A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
1841 Census of Great Britain, Occupations (Sample Report Title: Abstract of the Answers and Returns made pursuant to Acts 3 & 4 Vict. c. 99, and 4 Vict. c. 7, intituled respectively " An Act "for taking an Account of the Population of Great Britain," and "An Act to amend the "Acts of the last Session for taking an Account of the Population." Occupation Abstract, 1841: Part I. England and Wales, and Islands in the British Seas), Table [1] : " Occupation Abstract".
| List Wales Dep | Glamorgan AncC |
|---|
| OCCUPATIONS |
Males |
Females |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
20 Years of Age and upwards [1] |
Under 20 Years of Age [2] |
20 Years of Age and upwards [3] |
Under 20 Years of Age [4] |
|
| Accountant |
84 
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
| Actor (Play) |
6
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
| Agent (branch not specified) |
160
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
| Agricultural Machine-maker |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Anchor-smith and Chain-maker |
17
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
| Architect |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Army |
274
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
| Army, Half-pay |
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Artist |
16
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Assayer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Attorney, Solicitor, and Law Student |
76
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
| Auctioneer and Appraiser |
17
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Bacon-dealer and Factor |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Baker |
108
|
19
|
48
|
2
|
| Banker |
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Barm-seller |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Barrister |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Basket-maker |
18
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
| Bath-keeper |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Beehive-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Blacksmith |
1,059
|
315
|
1
|
0
|
| Block-maker |
16
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Boat and Barge Owner |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Boat and Barge-builder |
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Boat and Bargeman |
314
|
151
|
0
|
0
|
| Boiler-maker |
20
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Bonnet-maker |
5
|
0
|
69
|
24
|
| Bookseller and Bookbinder |
55
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
| Boot and Shoe-maker |
1,570
|
210
|
33
|
15
|
| Brazier, Brass-worker, and Tinker |
31
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| Brewer |
44
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
| Brick and Tile-maker |
49
|
16
|
4
|
2
|
| Bricklayer |
23
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Broker (branch not specified) |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Brush and Broom-maker |
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
| Builder |
47
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
| Butcher |
276
|
20
|
6
|
0
|
| Butter-merchant |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Cabinet-maker and Upholsterer |
187
|
39
|
7
|
1
|
| Canal Agent |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Canal Service |
63
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Cap-maker |
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Carpenter and Joiner |
1,465
|
172
|
3
|
1
|
| Carrier, Carter, and Waggoner |
84
|
10
|
1
|
1
|
| Carver and Gilder |
5
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
| Cattle-dealer |
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Cellarman |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Chair-maker |
39
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| Charcoal-burner and Dealer |
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Charwoman |
0
|
0
|
145
|
15
|
| Cheese Factor and Monger |
5
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
| Chemist and Druggist |
62
|
17
|
1
|
0
|
| Chemist, Manufacturing |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Chimney-sweeper |
12
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| China, Earthenware, and Glass-dealer |
6
|
0
|
11
|
0
|
| Clergyman |
75
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Clerk |
243
|
54
|
1
|
0
|
| Clock and Watch-maker |
76
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
| Clothes-dealer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Clothier |
6
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Coach Maker (all branches) |
25
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Coach Proprietor |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Coachman, Coach-guard, and Postboy |
45
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
| Coal and Colliery Agent |
30
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
| Coal Inspector |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Coal Labourer |
699
|
424
|
15
|
21
|
| Coal Merchant and Dealer |
21
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Coal Proprietor |
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Coke-burner |
123
|
11
|
1
|
3
|
| Commission Agent |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Cooper |
104
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
| Copper Agent |
15
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Copper Manufacture (all branches) |
1,069
|
263
|
6
|
5
|
| Copper Merchant |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Copper-smith |
68
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
| Cork-cutter |
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Corn Merchant, Dealer, and Factor |
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Corn Meter |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Courier |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Crate-maker |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Currier |
42
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
| Cutler |
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Draper |
136
|
56
|
15
|
4
|
| Draper, Linen |
13
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
| Draughtsman |
13
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| Dress-maker and Milliner |
4
|
0
|
560
|
266
|
| Drover |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Dyer |
15
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| East India Company's Service |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Eating-house-keeper |
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Engine and Machine-maker |
97
|
26
|
0
|
0
|
| Engineer and Engine-worker |
395
|
66
|
2
|
1
|
| Engineer, Civil |
17
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Engraver |
7
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Factory-worker (branch not specified) |
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Fancy Goods-dealer |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Farm Agent and Bailiff |
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Farmer and Grazier |
2,957
|
26
|
208
|
1
|
| Farrier, Cattle-doctor and Veterinary Surgeon |
