A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
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 | Stirlingshire 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 |
6 
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Acid-maker |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Agent (branch not specified) |
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Ale Dealer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Architect |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Army |
170
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
| Army, Half-pay |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Artist |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Auctioneer and House Agent |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Awl-blade-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Baker |
196
|
88
|
7
|
0
|
| Bank Agent |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Banker |
16
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Basket-maker |
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Blacking-maker |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Blacksmith |
439
|
163
|
0
|
0
|
| Bleacher |
72
|
17
|
84
|
34
|
| Block-maker |
10
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
| Boat and Bargeman |
33
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Boat-builder |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Bonnet-maker |
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
| Bookseller and Bookbinder |
171
|
40
|
0
|
0
|
| Boot and Shoe-maker |
420
|
69
|
15
|
3
|
| Brazier, Brass-worker, and Tinker |
11
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Brewer |
181
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
| Brick and Tile-maker |
80
|
11
|
0
|
1
|
| Bricklayer |
14
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Broker (branch not specified) |
9
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
| Broom and Brush-maker |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Builder |
20
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Cabinet-maker and Upholsterer |
66
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
| Canal Service |
19
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Card-maker |
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Carpenter, Joiner, and Wright |
596
|
138
|
2
|
0
|
| Carpet and Rug-manufacturer and Weaver |
28
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Carrier, Carter, and Waggoner |
244
|
19
|
2
|
0
|
| Carver and Gilder |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Cattle-dealer |
14
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Chair-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Chemist and Druggist |
11
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
| Chimney-sweeper |
2
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
| China, Earthenware and Pottery dealer |
15
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
| Clerk |
117
|
47
|
0
|
0
|
| Clock and Watch-maker |
23
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
| Clothier |
4
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Cloth-merchant |
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Coach Maker (all branches) |
28
|
19
|
0
|
0
|
| Coach Proprietor |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Coach-driver and Coach-guard |
29
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Coal and Colliery Agent and Bailiff |
50
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
| Coal Labourer |
6
|
0
|
15
|
22
|
| Coal Merchant and Dealer |
14
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
| Coal Proprietor |
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Coffee House-keeper |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Coke-burner |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Colchicum-grinder |
0
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
| Colour-maker |
49
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
| Comb-maker |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Cooper |
57
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
| Copper-smith |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Cork-cutter |
4
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
| Corn Agent |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Corn-dealer and Merchant |
17
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Cotton Manufacture (all branches) |
832
|
226
|
440
|
231
|
| Currier and Leather-seller |
40
|
14
|
2
|
0
|
| Cutler |
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Distiller |
15
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Draper |
29
|
27
|
1
|
0
|
| Draper, Linen |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Dress-maker and Milliner |
0
|
0
|
214
|
34
|
| Drover |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Drysalter |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Dyer and Calenderer |
66
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
| Dyer, Silk |
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| East India Company's Service |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Eating-house-keeper |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Embroiderer |
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
| Engine and Machine-maker |
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Engineer and Engine-worker |
81
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
| Engineer, Civil |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Engraver |
18
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| Factory-worker (branch not specified) |
108
|
81
|
94
|
45
|
| Farmer and Grazier |
1,188
|
15
|
57
|
0
|
| Farrier, Cattle-doctor and Veterinary Surgeon |
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Feather-merchant |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Figure-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| File-maker |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Fireman |
34
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Fish-curer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Fish-dealer and Monger |
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Fisherman |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Flax-dresser and Spinner |
