1881 Census of England and Wales, Tables: Ages, Condition as to Marriage, Occupations and Birthplaces of people, Table 10 : " Occupations of Males and Females in the Division and its Registration Counties".

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OCCUPATIONS. Males.
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Females.
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1. PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE GENERAL OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF THE COUNTRY. 154 Show data context 52 Show data context
  Peer, M.P., Privy Councillor (not otherwise described) 48 Show data context -
  Civil Service (officers and clerks) 35 Show data context 6 Show data context
  Civil Service (messengers, &c.) 7 Show data context -
  Prison Service, &c. 1 Show data context -
  Police 23 Show data context -
  Municipal, Parish, Union, District, Officer 3 Show data context 46 Show data context
  Other Local or County Official 31 Show data context -
  East Indian and Colonial Service 6 Show data context -
2. PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE DEFENCE OF THE COUNTRY. 112 Show data context -
  Army Officer (effective/retired) 85 Show data context -
  Soldier and Non-commissioned officer 4 Show data context -
  Militia, Yeomanry, Volunteers 7 Show data context -
  Army Pensioner 3 Show data context -
  Navy Officer (effective/retired) 12 Show data context -
  Navy Pensioner 1 Show data context -
3. PERSONS ENGAGED IN PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONS (WITH THEIR IMMEDIATE SUBORDINATES). 239 Show data context 184 Show data context
  Clergymen (Established Church) 9 Show data context -
  Roman Catholic Priest 8 Show data context -
  Minister, Priest of other religious bodies 2 Show data context -
  Missionary, Scripture Reader, Itinerant preacher 1 Show data context 2 Show data context
  Nun, Sister of Charity 4 Show data context -
  Church, chapel, cemetery - officer, servant 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
  Barrister, Solicitor 86 Show data context -
  Law Student 7 Show data context -
  Law Clerk, and others connected with the law 6 Show data context -
  Physician, Surgeon, General Practitioner 42 Show data context 1 Show data context
  Dentist 4 Show data context -
  Medical Student, Assistant 6 Show data context -
  Subordinate Medical Service 4 Show data context 83 Show data context
  Schoolmaster 6 Show data context 18 Show data context
  Teacher, Professor, Lecturer 5 Show data context 59 Show data context
  School Service, and others connected with teaching 1 Show data context 4 Show data context
  Author, Editor, Journalist 4 Show data context -
  Reporter, Short-hand Writer 2 Show data context -
  Literary, Scientific, Institution, Service, &c. 3 Show data context -
  Civil Engineer 4 Show data context -
  Mining Engineer 1 Show data context -
  Painter (artist) 7 Show data context 3 Show data context
  Engraver (artist) 1 Show data context -
  Architect 3 Show data context -
  Musician, Music Master 5 Show data context 5 Show data context
  Art Student 3 Show data context 5 Show data context
  Photographer 4 Show data context -
  Actor 3 Show data context 3 Show data context
  Art, Music, Theatre Service 1 Show data context -
  Billiard, Cricket & other Games, Service 4 Show data context -
4. PERSONS ENGAGED IN DOMESTIC OFFICES OR SERVICES. 1,718 Show data context 3,582 Show data context
  Domestic Coachman, Groom 260 Show data context 2 Show data context
  Domestic Gardener 2 Show data context -
  Domestic Indoor Servant 1,224 Show data context 3,412 Show data context
  Lodge, Gate, Park Keeper (not Government) 3 Show data context -
  Inn, Hotel Servant 167 Show data context 50 Show data context
  College, Club Service 29 Show data context -
  Office Keeper (not Government) 16 Show data context 1 Show data context
  Cook (not domestic) 7 Show data context 1 Show data context
  Charwoman - 39 Show data context
  Washing and Bathing Service 3 Show data context 71 Show data context
  Hospital and Institution Service 3 Show data context 6 Show data context
  Others engaged in Service 4 Show data context -
5. PERSONS ENGAGED IN COMMERCIAL OCCUPATIONS. 213 Show data context 23 Show data context
  Merchant 55 Show data context -
  Broker, Agent, Factor 42 Show data context -
  Auctioneer, Appraiser, Valuer, House Agent 2 Show data context -
  Accountant 5 Show data context -
  Salesman, Buyer (not otherwise specified) - 1 Show data context
  Commercial Traveller 6 Show data context -
  Commercial Clerk 86 Show data context 21 Show data context
  Officer of Commercial Company, Guild, Society &c. 2 Show data context -
  Banker 6 Show data context -
  Bank Service 7 Show data context -
  Life, House, Ship &c., Insurance Service 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
