Able-bodied paupers by gender & age

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Year Men Women
01 Jan 1861 154 Show data context 389 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 119 Show data context 367 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 164 Show data context 391 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 152 Show data context 353 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 169 Show data context 369 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 141 Show data context 390 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 134 Show data context 365 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 107 Show data context 325 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 153 Show data context 387 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 112 Show data context 301 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 123 Show data context 316 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 122 Show data context 279 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 107 Show data context 299 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 93 Show data context 292 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 129 Show data context 308 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 117 Show data context 324 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 150 Show data context 336 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 114 Show data context 287 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 161 Show data context 311 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 123 Show data context 282 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 177 Show data context 291 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 127 Show data context 281 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 145 Show data context 305 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 111 Show data context 312 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 121 Show data context 292 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 115 Show data context 275 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 138 Show data context 298 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 116 Show data context 288 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 169 Show data context 326 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 102 Show data context 280 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 127 Show data context 309 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 96 Show data context 285 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 124 Show data context 249 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 104 Show data context 253 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 109 Show data context 257 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 93 Show data context 241 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 91 Show data context 235 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 69 Show data context 232 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 83 Show data context 247 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 49 Show data context 203 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 106 Show data context 253 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 72 Show data context 248 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 85 Show data context 250 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 58 Show data context 219 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 91 Show data context 235 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 50 Show data context 174 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 53 Show data context 153 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 33 Show data context 130 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 25 Show data context 86 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 8 Show data context 53 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 10 Show data context 51 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 9 Show data context 48 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 14 Show data context 46 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 5 Show data context 41 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 17 Show data context 51 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 10 Show data context 48 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 15 Show data context 58 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 11 Show data context 66 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 20 Show data context 65 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 15 Show data context 56 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 18 Show data context 54 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 9 Show data context 53 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 9 Show data context 56 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 8 Show data context 48 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 41 Show data context 59 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 5 Show data context 47 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 37 Show data context 61 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 14 Show data context 59 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 22 Show data context 60 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 13 Show data context 58 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 25 Show data context 52 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 13 Show data context 44 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 30 Show data context 61 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 24 Show data context 57 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 59 Show data context 83 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 56 Show data context 60 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 55 Show data context 57 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 28 Show data context 44 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 39 Show data context 53 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 30 Show data context 42 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 29 Show data context 42 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 33 Show data context 46 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 33 Show data context 50 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 32 Show data context 48 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 39 Show data context 42 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 29 Show data context 46 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 40 Show data context 50 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 21 Show data context 33 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 33 Show data context 34 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 29 Show data context 38 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 41 Show data context 53 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 39 Show data context 51 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 62 Show data context 56 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 53 Show data context 57 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 48 Show data context 59 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 66 Show data context 73 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 66 Show data context 72 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, Cambridge 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: 15th June 2024