayer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Builder |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Butcher |
20
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Cabinet-maker and Upholsterer |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Carpenter and Joiner |
51
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
| Carpet-manufacture (all branches) |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Carrier, Carter, and Waggoner |
71
|
10
|
2
|
0
|
| Chair-maker |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Charwoman |
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Chemist and Druggist |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Clergyman and Student of Divinity |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Clerk |
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Clock and Watch-maker (all branches) |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Clothier |
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Coachman, Coach-guard, and Postboy |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Coal Heaver, Porter and Labourer |
5
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
| Coal Merchant and Dealer |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Colour-manufacture |
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Cotton Manufacture (all branches) |
596
|
517
|
418
|
551
|
| Currier and Leather-seller |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Draper |
5
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
| Dress-maker and Milliner |
0
|
0
|
35
|
10
|
| Drysalter |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Dyer, Calenderer, and Scourer |
16
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
| Dyer, Wool and Woollen |
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Engine and Machine-maker |
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Engineer and Engine-worker |
20
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
| Engraver |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Factory-worker (branch not specified) |
34
|
6
|
13
|
6
|
| Farmer and Grazier |
124
|
2
|
9
|
0
|
| Farrier, Cattle-doctor and Veterinary Surgeon |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Flax-manufacture (all branches) |
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Fuller |
18
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Gardener |
9
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Gas-works Service |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Glass and Glass Bottle-manufacture (all branches) |
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Government Civil Service, Customs and Excise |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Government Civil Service, Post-office |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Green-grocer and Fruiterer |
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Grinder |
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Grocer and Tea-dealer |
31
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
| Groom and Hostler |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Hair-dresser |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Hatter and Hat-maker |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Hawker and Huckster, and Pedlar |
6
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Iron Manufacture (all branches) |
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Ironmonger |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Keeper or Head of Public Institution |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Keeper, Game, Gate, and Park |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Knitter |
0
|
2
|
9
|
5
|
| Labourer |
224
|
33
|
0
|
0
|
| Labourer, Agricultural |
31
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Laundry-keeper, Washer, and Mangler |
0
|
0
|
16
|
0
|
| Loom-maker |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Mason and Stone-cutter |
94
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
| Match-maker and Seller |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Merchant |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Miller |
11
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Millwright |
9
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Miner (branch not specified) |
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Miner, Coal |
75
|
49
|
1
|
0
|
| Minister |
7
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Moulder (branch not specified) |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Musician and Organist |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Nailor and Nail-maker |
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Nurse |
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
| Packer |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Painter, Plumber, and Glazier |
17
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Parochial and Church-officer |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Pastry-cook and Confectioner |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Patten and Clog-maker |
24
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
| Pattern-designer and Maker |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Physician |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Plasterer |
13
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Police-officer, Constable, and Watchman |
13
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Porter, Messenger, and Errand-boy |
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Potter |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Printer |
9
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| Printer, Cotton and Calico |
26
|
18
|
1
|
4
|
| Printer, Woollen |
12
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
| Quarrier, Stone |
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Reed-maker |
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Roller-maker and Coverer |
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Saddler, and Harness and Collar-maker |
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Sand-dealer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Sawyer |
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Scavenger and Nightman |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Schoolmaster, Mistress, and Assistant; Tutor or Governess |
12
|
0
|
15
|
0
|
| Seaman |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Seamstress |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Servant, Domestic |
23
|
10
|
109
|
57
|
| Shop-keeper |
21
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
| Shuttle-maker |
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Slater |
6
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Spinner (branch not specified) |
8
|
5
|
13
|
18
|
| Stationer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Stay and Corset-maker |
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Stone-dealer |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Surgeon and Apothecary |
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Tailor and Breeches-maker |
45
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
| Tape-manufacture (all branches) |
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
| Tavern-keeper, Beer-shop-keeper |
16
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Tavern-keeper, Hotel and Inn-keeper |
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Tavern-keeper, Publican and Victualler |
16
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Timber-merchant and Dealer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Tin-plate-worker and Tinman |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Toll-collector |
5
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Turner |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Umbrella and Parasol-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Warehouseman and Woman |
13
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Weaver (branch not specified) |
194
|
45
|
109
|
62
|
| Weaver, Hand-loom |
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
| Weaver, Power-loom |
40
|
23
|
44
|
50
|
| Wheelwright |
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Woollen and Cloth-manufacture (all branches) |
399
|
165
|
163
|
143
|
| Worsted-manufacture |
7
|
13
|
14
|
11
|
| Total Number of Persons whose Occupations are returned as above |
2,665
|
1,004
|
1,030
|
926
|
| Other Persons employed in Trade (branch not specified) |
57
|
22
|
3
|
3
|
| Number of Persons returned as of Independent Means |
39
|
3
|
99
|
1
|
| Almspeople, Pensioners, Paupers, and Beggars |
18
|
4
|
17
|
4
|
| Residue of Population |
76
|
1,936
|
1,841
|
1,920
|
| TOTAL POPULATION |
2,855
|
2,969
|
2,990
|
2,854
|
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