Able-bodied paupers by gender & age

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Year Men Women
01 Jan 1861 13 Show data context 76 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 14 Show data context 80 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 10 Show data context 79 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 13 Show data context 90 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 10 Show data context 94 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 10 Show data context 93 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 7 Show data context 89 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 8 Show data context 82 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 7 Show data context 89 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 7 Show data context 83 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 2 Show data context 82 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 8 Show data context 93 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 3 Show data context 93 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 2 Show data context 104 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 8 Show data context 106 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 2 Show data context 94 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 7 Show data context 109 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 5 Show data context 108 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 3 Show data context 131 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 5 Show data context 134 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 9 Show data context 141 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 4 Show data context 133 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 11 Show data context 144 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 1 Show data context 107 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 4 Show data context 93 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 4 Show data context 97 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 2 Show data context 93 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 6 Show data context 87 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 1 Show data context 80 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 4 Show data context 83 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 1 Show data context 87 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 5 Show data context 93 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 3 Show data context 78 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 9 Show data context 91 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 4 Show data context 92 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 7 Show data context 100 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 8 Show data context 103 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 11 Show data context 114 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 6 Show data context 114 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 7 Show data context 107 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 2 Show data context 92 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 3 Show data context 96 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 5 Show data context 111 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 4 Show data context 115 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 2 Show data context 113 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 10 Show data context 139 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 11 Show data context 136 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 18 Show data context 154 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 21 Show data context 176 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 24 Show data context 161 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 21 Show data context 145 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 21 Show data context 143 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 52 Show data context 160 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 30 Show data context 139 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 42 Show data context 147 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 27 Show data context 129 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 32 Show data context 124 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 35 Show data context 120 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 37 Show data context 122 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 31 Show data context 117 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 28 Show data context 115 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 29 Show data context 107 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 40 Show data context 97 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 37 Show data context 118 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 27 Show data context 100 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 17 Show data context 99 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 27 Show data context 99 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 28 Show data context 106 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 21 Show data context 100 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 22 Show data context 100 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 26 Show data context 128 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 46 Show data context 131 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 43 Show data context 143 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 50 Show data context 162 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 43 Show data context 165 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 49 Show data context 165 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 40 Show data context 153 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 28 Show data context 145 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 30 Show data context 155 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 28 Show data context 150 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 19 Show data context 128 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 23 Show data context 134 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 32 Show data context 141 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 22 Show data context 128 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 32 Show data context 129 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 28 Show data context 149 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 41 Show data context 158 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 34 Show data context 169 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 64 Show data context 174 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 46 Show data context 179 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 51 Show data context 191 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 39 Show data context 183 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 49 Show data context 183 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 40 Show data context 165 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 53 Show data context 162 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 52 Show data context 142 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 61 Show data context 127 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Date: Source:
1861 - 1870 Poor Law Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament pre 1871 (HMSO) ,
1871 - 1911 Local Government Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament from 1871 onwards (HMSO) ,

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The exact meaning of the term 'able-bodied', as used in the Poor Law system, is a matter of some controversy but is generally understood to exclude the aged and infirm, and 'lunatics', but to include large numbers who were temporarily ill. The system's reports consistently divide those receiving relief into Men, Women and Children.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Easington RegD/PLU through time | Work & Poverty Statistics | Able-bodied paupers by gender & age, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 13th May 2024