Report
OF THE Made pursuant to an ACT, passed in the Fifty-first Year of "An ACT for taking an Account of the Population Ordered to be printed 21st December 1801. Ordered to be printed 9th June 1802. TO which, by Directions of an Act passed in the Forty-first Year of the Reign of His Majesty King GEORGE the Third, Intituled, An Jet for taking an Account of the Population, of Great Britain, and of the Increase or Diminution thereof
, written Answers were to be returned by the Rector, Vicar, Curate, or Officiating Minister, and Overseers of the Poor, or (in Default thereof) by some other substantial Householder, of every Parish, Township and Place (including those Places also which are Extra-parochial) in England
, and by the School-masters or other Persons appointed under the said Act for every Parish in Scotland
; signed by them respectively, and attested upon Oath or Affirmation by the laid Overseers, or (in Default thereof) by such other substantial Householders as aforesaid, in England
, and by the Schoolmasters or such other Persons as aforesaid in Scotland
; for which Purpose they were directed to attend the Justices of the Peace, within their respective Jurisdictions, at such Times and Places as the said Justices of the Peace appointed, on Pain of incurring the Penalties imposed by the said Act for every wilful Default or Neglect. 1st. HOW many Inhabited Houses are there in your Parish, Township, or Place; by how many Families are they occupied; and, how many houses therein are Uninhabited? 2d. HOW many Persons (including Children of whatever Age) are there actually found within the Limits of your Parish, Township, or Place, at the Time of taking this Account, distinguishing Males and Females, and exclusive of Men actually serving; in His Majesty's Registrar Forces or Militia, and exclusive of Seamen either in His Majesty Service or belonging to Registered Vessels? 3d. WHAT Number of Persons, in your Parish, Township, or Place, are chiefly employed in Agriculture; how many in Trade, Manufactures, or Handicraft; and, how many are not. comprized in any of the preceding Classes? 4th. WHAT was the Number of Baptisms and Burials in your Parish, Township, or Place, in the several Years 1700, 1710, 1720, 1730, 1740, 1750, 1760, 1770, 1780 and each subsequent Year, to the 31st Day of December 1800, distinguishing Males from Females? 5th. WHAT has been the Number of Marriages in your Parish, Township, or Place, in each Year, from the Year 1754 inclusive to the End of the Year 1800? 6th. ARE there any Matters which you think it necessary to remark in Explanation of your Answers to any of the preceding Questions? 1. The Total Population of GREAT BRITAIN must exceed the Number of Persons specified in the above Summary, inasmuch as there are some parishes from which no Returns have been received. 2. The number of houses in IRELAND has been nearly ascertained by the Collection of a Hearth-Money Tax; and therefrom it has been computed that the Population of that Part of the UNITED KINGDOM somewhat exceeds FOUR MILLIONS of persons. 3. The ISLANDS of GUERNSEY, JERSEY, ALDERNEY, and SARK, the SCILLY ISLANDS, and the ISLE of MAN, are not comprized in this Enumeration. The total population of these Islands has been usually estimated at about EIGHTY THOUSAND Persons. p. 499. for
St. Botolph Billingsgate, read St. Botolph Bishopsgate. p. 501. for
St. Botolph without Bishopsgate, read St. Botolph Billingsgate. p. 501. last line, for
Trinity Parish, read Trinity Liberty. OF THE Made pursuant to an ACT, passed in the Fifty-first Year of "An ACT for taking an Account of the Population PART I. Ordered to be printed 21st December 1801.
Lake Hanlard, Printer, Greater Turnstile, Lincoln's Inn Fields.ABSTRACT
ANSWERS AND RETURNS
His Majesty King GEORGE III.
INTITULED,
"of GREAT BRITAIN, and of the Increase or
"Diminution thereof."
Enumeration.
PART I.
ENGLAND AND WALES.
PART II.
SCOTLAND.
QUESTIONS
SUMMARY OF ENUMERATION
M.DCCC.I.
HOUSES
PERSONS
OCCUPATIONS
TOTAL OF PERSONS
Inhabited
By how many Families occupied
Unhabited
Males
Females
Persons chiefly employed in Agriculture
Persons chiefly employed in Trade Manufactures, or Handicraft
All other Persons not comprized in the Two preceding Classes
ENGLAND
1,467,870
1,778,420
53,965
3,987,935
4,343,499
1,524,227
1,789,531
4,606,530
8,331,434
WALES
108,053
118,303
3,511
257,178
284,368
189,062
53,822
266,573
541,546
SCOTLAND
294,553
364,079
9,537
734,581
864,487
365,516
293,373
833,914
1,599,068
ARMY, including the MILITIA
0
0
0
198,351
0
0
0
0
198,351
NAVY, including MARINES
0
0
0
126,279
0
0
0
0
126,279
SEAMEN in Registered Shipping
0
0
0
144,558
0
0
0
0
144,558
CONVICTS, on Board the Hulks
0
0
0
1,410
0
0
0
0
1,410
TOTAL
1,870,476
2,260,802
67,013
5,450,292
5,492,354
2,135,805
2,136,726
5,707,017
10,942,646
OBSERVATIONS.
