Able-bodied paupers by gender & age

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Year Men Women
01 Jan 1861 15 Show data context 69 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 13 Show data context 67 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 17 Show data context 68 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 28 Show data context 73 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 28 Show data context 77 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 25 Show data context 80 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 22 Show data context 74 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 17 Show data context 70 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 24 Show data context 80 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 17 Show data context 59 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 16 Show data context 64 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 15 Show data context 62 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 24 Show data context 76 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 26 Show data context 71 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 33 Show data context 80 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 26 Show data context 66 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 24 Show data context 77 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 26 Show data context 71 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 29 Show data context 98 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 33 Show data context 74 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 33 Show data context 86 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 15 Show data context 74 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 21 Show data context 78 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 13 Show data context 62 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 11 Show data context 64 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 6 Show data context 50 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 10 Show data context 56 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 8 Show data context 53 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 12 Show data context 62 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 6 Show data context 48 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 13 Show data context 52 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 4 Show data context 41 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 4 Show data context 40 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 5 Show data context 40 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 5 Show data context 39 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 2 Show data context 35 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 10 Show data context 48 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 9 Show data context 42 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 22 Show data context 59 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 8 Show data context 49 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 10 Show data context 57 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 9 Show data context 49 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 7 Show data context 45 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 10 Show data context 47 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 13 Show data context 52 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 8 Show data context 47 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 11 Show data context 51 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 10 Show data context 44 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 11 Show data context 45 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 9 Show data context 42 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 18 Show data context 60 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 11 Show data context 45 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 8 Show data context 47 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 7 Show data context 41 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 8 Show data context 47 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 8 Show data context 48 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 9 Show data context 39 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 10 Show data context 39 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 14 Show data context 38 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 9 Show data context 34 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 3 Show data context 26 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 4 Show data context 29 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 15 Show data context 38 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 5 Show data context 30 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 5 Show data context 29 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 4 Show data context 26 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 11 Show data context 31 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 7 Show data context 33 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 10 Show data context 27 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 9 Show data context 39 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 6 Show data context 32 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 4 Show data context 28 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 8 Show data context 35 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 8 Show data context 31 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 11 Show data context 37 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 9 Show data context 41 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 10 Show data context 37 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 12 Show data context 31 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 13 Show data context 30 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 6 Show data context 25 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 12 Show data context 28 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 9 Show data context 27 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 11 Show data context 30 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 8 Show data context 28 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 7 Show data context 31 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 8 Show data context 22 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 39 Show data context 49 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 4 Show data context 20 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 8 Show data context 33 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 2 Show data context 19 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 6 Show data context 29 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 3 Show data context 24 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 41 Show data context 33 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 6 Show data context 14 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 11 Show data context 30 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 11 Show data context 32 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 16 Show data context 32 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, Selby 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: 14th May 2024