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ABSTRACT


OF THE

ANSWERS AND RETURNS



Made pursuant to Acts 3 & 4 Vic. c. 99, and 4 Vic. 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.



ENUMERATION ABSTRACT


M.DCCC.XLI.



PART I.

ENGLAND AND WALES.

AND ISLANDS IN THE BRITISH SEAS.


PART II.

SCOTLAND.



Presented to both House of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty.





LONDON:

PRINTED BY W. CLOWES AND SONS, STAMFORD STREET,
FOR HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE.

1843.


CONTENTS.


PART I.


PREFACE — — — — — — — — — — — — Pp. 1-38.

ENGLAND.


County of Page County of Page
BEDFORD 2 NORFOLK 189
BERKS 6 NORHAMPTON 204
BUCKS 14 NORTHUMBERLAND 212
CAMBRIDGE 20 NOTTINGHAM 224
CHESTER 26 OXFORD 231
CORNWALL 37 RUTLAND 239
CUMBERLAND 43 SALOP 241
DERBY 50 SOMERSET 256
DEVON 58 SOUTHHAMPTON (HANTS) 272
DORSET 71 STAFFORD 287
DURHAM 81 SUFFOLK 297
ESSEX 89 SURREY 308
GLOUCESTER 99 SUSSEX 314
HEREFORD 112 WARWICK 324
HERTFORD 119 WESTMORLAND 332
HUNTINGDON 124 WILTS 336
KENT 127 WORCESTER 348
LANCASTER 140 YORK, East Riding 355
LEICESTER 151 YORK, City and Ainsty 365
LINCOLN 158 YORK, North Riding 368
MIDDLESEX 177 YORK, West Riding 381
MONMOUTH 184 SUMMARY OF ENGLAND 398


WALES.


  Page County of Page
GLOSSARY 402 FLINT 430
    GLAMORGAN 434
  County of MERIONETH 440
ANGLESEY 404 MONTGOMERY 443
BRECON 407 PEMBROKE 450
CARDIGAN 411 RADNOR 455
CARMARTHEN 415 SUMMARY of WALES 458
CARNARVON 420 SUMMARY of ENGLAND AND WALES 459
DENBIGH 424    



ISLANDS in the BRITISH SEA:— Page APPENDIX:— Page
  GUERNSEY, JERSEY, and MAN 460-463 PARLIAMENTARY BOROUGHS AND DISTRICTS 465
  SUMMARY of ISLANDS in the BRITISH
  SEAS		 463   THE METROPOLIS 468
GENERAL SUMMARY of GREAT BRITAIN 464 INDEX of Names of Places in England and Wales, and in the Islands of the British Seas 473


PART II—SCOTLAND.


County of Page County of Page
ABERDEEN 2 LANARK 47
ARYGYLL 6 LINLITHGOW 52
AYR 9 NAIRN 53
BANFF 12 ORKNEY AND SHETLAND 54
BERWICK 14 PEEBLES 57
BUTE 16 PERTH 58
CAITHNESS 17 RENFREW 63
CLACKMANNAN 18 ROSS AND CROMARTY 66
DUMBARTON 19 ROXBURGH 69
DUMFRIES 20 SELKIRK 72
EDINBURGH 23 STIRLING 73
ELGIN, OR MORAY 27 SUTHERLAND 75
FIFE 29 WIGTOWN 76
FORFAR 34 SUMMARY of SCOTLAND 77
HADDINGTON 37    
INVERNESS 39 GENERAL SUMMARY OF GREAT BRITAIN 79
KINCARDINE 42   APPENDIX:—
KINROSS 44 PARLIAMENTARY BURGHS and DISTRICTS 80
KIRKCUDBRIGHT (STEWARTY of) 45 INDEX of Names of Places in SCOTLAND 82


CONTENTS OF PREFACE.


ENUMERATION ABSTRACT: Page
  Census of Population—when taken 1
  In England and Wales—by whom, 1831-1841 1
  Specimen of Enumerator's Schedule—with Remarks thereon 2, 3
  Specimen of Householder's Schedule 4
  Enumeration of Scotland—to whom entrusted 4
  Arrangement of Abstract—Remarks thereon 5
  Number of distinct Returns—Quoad Sacra Parishes in Scotland 5
  AREA 6
  HOUSES:  
  In England and Wales—Remarks thereon—with Tables 6
  In Scotland—Remarks thereon—With tables 7
  PERSONS:  
  Comparative Population of Great Britain, 1801-1841 9
  Summary of Great Britain, 1801-1841 9
  Comparative Population of Chief Towns, 1801-1841 10
  Increase of Population—Emigration, 1831-1841 11
  AGES:  
  Persons above and under 20, Number of, 1821, 1831, and 1841 12
  BIRTH-PLACE:  
  Remarks thereon 13
  Immigration—Cause of Increase of Population 13
  General Table for Great Britain 14-17
AGE ABSTRACT:  
  General Remarks 18
  Comparative Statement of Ages of Persons in Great Britain, 1821-1841 19-23
  Comparative Statement of Ages of Persons in Principal Towns in Great Britain, 1841 24-26
  Proportion of Females to Males in Great Britain 27-33
ESTIMATED POPULATION OF ENGLAND AND WALES, 1570-1750 34-37
CONCLUSION 38


ERRATA.


See Additions and Corrections } ENGLAND and WALES 471
SCOTLAND 81

1841 Census of Great Britain, Abstracts 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." Enumeration Abstract, 1841. Part I England and Wales and Islands in the British Seas. (1843 xxii (496) 1),

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