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ABSTRACT

OF THE

ANSWERS AND RETURNS

Made pursuant to an ACT, passed in the First Year of

the Reign of His Majesty King GEORGE IV,

INTITULED,

"An ACT for taking an Account of the Population
"of GREAT BRITAIN, and of the Increase or
"Diminution thereof."

Preliminary Observations

Enumeration Abstract

Parish Register Abstract

M. DCCC. XXI.

Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed,
2 July 1822.

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CONTENTS

PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS
I. ENUMERATION ABSTRACT			p. V
II. PARISH REGISTER ABSTRACT			p. XXI
III. INCREASE OF THE POPULATION			p. XXVII
IV. TABLES OF THE SEVERAL COUNTIES			pp. XXXII to XXXV
ENUMERATION ABSTRACT:
COUNTY OF	Page	COUNTY OF	Page
BEDFORD	1	LANCASTER	150
SUMMARY AND AGES	4	SUMMARY p.160 AGES	161
BERKS	5	LEICESTER	162
SUMMARY AND AGES p.11 AGES	12	SUMMARY p.169 AGES	170
BUCKINGHAM	13	LINCOLN PARTS OF HOLLAND	171
SUMMARY AND AGES	18	LINCOLN PARTS OF KESTEVEN	172
CAMBRIDGE	19	LINCOLN PARTS OF LINDSEY	177
SUMMARY AND AGES p.23 AGES	24	SUMMARY p.187 AGES	188,189
CHESTER	25	MIDDLESEX	190
SUMMARY AND AGES	36	SUMMARY p.196 AGES	197
CORNWALL	37	MONMOUTH	198
SUMMARY p.41 AGES	42	SUMMARY p.202 AGES	203
CUMBERLAND	43	NORFOLK	204
SUMMARY p.50 AGES	51	SUMMARY p.219 AGES	220, 221
DERBY	52	NORTHAMPTON	222
SUMMARY p.59 AGES	60	SUMMARY p.230 AGES	231
DEVON	61	NORTHUMBERLAND	232
SUMMARY p.71 AGES	72,73	SUMMARY p.244 AGES	245
DORSET	74	NOTTINGHAM	246
SUMMARY p.82 AGES	83	SUMMARY p.252 AGES	253
DURHAM	84	OXFORD	254
SUMMARY p.91 AGES	92	SUMMARY p.261 AGES	262
ESSEX	93	RUTLAND	263
SUMMARY p.102 AGES	103	SUMMARY p.264 AGES	265
GLOUCESTER	104	SALOP	266
SUMMARY p.117 AGES	119	SUMMARY p.274 AGES	275
HEREFORD	120	SOMERSET	276
SUMMARY p.126 AGES	127	SUMMARY p.289 AGES	290, 291
HERTFORD	128	SOUTHAMPTON	292
SUMMARY p.131 AGES	132	SUMMARY p.301 AGES	302
HUNTINGDON	133	STAFFORD	303
SUMMARY p.135 AGES	136	SUMMARY p.311 AGES	312
KENT	137	SUFFOLK	313
SUMMARY p.148 AGES	149	SUMMARY p.323 AGES	325
-	-	SURREY	326
-	-	SUMMARY p.330 AGES	331
SUSSEX	332	WORCESTER	368
SUMMARY p.341 AGES	342	SUMMARY p.374	375
WARWICK	343	YORK EAST RIDING	376
SUMMARY p.349 AGES	350	SUMMARY p.389	390, 391
WESTMORLAND	351	NORTH RIDING	392
SUMMARY AND AGES	354	SUMMARY p.406	407
WILTS	355	WEST RIDING	408
SUMMARY p.365 AGES	366,367	SUMMARY p.425	426
SUMMARY OF ENGLAND			427
ANGLESEY	431	FLINT	459
SUMMARY p.433 AGES	434	SUMMARY AND AGES	461
BRECON	435	GLAMORGAN	462
SUMMARY p.438 AGES	439	SUMMARY p.467 AGES	468
CARDIGAN	440	MERIONETH	469
SUMMARY p.443 AGES	444	SUMMARY p.470 AGES	471
CARMARTHEN	445	MONTGOMERY	472
SUMMARY p.448 AGES	449	SUMMARY p.475 AGES	476
CARNARVON	450	PEMBROKE	477
SUMMARY p.452 AGES	453	SUMMARY p.480 AGES	481
DENBIGH	454	RADNOR	482
SUMMARY p.457 AGES	458	SUMMARY p.484 AGES	485
SUMMARY OF WALES			486
SHIRE OF	Page	SHIRE OF	Page
ABERDEEN	489	-	-
SUMMARY p.491 AGES	492	-	-
ARGYLL	493	KINCARDINE AGES	516
SUMMARY p.494 AGES	495	KINROSS	517
AYR	496	STEWARTRY OF KIRKCUDBRIGHT AGES	518
SUMMARY p.497 AGES	498	LANARK	519
BANFF AGES	499	SUMMARY AND AGES	521
BERWICK AGES	500	LINLITHGOW AGES	522
BUTE AGES	501	NAIRN	523
CAITHNESS AGES	ibid	ORKNEY AND SHETLAND	524
CLACKMANNAN AGES	502	Summary, p.525 Ages	526
DUMBARTON AGES	503	PEEBLES; AGES	527
DUMFRIES	IBID	PERTH	528
AGES	504	SUMMARY AND AGES	530
EDINBURGH	505	RENFREW AGES	531
SUMMARY AND AGES	506	ROSS AND CROMARTY AGES	532
ELGIN AGES	507	ROXBURGH	533
FIFE	508	SUMMARY AND AGES	534
SUMMARY AND AGES	510	SELKIRK AGES	535
FORFAR	511	STIRLING AGES	536
AGES	512	SUTHERLAND AGES	537
HADDINGTON AGES	513	WIGTOWN AGES	538
INVERNESS	514	-	-
AGES	515	-	-
SUMMARY OF SCOTLAND			539
GENERAL SUMMARY of GREAT BRITAIN			542
APPENDIX	ISLANDS in the BRITISH SEAS		545
	METROPOLIS		550

