Grantham Out Relief Poor Law Union :
Able-bodied paupers by gender

Able-bodied paupers by gender

Data cube chart.

Year Men Women
01 Jan 1899 4 Show data context 50 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 3 Show data context 54 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 2 Show data context 51 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 6 Show data context 51 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 4 Show data context 55 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 6 Show data context 60 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 5 Show data context 56 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 2 Show data context 46 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 0 Show data context 47 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 1 Show data context 46 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 1 Show data context 38 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 0 Show data context 39 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 2 Show data context 42 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 0 Show data context 37 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 2 Show data context 52 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 0 Show data context 48 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 2 Show data context 48 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 1 Show data context 41 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 3 Show data context 41 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 1 Show data context 39 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 6 Show data context 49 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Date Source
1899 - 1911 Local Government Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament from 1871 onwards (HMSO) ,

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nCube definition


The exact meaning of 'able-bodied', as used in the Poor Law system, is controversial, but is generally understood to exclude the aged and infirm, and 'lunatics', while including large numbers who were temporarily ill. The reports consistently list numbers of Men and Women.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Grantham Out Relief through time | Work & Poverty Statistics | Able-bodied paupers by gender, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/13407320/cube/ABLEBODIED_AGESEX

Date accessed: 12th December 2025