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• Total Population 1801 to 1961: Population grew from 12,412 in 1801 to 189,686 in 1961.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 3,237 males aged 20 and over, 1,649 worked in Retail and Handicrafts.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	SUNDERLAND EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 116.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
COUNTY DURHAM	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 116.
SUNDERLAND RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 116.
EASINGTON Wd	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 116.
EAST SUNDERLAND	Registration sub-District			1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
MONKWEARMOUTH	Registration sub-District			1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
NORTH BISHOPWEARMOUTH	Registration sub-District			1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
SOUTH BISHOPWEARMOUTH	Registration sub-District			1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
SUNDERLAND AD_Town/Borough	Ancient District	1719		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 663.
SUNDERLAND USD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 116.
SUNDERLAND MB/CB	Local Government District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 116.
SUNDERLAND MB/CB	Local Government District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 116.
SUNDERLAND	Registration sub-District			1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
SUNDERLAND EAST	Registration sub-District			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
SUNDERLAND NORTH	Registration sub-District			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
SUNDERLAND WEST	Registration sub-District			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
WEST SUNDERLAND	Registration sub-District			1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
BISHOPWEARMOUTH CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 116.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
25 Mar 1897	was enlarged by gaining part of	BISHOPWEARMOUTH CP/AP	Houses in 1901: 48.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 35995
25 Mar 1897	was enlarged by gaining part of	BISHOPWEARMOUTH CP/AP	Houses in 1901: 8580.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 35995
25 Mar 1897	was enlarged by gaining part of	BISHOPWEARMOUTH CP/AP	Houses in 1901: 6819.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 35995
25 Mar 1897	was enlarged by the abolition of	MONKWEARMOUTH CP/AP	Houses in 1901: 1873.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 35995
25 Mar 1897	was enlarged by the abolition of	MONKWEARMOUTH SHORE CP/Tn	Houses in 1901: 2814.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; LGBO 35995
01 Apr 1928	was enlarged by the abolition of	BISHOPWEARMOUTH WITHOUT CP	Area: 460 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; The Sunderland Corporation Act, 1927
01 Apr 1928	was enlarged by gaining part of	FORD CP/Tn	Area: 307 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; The Sunderland Corporation Act, 1927
01 Apr 1928	was enlarged by the abolition of	FULWELL CP/Tn	Area: 649 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; The Sunderland Corporation Act, 1927
01 Apr 1928	was enlarged by gaining part of	RYHOPE CP/Ch	Area: 308 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; The Sunderland Corporation Act, 1927
01 Apr 1928	was enlarged by gaining part of	SILKSWORTH CP/Tn	Area: 109 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; The Sunderland Corporation Act, 1927
01 Apr 1928	was enlarged by the abolition of	SOUTHWICK CP/Tn	Area: 856 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; The Sunderland Corporation Act, 1927
01 Apr 1928	was enlarged by gaining part of	TUNSTALL CP/Tn	Area: 168 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; The Sunderland Corporation Act, 1927
01 Apr 1928	was enlarged by gaining part of	WHITBURN CP/AP	Area: 84 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; The Sunderland Corporation Act, 1927
01 Apr 1936	was enlarged by gaining part of	FORD CP/Tn	Area: 109 acres. Population in 1931: 15.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; The Sunderland Corporation Act, 1935
01 Apr 1936	was enlarged by gaining part of	SILKSWORTH CP/Tn	Area: 524 acres. Population in 1931: 64.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table B, 'Areas altered between 26th April, 1931 and 30th June, 1934, showing constitution as at the latter date, in terms of constitution as at the former date, together with particulars of acreage and population'.; The Sunderland Corporation Act, 1935
01 Apr 1951	was enlarged by gaining part of	FORD CP/Tn	Area: 346 acres.	1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 30th June, 1934, and 8th April, 1951)', for 'Administrative Areas (excluding Wards)'.; Sunderland Extension Act, 1950
01 Apr 1951	was enlarged by gaining part of	HYLTON CP/Tn	Area: 972 acres.	1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 30th June, 1934, and 8th April, 1951)', for 'Administrative Areas (excluding Wards)'.; Sunderland Extension Act, 1950
01 Apr 1951	was enlarged by gaining part of	SILKSWORTH CP/Tn	Area: 314 acres.	1951 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 30th June, 1934, and 8th April, 1951)', for 'Administrative Areas (excluding Wards)'.; Sunderland Extension Act, 1950

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.