Devon RegC through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law/Registration County

Administrative unit

Devon RegC

Poor Law/Registration County

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Population

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

Industry

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Life & Death

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

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?

Housing

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

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Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 342,223 in 1801 to 701,944 in 1911.
Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 6.09 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 7.37 per cent were.
Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 128.32 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 108.16 in 1881.
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:: DEVON
Unit Type:: Poor Law/Registration County
Date created:: 1851
Date abolished:: 1930
Unit ID:: 10073832
Authorities:: F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 73.

Devon RegC

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
DEVON	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 73.
DEVONSHIRE	Alternate	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 73.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was preceded by	DEVON	Ancient County	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 585.
was succeeded by	DEVON	Modern (post 1974) County	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
was succeeded by	DEVON	Administrative County	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ENGLAND Dep	Country	1851	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 73.
SOUTH WESTERN	Poor Law/Registration Division			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Registration divisions and Counties - Area, and population at each successive Census'.

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
AXMINSTER RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 584.
BARNSTAPLE RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 584.
BIDEFORD RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 586.
CREDITON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 586.
DEVONPORT RegD/PLPar/Inc	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 586.
EAST STONEHOUSE RegD/PLU/Inc	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
EXETER RegD/Inc	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 586.
EXMOOR ElizPLPar	Poor Law Union/Reg. District		1862	Poor Law Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament pre 1871 (HMSO)
HOLSWORTHY RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 586.
HONITON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 586.
KINGSBRIDGE RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 586.
NEWTON ABBOT RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 586.
OKEHAMPTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 586.
PLYMOUTH RegD/Inc	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 586.
PLYMPTON ST MARY RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 586.
SOUTH MOLTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 586.
ST THOMAS RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 586.
TAVISTOCK RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
TIVERTON PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
TIVERTON RegD	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		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'.
TORRINGTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
TOTNES RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
AXMINSTER RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
BAMPTON USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
BARNSTAPLE USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
BARNSTAPLE RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
BIDEFORD RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
BIDEFORD USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
BUDLEIGH SALTERTON USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
COCKINGTON USD	Sanitary District		January 1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
COMPTON GIFFORD USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
CREDITON USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
CREDITON RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
DARTMOUTH USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
DAWLISH USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
DEVONPORT USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
EAST STONEHOUSE USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 98.
EXETER USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
EXMOUTH USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
GREAT TORRINGTON USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588.
HOLSWORTHY RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
HONITON RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
HONITON USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
ILFRACOMBE USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
IVYBRIDGE USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
KINGSBRIDGE RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
KINGSBRIDGE USD	Sanitary District	1893	1893	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
KINGSBRIDGE AND DODBROOKE USD	Sanitary District	1893	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
LOWER BRIXHAM USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 587.
LYNTON USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588.
NEWTON ABBOT RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588.
NEWTON ABBOT USD	Sanitary District	4 August 1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 101.
NORTHAM USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588.
OKEHAMPTON RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588.
OKEHAMPTON USD	Sanitary District	1885	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588.
OTTERY ST MARY USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588.
PAIGNTON USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588.
PLYMOUTH USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588.
PLYMPTON ST MARY RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588.
SALCOMBE USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588.
SEATON USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588.
SIDMOUTH USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588.
SOUTH MOLTON RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588.
SOUTH MOLTON USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588.
ST MARY CHURCH USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588.
ST THOMAS RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588.
ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588.
TAVISTOCK RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588.
TEIGNMOUTH USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588.
TIVERTON RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588.
TIVERTON USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588.
TORQUAY USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588.
TORRINGTON RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588.
TOTNES RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588.
TOTNES USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588.
WOLBOROUGH USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 588.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Devon RegC through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law/Registration County, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10073832

Date accessed: 19th April 2025