Vision of Britain | 1831 Census: Abstract of answers

1831 Census of Great Britain, Abstract of answers (Sample Report Title: Abstracts of the Answers and Returns Made pursuant to an Act, passed in the Eleventh Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George IV, Intituled, "An Act for taking an Account of the Population of Great Britain, and the Increase or Diminution thereof." Enumeration Abstract.), Table [1] : " Population Abstract".

List for top level	Kent	List for England Dep

click on unit name for its home page If appears click for more detailed statistics	Area	Houses				Occupations			Persons				Agriculture			Employed in Manufacture, or in making Manufacturing Machinery. [16]	Employed in Retail Trade, or in Handicrafts as Masters or Workmen. [17]	Capitalists, Bankers, Professional and other Educated Men. [18]	Labourers employed in Labour not Agricultural [19]	Other Males 20 Years of Age (except Servants) [20]	Male Servants		Female Servants [23]
	English Statute Acres [1]	Inhabited [2]	Families [3]	Building [4]	Uninhabited [5]	Families chiefly employed in Agriculture [6]	Families chiefly employed in Trade, Manufactures, and Handicraft [7]	All other Families not comprised in the two preceding Classes [8]	Males [9]	Females [10]	Total of Persons [11]	Males Twenty Years of Age [12]	Occupiers employing Labourers. [13]	Occupiers not employing Labourers. [14]	Labourers employed in Agriculture. [15]				Labourers employed in Labour not Agricultural [19]	Other Males 20 Years of Age (except Servants) [20]	20 Years of Age [21]	Under 20 Years [22]	Female Servants [23]
Kent AncC Total	972,240	82,153	97,142	842	3,818	31,667	29,419	36,056	233,987	244,583	478,570	115,655	4,361	2,152	36,113	476	34,257	5,503	15,245	14,570	2,978	1,574	19,260
Bewsborough Hundred	17,510	2,416	2,679	33	155	674	837	1,168	6,334	6,874	13,208	3,015	74	67	726	0	858	267	806	192	25	19	507
Bleangate Hundred	18,800	882	964	4	25	673	171	120	2,682	2,530	5,212	1,256	73	48	671	0	180	17	141	109	17	8	183
Bridge and Petham Hundred	13,210	486	544	1	5	395	70	79	1,577	1,480	3,057	752	46	27	509	0	100	20	13	14	23	8	136
Cornillo Hundred	13,140	791	908	2	23	462	191	255	2,299	2,379	4,678	1,098	58	39	470	0	192	40	154	108	37	17	228
Downhamford Hundred	10,670	560	585	1	7	397	118	70	1,582	1,502	3,084	803	44	33	441	0	141	24	27	63	30	15	130
Eastry Hundred	14,690	636	705	3	12	497	126	82	2,021	1,892	3,913	932	66	49	538	0	155	29	44	28	23	14	180
Kinghamford Hundred	9,160	281	349	3	6	218	62	69	905	916	1,821	485	21	18	259	0	95	22	16	19	35	6	89
Preston Hundred	2,030	122	127	0	1	92	21	14	340	333	673	166	16	13	94	0	17	3	18	0	5	2	32
Ringslow Hundred	25,880	4,613	5,442	45	300	989	1,782	2,671	12,024	14,066	26,090	5,907	130	43	981	0	2,310	483	530	1,272	158	101	1,231
Westgate Hundred	8,890	1,006	1,097	19	60	415	375	307	2,408	2,509	4,917	1,183	47	17	448	0	425	27	138	62	19	6	160
Whitstable Hundred	10,670	634	698	5	14	186	150	362	1,739	1,686	3,425	824	31	14	326	0	150	13	247	34	9	8	53
Wingham Hundred	16,590	827	901	6	11	614	183	104	2,484	2,352	4,836	1,233	92	31	677	0	307	19	34	53	20	2	210
Brenchley and Horsmonden Hundred	16,480	638	739	5	11	528	142	69	2,256	2,115	4,371	1,084	123	50	584	0	155	33	50	74	15	15	156
Chatham and Gillingham Hundred	4,310	1,185	1,407	7	55	81	497	829	3,194	3,725	6,919	1,359	15	4	159	0	604	77	337	147	16	15	161
Eyhorne Hundred	52,990	2,289	2,576	4	37	1,750	522	304	6,949	6,616	13,565	3,295	282	138	1,912	0	591	79	86	163	44	31	436
Hoo Hundred	17,760	417	466	1	8	365	88	13	1,323	1,169	2,492	651	37	19	490	0	53	4	44	2	2	1	54
