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 County Durham AncC | Tweedmouth O41area |
|---|
| 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] |
|
| Army |
2 
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Attorney, Solicitor, and Law Student |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Baker |
11
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
| Basket-maker |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Blacksmith and Smith |
46
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
| Block and Mast-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Boat-builder |
9
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
| Bookseller and Bookbinder |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Boot and Shoe-maker |
18
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Brewer |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Brick and Tile-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Builder |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Butcher |
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Cabinet-maker and Upholsterer |
8
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Carpenter and Joiner |
46
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
| Carrier, Carter, and Waggoner |
21
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Cellarman |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Chimney-sweeper |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| China, Earthenware, and Glass-dealer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Clergyman and Student of Divinity |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Clerk |
10
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Clock and Watch-maker |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Coach Maker (all branches) |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Coal and Colliery Agent |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Coal-miner, Worker, and Labourer (all branches) |
131
|
29
|
0
|
0
|
| Cooper |
26
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
| Currier and Leather-seller |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Cutler |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Dress-maker, Milliner, and Mantua-maker |
0
|
0
|
11
|
1
|
| Engine and Machine-maker |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Engineer and Engine-worker |
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Farm-bailiff and Land-steward |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Farmer and Grazier |
15
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
| Fish-dealer and Monger |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Fisherman and Woman |
176
|
19
|
0
|
0
|
| Flour-dealer and Mealman |
1
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
| Gardener |
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Government Civil Service, Customs and Excise |
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Government Civil Service, Post-office |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Grocer and Tea-dealer |
5
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
| Hair-dresser |
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Hawker, Huckster, and Pedlar |
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Horse-dealer and Trainer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Iron Manufacture (all branches) |
44
|
60
|
0
|
0
|
| Labourer |
90
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
| Labourer, Agricultural |
120
|
14
|
10
|
1
|
| Laundry-keeper, Washer, and Mangler |
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Maltster |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Mason, Paviour, and Stone-cutter |
28
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
| Merchant |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Miller |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Millwright |
12
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
| Miner (branch not specified) |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Minister |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Nailor and Nail-maker |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Navy |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Nurseryman and Florist |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Painter, Plumber, and Glazier |
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Parochial and Church-officer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Pastry-cook and Confectioner |
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Patten and Clog-maker |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Plasterer |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Police Officer, Watchman, and Constable |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Porter, Errand-boy, and Messenger |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Printer |
1
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
| Rope and Cord-maker |
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Sail-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Sawyer |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Schoolmaster, Mistress, and Assistant; Tutor or Governess |
8
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
| Seaman |
65
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
| Seaman (Pilot) |
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Servant, Domestic |
4
|
4
|
62
|
64
|
| Ship Carpenter and Wright |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Ship Surveyor |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Shop-keeper |
0
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
| Skinner |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Slater |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Soap-boiler and Maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Surgeon and Apothecary |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Tailor |
28
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
| Tavern-keeper, Hotel and Inn-keeper |
5
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
| Tavern-keeper, Publican and Victualler |
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Tavern-keeper, Wine and Spirit-merchant and Dealer |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Tin-plate-worker and Tinman |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Tobacconist and Tobacco-manufacturer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Toll-collector |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Weaver (branch not specified) |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Wheelwright |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Whitesmith |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Wire-worker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Total Number of Persons whose Occupations are returned as above |
1,095
|
227
|
120
|
66
|
| Number of Persons returned as of Independent Means |
22
|
1
|
72
|
0
|
| Almspeople, Pensioners, Paupers, and Beggars |
1
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
| Other Persons |
10
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
| Residue of Population |
46
|
1,065
|
1,300
|
1,167
|
| TOTAL POPULATION |
1,174
|
1,293
|
1,502
|
1,233
|
Click on the triangles for all about a particular number.
This website does not try to provide an exact replica of the original printed census tables, which often had thousands of rows and far more columns than will fit on our web pages. Instead, we let you drill down from national totals to the most detailed data available. The column headings are those that appeared in the original printed report. The numbers presented here, which are the same ones we use to create statistical maps and graphs, come from the census table and have usually been carefully checked.
The system can only hold statistics for units listed in our administrative gazetteer, so some rows from the original table may be missing. Sometimes big low-level units, like urban parishes, were divided between more than one higher-level units, like Registration sub-Districts. This is why some pages will give a higher figure for a lower-level unit: it covers the whole of the lower-level unit, not just the part within the current higher-level unit.