Occupation data classified into the 24 1881 'Orders', plus sex

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Data for 1881 Sex
1881 Occupational Orders Male Female
General/Local Government 168 Show data context 20 Show data context
Defence of the country 15 Show data context 0 Show data context
Professionals 641 Show data context 192 Show data context
Domestic Service or Offices 442 Show data context 4,314 Show data context
Commercial Occupations 311 Show data context 6 Show data context
Conveyance of men, goods & messages 878 Show data context 15 Show data context
Agriculture 6,686 Show data context 632 Show data context
Animals 211 Show data context 0 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Books, Prints & Maps 106 Show data context 4 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Machines & Implements 109 Show data context 7 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in House, Furniture & Decorations 1,605 Show data context 2 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Carriages & Harnesses 94 Show data context 0 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Ships & Boats 93 Show data context 0 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Chemicals & Compounds 35 Show data context 0 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Tobacco & Pipes 3 Show data context 2 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Food & Lodging 780 Show data context 418 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Textile Fabrics 557 Show data context 85 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Dress 711 Show data context 908 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Various Animal Substances 82 Show data context 5 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Various Vegetable Substances 108 Show data context 7 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Various Mineral Substances 6,160 Show data context 19 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in General or Unspecified Commodities 1,913 Show data context 105 Show data context
Workers & Dealers in Refuse Matters 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
Persons without Specified Occupations 12,638 Show data context 27,180 Show data context
Date: Source:
1881 1881 Census of England and Wales, Ages, Table 10 , 'Occupations of Males and Females in the Division and its Registration Counties'

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This data matrix presents simplified version of the 1881 occupational data, using the 24 'Orders' used in the published reports for 1881, plus an 'Unknown' category. Many of these categories combine 'Workers and Dealers' in different commodities, so it is impossible to distinguish workers in manufacturing and services.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Merionethshire RegC through time | Industry Statistics | Occupation data classified into the 24 1881 'Orders', plus sex, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10068848/cube/OCC_ORDER1881

Date accessed: 01st November 2024