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• Total Population 1801 to 1921: Population grew from 2,719 in 1801 to 75,145 in 1921.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 1,307 males aged 20 and over, 406 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

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
HANDSWORTH	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 412.
HANDSWORTH ST MARY	Alternate	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 412.
HANDSWORTH WITH SOHO	Alternate	English			1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	HANDSWORTH EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 412.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
STAFFORDSHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 412.
BIRMINGHAM RegD/Inc/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1911	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 412.
WEST BROMWICH RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1836	1911	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 412.
BIRMINGHAM CB/MB	Local Government District	1911	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 412.
HANDSWORTH	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'.
HANDSWORTH USD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 412.
HANDSWORTH UD	Local Government District	1894	1911	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 412.
SOUTH OFFLOW Hundred	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 412.
WEST BROMWICH RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 412.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
26 Mar 1894	was reduced to create	PERRY BARR CP/PA	Houses in 1901: 419.	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 29564
01 Oct 1930	was abolished to enlarge	BIRMINGHAM AP/CP	Area: 3667 acres.	1931 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1921-31'.; M. of H. Order No. 74847-The Birmingham (Union of Parishes) Confirmation Order, 1930

Lower level units

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