6. PERSONS ENGAGED IN CONVEYANCE OF MEN, GOODS, AND MESSAGES. 310 Show data context 1 Show data context
  Other Railway Officials and Servants 6 Show data context -
  Omnibus, Coach, Cab, Owner - Livery Stable Keeper 6 Show data context -
  Cabman, Flyman, Coachman (not domestic) 139 Show data context -
  Carman, Carrier, Carter, Haulier 9 Show data context -
  Wheel Chair Proprietor, Attendant &c. 1 Show data context -
  Navigation Service (on shore) 1 Show data context -
  Seaman (Merchant Service) 6 Show data context -
  Ship Steward, Cook 6 Show data context -
  Boatman on Seas 1 Show data context -
  Harbour, Dock, Wharf, Lighthouse Service 4 Show data context -
  Warehouseman (not Manchester) 5 Show data context -
  Messenger, Porter, Watchman (not Railway or Government) 125 Show data context -
  Telegraph, Telephone Service 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
7. PERSONS ENGAGED IN AGRICULTURE. 20 Show data context 6 Show data context
  Farmer, Grazier 4 Show data context -
  Farmer's, Grazier's - Son, Grandson, Brother, Nephew 1 Show data context -
  Farm Bailiff 3 Show data context -
  Agricultural Labourer, Farm Servant, Cottager 6 Show data context 4 Show data context
  Others engaged in, or connected with agriculture 1 Show data context -
  Woodman 1 Show data context -
  Nurseryman, Seedsman, Florist 3 Show data context 2 Show data context
  Gardener (not domestic) 1 Show data context -
8. PERSONS ENGAGED ABOUT ANIMALS. 165 Show data context -
  Horse Proprietor, Breeder, Dealer 2 Show data context -
  Groom, Horse-keeper, Horse-breaker 146 Show data context -
  Veterinary Surgeon, Farrier 16 Show data context -
  Drover 1 Show data context -
9. PERSONS WORKING AND DEALING IN BOOKS, PRINTS, AND MAPS. 16 Show data context 5 Show data context
  Publisher, Bookseller, Librarian 2 Show data context 2 Show data context
  Bookbinder 1 Show data context 2 Show data context
  Printer 10 Show data context 1 Show data context
  Newspaper Agent, News Room Keeper 3 Show data context -
10. PERSONS WORKING AND DEALING IN MACHINES AND IMPLEMENTS. 12 Show data context 1 Show data context
  Watch Maker, Clock Maker 5 Show data context -
  Philosophical Instrument Maker 1 Show data context -
  Electrical Apparatus Maker 1 Show data context -
  Surgical Instrument Maker 1 Show data context -
  Gunsmith, Gun Manufacturer 1 Show data context -
  Musical Instrument Maker, Dealer 2 Show data context -
  Die, Seal, Coin, Medal Maker 1 Show data context -
  Toy Maker, Dealer - 1 Show data context
11. PERSONS WORKING AND DEALING IN HOUSES, FURNITURE, AND DECORATIONS. 165 Show data context 5 Show data context
  Builder 12 Show data context 1 Show data context
  Carpenter, Joiner 29 Show data context -
  Bricklayer 37 Show data context -
  Mason 8 Show data context -
  Slater, Tiler 1 Show data context -
  Plasterer, Whitewasher 3 Show data context -
  Paperhanger 1 Show data context -
  Plumber 7 Show data context -
  Painter, Glazier 42 Show data context 1 Show data context
  Cabinet Maker 7 Show data context 1 Show data context
  French Polisher 6 Show data context -
  Furniture Broker, Dealer 1 Show data context -
  Gas Fitter 4 Show data context 1 Show data context
  Funeral Furniture Maker, Undertaker 1 Show data context -
  Carver, Gilder 2 Show data context -
  Dealer in Works of Art 4 Show data context -
  Artificial Flower Maker - 1 Show data context
12. PERSONS WORKING AND DEALING IN CARRIAGES AND HARNESS. 19 Show data context -
  Coachmaker 7 Show data context -
  Wheelwright 1 Show data context -
  Saddler, Harness, Whip Maker 11 Show data context -
13. PERSONS WORKING AND DEALING IN SHIPS AND BOATS. 1 Show data context -
  Ship, Boat, Barge Builder 1 Show data context -
14. PERSONS WORKING AND DEALING IN CHEMICALS AND COMPOUNDS. 29 Show data context 2 Show data context
  Chemist, Druggist 23 Show data context -
  Manufacturing Chemist 6 Show data context 2 Show data context
15. PERSONS WORKING AND DEALING IN TOBACCO AND PIPES. 2 Show data context 4 Show data context
  Tobacco Manufacture, Tobacconist 2 Show data context 4 Show data context
16. PERSONS WORKING AND DEALING IN FOOD AND LODGING. 231 Show data context 104 Show data context
  Innkeeper, Hotel Keeper, Publican 56 Show data context 11 Show data context
  Lodging, Boarding House Keeper 36 Show data context 62 Show data context
  Coffee, Eating House, Keeper 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
  Brewer 7 Show data context -
  Beerseller, Ale, Porter, Cider Dealer 1 Show data context -
  Cellarman 5 Show data context -
  Wine, Spirit - Merchant, Agent 8 Show data context -
  Milkseller, Dairyman 9 Show data context 3 Show data context
  Cheesemonger, Butterman 4 Show data context -
  Butcher, Meat Salesman 30 Show data context -