10
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
| Flesher and Butcher |
96
|
10
|
3
|
0
|
| Founder (branch not specified) |
80
|
70
|
0
|
0
|
| Fringe-maker |
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Gardener |
173
|
22
|
2
|
2
|
| Gas-works Service |
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| General Dealer |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Government Customs and Excise |
57
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Government Other Departments |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Government Post-office |
17
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
| Government Stamps and Taxes |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Green-grocer and Fruiterer |
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
| Grinder |
12
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
| Grocer and Tea-dealer |
157
|
25
|
74
|
4
|
| Gunsmith |
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Haberdasher and Hosier |
8
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
| Hair-dresser |
12
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| Harbour Master |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Hatter |
8
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
| Hawker, Huckster, and Pedlar |
51
|
2
|
38
|
4
|
| Hay-dealer |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Heddle maker |
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Hinge-maker |
14
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| Horse-dealer |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Implement-maker |
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Iron Manufacture (all branches) |
193
|
120
|
3
|
1
|
| Iron Merchant |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Ironmonger |
12
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Jeweller, Goldsmith, and Silversmith |
6
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Keeper or Head of Public Institution |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Knitter |
0
|
0
|
18
|
0
|
| Labourer |
2,709
|
262
|
151
|
27
|
| Labourer, Agricultural |
3,368
|
1,340
|
144
|
53
|
| Lath-render |
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Laundry-keeper, Washer, and Mangler |
1
|
0
|
103
|
1
|
| Law Officer |
17
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Lead-merchant |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Legal Profession Advocate |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Legal Profession Writer, Attorney, Solicitor and Law Student |
69
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
| Librarian |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Lime-burner |
28
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
| Lime-merchant |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Linen Manufacture (all branches) |
52
|
4
|
5
|
0
|
| Lint-spinner |
5
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
| Locksmith and Bell-hanger |
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Lodging-house-keeper |
11
|
0
|
71
|
1
|
| Loom-maker |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Malster |
37
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
| Mason, Paviour, and Stone-cutter |
483
|
58
|
4
|
0
|
| Mat-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Mealman |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Merchant |
121
|
17
|
12
|
0
|
| Midwife |
0
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
| Milk-seller and Cow-keeper |
8
|
0
|
13
|
2
|
| Miller |
75
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
| Millwright |
62
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
| Miner (branch not specified) |
26
|
1
|
10
|
7
|
| Miner, Coal |
769
|
281
|
11
|
14
|
| Miner, Copper |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Miner, Iron |
92
|
20
|
1
|
0
|
| Minister, Clergyman, and Probationer |
87
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Moulder (branch not specified) |
96
|
77
|
0
|
0
|
| Musician |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Muslin Agent |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Muslin Embroiderer and Worker |
3
|
0
|
73
|
10
|
| Nailor and Nail-maker |
343
|
180
|
6
|
1
|
| Navy |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Navy, Half-pay |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Newspaper Editor |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Nurseryman |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Oakum-teazer |
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
| Painter, Plumber, and Glazier |
68
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
| Paper-maker |
33
|
0
|
16
|
13
|
| Parochial, Church, and Corporation Officer |
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Pastry-cook and Confectioner |
17
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
| Patten and Clog-maker |
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Pattern-drawer and Designer |
28
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
| Perfumer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Physician |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Plasterer |
21
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| Plate-layer |
25
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Police-officer, Constable, and Watchman |
22
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Polisher |
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
| Porter, Messenger, and Errand-boy |
35
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
| Portioner (particular occupation not specified) |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Potter |
11
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
| Poulterer |
1
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
| Print-cutter |
38
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
| Printer |
20
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
| Printer, Block |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Printer, Calico |
570
|
330
|
35
|
122
|
| Provision-merchant |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Quarryman (branch not specified) |
132
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Quarryman, Limestone |
36