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PARISH REGISTER ABSTRACT:

COUNTY OF	PAGE	COUNTY OF	PAGE
BEDFORD	1	MIDDLESEX	71
SUMMARY	2	SUMMARY	73
BERKS	3	MONMOUTH	74
SUMMARY	7	SUMMARY	75
BUCKS	8	NORFOLK	76
SUMMARY	10	SUMMARY	82
CAMBRIDGE	11	NORTHAMPTON	83
SUMMARY	14	SUMMARY	86
CHESTER	15	NORTHUMBERLAND	87
SUMMARY	16	SUMMARY	88
CORNWALL	17	NOTTINGHAM	89
SUMMARY	19	SUMMARY	91
CUMBERLAND	20	OXFORD	92
-	21	SUMMARY	94
DERBY	22	RUTLAND	95
SUMMARY	23	SUMMARY	96
DEVON	24	SALOP	97
SUMMARY	29	SUMMARY	99
DORSET	30	SOMERSET	100
SUMMARY	33	SUMMARY	107
DURHAM	34	SOUTHAMPTON	108
SUMMARY	36	SUMMARY	110
ESSEX	37	STAFFORD	111
SUMMARY	41	SUMMARY	112
GLOUCESTER	42	SUFFOLK	113
SUMMARY	47	SUMMARY	117
HEREFORD	48	SURREY	118
SUMMARY	50	SUMMARY	120
HERTFORD	51	SUSSEX	121
SUMMARY	52	SUMMARY	123
HUNTINGDON	53	WARWICK	124
SUMMARY	54	SUMMARY	125
KENT	55	WESTMORLAND	126
SUMMARY	57	SUMMARY	127
LANCASTER	58	WILTS	128
SUMMARY	61	SUMMARY	133
LEICESTER	62	WORCHESTER	134
SUMMARY	63	SUMMARY	135
LINCOLN PARTS OF HOLLAND	64	YORK EAST RIDING	136
LINCOLN PARTS OF KESTEVEN	ibid	SUMMARY	138
LINCOLN PARTS OF LINSEY	66	YORK NORTH RIDING	139
SUMMARY	70	SUMMARY	141
-	-	YORK WEST RIDING	142
-	-	SUMMARY	144
SUMMARY OF ENGLAND			145
ANGLESEY; SUMMARY	147	FLINT; SUMMARY	150
BRECON; SUMMARY	ibid	GLAMORGAN; SUMMARY	ibid
CARDIGAN; SUMMARY	148	MERIONETH; SUMMARY	151
CARMARTHEN; SUMMARY	ibid	MONTGOMERY; SUMMARY	ibid
CARNARVON; SUMMARY	149	PEMBROKE; SUMMARY	152
DENBIGH; SUMMARY	ibid	RADNOR; SUMMARY	ibid
SUMMARY OF ENGLAND AND WALES			154
APPENDIX		ISLAND IN THE BRITISH SEAS	156
		THE METROPOLIS	157

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PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS:

I. Enumeration Abstract.	PAGE
QUESTIONS addressed to Overseers in England; and to Schoolmasters in Scotland	v
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the Enumerations of 1801; 1811; and 1821	viii
ARRANGEMENT of Counties and Hundreds	ix
ARRANGEMENT of Cities and Towns	x
ARRANGEMENT of Parishes and Townships	xi-xii
ARRANGEMENT of Extra-parochial Places, and Liberties	xiii
COMPLETION of Returns	xiv
AGES of Persons	ibid.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the Ages of Persons in the several Counties of England, Wales, and Scotland; in the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, &C.; and in The Metropolis	xv-xx
II. Parish Register Abstract .
QUESTIONS addressed to Officiating Ministers in England	xxi
Number of Baptisms, Burials, and Marriages	xxiii
Concerning the Registry of Marriages	xxiv
Concerning the Registry of Burials	xxv
Concerning the Registry of Baptisms	xxvi
III. Increase of Population
TABLE OF POPULATION throughout the last Century, England and Wales	xxix
TABLES of the several Counties	xxxii-xxxv

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PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS

THE ACT which was carried into effect in the Year 1801, "for taking an "Account of the POPULATION of Great Britain, and of the Increase or Diminution thereof,"-having now been repeated in the Years 1811 and 1821, a Comparison of the Results of these National Investigations seems to be required, not only as the Population Abstracts of 1803, 1811, and 1821, may hereafter be referred to in connection with each other, but because a large volume, consisting chiefly of Names and Figures, cannot be readily and effectually consulted without such previous Explanation as may serve to shew the Method and Order pursued in digesting and connecting the Subject-matter of the ENUMERATION Abstract and of the PARISH-REGISTER Abstract; and in so doing on the present occasion, the OBSERVATIONS prefixed to the volume of 1811 will be repeated, with such alterations and additions as have become necessary from another Repetition of the "Population Act, which affords a further Comparison of Results, and contains a new Enquiry regarding the AGES of PERSONS.

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