A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
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 | Aberdeenshire 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 |
16 
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Agent |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Agricultural Implement-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Anchor-smith and Chain-maker |
14
|
26
|
0
|
0
|
| Architect |
10
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Army |
195
|
89
|
0
|
0
|
| Army, Half-pay |
22
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Artist |
15
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Auctioneer |
22
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Bag-manufacturer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Baker |
242
|
101
|
41
|
0
|
| Bank Agent |
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Banker |
19
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Basket-maker |
17
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Blacking-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Blacksmith |
1,083
|
205
|
0
|
1
|
| Block and Mast-maker |
18
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
| Boat and Barge-builder |
24
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
| Boat and Bargeman |
15
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Boiler-maker |
50
|
23
|
1
|
0
|
| Bone-miller |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Bonnet-maker and Weaver |
94
|
9
|
2
|
0
|
| Bookseller and Bookbinder |
124
|
27
|
5
|
1
|
| Boot and Shoe-maker |
1,696
|
288
|
45
|
4
|
| Brass-founder |
53
|
29
|
0
|
0
|
| Brazier and Brass-finisher, and Worker |
13
|
13
|
1
|
0
|
| Brewer |
57
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Brick and Tile-maker |
34
|
13
|
1
|
0
|
| Broker (branch not specified) |
23
|
0
|
19
|
0
|
| Broker, Furniture |
8
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Broker, Share |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Brush and Broom-maker |
17
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| Builder |
41
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Butter-dealer |
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Button-maker |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Cabinet-maker and Upholsterer |
183
|
42
|
1
|
1
|
| Canal Service |
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Canvass-weaver and Maker |
27
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Carpenter, Joiner, and Wright |
1,507
|
212
|
1
|
0
|
| Carpet-manufacture |
142
|
34
|
10
|
0
|
| Carrier, Carter, and Waggoner |
360
|
15
|
3
|
0
|
| Carver and Gilder |
13
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Cattle-dealer |
99
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Chair-maker |
16
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
| Chemist and Druggist |
71
|
45
|
0
|
0
|
| Chimney-sweeper |
15
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| China, Earthenware, and Glass-dealer |
13
|
3
|
15
|
0
|
| Clerk |
295
|
131
|
1
|
0
|
| Clock and Watch-maker |
95
|
26
|
0
|
0
|
| Clothes-dealer |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Clothier |
45
|
35
|
6
|
1
|
| Coach and Cab-maker |
28
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
| Coach Proprietor |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Coachman, Coach-guard, and Postboy |
58
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
| Coal-broker and Merchant |
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Coffee Roaster |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Comb-maker |
58
|
127
|
14
|
21
|
| Commercial Agent |
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Commercial Traveller |
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Commission Agent and Factor |
13
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Contractor (branch not specified) |
30
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Cooper |
300
|
56
|
1
|
0
|
| Copper-smith |
27
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
| Cork-cutter and Manufacturer |
25
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
| Corn and Grain-dealer and Factor |
25
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Cotton Manufacture (all branches) |
252
|
73
|
608
|
512
|
| Crofter and Feuar |
1,707
|
4
|
376
|
1
|
| Cupper and Dentist |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Currier and Leather-seller |
58
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
| Cutler |
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Distiller |
36
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Draper and Linendraper |
33
|
29
|
2
|
0
|
| Dress-maker and Milliner |
2
|
1
|
666
|
140
|
| Drill-master |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Drover |
15
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Dyer |
72
|
11
|
2
|
1
|
| East India Company's Service |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Eating-house-keeper |
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Egg-dealer and Merchant |
1
|
0
|
12
|
0
|
| Engine and Machine-maker |
31
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
| Engineer and Engine-worker |
99
|
41
|
0
|
0
|
| Engraver |
12
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| Exhibition (Show) Keeper |
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
| Factory-worker (branch not specified) |
81
|
36
|
93
|
105
|
| Farm-bailiff and Land-steward |
71
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Farmer |
6,345
|
35
|
210
|
0
|
| Farrier, Cattle-doctor and Veterinary Surgeon |
37
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
| Felt-manufacturer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Figure (Image) maker |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Fireman |
32
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Fish Curer and Dresser |
32
|
14
|
3
|
2
|
| Fish-dealer |
27
|
2
|
85
|
2
|
| Fisherman and Woman |
827
|
59
|
69
|
6
|
| Fishing-rod and Tackle-maker |
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Flax-manufacture (all branches) |
314
|
284
|
430
|
386
|
| Flesher and Butcher |
216
|
34
|
6
|
0
|
| Floor-cloth Manufacturer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Frame (Cotton) maker |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Furrier |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Gardener |
488
|
75
|
0
|
0
|
| Gas-works Service |
14
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| General Dealer |
15
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