Larkfield Hundred	22,410	1,339	1,481	5	34	818	368	295	3,836	3,767	7,603	1,977	74	28	1,012	0	427	57	172	130	77	25	314
Littlefield Hundred	3,250	234	247	0	7	161	44	42	667	651	1,318	345	9	11	235	0	53	8	6	7	16	7	51
Maidstone Hundred	12,830	972	1,015	7	20	716	213	86	2,839	2,734	5,573	1,360	76	46	853	0	258	32	44	19	32	27	174
Shamwell Hundred	26,060	1,402	1,558	2	57	738	400	420	4,008	3,718	7,726	1,996	90	23	902	0	452	64	302	95	68	26	265
Toltingtrough Hundred	13,010	2,039	3,021	77	24	331	1,006	1,684	6,223	6,625	12,848	3,383	61	21	502	0	908	183	1,111	520	77	56	597
Tonbridge Lowey Hundred	20,660	2,072	2,368	102	130	823	881	664	5,974	6,259	12,233	3,023	80	22	946	0	1,102	158	457	121	137	265	660
Twyford Hundred	15,450	1,297	1,406	2	11	1,055	232	119	3,804	3,539	7,343	1,846	93	29	1,201	0	337	35	57	56	38	16	236
Washlingstone Hundred	12,230	819	963	3	27	498	255	210	2,534	2,593	5,127	1,291	73	36	540	0	388	90	71	61	32	10	354
Wrotham Hundred	16,140	739	834	6	19	584	189	61	2,252	2,098	4,350	1,121	65	27	652	0	225	31	29	60	32	6	125
East Barnfield Hundred	8,590	411	417	6	4	223	116	78	1,228	1,200	2,428	534	47	3	276	0	171	20	3	3	11	16	119
Berkeley Hundred	7,110	223	244	0	8	190	36	18	842	816	1,658	425	52	19	232	0	90	3	2	24	3	0	75
Blackbourne Hundred	17,050	449	521	2	10	389	94	38	1,457	1,372	2,829	730	79	39	453	0	108	9	8	29	5	0	101
Boughton under Blean Hundred	9,360	460	524	3	7	371	104	49	1,286	1,257	2,543	633	68	44	338	0	102	4	48	19	10	5	88
Calehill Hundred	21,980	790	930	2	9	681	177	72	2,636	2,534	5,170	1,218	113	84	666	0	233	24	24	58	16	10	151
Chart and Longbridge Hundred	24,930	1,238	1,472	2	29	772	491	209	3,729	3,679	7,408	1,867	134	91	791	0	567	72	63	122	27	14	329
Cranbrook Hundred	14,100	772	849	4	19	449	273	127	2,355	2,305	4,660	1,122	76	36	497	0	308	42	75	64	24	10	199
Faversham Hundred	25,710	1,689	1,962	14	36	740	562	660	4,799	4,864	9,663	2,404	81	29	853	0	602	89	593	106	51	17	415
Felborough Hundred	17,500	531	627	1	6	446	114	67	1,645	1,588	3,233	834	53	47	486	0	141	19	19	41	28	4	110
Marden HalfHundred/Hundred	23,530	1,016	1,114	5	16	825	187	102	3,282	3,069	6,351	1,490	140	47	994	0	181	37	42	31	18	13	188
Milton Hundred	29,480	1,796	2,153	6	37	1,007	641	505	5,380	5,309	10,689	2,664	116	56	1,145	0	798	90	295	115	49	25	445
Rolvenden Hundred	12,450	446	570	0	1	391	112	67	1,620	1,550	3,170	775	72	10	442	0	140	16	10	56	29	13	139
Selbrittenden Hundred	5,720	172	272	1	2	183	72	17	749	716	1,465	353	23	3	199	0	79	12	3	28	6	2	42
the Isle of Sheppey Liberty	18,340	1,716	2,073	14	117	277	814	982	4,833	5,034	9,867	2,165	38	42	436	0	795	80	271	479	24	14	166
Tenterden Hundred	8,620	548	679	0	18	338	227	114	1,540	1,637	3,177	767	61	16	331	0	253	40	11	37	18	12	141
Teynham Hundred	6,210	301	406	1	12	246	98	62	1,173	998	2,171	570	34	19	304	0	96	7	69	21	20	0	95
Wye Hundred	9,830	408	480	2	8	351	87	42	1,231	1,260	2,491	557	31	28	293	0	138	9	25	23	10	9	104
Aloesbridge Hundred	3,490	97	116	1	1	73	33	10	310	286	596	147	15	9	71	0	39	2	0	10	1	0	28
Bircholt Bny/Fh	10,100	315	407	2	6	272	72	63	1,102	1,046	2,148	535	40	47	296	0	94	6	9	35	8	3	71
Folkestone Hundred	20,360	1,400	1,580	2	131	422	614	544	3,775	4,090	7,865	1,772	63	50	505	0	488	117	375	154	20	5	283
Ham Hundred	3,860	124	124	0	2	79	26	19	348	316	664	166	17	6	84	0	34	1	9	11	4	3	24
Hayne Hundred	3,510	107	135	0	0	121	7	7	366	356	722	192	15	20	143	0	7	3	0	0	4	4	29
Hythe Hundred	2,240	453	510	9	29	32	212	266	1,139	1,316	2,455	563	6	2	45	0	284	48	107	58	13	13	119
