Able-bodied paupers by gender & age

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Year Men Women
01 Jan 1861 13 Show data context 86 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 15 Show data context 90 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 16 Show data context 96 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 12 Show data context 99 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 23 Show data context 111 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 26 Show data context 127 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 18 Show data context 120 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 22 Show data context 118 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 19 Show data context 126 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 17 Show data context 114 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 16 Show data context 113 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 16 Show data context 114 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 20 Show data context 129 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 16 Show data context 128 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 15 Show data context 122 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 27 Show data context 124 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 24 Show data context 123 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 19 Show data context 109 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 21 Show data context 93 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 18 Show data context 92 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 22 Show data context 105 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 15 Show data context 91 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 21 Show data context 102 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 15 Show data context 85 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 9 Show data context 72 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 6 Show data context 54 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 13 Show data context 57 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 5 Show data context 56 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 5 Show data context 63 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 10 Show data context 59 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 15 Show data context 69 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 16 Show data context 86 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 16 Show data context 89 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 14 Show data context 90 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 16 Show data context 94 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 16 Show data context 102 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 25 Show data context 125 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 28 Show data context 126 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 27 Show data context 116 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 31 Show data context 127 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 35 Show data context 140 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 19 Show data context 101 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 17 Show data context 95 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 14 Show data context 92 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 21 Show data context 109 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 19 Show data context 99 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 22 Show data context 105 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 18 Show data context 112 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 20 Show data context 107 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 20 Show data context 110 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 22 Show data context 119 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 17 Show data context 106 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 15 Show data context 97 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 19 Show data context 94 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 17 Show data context 86 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 12 Show data context 78 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 10 Show data context 70 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 24 Show data context 83 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 25 Show data context 78 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 27 Show data context 79 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 16 Show data context 74 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 20 Show data context 72 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 15 Show data context 71 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 21 Show data context 86 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 23 Show data context 87 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 27 Show data context 107 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 28 Show data context 101 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 20 Show data context 101 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 23 Show data context 101 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 20 Show data context 93 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 15 Show data context 87 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 21 Show data context 105 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 22 Show data context 108 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 18 Show data context 103 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 22 Show data context 107 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 28 Show data context 105 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 18 Show data context 94 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 15 Show data context 101 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 16 Show data context 91 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 13 Show data context 83 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 14 Show data context 76 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 11 Show data context 72 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 11 Show data context 66 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 13 Show data context 74 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 23 Show data context 83 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 7 Show data context 74 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 17 Show data context 78 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 12 Show data context 76 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 14 Show data context 95 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 20 Show data context 88 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 17 Show data context 82 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 20 Show data context 103 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 28 Show data context 93 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 24 Show data context 79 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 32 Show data context 80 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 38 Show data context 92 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 26 Show data context 75 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Date: Source:
1861 - 1870 Poor Law Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament pre 1871 (HMSO) ,
1871 - 1911 Local Government Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament from 1871 onwards (HMSO) ,

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The exact meaning of the term 'able-bodied', as used in the Poor Law system, is a matter of some controversy but is generally understood to exclude the aged and infirm, and 'lunatics', but to include large numbers who were temporarily ill. The system's reports consistently divide those receiving relief into Men, Women and Children.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Houghton le Spring RegD/PLU through time | Work & Poverty Statistics | Able-bodied paupers by gender & age, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 19th June 2024