A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
1851 Census of Great Britain, Tables of Population and Houses in the Divisions, Registration Counties, and Districts of England and Wales; in the Counties, Cities, and Burghs of Scotland; and in the Islands in the British Seas, Table 2 : " Great Britain. Houses in 1851".
| HOUSES | POPULATION* | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inhabited | Unin- habited | Building | Persons | Males | Females | |
GREAT BRITAIN AND ISLANDS IN THE BRITISH SEAS | 3,669,437 | 165,931 | 29,114 | 20,936,468 | 10,192,721 | 10,743,747 |
ENGLAND AND WALES | 3,280,961 | 152,898 | 26,534 | 17,922,768 | 8,762,588 | 9,160,180 |
SCOTLAND | 366,650 | 11,956 | 2,378 | 2,870,784 | 1,363,622 | 1,507,162 |
ISLANDS IN THE BRITISH SEAS | 21,826 | 1,077 | 202 | 142,916 | 66,511 | 76,405 |
*Seamen and others on board vessels on the night of 30th March, 1851, are included in the numbers given in these tables.