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 Renfrewshire ScoCnty | Greenock O41area |
|---|
| 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 |
19 
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Actor (Play) |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Agent and Factor (branch not specified) |
15
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
| Anchor-smith and Chain-maker |
29
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
| Army |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Artist |
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Auctioneer and Estate Agent |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Bacon and Ham-curer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Baker |
110
|
40
|
2
|
0
|
| Ballast-master |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Banker |
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Basket-maker |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Blacksmith |
421
|
97
|
0
|
0
|
| Bleacher |
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Blind-maker |
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
| Block and Printer-cutter |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Block-maker |
31
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
| Boat and Barge-builder |
24
|
36
|
0
|
0
|
| Boat and Bargeman |
24
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Boiler-maker |
77
|
26
|
1
|
2
|
| Bonnet-maker |
1
|
0
|
5
|
2
|
| Bookseller and Bookbinder |
29
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
| Boot and Shoe-maker |
287
|
30
|
2
|
0
|
| Botanist |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Brass-founder and Moulder |
44
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
| Brewer |
15
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Brick and Tile-maker |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Bricklayer |
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Broker (branch not specified) |
17
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
| Broker, Furniture |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Broker, Sugar |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Builder |
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Cabinet-maker and Upholsterer |
69
|
22
|
0
|
0
|
| Canvass-manufacturer (all branches) |
12
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Card (Cotton) Maker |
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Carpenter, Joiner, and Wright |
1,156
|
295
|
1
|
0
|
| Carpet-maker |
6
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Carrier, Carter, and Waggoner |
147
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
| Carver and Gilder |
33
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| Cattle-dealer |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Cellarman |
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Chair-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Charwoman |
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Chemist and Druggist |
7
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
| Chimney-sweeper |
3
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| China, Earthenware, and Glass-dealer |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Clerk |
147
|
103
|
0
|
0
|
| Clock and Watch-maker |
30
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
| Clothes-dealer |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Clothier |
16
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Coach Maker (all branches) |
11
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Coach-driver, Coach-guard, and Postboy |
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Coal (Colliery) Agent and Bailiff |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Coal-merchant |
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Coffee-shop-keeper |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Commission Agent |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Cooper |
232
|
95
|
0
|
0
|
| Copper-smith |
14
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
| Cork-cutter and Manufacturer |
15
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
| Corn-dealer and Merchant |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Cotton Manufacture (all branches) |
21
|
12
|
9
|
16
|
| Cupper and Dentist |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Currier and Leather-seller |
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Cutler |
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Distiller |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Draper |
32
|
27
|
1
|
0
|
| Draughtsman |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Dress-maker and Milliner |
0
|
0
|
200
|
82
|
| Drover |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Dyer and Calenderer |
11
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
| Dyer, Silk |
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
| Dye-wood-manufacturer |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Eating-house-keeper |
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Egg-dealer |
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
| Engine and Machine-maker |
17
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
| Engineer and Engine-worker |
216
|
53
|
0
|
0
|
| Engineer, Civil |
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Engraver |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Factory-worker (branch not specified) |
2
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
| Farmer and Grazier |
62
|
10
|
4
|
0
|
| Farrier, Cattle-doctor and Veterinary Surgeon |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Felt-maker |
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Feuar (particular occupation not specified) |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Fireman |
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Fish-curer |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Fish-dealer |
20
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Fisherman |
27
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
| Fishery Inspector |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Flax-manufacture (all branches) |
30
|
0
|
32
|
21
|
| Flesher and Butcher |
50
|
9
|
4
|
2
|
| Flint-grinder and Miller |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Flour-dealer and Mealman |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Founder |
15
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
| Frame-maker |
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Furrier |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Gardener |
86
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
| Gas-fitter |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Gas-works Service |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| General Dealer |
13
|
0
|
11
|
1
|
| Ginger-beer and Soda-water-maker |
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Glass-cutter |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Glass-merchant |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Government All other Departments |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Government Customs and Excise |
81
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Government Post-office |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Green-grocer and Fruiterer |
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Grinder |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Grocer and Tea-dealer |
103
|
28
|
52
|
1
|
| Gun-maker and Gun-smith |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Haberdasher and Hosier |
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Hair-dealer |
20
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Hammer-maker |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Harbour Master |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Hardware-man and Dealer |
6
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
| Hatter and Hat-maker |
22
|
3
|
1
|
5
|
| Hawker, Huckster, and Pedlar |
23
|
1
|
18
|
1
|
| Hemp-dresser and Spinner |
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Hoop-maker |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Iron Manufacture (all branches) |
78
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
| Iron Merchant |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Ironmonger |
10
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Japanner |
5
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Jeweller, Goldsmith, and Silversmith |
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Keeper or Head of Public Institution |
1
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
| Keeper Shooting-gallery |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Keeper, Lunatic Asylum |
2
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
| Knitter |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Labourer |
1,447
|
75
|
7
|
0
|
| Labourer, Agricultural |
129
|
35
|
5
|
1
|
| Lath-maker and Render |
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Laundry-keeper, Washer, and Mangler |
0
|
0
|
109
|
1
|
| Law Officer |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Legal Profession Writer and Law Student |
29