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
| Rag-dealer, Cutter and Sorter |
0
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
| Railway Contractor |
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Railway Service |
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Reed-maker |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Road Contractor |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Rope and Cord-spinner and Maker |
30
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
| Saddler |
40
|
15
|
1
|
0
|
| Sail-maker |
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Salesman |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Saw-maker |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Sawyer |
113
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
| Scavenger |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Schoolmaster, Mistress, and Assistant; Tutor or Governess |
123
|
8
|
66
|
7
|
| Seaman |
123
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
| Seaman, Pilot |
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Seamstress and Seamster |
1
|
0
|
226
|
37
|
| Seedsman |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Servant, Domestic |
476
|
264
|
1,909
|
1,649
|
| Shawl-manufacture (all branches) |
7
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
| Ship Agent |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Ship Builder, Carpenter and Wright |
21
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
| Shop-keeper |
2
|
2
|
11
|
0
|
| Sickle-maker |
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Sieve and Riddle-maker |
5
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Silk Mercer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Skinner |
13
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Slater |
101
|
10
|
0
|
1
|
| Small Ware-dealer |
1
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
| Soap-maker and Boiler |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Soda-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Spinner (branch not specified) |
1
|
0
|
90
|
1
|
| Spoon-maker |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Stationer |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Stay and Corset-maker |
0
|
0
|
6
|
1
|
| Stocking manufacture |
22
|
4
|
28
|
0
|
| Stone-merchant |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Store-keeper |
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Straw Bonnet and Hat-maker |
0
|
0
|
25
|
13
|
| Surgeon, Apothecary, and Medical Student |
57
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Surveyor |
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Surveyor, Land |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Surveyor, Road |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Tailor |
336
|
87
|
4
|
0
|
| Tallow-chandler |
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Tambourer |
0
|
0
|
67
|
3
|
| Tanner |
40
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
| Tartan-manufacturer and Weaver |
113
|
48
|
41
|
21
|
| Tavern Publican and Victualler |
47
|
1
|
18
|
0
|
| Tavern Spirit Merchant and Dealer |
117
|
2
|
44
|
0
|
| Tavern-keeper, viz. Innkeeper |
33
|
0
|
18
|
0
|
| Tea Merchant |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Teacher French |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Teacher Music |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Teacher or Professor of Dancing |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Thatcher |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Tiler |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Timber-merchant |
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Tin-plate-worker and Tinsmith |
34
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
| Tobacconist and Tobacco-manufacturer |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Toll-collector |
33
|
1
|
5
|
0
|
| Traveller, Commercial |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Turner |
25
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| Umbrella-maker |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Vermin-destroyer |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Vinegar-maker |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Warehouseman |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Weaver (branch not specified) |
274
|
55
|
2
|
0
|
| Weaver, Canvas |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Weaver, Hand-loom |
124
|
16
|
11
|
18
|
| Weaver, Silk |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Weaving Agent |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Wharfinger |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Wheelwright |
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Wine-merchant |
6
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Wire-worker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Wood-cutter and Forester |
24
|
9
|
6
|
0
|
| Wood-merchant |
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Wool Agent |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Wool and Woollen cloth Manufacture (all branches) |
673
|
182
|
53
|
44
|
| Wool-dealer and Stapler |
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Worsted-manufacture (all branches) |
48
|
19
|
34
|
22
|
| Yarn-manufacture (all branches) |
1
|
1
|
51
|
7
|
| Total Number of Persons whose Occupations are returned as above |
19,563
|
4,892
|
4,534
|
2,463
|
| Other Persons employed in Trade (branch not specified) |
165
|
59
|
53
|
8
|
| Number of Persons returned as of Independent Means |
351
|
15
|
1,380
|
74
|
| Almspeople, Pensioners, Paupers, and Beggars |
152
|
8
|
114
|
19
|
| Other Persons |
105
|
4
|
51
|
5
|
| Residue of Population |
1,148
|
14,542
|
15,929
|
16,423
|
| TOTAL POPULATION |
21,484
|
19,520
|
22,061
|
18,992
|
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The system can only hold statistics for units listed in our administrative gazetteer, so some rows from the original table may be missing. Sometimes big low-level units, like urban parishes, were divided between more than one higher-level units, like Registration sub-Districts. This is why some pages will give a higher figure for a lower-level unit: it covers the whole of the lower-level unit, not just the part within the current higher-level unit.