Lewes RegD through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law Union/Reg. District

Administrative unit

Lewes RegD

Poor Law Union/Reg. District

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Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

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Total Population 1801 to 1901: Population grew from 15,021 in 1801 to 35,589 in 1901.
Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1891: In 1851, only 5.25 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1891 6.09 per cent were.
Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1891: The highest rate recorded was 125.79 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 83.23 in 1891.
Occupational Structure in 1881:

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

Preferred Name:: LEWES
Unit Type:: Poor Law Union/Reg. District
Status:: Registration District
Date created:
Date abolished:: 01 Oct 1901
Unit ID:: 10474619
Authorities:: F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 695.

Lewes RegD, Sussex

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
SUSSEX	Poor Law/Registration County		1901	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 695.

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
CHAILEY	Registration sub-District		01 Oct 1901	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'.
DITCHLING	Registration sub-District		01 Oct 1901	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'.
LEWES	Registration sub-District		01 Oct 1901	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'.
NEWHAVEN	Registration sub-District		01 Oct 1901	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'.
ROTTINGDEAN	Registration sub-District		01 May 1900	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
WEST FIRLE	Registration sub-District		01 May 1898	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
ALCISTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1898	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
BARCOMBE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
BEDDINGHAM CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
BERWICK AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1898	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
BISHOPSTONE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CHAILEY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
CHALVINGTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
DENTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
DENTON URBAN CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1901	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'.
DITCHLING AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
EAST BLATCHINGTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
EAST CHILTINGTON Ch/Hmlt/CP	Parish-level Unit		1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
FALMER CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
FIRLE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
GLYNDE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
HAMSEY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
IFORD AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
KINGSTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1894	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
KINGSTON NEAR LEWES CP	Parish-level Unit		1901	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'.
KINGSTON URBAN CP	Parish-level Unit		1901	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'.
LEWES ALL SAINTS CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
LEWES ST ANN CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
LEWES ST ANN WITHOUT CP	Parish-level Unit		1901	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'.
LEWES ST JOHN THE BAPTIST SOUTHOVER CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
LEWES ST JOHN UNDER THE CASTLE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
LEWES ST JOHN WITHOUT CP	Parish-level Unit		1901	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'.
LEWES ST MICHAEL CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
LEWES ST THOMAS A BECKET CLIFFE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
LEWES THE CASTLE PRECINCTS CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit		1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
NEWHAVEN CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
NEWICK AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
OVINGDEAN CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
PIDDINGHOE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
PLUMPTON AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
RINGMER AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
RIPE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1898	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
RODMELL AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ROTTINGDEAN CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
SELMESTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1898	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
SOUTHEASE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
SOUTH HEIGHTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
SOUTH MALLING CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
SOUTH MALLING WITHOUT CP	Parish-level Unit		1901	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'.
SOUTHOVER WITHOUT CP	Parish-level Unit		1901	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'.
STANMER CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
STREAT AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
TARRING NEVILLE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
TELSCOMBE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
WESTMESTON CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1835	1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
WIVELSFIELD CP/AP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1835	1901	1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Lewes RegD through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law Union/Reg. District, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10474619

Date accessed: 23rd April 2024