1841 Census of Great Britain,
Occupations (Sample Report Title: Abstract of the Answers and Returns made pursuant to Acts 3 & 4 Vict. c. 99, and 4 Vict. c. 7, intituled respectively " An Act "for taking an Account of the Population of Great Britain," and "An Act to amend the "Acts of the last Session for taking an Account of the Population." Occupation Abstract, 1841: Part I. England and Wales, and Islands in the British Seas),
Table
[1]
: "
Occupation Abstract".
OCCUPATIONS |
Males
|
Females
|
20 Years of Age and upwards
[1]
|
Under 20 Years of Age
[2]
|
20 Years of Age and upwards
[3]
|
Under 20 Years of Age
[4]
|
Accountant |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Actor (Play) |
7
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
Agent and Factor (branch not specified) |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Architect |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Army |
17
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Army, Half-pay |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Artist |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Auctioneer |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Bacon-curer |
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Baker |
47
|
34
|
2
|
1
|
Bank Agent |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Banker |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Barometer-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Basket-maker |
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Blacksmith |
59
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
Bleacher |
7
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
Block-maker |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Boat and Barge-builder |
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Boat and Bargeman |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Bonnet-box-maker |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Bonnet-maker |
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
Bookseller and Bookbinder |
12
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
Boot and Shoe-maker |
162
|
35
|
7
|
0
|
Box-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Brass-founder and Moulder |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Brazier, Brass-worker, and Tinker |
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Brewer |
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Brick and Tile-maker |
5
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
Broker (branch not specified) |
6
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
Builder |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Cabinet-maker and Upholsterer |
53
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
Canvass-manufacturer (all branches) |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Carpenter, Joiner, and Wright |
166
|
67
|
0
|
0
|
Carpet-manufacture |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Carrier, Carter, and Waggoner |
87
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
Carver and Gilder |
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Chair-maker |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Chemist and Druggist |
3
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
China, Earthenware, and Glass-dealer |
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Clerk |
44
|
26
|
0
|
0
|
Clock and Watch-maker |
8
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
Clothier |
4
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
Coach Maker (all branches) |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Coach-driver, Coach-guard, and Postboy |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Coach-owner |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Coal Heaver, Porter and Labourer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Coal Merchant and Dealer |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Coal Meter |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Commission Agent |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Cooper |
47
|
23
|
0
|
0
|
Copper-smith |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Corn Agent |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Corn-dealer and Merchant |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Cotton Manufacture (all branches) |
3
|
0
|
27
|
23
|
Currier and Leather-seller |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Cutler |
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Dentist |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Draper |
15
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
Dress-maker and Milliner |
1
|
0
|
11
|
4
|
Dyer, Calenderer, and Scourer |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Eating-house-keeper |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Engine and Machine-maker |
13
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
Engineer and Engine-worker |
9
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Engineer, Civil |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Exhibition (Show) Keeper |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Farmer and Grazier |
30
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Farrier, Cattle-doctor and Veterinary Surgeon |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Fish-curer |
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Fish-dealer and Monger |
27
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
Fisherman |
15
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Fishery-officer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Flesher and Butcher |
28
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
Flour-dealer and Mealman |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Founder (branch not specified) |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
French-polisher |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Gardener |
30
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Gas-works Service |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
General Dealer |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Glass-manufacture |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Glover and Glove-maker |
3
|
0
|
7
|
3
|
Government Customs and Excise |
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Government Post-office |
13
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Government Stamps and Taxes |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Green-grocer and Fruiterer |
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
Grocer and Tea-dealer |
33
|
7
|
20
|
0
|
Gun-maker and Gun-smith |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Haberdasher |
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Hair-dresser |
9
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
Hardware-man and Dealer |
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Hatter and Hat-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Hawker, Huckster, and Pedlar |
5
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
