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Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
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".
| List Lancashire AncC | Heap O41area |
|---|
| 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
|
| Agent and Factor (branch not specified) |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Animal and Bird-preserver |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Army |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Auctioneer, Appraiser, and House Agent |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Bailiff (branch not specified) |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Baker |
0
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
| Banker |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Basket-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Bill-sticker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Blacking-maker |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Blacksmith |
55
|
16
|
1
|
0
|
| Bleacher (branch not specified) |
21
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Bobbin-maker and Turner |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Boiler-maker |
5
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Bolt-maker |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Bonnet-maker |
1
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
| Boot and Shoe-maker |
64
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
| Brazier and Tinker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Brewer |
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Brick and Tile-maker |
15
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Bricklayer |
18
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Broker, Furniture |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Brush and Broom-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Builder |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Butcher |
25
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
| Butcher, Pork |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Card (Machine) Maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Carpenter and Joiner |
47
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
| Carrier, Carter, and Waggoner |
61
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| Chair-maker |
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Charwoman |
0
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
| Chemist and Druggist |
5
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
| Chimney-sweeper |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| China, Earthenware, and Glass-dealer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Clergyman and Student of Divinity |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Clerk |
25
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Clock and Watch-maker (all branches) |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Coachman, Coach-guard, and Postboy |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Coal Heaver, Porter and Labourer |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Coal Merchant and Dealer |
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Commission Agent |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Cooper |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Cotton Manufacture (all branches) |
1,272
|
737
|
995
|
833
|
| Cotton Waste dealer |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Currier and Leather-seller |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Draper |
7
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Dress-maker and Milliner |
0
|
0
|
53
|
9
|
| Drover |
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
| Dyer, Calenderer, and Scourer |
15
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Dyer, Cotton |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Egg-dealer and Merchant |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Engine and Machine-maker |
11
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
| Engineer and Engine-worker |
41
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
| Factory-worker (branch not specified) |
64
|
9
|
3
|
9
|
| Farmer and Grazier |
55
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
| File-cutter and Maker |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Fireman |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Fish-dealer and Monger |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Flax-manufacture (all branches) |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Fuller |
27
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| Fustian Manufacture (all branches) |
60
|
27
|
34
|
34
|
| Gardener |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Gas-works Service |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Green-grocer and Fruiterer |
9
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Grinder |
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Grocer and Tea-dealer |
21
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
| Groom and Hostler |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Hair-dresser |
7
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Hatter and Hat-maker |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Hawker and Huckster, and Pedlar |
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Hose (Stocking) manufacture (all branches) |
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Iron Manufacture (all branches) |
29
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
| Ironmonger |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Keeper or Head of Public Institution |
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Keeper, Game, Gate, and Park |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Knitter |
5
|
2
|
6
|
0
|
| Labourer |
115
|
11
|
2
|
0
|
| Labourer, Agricultural |
150
|
16
|
1
|
0
|
| Laundry-keeper, Washer, and Mangler |
6
|
0
|
20
|
0
|
| Linen Manufacture (all branches) |
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Lodging and Boarding-house Keeper |
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Mason and Stone-cutter |
31
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Mason, Marble |
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Merchant |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Midwife |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Millwright |
9
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Miner, Coal |
87
|
28
|
1
|
0
|
| Minister |
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Moulder (branch not specified) |
8
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| Nailor and Nail-maker |
7
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Naturalist |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Nurse |
0
|
0
|
13
|
14
|
| Nurseryman and Florist |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Painter, Plumber, and Glazier |
37
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Paper, Merchant and Dealer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Paper-manufacture (all branches) |
33
|
11
|
11
|
7
|
| Parochial and Church-officer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Patten and Clog-maker |
12
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Pawnbroker |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Pipe-maker |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Plasterer |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Police-officer, Constable, and Watchman |
22
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Porter, Messenger, and Errand-boy |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Potter |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Printer |
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Printer, Cotton and Calico |
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Provision-dealer and Merchant |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Quarrier, Stone |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Rag-dealer, Gatherer, and Sorter |
10
|
3
|
12
|
3
|
| Railway Plate-layer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Reed-maker |
7
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Roller-maker and Coverer |
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Rope and Cord-spinner |
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
| Saddler, and Harness and Collar-maker |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Salt Dealer and Merchant |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Sand-dealer |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Sawyer |
14
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Scavenger and Nightman |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Schoolmaster, Mistress, and Assistant; Tutor or Governess |
9
|
0
|
15
|
2
|
| Seamstress |
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
| Servant, Domestic |
30
|
3
|
172
|
56
|
| Shop-keeper |
42
|
0
|
13
|
1
|
| Shuttle-maker |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Silk Manufacture (all branches) |
28
|
5
|
10
|
3
|
| Slater |
13
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
| Small Ware-manufacturer |
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Spinner (branch not specified) |
26
|
11
|
4
|
3
|
| Stay and Corset-maker |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Steward (branch not specified) |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Surgeon and Apothecary |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Tailor and Breeches-maker |
38
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
| Tavern-keeper, Beer-shop-keeper |
19
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
| Tavern-keeper, Hotel and Inn-keeper |
5
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Tavern-keeper, Publican and Victualler |
11
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Teacher or Professor of Music |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Tin-plate-worker and Tinman |
9
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Toll-collector |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Tripe-dresser and Dealer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Turner |
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Vice-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Warehouseman and Woman |
29
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Waste-dealer |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Weaver (branch not specified) |
61
|
16
|
32
|
9
|
| Weaver, Hand-loom |
1
|
0
|
12
|
6
|
| Weaver, Power-loom |
21
|
11
|
20
|
10
|
| Wharfinger |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Wheelwright |
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Whitesmith |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Woollen and Cloth-manufacture (all branches) |
116
|
57
|
49
|
73
|
| Worsted-dealer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Worsted-manufacture |
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
| Yeast-dealer |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Total Number of Persons whose Occupations are returned as above |
3,179
|
1,065
|
1,539
|
1,079
|
| Other Persons employed in Trade (branch not specified) |
90
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
| Number of Persons returned as of Independent Means |
32
|
4
|
92
|
5
|
| Almspeople, Pensioners, Paupers, and Beggars |
25
|
15
|
18
|
15
|
| Residue of Population |
144
|
2,495
|
2,216
|
2,822
|
| TOTAL POPULATION |
3,470
|
3,600
|
3,865
|
3,921
|
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