16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Feather-dealer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Fellmonger |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Fence and Hurdle-maker |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Ferule-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| File-cutter |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Firework-maker |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Fish-dealer |
7
|
0
|
44
|
0
|
| Fisherman and Woman |
28
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
| Flint-miller |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Flour-dealer and Mealman |
8
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Forge Agent |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| French-polisher |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Fuller |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Furrier |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Gardener |
230
|
17
|
1
|
1
|
| Gas-fitter |
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Gas-works Service |
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| General Dealer |
29
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
| Glass-blower and Cutter |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Glover |
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Government Civil Service, All other Departments |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Government Civil Service, Customs and Excise |
82
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| Government Civil Service, Post-office |
15
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
| Green-grocer and Fruiterer |
7
|
1
|
21
|
0
|
| Grocer and Tea-dealer |
290
|
55
|
101
|
4
|
| Groom and Hostler |
168
|
17
|
1
|
1
|
| Gun-maker |
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Haberdasher and Hosier |
10
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Haft-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Hair Merchant |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Hair-dresser |
36
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
| Harbour Master |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Hardwareman |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Harp-maker |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Hatter and Hat-maker |
33
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
| Hawker, Huckster, and Pedlar |
112
|
13
|
73
|
4
|
| Hay-dealer |
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Herbalist |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Horse-dealer and Trainer |
13
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Horse-hair-weaver |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Iron Manufacture (all branches) |
2,443
|
513
|
91
|
66
|
| Iron Master |
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Iron Merchant |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Ironmonger |
44
|
23
|
0
|
0
|
| Jeweller and Silversmith |
11
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Keeper or Head of Public Institution |
8
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
| Keeper, Game, Gate, and Park |
45
|
1
|
5
|
0
|
| Keeper, Lighthouse |
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Knitter |
0
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
| Labourer |
5,721
|
923
|
213
|
88
|
| Labourer, Agricultural |
4,732
|
1,693
|
88
|
28
|
| Lace-maker |
0
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
| Lamp-lighter |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Land Agent |
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Last-maker |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Lath-render |
10
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Laundry-keeper, Washer, and Mangler |
0
|
0
|
292
|
21
|
| Law Officer |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Librarian |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Lime-burner |
29
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Lime-merchant |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Linen-merchant |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Livery-stable-keeper |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Locksmith and Bell-hanger |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Lodging-house-keeper |
1
|
0
|
58
|
0
|
| Maltster |
107
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
| Marine-store-dealer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Mason and Stone-cutter |
1,495
|
267
|
2
|
1
|
| Mason, Marble |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Mat-maker |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Merchant |
58
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Metal Worker |
16
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Midwife |
0
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
| Milk-seller and Cow-keeper |
7
|
0
|
10
|
1
|
| Miller |
122
|
9
|
3
|
0
|
| Millwright |
27
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
| Mine Agent |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Miner (branch not specified) |
2,738
|
669
|
39
|
19
|
| Miner, Coal |
4,946
|
1,552
|
24
|
15
|
| Miner, Copper |
80
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
| Miner, Iron |
1,013
|
327
|
4
|
3
|
| Miner, Lead |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Mineral Agent |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Mineralogist |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Minister |
117
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Musician, Organist, and Harper |
34
|
9
|
3
|
1
|
| Nailor |
148
|
19
|
3
|
0
|
| Navy |
24
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Navy, Half-pay |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Net-maker |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Newspaper Editor |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Nurse |
0
|
0
|
25
|
1
|
| Nurseryman |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Optician |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Organ-builder |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Packer |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Painter, Plumber, and Glazier |
181
|
33
|
3
|
0
|
| Paper-hanger |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Paper-maker |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Parochial, Church and Town Officer |
41
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Pastry-cook and Confectioner |
28
|
3
|
10
|
1
|
| Patten and Clog-maker |
9
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
| Pattern-maker |
28
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| Pawnbroker |
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
| Perfumer |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Physician |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Pig-dealer |
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Pipe (Tobacco) Maker |
9
|
2
|
8
|
2
|
| Pipe-maker |
7
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
| Plasterer |
135
|
26
|
0
|
0
|
| Plate-layer |
14
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Police-officer, Constable, and Watchman |
62
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Porter and Messenger |
41
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
| Potatoe-seller |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Potter |
89
|
29
|
16
|
1
|
| Pottery-painter |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Poulterer |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Printer |
44
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