| Ginger-beer and Soda-water-maker |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Glass-blower and Cutter |
6
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
| Glove-manufacture (all branches) |
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Government All other Departments |
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Government Customs and Excise |
169
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Government Post-office |
39
|
1
|
15
|
0
|
| Government Stamps and Taxes |
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Green-grocer and Fruiterer |
4
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
| Grocer and Tea-dealer |
212
|
88
|
74
|
0
|
| Groom and Hostler |
58
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
| Gun and Pistol-maker |
8
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
| Haberdasher, Hosier, and Glover |
18
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
| Hackle-maker |
5
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
| Hair-dresser |
54
|
30
|
1
|
0
|
| Harbour Master |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Hatter and Cap-maker |
29
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
| Hawker, Huckster, and Pedlar |
80
|
9
|
47
|
9
|
| Hay and Straw-dealer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Hoop-shaver |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Hop-dealer |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Horner |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Horse-dealer and Trainer |
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| House-agent |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Hurdle-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Insurance Broker |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Iron Founder and Moulder |
118
|
35
|
0
|
0
|
| Iron Worker and Turner |
21
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
| Ironmonger |
31
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
| Japanner |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Jeweller, Goldsmith, and Silversmith |
25
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
| Keeper or Head of Public Institution |
7
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
| Keeper, Game, Park and Lodge |
69
|
8
|
10
|
0
|
| Keeper, Lighthouse |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Keeper, Lunatic Asylum |
10
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
| Kelp Manufacturer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Labourer |
2,335
|
135
|
99
|
7
|
| Labourer, Agricultural |
9,086
|
5,894
|
517
|
426
|
| Lace-maker and Worker |
1
|
0
|
23
|
7
|
| Lamp-lighter |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Last-maker |
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Lath-render |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Laundry-keeper, Washer, and Mangler |
0
|
0
|
217
|
3
|
| Legal Profession Advocate and Barrister |
98
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Legal Profession Writer, Attorney, and Solicitor |
57
|
19
|
0
|
0
|
| Librarian |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Lime-burner |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Linen Manufacture (all branches) |
875
|
275
|
549
|
376
|
| Lint Manufacture (all branches) |
10
|
15
|
80
|
118
|
| Lithographer |
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Locksmith |
5
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Lodging and Boarding-house Keeper |
1
|
0
|
128
|
0
|
| Looking-glass-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Maltster |
36
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Mason and Stone-cutter |
1,206
|
91
|
2
|
0
|
| Mat and Bass-maker |
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Match-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Mattress-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Mealman |
38
|
0
|
16
|
0
|
| Medicine Vender |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Merchant |
637
|
69
|
83
|
0
|
| Midwife |
0
|
0
|
119
|
0
|
| Milk-seller and Cow-keeper |
16
|
0
|
37
|
0
|
| Miller |
344
|
23
|
10
|
2
|
| Millwright |
142
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
| Mine Overseer and Agent |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Miner, Manganese |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Minister, Clergyman, and Students of Divinity |
217
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Mop-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Musical Instrument-maker |
8
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Musician |
11
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Music-seller |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Muslin-bleacher |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Nailor |
14
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
| Navy |
14
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| Navy, Half-pay |
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Net-maker |
0
|
0
|
52
|
14
|
| Newspaper Editor, Publisher and Reporter |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| News-room keeper |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Nurse |
1
|
0
|
53
|
0
|
| Nurseryman |
8
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Optician |
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Painter, Plumber, and Glazier |
193
|
55
|
1
|
1
|
| Paper-manufacture (all branches) |
73
|
12
|
58
|
30
|
| Parochial, Town, and Church Officer |
44
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Pastry-cook and Confectioner |
50
|
21
|
16
|
1
|
| Patten and Clog-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Pattern and Print-cutter |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Pawnbroker |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Perfumer |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Pewterer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Physician |
22
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Pig-dealer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Pipe-maker |
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Plane-maker |
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Plasterer |
88
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
| Police-officer, Constable, and Watchman |
81
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Pork-curer and Dealer |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Porter and Errand-boy |
156
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Potter |