ERRATA.
ABSTRACT
ANSWERS AND RETURNS
His Majesty King GEORGE III.
INTITULED,
"of GREAT BRITAIN, and of the Increase or
"Diminution thereof."
Enumeration.
ENGLAND AND WALES.
County of
Page
BEDFORD
1
Summary
5
BERKS
6
Summary
13
BUCKINGHAM
14
Summary
20
CAMBRIDGE
21
Summary
26
CHESTER
27
Summary
40
CORNWALL
41
Summary
47
CUMBERLAND
48
Summary
56
DERBY
57
Summary
65
DEVON
66
Summary
80
DORSET
81
Summary
91
DURHAM
92
Summary
100
ESSEX
101
Summary
113
GLOUCESTER
114
Summary
127
HEREFORD
128
Summary
136
HERTFORD
137
Summary
141
HUNTINGDON
142
Summary
145
KENT
146
Summary
159
LANCASTER
160
Summary
174
LEICESTER
175
Summary
184
LINCOLN, Parts of Holland
185
LINCOLN, Parts of Kesteven
186
LINCOLN, Parts of Lindsey
192
Summary
206
MIDDLESEX
207
Summary
216
Summary of LONDON and WESTMINISTER
ibid.
MONMOUTH
217
Summary
221
NORFOLK
222
Summary
243
NORTHAMPTON
244
Summary
254
NORTHUMBERLAND
255
Summary
271
NOTTINGHAM
272
Summary
279
OXFORD
280
Summary
288
RUTLAND
289
Summary
290
SALOP
291
Summary
298
SOMERSET
299
Summary
315
SOUTHAMPTON
316
Summary
327
STAFFORD
328
Summary
335
SUFFOLK
336
Summary
350
SURREY
351
Summary
355
SUSSEX
356
Summary
366
WARWICK
367
Summary
375
WESTMORLAND
376
Summary
379
WILTS
380
Summary
392
WORCESTER
394
Summary
401
YORK, East Riding
402
Summary
415
YORK, North Riding
416
Summary
431
YORK, West Riding
432
Summary
450
ENGLAND, Summary
451
ANGLESEY
453
Summary
455
BRECON
456
Summary
459
CARDIGAN
460
Summary
463
CARMARTHEN
464
Summary
467
CARNARVON
468
Summary
470
DENBIGH
471
Summary
474
FLINT
475
Summary
476
GLAMORGAN
477
Summary
482
MERIONETH
483
Summary
484
MONTGOMERY
485
Summary
487
PEMBROKE
488
Summary
492
RADNOR
493
Summary
495
WALES, Summary
496
GENERAL TOTAL of England and Wales, The Army, Navy, &c.
497
APPENDIX:— The population of London, Westminster, Southwark, &c. as constituting the Metropolis of the UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND
499 to 503
Shire of
Page
ABERDEEN
509
Summary
511
ARGYLE; Summary
512
AYR
513
Summary
514
BANFF; Summary
515
BERWICK; Summary
516
BUTE; Summary
517
CAITHNESS; Summary
ibid.
CLACKMANNAN; Summary
518
CROMARTY; Summary
ibid.
DUMBARTON; Summary
519
DUMFRIES; Summary
520
EDINBURGH
521
Summary
522
ELGIN; Summary
523
FIFE
524
Summary
525
FORFAR
526
Summary
527
HADDINGTON; Summary
528
INVERNESS
529
Summary
530
KINCARDINE; Summary
531
KINROSS; Summary
ibid.
Stewartry of KIRCUDBRIGHT; Summary
532
LANARK
533
Summary
534
LINLITHGOW; Summary
535
NAIRN; Summary
ibid.
ORKNEY and SHETLAND; Summary
536
PEEBLES; Summary
537
PERTH
538
Summary
540
RENFREW; Summary
541
ROSS, Summary
542
ROXBURGH
543
Summary
544
SELKIRK; Summary
ibid.
STIRLING; Summary
545
SUTHERLAND; Summary
546
WIGTOWN; Summary
ibid.
SUMMARY of SCOTLAND
547