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
| Lime-merchant |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Linen Manufacture (all branches) |
16
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Locksmith and Bell-hanger |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Lodging and Boarding-house Keeper |
2
|
0
|
184
|
1
|
| Maltster |
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Marine-store-dealer |
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Mason, Paviour, and Stone-cutter |
231
|
26
|
0
|
0
|
| Merchant |
165
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
| Midwife |
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
| Milk-seller and Cow-keeper |
5
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
| Miller |
23
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Millwright |
35
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| Miner (branch not specified) |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Miner, Coal |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Minister, Clergyman, and Students of Divinity |
36
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Moulder (branch not specified) |
27
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
| Musician |
16
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Music-seller |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Muslin Embroiderer and Worker |
0
|
0
|
13
|
2
|
| Muslin manufacturer |
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
| Nailor and Nail-maker |
31
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
| Navy |
18
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
| Net-maker |
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
| Newspaper Agent |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Optician |
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Painter, Plumber, and Glazier |
118
|
52
|
1
|
0
|
| Paper-maker |
11
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
| Parochial, Church and Town Officer |
17
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Pastry-cook and Confectioner |
10
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
| Patten and Clog-maker |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Pattern-maker |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Pawnbroker |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Physician |
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Piano-forte-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Plane-maker |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Plasterer |
20
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Plate-layer |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Police-officer, Constable, and Watchman |
103
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Porter, Messenger, and Errand-boy |
95
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
| Potatoe-dealer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Potter |
48
|
21
|
13
|
8
|
| Poulterer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Printer |
20
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
| Printer, Cotton and Calico |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Printer, Lithographic |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Provision-dealer and Merchant |
10
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Quarryman |
17
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Rag-dealer and Merchant |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Railway Service |
14
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Refiner |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Rope and Cord-spinner and Maker |
66
|
26
|
3
|
0
|
| Saddler, and Harness and Collar-maker |
4
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
| Sailcloth-maker and Weaver |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Sail-maker |
57
|
34
|
0
|
1
|
| Salesman |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Saw-maker |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Sawyer |
230
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
| Scavenger |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Schoolmaster, Mistress, and Assistant; Tutor or Governess |
42
|
1
|
26
|
0
|
| Screw bolt-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Sealing-wax-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Seaman |
571
|
112
|
0
|
0
|
| Seaman, Pilot |
18
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Seamstress and Seamster |
0
|
0
|
143
|
37
|
| Seedsman |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Servant, Domestic |
59
|
32
|
964
|
731
|
| Ship Agent |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Ship Builder, Carpenter and Wright |
379
|
115
|
0
|
0
|
| Ship Chandler |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Ship Owner |
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Ship Rigger |
15
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Ship-carver |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Shop-keeper |
6
|
4
|
12
|
0
|
| Silk Manufacture (all branches) |
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
| Silk Mercer |
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
| Skinner |
11
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Slater |
47
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| Spinner |
0
|
1
|
18
|
1
|
| Stationer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Stay and Corset-maker |
1
|
0
|
12
|
3
|
| Stocking-maker and Weaver |
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
| Store-keeper |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Straw Bonnet and Hat-maker |
1
|
0
|
32
|
23
|
| Straw-plait-worker |
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Sugar-manufacturer |
57
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
| Sugar-merchant |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Surgeon, Apothecary, and Medical Student |
23
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Surveyor (branch not specified) |
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Surveyor, Ship |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Tailor |
228
|
46
|
8
|
4
|
| Tallow-chandler |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Tambourer |
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Tanner |
24
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Tavern Hotel and Inn-keeper |
10
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
| Tavern Publican and Victualler |
16
|
0
|
19
|
0
|
| Tavern Wine and Spirit-dealer and Merchant |
89
|
0
|
34
|
0
|
| Teacher Music |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Teacher Navigation |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Timber-merchant |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Tin-plate-worker and Tinman |
53
|
25
|
0
|
0
|
| Tobacconist and Tobacco-manufacturer |
17
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
| Toll-collector |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Traveller, Commercial |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Turner |
11
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Umber-maker |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Warehouseman and Woman |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Weaver (branch not specified) |
44
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Weaver, Hand-loom |
11
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
| Weaver, Power-loom |
0
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
| Wheelwright |
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Wine and Spirit Merchant |
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Wire-worker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Wood Cutter and Woodman |
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Wood-merchant |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Woollen and Cloth-manufacture (all branches) |
37
|
4
|
6
|
21
|
| Woollen-draper |
4
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
| Worsted-manufacture (all branches) |
2
|
0
|
5
|
2
|
| Yarn-manufacture (all branches) |
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
| Total Number of Persons whose Occupations are returned as above |
9,168
|
1,793
|
2,045
|
984
|
| Other Persons employed in Trade (branch not specified) |
62
|
59
|
10
|
1
|
| Number of Persons returned as of Independent Means |
110
|
3
|
795
|
44
|
| Almspeople, Pensioners, Paupers, and Beggars |
32
|
1
|
75
|
2
|
| Other Persons |
71
|
12
|
76
|
14
|
| Residue of Population |
151
|
6,575
|
7,660
|
7,193
|
| TOTAL POPULATION |
9,594
|
8,443
|
10,661
|
8,238
|
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This website does not try to provide an exact replica of the original printed census tables, which often had thousands of rows and far more columns than will fit on our web pages. Instead, we let you drill down from national totals to the most detailed data available. The column headings are those that appeared in the original printed report. The numbers presented here, which are the same ones we use to create statistical maps and graphs, come from the census table and have usually been carefully checked.
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.