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
| Poulterer |
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
| Printer |
67
|
38
|
0
|
0
|
| Printer, Calico |
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Printer, Copper-plate |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Printer, Music |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Print-seller |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Professor, University |
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Provision-dealer |
10
|
0
|
25
|
0
|
| Quarrier (branch not specified) |
211
|
19
|
0
|
0
|
| Quarrier, Slate |
57
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Quill-dresser and Manufacturer |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Quilter |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Rag-picker and Worker |
1
|
0
|
17
|
6
|
| Reed-maker |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Road Contractor |
27
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Roller (Cotton) maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Rope, Cord and Twine-manufacturer (all branches) |
115
|
91
|
16
|
2
|
| Saddler |
101
|
27
|
0
|
0
|
| Sail-maker |
26
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
| Saw-maker |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Sawyer |
406
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
| Sawyer, Mill |
38
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Scavenger |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Schoolmaster, Mistress, and Assistant; Tutor or Governess |
318
|
8
|
228
|
11
|
| Seaman |
796
|
170
|
0
|
0
|
| Seaman, Pilot |
35
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Seamstress and Sewer |
1
|
0
|
127
|
19
|
| Seedsman |
8
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
| Servant, Domestic |
639
|
478
|
7,664
|
5,650
|
| Sheriff's Officer |
23
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Ship Builder and Carpenter |
222
|
64
|
0
|
0
|
| Ship Owner |
21
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Ship Rigger |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Ship-agent and Broker |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Ship-carver |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Shuttle-maker |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Sieve and Riddle-maker |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Silk Manufacture (all branches) |
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
| Silk-mercer and Merchant |
12
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
| Skinner |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Slater |
133
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
| Soap-maker |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Spinner (branch not specified) |
2
|
2
|
332
|
89
|
| Spoon-maker |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Stabler and Post-horse Master |
17
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
| Stationer |
5
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Stay and Corset-maker |
0
|
0
|
17
|
2
|
| Steward (Ship and Steam-boat) |
7
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Stocking-knitter and Weaver |
12
|
1
|
1,290
|
27
|
| Straw Bonnet and Hat-maker |
0
|
0
|
14
|
5
|
| Straw-plait-worker |
0
|
0
|
7
|
4
|
| Surgeon and Apothecary |
172
|
23
|
0
|
0
|
| Surveyor (branch not specified) |
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Surveyor, Land |
10
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Surveyor, Road |
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Tailor |
980
|
295
|
2
|
1
|
| Tallow-chandler |
14
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
| Tanner |
48
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Tape Manufacture |
13
|
5
|
21
|
10
|
| Tavern Beer-shop-keeper |
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Tavern Publican |
100
|
1
|
55
|
0
|
| Tavern Wine and Spirit-merchant and Dealer |
219
|
24
|
48
|
1
|
| Tavern-keeper, viz. Innkeeper |
84
|
3
|
31
|
0
|
| Teacher Drawing |
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Teacher Languages |
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Teacher Music |
14
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
| Teacher or Professor of Dancing |
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Teacher Singing |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Teacher Writing |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Thatcher |
12
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Thread-manufacturer |
8
|
11
|
14
|
18
|
| Timber-merchant |
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Tin-plate-worker |
38
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
| Tin-smith |
34
|
19
|
1
|
0
|
| Tobacconist, and Tobacco and Snuff-manufacturer |
35
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
| Toll-collector |
50
|
0
|
11
|
0
|
| Toy-maker and Dealer |
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Turner |
72
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
| Umbrella and Parasol-maker |
10
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Vermin-destroyer |
25
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Vitriol-maker |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Weaver (branch not specified) |
273
|
34
|
71
|
29
|
| Wheelwright |
116
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
| Whip-maker |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Wire-worker |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Wood Cutter and Woodman |
33
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Wood-dealer and Merchant |
19
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Woollen and Cloth-manufacture (all branches) |
293
|
87
|
221
|
204
|
| Woollen-draper and Cloth-merchant |
9
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Worsted-dealer and Merchant |
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Worsted-manufacture (all branches) |
5
|
0
|
20
|
10
|
| Yarn-worker |
6
|
1
|
57
|
8
|
| Total Number of Persons whose Occupations are returned as above |
41,369
|
10,786
|
15,284
|
8,278
|
| Other Persons employed in Trade (branch not specified) |
133
|
49
|
40
|
4
|
| Number of Persons returned as of Independent Means |
1,027
|
47
|
5,593
|
170
|
| Almspeople, Pensioners, Paupers, and Beggars |
505
|
68
|
993
|
67
|
| Other Persons |
194
|
21
|
142
|
20
|
| Residue of Population |
2,466
|
33,042
|
36,178
|
35,911
|
| TOTAL POPULATION |
45,694
|
44,013
|
58,230
|
44,450
|
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