Haltwhistle RegD/PLU through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law Union/Reg. District

Administrative unit

Haltwhistle RegD/PLU

Poor Law Union/Reg. District

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Population

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Industry

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Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?

Housing

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Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 4,288 in 1801 to 8,545 in 1911.
Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 5.31 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 5.9 per cent were.
Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 158.12 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1901, and the lowest was 82.95 in 1871.
Occupational Structure in 1881:

Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Preferred Name:: HALTWHISTLE
Unit Type:: Poor Law Union/Reg. District
Status:: Poor Law Union
Registration District
Date created:: 1837
Date abolished:: 1930
Unit ID:: 10055969
Authorities:: F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 721.

Haltwhistle RegD/PLU, Northumberland

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
HALTWHISTLE	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 721.
HALTWISTLE	Alternate	English			Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
NORTHUMBERLAND	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 721.
NORTHUMBERLAND	Administrative County			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	Authority
HALTWHISTLE	Registration sub-District		1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
BELLISTER CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 318.
BLENKINSOPP CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 320.
COANWOOD CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 324.
FEATHERSTONE Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 328.
HALTWHISTLE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 330.
HARTLEYBURN CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 331.
HENSHAW Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 331.
KIRKHAUGH CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 334.
KNARSDALE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 335.
LAMBLEY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 335.
MELKRIDGE CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 337.
PLENMELLER CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 341.
RIDLEY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 342.
THIRLWALL Tn/CP	Parish-level Unit	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 346.
THORNGRAFTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 346.
WALL TOWN CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1866	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 348.
WHITFIELD CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 350.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Haltwhistle RegD/PLU through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law Union/Reg. District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10055969

Date accessed: 27th April 2024