Able-bodied paupers by gender & age

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Year Men Women
01 Jan 1861 14 Show data context 78 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 14 Show data context 77 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 40 Show data context 96 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 40 Show data context 101 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 136 Show data context 214 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 73 Show data context 158 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 81 Show data context 196 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 38 Show data context 128 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 42 Show data context 135 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 24 Show data context 101 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 33 Show data context 116 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 20 Show data context 97 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 20 Show data context 95 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 14 Show data context 87 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 23 Show data context 92 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 20 Show data context 91 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 39 Show data context 112 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 13 Show data context 87 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 23 Show data context 112 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 6 Show data context 82 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 24 Show data context 104 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 19 Show data context 79 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 15 Show data context 81 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 14 Show data context 66 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 20 Show data context 90 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 21 Show data context 69 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 21 Show data context 73 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 17 Show data context 61 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 22 Show data context 66 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 10 Show data context 57 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 9 Show data context 55 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 13 Show data context 45 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 17 Show data context 56 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 11 Show data context 45 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 26 Show data context 56 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 16 Show data context 43 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 25 Show data context 57 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 17 Show data context 56 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 21 Show data context 76 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 12 Show data context 41 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 22 Show data context 63 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 10 Show data context 51 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 15 Show data context 56 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 15 Show data context 58 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 25 Show data context 69 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 9 Show data context 59 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 15 Show data context 72 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 10 Show data context 72 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 24 Show data context 95 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 10 Show data context 72 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 25 Show data context 96 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 17 Show data context 75 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 43 Show data context 94 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 16 Show data context 67 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 38 Show data context 88 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 19 Show data context 71 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 39 Show data context 100 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 17 Show data context 72 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 24 Show data context 92 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 9 Show data context 66 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 28 Show data context 71 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 15 Show data context 51 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 24 Show data context 50 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 15 Show data context 42 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 25 Show data context 59 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 18 Show data context 36 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 17 Show data context 46 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 11 Show data context 38 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 27 Show data context 61 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 12 Show data context 44 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 28 Show data context 70 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 22 Show data context 37 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 37 Show data context 59 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 16 Show data context 44 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 26 Show data context 58 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 33 Show data context 51 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 33 Show data context 65 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 34 Show data context 63 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 39 Show data context 88 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 29 Show data context 71 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 39 Show data context 89 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 25 Show data context 80 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 28 Show data context 104 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 26 Show data context 79 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 34 Show data context 99 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 17 Show data context 73 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 42 Show data context 113 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 28 Show data context 84 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 59 Show data context 117 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 34 Show data context 85 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 50 Show data context 108 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 41 Show data context 103 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 63 Show data context 119 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 65 Show data context 148 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 93 Show data context 175 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 74 Show data context 148 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 73 Show data context 158 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Date: Source:
1861 - 1870 Poor Law Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament pre 1871 (HMSO) ,
1871 - 1911 Local Government Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament from 1871 onwards (HMSO) ,

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The exact meaning of the term 'able-bodied', as used in the Poor Law system, is a matter of some controversy but is generally understood to exclude the aged and infirm, and 'lunatics', but to include large numbers who were temporarily ill. The system's reports consistently divide those receiving relief into Men, Women and Children.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Fylde RegD/PLU through time | Work & Poverty Statistics | Able-bodied paupers by gender & age, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 15th June 2024