| Provision-dealer |
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Pump-maker |
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
| Quarryman |
103
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
| Quarryman, Limestone |
5
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
| Quilter |
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Rag-dealer |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Railway Agent |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Railway Service |
17
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
| Road Contractor |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Roller-maker |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Rope and Cord-spinner |
35
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Sack-maker |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Saddler and Harness-maker |
86
|
19
|
1
|
0
|
| Sail-maker |
17
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
| Saw-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Sawyer |
389
|
48
|
0
|
0
|
| Scavenger |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Schoolmaster, Mistress, and Assistant; Tutor or Governess |
126
|
2
|
125
|
2
|
| Screw-maker |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Scrivener |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Sculptor |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Seaman |
501
|
53
|
0
|
0
|
| Seaman (Pilot) |
91
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
| Seamstress |
0
|
0
|
144
|
33
|
| Seedsman |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Servant, Domestic |
622
|
511
|
4,212
|
3,560
|
| Ship Agent |
16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Ship Broker |
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Ship Builder, Carpenter and Wright |
172
|
40
|
0
|
0
|
| Ship Caulker |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Ship Chandler |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Ship Owner |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Ship Rigger |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Shop-keeper |
95
|
7
|
82
|
9
|
| Sieve-maker |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Silk Mercer |
9
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Silk Merchant |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Silk-binder |
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
| Skinner |
51
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
| Slate-merchant |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Slater |
5
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Spade and Shovel-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Spinner (branch not specified) |
8
|
0
|
150
|
29
|
| Stamp-cutter |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Stationer |
8
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Stay-maker |
2
|
2
|
6
|
0
|
| Steward (branch not specified) |
9
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Stock (Men's) maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Stocking-weaver |
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Stone-merchant |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Store-keeper |
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Straw Bonnet and Hat-maker |
1
|
0
|
12
|
9
|
| Straw-plait-worker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Stuff-merchant |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Sugar-refiner |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Surgeon, Apothecary, and Medical Student |
100
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
| Surveyor (branch not specified) |
27
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| Surveyor, Land |
18
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Surveyor, Mine |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Surveyor, Road |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Tailor |
882
|
159
|
6
|
1
|
| Tallow-chandler |
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Tanner |
40
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
| Tavern-keeper, Beer-shop-keeper |
11
|
0
|
10
|
2
|
| Tavern-keeper, Hotel and Inn-keeper |
107
|
0
|
42
|
0
|
| Tavern-keeper, Publican and Victualler |
517
|
3
|
159
|
0
|
| Tavern-keeper, Spirit-merchant |
8
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Teacher or Professor of French |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Teacher or Professor of Music |
7
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
| Teacher or Professor of Singing |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Thatcher |
28
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Tiler |
84
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
| Timber-merchant |
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Tin Manufacture (all branches) |
234
|
115
|
71
|
71
|
| Tin-dealer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Tin-plate-worker and Tinman |
88
|
29
|
0
|
0
|
| Tobacconist |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Toll-collector |
21
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
| Toll-contractor |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Toy-dealer |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Traveller, Commercial |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Tray-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Treenail-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Trunk-maker |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Turner |
19
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
| Umbrella-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Undertaker |
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| Underwriter |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Vermin-destroyer |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Warehouseman and Woman |
10
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
| Water-works Service |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Weaver (branch not specified) |
245
|
31
|
11
|
0
|
| Weaver, Cotton |
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
| Wharfinger |
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Wheelwright |
62
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
| Whitesmith |
11
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Wine-merchant |
13
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Wire-worker |
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Wood Cutter and Woodman |
48
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
| Wood-bailiff |
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Wood-dealer and Factor |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Woollen-draper |
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Woollen-manufacture (all branches) |
88
|
9
|
16
|
6
|
| Zinc Agent |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Zinc Manufacture |
37
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
| Total Number of Persons whose Occupations are returned as above |
43,791
|
9,491
|
7,447
|
4,353
|
| Other Persons employed in Trade (branch not specified) |
181
|
61
|
84
|
20
|
| Number of Persons returned as of Independent Means |
808
|
87
|
2,943
|
233
|
| Almspeople, Pensioners, Paupers, and Beggars |
182
|
92
|
396
|
90
|
| Other Persons |
380
|
10
|
50
|
4
|
| Residue of Population |
2,553
|
30,233
|
33,661
|
34,038
|
| TOTAL POPULATION |
47,895
|
39,974
|
44,581
|
38,738
|
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