  Provision Curer, Dealer 1 Show data context -
  Poulterer, Game Dealer 7 Show data context 1 Show data context
  Fishmonger 10 Show data context -
  Corn, Flour, Seed Merchant, Dealer 3 Show data context -
  Baker 20 Show data context 6 Show data context
  Confectioner, Pastrycook 4 Show data context 13 Show data context
  Greengrocer, Fruiterer 13 Show data context 6 Show data context
  Mustard, Vinegar, Spice, Pickle Maker, Dealer - 1 Show data context
  Grocer. Tea, Coffee, Chocolate Maker, Dealer 16 Show data context -
17. PERSONS WORKING AND DEALING IN TEXTILE FABRICS. 89 Show data context 31 Show data context
  Woolstapler 1 Show data context -
  Cloth, Worsted, Stuff, Flannel, Blanket Dealer 1 Show data context -
  Silk Merchant, Dealer 3 Show data context -
  Flax, Linen - Manufacturer, Dealer 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
  Lace Manufacturer, Dealer - 4 Show data context
  Dyer, Printer, Scourer, Bleacher, Calenderer (undefined) 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
  Draper, Linen Draper, Mercer 79 Show data context 24 Show data context
  Trimming Maker, Dealer 1 Show data context -
  Embroiderer - 1 Show data context
  Others 1 Show data context -
18. PERSONS WORKING AND DEALING IN DRESS. 115 Show data context 332 Show data context
  Hatter, Hat Manufacture 5 Show data context 6 Show data context
  Straw - Hat, Bonnet, Plait Manufacture - 1 Show data context
  Tailor 55 Show data context 20 Show data context
  Milliner, Dressmaker, Staymaker 4 Show data context 261 Show data context
  Shirt Maker, Seamstress 1 Show data context 35 Show data context
  Hosiery Manufacture - 1 Show data context
  Hosier, Haberdasher 10 Show data context 5 Show data context
  Glover, Glove Maker 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
  Shoe, Boot - Maker, Dealer 23 Show data context -
  Wig Maker, Hair Dresser 16 Show data context -
  Accoutrement Maker - 2 Show data context
19. PERSONS WORKING AND DEALING IN VARIOUS ANIMAL SUBSTANCES. 6 Show data context -
  Currier 2 Show data context -
  Brush, Broom, Maker 4 Show data context -
20. PERSONS WORKING AND DEALING IN VARIOUS VEGETABLE SUBSTANCES. 8 Show data context 2 Show data context
  Oil and Colourman - 1 Show data context
  Willow, Cane, Rush Worker, Dealer, Basketmaker 1 Show data context -
  Timber, Wood - Merchant, Dealer 1 Show data context -
  Wood Turner, Box Maker 2 Show data context -
  Paper Manufacture 1 Show data context -
  Stationer, Law Stationer 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
21. PERSONS WORKING AND DEALING IN VARIOUS MINERAL SUBSTANCES. 66 Show data context 4 Show data context
  Coal Miner 1 Show data context -
  Mine Service 1 Show data context -
  Coalheaver 6 Show data context -
  Gas Works Service 1 Show data context -
  Brick, Tile - Maker, Burner, Dealer 1 Show data context -
  Road Labourer 7 Show data context -
  Railway Labourer, Navvy 1 Show data context -
  Earthenware, China, Porcelain, Manufacture 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
  Earthenware, China, Glass Dealer 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
  Waterworks Service 1 Show data context -
  Goldsmith, Silversmith, Jeweller 20 Show data context -
  [Iron Manufacture] 2 Show data context -
  Blacksmith 11 Show data context 1 Show data context
  Ironmonger. Hardware Dealer, Merchant 5 Show data context -
  [Coppersmith] 1 Show data context -
  Brass, Bronze Manufacture. Brazier 3 Show data context -
  White Metal, Plated Ware, Manufacture. Pewterer 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
22. PERSONS WORKING AND DEALING IN GENERAL OR UNSPECIFIED COMMODITIES. 75 Show data context 32 Show data context
  General Shopkeeper, Dealer 10 Show data context 7 Show data context
  Costermonger, Huckster, Street Seller 8 Show data context 11 Show data context
  Manufacturer, Manager, Superintendant (undefined) 6 Show data context 1 Show data context
  General Labourer 42 Show data context -
  Engine Driver, Stoker, Fireman (not railway, marine or agricultural) 2 Show data context -
  Artizan, Mechanic (undefined) 7 Show data context 9 Show data context
  Factory Labourer (undefined) - 1 Show data context
  Machinist, Machine Worker (undefined) - 3 Show data context
23. PERSONS WORKING AND DEALING IN REFUSE MATTERS. 1 Show data context -
  Scavenger, Crossing Sweeper 1 Show data context -
24. PERSONS WITHOUT SPECIFIED OCCUPATIONS. 180 Show data context 479 Show data context
  Persons returned by Property, Rank &c. and not special occupation 180 Show data context 479 Show data context
[UNKNOWN OCCUPATION] 76 Show data context 1,023 Show data context
  [Occupation recorded but of unknown meaning] 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
  [Blank field, or illegible] 73 Show data context 1,022 Show data context