Loningborough Hundred	12,220	338	421	5	4	281	87	53	1,193	1,141	2,334	620	46	49	331	0	108	20	5	54	7	5	87
Newchurch Hundred	5,160	104	119	0	0	105	13	1	359	307	666	164	18	18	108	0	15	2	0	3	0	0	0
Oxney Hundred	8,380	179	276	1	1	209	42	25	734	654	1,388	337	37	11	198	0	52	3	7	25	4	4	49
Stowting Hundred	8,100	223	261	0	5	217	29	15	764	704	1,468	369	54	47	211	5	37	1	0	12	2	0	41
Street Hundred	4,710	142	223	1	1	170	34	19	584	509	1,093	297	31	24	184	0	38	4	5	10	1	0	29
Romney Marsh Liberty	45,250	785	880	1	31	535	184	161	2,224	2,226	4,450	1,054	102	26	559	0	226	22	47	59	13	16	147
Axton Dartford and Wilmington Hundred	39,280	2,352	2,698	37	103	1,222	783	693	7,089	6,804	13,893	3,566	166	34	1,432	45	1,004	87	521	201	76	22	484
Blackheath Hundred	12,650	2,760	3,179	66	194	602	597	1,980	6,688	8,993	15,681	3,298	61	15	718	0	788	483	580	369	284	102	1,217
Bromley and Beckenham Hundred	8,450	907	1,119	6	52	344	307	468	2,517	2,773	5,290	1,314	49	2	349	0	414	90	166	118	126	23	322
Codsheath Hundred	37,720	2,211	2,437	26	38	1,295	649	493	6,315	6,394	12,709	3,239	127	48	1,675	3	878	139	121	124	124	27	511
Lessness Hundred	10,410	1,165	1,343	7	39	473	491	379	3,443	3,256	6,699	1,657	55	30	534	124	463	75	226	99	51	26	191
Ruxley Hundred	36,320	2,189	2,505	15	66	1,272	618	615	6,271	6,058	12,329	3,337	171	45	1,613	40	772	181	191	214	110	40	531
Somerden Hundred	13,650	567	734	10	12	493	160	81	2,078	1,846	3,924	1,012	112	26	521	0	245	18	20	43	27	1	178
Westerham Hundred	11,030	577	644	5	15	284	206	154	1,736	1,681	3,417	882	49	5	347	0	296	35	85	33	32	11	158
Canterbury AD_City/CntyOfIt	3,240	2,661	3,033	5	173	349	1,736	948	6,212	7,437	13,649	3,189	26	24	238	0	1,725	250	541	264	121	65	764
Chatham AD_Town	6,150	2,840	3,598	29	201	185	1,586	1,827	8,479	8,951	17,430	3,481	13	7	217	12	1,818	183	797	388	46	43	470
Rochester AD_City/Borough	-	1,738	2,088	20	100	119	1,138	831	4,585	5,306	9,891	2,209	18	13	137	0	1,083	150	555	190	63	24	551
Deptford AD_Town	1,060	4,386	4,850	56	520	126	2,246	2,478	9,207	10,588	19,795	4,838	16	13	127	49	2,259	352	1,395	582	45	12	395
Greenwich AD_Town	2,030	3,665	4,839	57	245	58	454	4,327	12,800	11,753	24,553	7,443	20	80	66	108	711	179	161	6,017	101	49	722
Dover Borough	320	2,095	2,551	26	56	37	989	1,525	5,303	6,619	11,922	2,823	5	3	46	2	1,233	192	1,008	207	127	30	735
Maidstone Borough	4,420	2,844	3,034	31	143	233	1,499	1,302	7,295	8,092	15,387	3,464	24	16	368	88	1,803	171	726	151	117	148	658
Sandwich AD_Town/Borough	1,960	595	722	0	33	90	271	361	1,439	1,697	3,136	750	9	8	87	0	303	44	170	126	3	1	141
Woolwich AD_Town	840	2,672	4,343	18	219	30	1,208	3,105	7,593	10,068	17,661	3,444	2	8	39	0	1,755	257	923	348	112	27	696
Hastings CnqPt	1,670	1,617	2,103	49	99	41	923	1,139	4,666	5,431	10,097	2,479	3	11	36	0	1,122	323	782	103	99	24	692
Rye CnqPt/AncTn	2,480	680	751	6	18	76	273	402	1,788	1,927	3,715	943	10	1	125	5	314	57	354	54	23	0	182

Comments:

1	This transcription also includes sub-parish units, but as they have not been systematically added to the auo they are not included in the material copied into the g_data table.

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Acknowledgments:

We are grateful to the following contributors. If you make use of the data in your own work, please follow any instructions given here on acknowledgment and re-use.

David Allan Gatley (School of Social Sciences, University of Staffordshire). Role: transcriber. Restrictions on use: the contributor must be acknowledged but the data may be freely used for non-commercial purposes.