A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
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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 | Buteshire 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 
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Agent and Factor (branch not specified) |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Army |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Army, Half-pay |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Artist |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Baker |
27
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
| Banker |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Blacksmith |
49
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
| Block-maker |
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Boat and Bargeman |
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Boat-builder |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Bookseller and Bookbinder |
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Boot and Shoe-maker |
126
|
21
|
0
|
1
|
| Broker (branch not specified) |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Builder |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Cabinet-maker and Upholsterer |
12
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Candle maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Card-maker |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Carpenter, Joiner, and Wright |
116
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
| Carpet-weaver |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Carrier and Carter |
16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Carver and Gilder |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Cattle-dealer |
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Charwoman |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Chemist and Druggist |
5
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Chimney-sweeper |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| China, Earthenware, and Glass-dealer |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Clerk |
22
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
| Clock and Watch-maker |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Clothier |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Cloth-merchant |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Coach-driver |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Coal-merchant |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Comb-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Cooper |
59
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
| Cotton Manufacture (all branches) |
120
|
69
|
100
|
68
|
| Crofter (particular occupation not specified) |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Distiller |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Draper |
10
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
| Dress-maker and Milliner |
0
|
0
|
66
|
9
|
| Dyer and Calenderer |
8
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
| Engineer |
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Engraver |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Farmer and Grazier |
592
|
1
|
18
|
0
|
| Farrier and Veterinary Surgeon |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Fish-curer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Fish-dealer |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Fisherman |
236
|
26
|
0
|
0
|
| Fishery Inspector |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Fishing-tackle-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Flesher and Butcher |
10
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
| Gardener |
40
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Gas-fitter |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Gas-works Service |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| General Dealer |
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Government Customs and Excise |
21
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Government Other Departments |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Government Post-office |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Grocer and Tea-dealer |
23
|
5
|
19
|
0
|
| Gunsmith |
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Haberdasher and Hosier |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Hair-dresser |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Harbour Master |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Hardware-dealer |
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Hawker, Huckster, and Pedlar |
8
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
| Hemp-spinner |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Iron-founder |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Ironmonger |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Jeweller and Goldsmith |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Keeper Light and Light-house |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Keeper or Head of Public Institution |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Labourer |
70
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| Labourer, Agricultural |
436
|
291
|
14
|
14
|
| Lanudress, Washerwoman, and Mangler |
0
|
0
|
12
|
0
|
| Lapidary |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Law Officer |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Leather-merchant |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Legal Profession Advocate |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Legal Profession Writer and Attorney |
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Lime-burner |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Lithographer |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Locksmith |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Lodging-house-keeper |
1
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
| Machine-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Mason and Stone-cutter |
62
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
| Merchant |
80
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Midwife |
0
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
| Milk-seller and Cow-keeper |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Miller |
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Miner (branch not specified) |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Minister, Clergyman, and Students of Divinity |
26
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Muslin manufacturer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Muslin-flowerer |
1
|
0
|
22
|
2
|
| Nail-maker |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Navy |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Navy, Half-pay |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Net-maker |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Packer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Painter, Plumber, and Glazier |
7
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Parochial, Town, and Church Officer |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Pastry-cook and Confectioner |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Pattern-designer |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Physician |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Piano-forte-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Plasterer |
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Porter and Errand-boy |
7
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Poulterer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Print-cutter |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Printer |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Quarryman (branch not specified) |
27
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Quarryman, Stone |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Road Contractor |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Rope and Cord-spinner and Maker |
7
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Saddler |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Sail-maker |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Salesman |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Sawyer |
18
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Schoolmaster, Mistress, and Assistant; Tutor or Governess |
26
|
1
|
7
|
1
|
| Seaman |
148
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
| Seaman, Pilot |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Seamstress and Seamster |
1
|
0
|
32
|
3
|
| Servant, Domestic |
68
|
61
|
613
|
347
|
| Ship Agent |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Ship Builder and Carpenter |
8
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| Ship Owner |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Shop-keeper |
3
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
| Silk Mercer |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Slater |
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Spinner (branch not specified) |
0
|
0
|
38
|
0
|
| Stay-maker |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Steward, Ship |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Straw Bonnet and Hat-maker |
0
|
0
|
11
|
7
|
| Sugar-refiner |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Surgeon |
18
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Surveyor, Land |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Surveyor, Road |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Tailor |
78
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
| Tanner |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Tavern Publican |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Tavern Spirit Merchant and Dealer |
13
|
0
|
15
|
0
|
| Tavern-keeper, Inn-keeper |
10
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
| Teacher Music |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Teacher or Professor of Dancing |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Teacher Singing |
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Thatcher |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Timber-merchant |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Tin-plate-worker and Tinman |
9
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Traveller, Commercial |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Turner, Iron |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Vermin-destroyer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Warehouseman |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Weaver (branch not specified) |
79
|
2
|
11
|
19
|
| Weaver, Worsted |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Wheelwright |
7
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Wine-merchant |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Woodman and Wood-cutter |
6
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
| Wood-merchant |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Woollen and Cloth-manufacture (all branches) |
18
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Yarm-merchant |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Yarn-spinner |
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
| Total Number of Persons whose Occupations are returned as above |
2,981
|
634
|
1,022
|
475
|
| Other Persons employed in Trade (branch not specified) |
18
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
| Number of Persons returned as of Independent Means |
136
|
3
|
360
|
12
|
| Almspeople, Pensioners, Paupers, and Beggars |
39
|
0
|
22
|
0
|
| Other Persons |
62
|
1
|
11
|
0
|
| Residue of Population |
337
|
2,943
|
3,558
|
3,120
|
| TOTAL POPULATION |
3,573
|
3,582
|
4,976
|
3,609
|
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