Able-bodied paupers by gender & age

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Year Men Women
01 Jan 1861 38 Show data context 221 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 12 Show data context 157 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 60 Show data context 268 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 11 Show data context 119 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 80 Show data context 267 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 11 Show data context 133 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 29 Show data context 207 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 14 Show data context 130 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 46 Show data context 190 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 10 Show data context 123 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 31 Show data context 212 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 8 Show data context 147 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 151 Show data context 295 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 15 Show data context 193 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 218 Show data context 610 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 32 Show data context 163 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 241 Show data context 377 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 98 Show data context 259 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 243 Show data context 443 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 100 Show data context 248 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 270 Show data context 434 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 121 Show data context 246 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 178 Show data context 353 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 78 Show data context 236 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 130 Show data context 315 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 82 Show data context 233 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 153 Show data context 276 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 89 Show data context 180 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 162 Show data context 285 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 63 Show data context 165 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 99 Show data context 224 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 74 Show data context 200 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 138 Show data context 261 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 88 Show data context 200 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 150 Show data context 236 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 98 Show data context 164 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 136 Show data context 206 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 63 Show data context 145 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 139 Show data context 229 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 86 Show data context 148 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 122 Show data context 197 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 64 Show data context 154 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 100 Show data context 191 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 62 Show data context 150 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 101 Show data context 181 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 79 Show data context 139 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 142 Show data context 171 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 90 Show data context 118 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 132 Show data context 155 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 90 Show data context 130 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 136 Show data context 158 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 83 Show data context 156 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 140 Show data context 177 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 98 Show data context 133 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 138 Show data context 163 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 141 Show data context 123 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 209 Show data context 173 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 141 Show data context 130 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 222 Show data context 149 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 117 Show data context 119 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 161 Show data context 160 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 91 Show data context 133 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 139 Show data context 146 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 80 Show data context 123 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 138 Show data context 142 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 115 Show data context 131 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 196 Show data context 155 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 120 Show data context 113 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 201 Show data context 162 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 91 Show data context 130 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 162 Show data context 156 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 100 Show data context 104 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 153 Show data context 117 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 95 Show data context 81 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 140 Show data context 113 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 113 Show data context 90 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 164 Show data context 124 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 79 Show data context 49 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 130 Show data context 82 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 89 Show data context 33 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 85 Show data context 50 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 88 Show data context 54 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 117 Show data context 97 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 109 Show data context 62 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 103 Show data context 65 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 107 Show data context 70 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 143 Show data context 89 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 113 Show data context 85 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 137 Show data context 96 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 112 Show data context 95 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 155 Show data context 127 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 124 Show data context 113 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 136 Show data context 147 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 132 Show data context 171 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 141 Show data context 194 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 138 Show data context 175 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 137 Show data context 158 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, St Giles in the Fields and St George Bloomsbury RegD/PLPar through time | Work & Poverty Statistics | Able-bodied paupers by gender & age, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 21st June 2024