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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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 Scotland Dep | Berwickshire ScoCnty |
|---|
| 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] |
|
| Accountant |
2 
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Actor (Play) |
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
| Agent and Factor (branch not specified) |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Agricultural Implement-maker |
2
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Army |
16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Army, Half-pay |
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Artist |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Auctioneer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Baker |
71
|
26
|
3
|
0
|
| Banker |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Basket-maker |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Blacksmith |
180
|
65
|
0
|
0
|
| Boat and Bargeman |
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Bookseller and Bookbinder |
11
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Boot and Shoe-maker |
281
|
59
|
2
|
0
|
| Brewer |
12
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Brick and Tile-maker |
32
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Bricklayer |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Broker (branch not specified) |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Brush and Broom-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Builder |
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Cabinet-maker and Upholsterer |
21
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
| Carpenter, Joiner, and Wright |
332
|
82
|
0
|
0
|
| Carrier, Carter, and Waggoner |
121
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
| Cattle-dealer |
22
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Chemist and Druggist |
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Chimney-sweeper |
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Clerk |
18
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
| Clock and Watch-maker |
18
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Clothier |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Coach-driver |
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Coach-owner |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Coal-merchant |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Cooper |
48
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
| Corn-dealer and Factor |
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Cotton Manufacture (all branches) |
88
|
13
|
22
|
5
|
| Currier |
11
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Cutler |
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Dentist |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Draper |
17
|
15
|
5
|
0
|
| Dress-maker and Milliner |
0
|
0
|
120
|
18
|
| Drover |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Dyer |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Earthenware-dealer |
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
| Engineer |
7
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Farmer and Grazier |
548
|
9
|
9
|
0
|
| Farrier and Veterinary Surgeon |
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Feuar (particular occupation not specified) |
12
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Fireman |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Fish-curer |
9
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Fish-dealer |
10
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Fisherman |
215
|
41
|
0
|
0
|
| Fishing-tackle-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Flax-dresser |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Flesher and Butcher |
33
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
| Fringe-maker |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Gardener |
78
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
| Gas Manager |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| General Dealer |
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Gilder |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Government Customs and Excise |
15
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Government Post-office |
5
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
| Grocer |
32
|
13
|
47
|
0
|
| Gunsmith |
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Haberdasher |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Hair-dresser |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Hardwareman |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Hatter |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Hawker, Huckster, and Pedlar |
32
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
| Horse-dealer and Trainer |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Iron Founder and Moulder |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Ironmonger |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Jeweller and Silversmith |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Keeper or Head of Public Institution |
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Labourer |
286
|
30
|
11
|
0
|
| Labourer, Agricultural |
3,423
|
1,117
|
623
|
318
|
| Lace-maker |
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Lapidary |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Laundry-keeper, Washer, and Mangler |
0
|
0
|
24
|
0
|
| Law Officer |
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Legal Profession Writer, Attorney, and Law Student |
24
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
| Linen Manufacture (all branches) |
78
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Lodging-house-keeper |
2
|
0
|
12
|
0
|
| Malster |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Mason and Stone-cutter |
274
|
48
|
0
|
0
|
| Mealman |
1
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
| Merchant (trade not specified) |
45
|
3
|
11
|
0
|
| Midwife |
0
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
| Miller |
72
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
| Millwright |
45
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
| Minister, Clergyman, and Students of Divinity |
59
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Musician |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Nailor |
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Navy |
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Navy, Half-pay |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Nurseryman |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Painter, Plumber, and Glazier |
20
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
| Paper-maker |
37
|
2
|
23
|
7
|
| Parochial, Town, and Church Officer |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Pastry-cook and Confectioner |
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
| Physician |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Plasterer |
15
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Police-officer and Constable |
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Porter and Messenger |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Potter |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Poulterer |
0
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
| Quarryman (branch not specified) |
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Road Contractor |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Rope and Cord-spinner and Maker |
4
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| Saddler |
31
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
| Salesman |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Sawyer |
29
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Schoolmaster, Mistress, and Assistant; Tutor or Governess |
65
|
5
|
37
|
4
|
| Seaman |
39
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Seamstress |
0
|
0
|
26
|
3
|
| Seedsman |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Servant, Domestic |
258
|
148
|
1,253
|
765
|
| Shipwright |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Shop-keeper |
2
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
| Sieve-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Silk Mercer |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Skinner |
5
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
| Slater |
48
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
| Spinner (branch not specified) |
0
|
0
|
29
|
0
|
| Spoon-maker |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Stationer |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Stay-maker |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Stocking-knitter |
1
|
1
|
9
|
0
|
| Straw Bonnet and Hat-maker |
0
|
0
|
19
|
3
|
| Straw-plait-worker |
0
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
| Surgeon, Apothecary, and Medical Student |
32
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Surveyor (branch not specified) |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Surveyor, Road |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Tailor |
190
|
70
|
0
|
0
|
| Tallow-chandler |
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Tanner |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Tavern Publican |
14
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
| Tavern Spirit Merchant and Dealer |
25
|
2
|
10
|
0
|
| Tavern-keeper, Inn-keeper |
38
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
| Teacher Dancing |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Thatcher |
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Tinman |
8
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
| Tobacco-spinner |
5
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Toll-collector |
17
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Turner |
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Umbrella-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Varnish-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Ventriloquist |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Vermin-destroyer |
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Warehouseman |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Weaver (branch not specified) |
32
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Wheelwright |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Woodman and Forester |
18
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Woollen-draper |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Woollen-manufacture (all branches) |
21
|
7
|
12
|
6
|
| Yeast-dealer |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Total Number of Persons whose Occupations are returned as above |
7,814
|
1,935
|
2,382
|
1,131
|
| Other Persons employed in Trade (branch not specified) |
11
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
| Number of Persons returned as of Independent Means |
170
|
6
|
542
|
16
|
| Almspeople, Pensioners, Paupers, and Beggars |
118
|
3
|
200
|
6
|
| Other Persons |
34
|
2
|
16
|
0
|
| Residue of Population |
313
|
6,144
|
6,835
|
6,752
|
| TOTAL POPULATION |
8,460
|
8,098
|
9,975
|
7,905
|
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