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

Administrative unit

Cornwall RegC

Poor Law/Registration County

Historical statistics
Key findings
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Population

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

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

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 193,039 in 1801 to 325,283 in 1911.
Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 5.27 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 8.1 per cent were.
Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 146.43 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1891, and the lowest was 122.51 in 1901.
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:: CORNWALL
Unit Type:: Poor Law/Registration County
Date created:: 1851
Date abolished:: 1930
Unit ID:: 10001110
Authorities:: F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 57.

Cornwall RegC

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	CORNWALL	Administrative County	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 576.
was preceded by	CORNWALL	Ancient County	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 577.

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. 57.
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
BODMIN RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 577.
CAMELFORD RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 578.
FALMOUTH RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 578.
HELSTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 578.
ISLES OF SCILLY RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 578.
LAUNCESTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 578.
LISKEARD RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 578.
PENZANCE RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 578.
REDRUTH RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 578.
ST AUSTELL RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 578.
ST COLUMB MAJOR RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 578.
ST GERMANS RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 578.
STRATTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 578.
TRURO RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 578.
BODMIN RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 578.
BODMIN USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 578.
CAMBORNE USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 578.
CAMELFORD RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 578.
FALMOUTH RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 578.
FALMOUTH USD	Sanitary District	1875	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 578.
FALMOUTH PARISH USD	Sanitary District		1892	1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Sanitary Districts situated within the [Division] Division in 1881, and Population of the same in 1871'.
HAYLE USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.
HELSTON USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.
HELSTON RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.
ISLES OF SCILLY RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.
LAUNCESTON RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.
LAUNCESTON USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.
LISKEARD USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.
LISKEARD RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.
LOSTWITHIEL USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.
LUDGVAN USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.
MADRON USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.
NEWQUAY USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.
PADSTOW USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.
PAUL USD	Sanitary District	1891	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.
PENRYN USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.
PENZANCE USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.
PENZANCE RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.
PHILLACK USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.
REDRUTH USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.
REDRUTH RSD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 57.
SALTASH USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.
ST AUSTELL RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.
ST AUSTELL USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.
ST COLUMB MAJOR RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.
ST GERMANS RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.
ST IVES USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.
STRATTON RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.
TRURO USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.
TRURO RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 579.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Cornwall 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/10001110

Date accessed: 31st October 2024