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Notes:

The following notes to the table appeared in the original report.

1 This table is a very special case: The original Table 10 as published by Division in the 1881 census reports was limited to data for Registration Divisions, their component Registration Counties, and just those Urban Sanitary Districts with populations of over 50,000. Data presented here for counties and higher-level units are taken from the published reports, as usual, but we also include in A Vision of Britain through Time data for Registration Districts, sub-Districts and Civil Parishes which never appeared in the original reports. These were specially created for us by the History Data Service at the University of Essex and derive from the complete transcription of the individual-level Enumerators Book data coordinated by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
2 In creating these data, each occupation listed in the enumerators books has been assigned as far as possible to the relevant category used in the published reports, but some additional categories with labels in square brackets unavoidably appear. Unlike the published statistics for higher-level units, these specially-calculated data for districts and parishes include persons under 15 or over 65. For these and other reasons, no attempt has been made to ensure that county totals for the districts or parishes match the published county totals. The remaining notes are those that appeared below the original published table.
3 NOTE.--Persons returned as engaged in more than one occupation have been referred to the one that appeared to be of most importance; or if there was no difference in this respect, to the one first given by the person in his or her return. In some cases special rules have been followed: e.g. "Clergyman and Schoolmaster" in combination has always been referred to "Schoolmaster"; a Member of Parliament or Peer engaged in any branch of commerce or industry has always been referred to this latter, not to "Peer, M.P.".
4 The numbers returned under any heading include Labourers, Apprentices, and Assistants, as well as Masters, but not Clerks, Messengers, Errand boys, Porters, or Watchmen, for which occupations there are special headings. Civil, Military, and Naval Clerks, Law, Bank, Insurance, and Railway Clerks, and Government and Railway Porters, are, however, exceptions to this rule. Many young persons, being Apprentices or Assistants, have therefore been referred to occupations usually followed by adults. Women also, chiefly widows or orphans carrying on the business of their deceased husbands or fathers, will sometimes be found under occupations commonly followed by men only.
5 Persons returned as retired from any business have not been referred to that business. Inmates of workhouses have been referred to their trades, unless their age or infirmities showed that they were past work. But persons who might be supposed to be only temporarily separated from their usual employment, such as Prisoners, and Patients in General Hospitals, have been classed under their usual occupations.
6 In some cases, for convenience of space, the male designation, e.g. "Schoolmaster", alone is given, instead of "Schoolmaster, Schoolmistress".

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Acknowledgments:

We are grateful to the following contributors. If you make use of the data in your own work, please follow any instructions given here on acknowledgment and re-use.

(1) Kevin Schurer (Department of Geography, University of Cambridge). Role: editor. Restrictions on use: the data cannot be accessed, although the Vision of Britain system may present them graphically (any other use requires the contributor's permission.)

(2) Matthew Woollard (UK Data Service, University of Essex). Role: editor. Restrictions on use: the data cannot be accessed, although the Vision of Britain system may present them graphically (any other use requires the contributor's permission.)