Heckle-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Heddle maker |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Hemp-manufacture (all branches) |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Horse-dealer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Hosier |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Iron Manufacture (all branches) |
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Iron Merchant |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Ironmonger |
5
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
Jeweller and Goldsmith |
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Keeper Light and Light-house |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Keeper or Head of Public Institution |
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
Keeper, Lunatic Asylum |
3
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
Labourer |
256
|
12
|
15
|
1
|
Labourer, Agricultural |
122
|
43
|
26
|
8
|
Lath-splitter |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Laundry-keeper, Washer, and Mangler |
0
|
0
|
31
|
0
|
Law Officer |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Legal Profession Advocate |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Legal Profession Writer, Attorney, Solicitor and Law Student |
14
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
Librarian |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Lime-burner |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Linen and Flax Manufacture (all branches) |
740
|
195
|
604
|
450
|
Lint Manufacture (all branches) |
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
Lodging and Boarding-house Keeper |
0
|
0
|
22
|
0
|
Maltster |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mason, Paviour, and Stone-cutter |
102
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
Merchant |
64
|
0
|
11
|
0
|
Midwife |
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
Milk-seller and Cow-keeper |
4
|
0
|
84
|
17
|
Miller |
6
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
Millwright |
10
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
Minister, Clergyman, and Students of Divinity |
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Musician and Organist |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Nailor and Nail-maker |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Navy |
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Navy, Half-pay |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Painter, Plumber, and Glazier |
32
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
Parochial, Church and Town Officer |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Pastry-cook and Confectioner |
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
Perfumer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Physician |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Plasterer |
9
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
Police-officer, Constable, and Watchman |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Porter, Messenger, and Errand-boy |
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Printer |
12
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
Printer, Calico |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Quarryman (branch not specified) |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Reed-maker |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Road Contractor |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Rope and Cord-spinner and Maker |
30
|
21
|
1
|
0
|
Saddler |
6
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Sail-maker |
5
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
Sawyer |
31
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Schoolmaster, Mistress, and Assistant; Tutor or Governess |
22
|
0
|
23
|
0
|
Seaman |
117
|
28
|
0
|
0
|
Seamstress and Seamster |
0
|
0
|
17
|
2
|
Seedsman |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Servant, Domestic |
36
|
13
|
427
|
196
|
Ship Builder, Carpenter and Wright |
34
|
27
|
0
|
0
|
Ship Chandler |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Ship Owner |
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Ship-carver |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Shop-keeper |
6
|
1
|
5
|
0
|
Sieve and Riddle-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Slater |
20
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
Soap-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Starch-maker |
7
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Stay and Corset-maker |
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
Stocking manufacture |
3
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
Stone-merchant |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Straw Bonnet and Hat-maker |
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Surgeon, Apothecary, and Medical Student |
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Tacksman (particular occupation not specified) |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Tailor |
81
|
36
|
1
|
0
|
Tallow-chandler |
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Tanner |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Tavern Hotel and Inn-keeper |
5
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
Tavern Publican and Victualler |
13
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
Tavern Spirit Merchant and Dealer |
22
|
0
|
10
|
1
|
Teacher or Professor of Music |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Tin-plate-worker and Tinman |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Tobacconist and Tobacco-manufacturer |
7
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
Toll-collector |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Tool-maker |
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Traveller, Commercial |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Turner |
4
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
Vermin-destroyer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Warehouseman |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Wheelwright |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Wine-merchant |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Wire-worker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Woodman and Wood-cutter |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Wood-merchant |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Woollen and Cloth Manufacture (all branches) |
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
Worsted-knitter |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Yarn-manufacture (all branches) |
0
|
0
|
34
|
2
|
Total Number of Persons whose Occupations are returned as above |
3,062
|
742
|
1,453
|
713
|
Other Persons employed in Trade (branch not specified) |
14
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
Number of Persons returned as of Independent Means |
51
|
3
|
303
|
7
|
Almspeople, Pensioners, Paupers, and Beggars |
49
|
23
|
36
|
16
|
Other Persons |
35
|
2
|
49
|
0
|
Residue of Population |
109
|
2,586
|
3,056
|
2,777
|
TOTAL POPULATION |
3,320
|
3,364
|
4,899
|
3,513
|
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