Able-bodied paupers by gender & age

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Year Men Women
01 Jan 1861 19 Show data context 93 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 16 Show data context 96 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 17 Show data context 85 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 24 Show data context 92 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 26 Show data context 106 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 18 Show data context 93 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 24 Show data context 97 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 21 Show data context 88 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 22 Show data context 90 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 20 Show data context 92 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 27 Show data context 104 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 15 Show data context 105 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 22 Show data context 120 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 24 Show data context 124 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 32 Show data context 142 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 20 Show data context 125 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 28 Show data context 140 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 17 Show data context 134 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 35 Show data context 168 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 19 Show data context 145 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 38 Show data context 178 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 34 Show data context 176 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 35 Show data context 206 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 28 Show data context 162 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 24 Show data context 155 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 13 Show data context 147 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 15 Show data context 155 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 17 Show data context 141 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 24 Show data context 149 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 25 Show data context 143 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 30 Show data context 146 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 24 Show data context 127 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 23 Show data context 144 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 22 Show data context 135 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 29 Show data context 131 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 20 Show data context 136 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 30 Show data context 144 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 34 Show data context 151 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 41 Show data context 155 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 43 Show data context 159 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 40 Show data context 169 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 30 Show data context 151 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 30 Show data context 157 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 27 Show data context 151 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 32 Show data context 144 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 29 Show data context 142 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 38 Show data context 147 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 26 Show data context 141 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 31 Show data context 142 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 16 Show data context 120 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 30 Show data context 130 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 20 Show data context 145 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 31 Show data context 156 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 17 Show data context 138 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 26 Show data context 150 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 18 Show data context 141 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 24 Show data context 145 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 15 Show data context 146 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 16 Show data context 144 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 13 Show data context 126 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 22 Show data context 128 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 16 Show data context 123 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 19 Show data context 136 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 15 Show data context 120 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 9 Show data context 126 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 18 Show data context 116 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 10 Show data context 114 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 9 Show data context 107 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 19 Show data context 121 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 9 Show data context 114 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 13 Show data context 116 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 7 Show data context 101 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 5 Show data context 98 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 10 Show data context 99 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 11 Show data context 93 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 7 Show data context 79 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 7 Show data context 83 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 4 Show data context 69 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 7 Show data context 76 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 4 Show data context 66 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 6 Show data context 61 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 9 Show data context 50 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 11 Show data context 63 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 7 Show data context 59 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 12 Show data context 53 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 13 Show data context 57 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 13 Show data context 58 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 13 Show data context 52 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 12 Show data context 59 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 10 Show data context 53 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 9 Show data context 53 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 9 Show data context 57 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 6 Show data context 51 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 6 Show data context 41 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 10 Show data context 55 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 9 Show data context 57 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 2 Show data context 45 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, Falmouth 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: 16th June 2024