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A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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 Orkney and Shetland ScoCnty | Orkney and Shetland County 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 |
0 
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Agent (branch not specified) |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Architect |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Army |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Army, Half-pay |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Auctioneer and Appraiser |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Baker |
5
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Bank Agent |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Banker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Blacksmith |
105
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| Boat and Barge-builder |
29
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
| Boat and Bargeman |
19
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Bonnet-maker |
0
|
0
|
11
|
1
|
| Bookseller and Bookbinder |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Boot and Shoe-maker |
248
|
45
|
4
|
0
|
| Brass-founder |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Brewer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Cabinet-maker |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Carpenter, Joiner, and Wright |
252
|
76
|
0
|
0
|
| Carrier and Carter |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Cattle-dealer |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Chemist and Druggist |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| China and Earthenware-dealer |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Clerk |
9
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
| Clock and Watch-maker |
5
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Clothier |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Coach Proprietor |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Cooper |
131
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
| Crofter (particular occupation not specified) |
49
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
| Currier and Leather-seller |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Distiller |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Draper |
5
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Dress-maker and Milliner |
1
|
0
|
58
|
10
|
| Dyer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Farmer |
3,537
|
14
|
337
|
0
|
| Feather-dresser |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Fish Agent |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Fish-curer |
78
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
| Fish-dealer |
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Fisherman and Woman |
2,616
|
150
|
3
|
0
|
| Fishery-officer |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Flax-dresser |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Flesher and Butcher |
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Flour and Meal-dealer |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Gardener |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| General Dealer |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Glove-maker |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Government All other Departments |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Government Customs and Excise |
25
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Government Post-office |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Government Stamps and Taxes |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Grocer |
13
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
| Haberdasher and Hosier |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Hair-dresser |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Hardwareman |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Hatter and Hat-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Hawker, Huckster, and Pedlar |
6
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Hemp-manufacture (all branches) |
0
|
0
|
49
|
0
|
| Ironmonger |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Keeper or Head of Public Institution |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Keeper, Lighthouse |
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Kelp Manufacturer |
10
|
0
|
11
|
2
|
| Knitter |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Labourer |
143
|
3
|
41
|
1
|
| Labourer, Agricultural |
1,034
|
724
|
279
|
63
|
| Land Agent |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Laundry-keeper, Washer, and Mangler |
0
|
0
|
18
|
0
|
| Law Officer |
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Legal Profession Writer, Attorney, Solicitor and Law Student |
15
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Lime-burner |
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Locksmith and Bell-hanger |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Lodging-house-keeper |
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
| Maltster |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Mason and Stone-cutter |
255
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
| Merchant |
132
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
| Midwife |
0
|
0
|
31
|
0
|
| Miller |
37
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Millwright |
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Minister and Clergyman |
68
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Musician |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Nail-maker |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Navy |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Navy, Half-pay |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Net-maker |
13
|
10
|
7
|
3
|
| Nurse |
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
| Optician |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Painter, Plumber, and Glazier |
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Parochial, Town, and Church Officer |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Physician |
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Plasterer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Police-officer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Porter |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Potter |
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
| Poulterer |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Printer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Quarryman (branch not specified) |
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Quarryman, Stone |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Quilter |
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
| Rag merchant |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Rope and Cord-spinner and Maker |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Saddler |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Sail-maker |
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Salesman |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Sawyer |
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Schoolmaster, Mistress, and Assistant; Tutor or Governess |
94
|
2
|
28
|
4
|
| Seaman |
125
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
| Seaman, Pilot |
19
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Seamstress |
0
|
0
|
27
|
2
|
| Servant, Domestic |
146
|
342
|
1,985
|
1,131
|
| Shawl Maker |
0
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
| Ship Agent |
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Ship Broker |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Ship Builder, Carpenter and Wright |
15
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
| Ship Owner |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Shop-keeper |
11
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
| Slater |
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Spinner (branch not specified) |
0
|
0
|
186
|
3
|
| Stay-maker |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Stocking maker and Knitter |
2
|
0
|
158
|
5
|
| Store-keeper |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Straw-bonnet-maker |
0
|
0
|
17
|
1
|
| Straw-plait Manufacture (all branches) |
4
|
0
|
790
|
228
|
| Surgeon |
17
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Tailor |
150
|
31
|
4
|
0
|
| Tallow-chandler |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Tavern Hotel and Inn-keeper |
4
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
| Tavern Publican and Victualler |
8
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
| Tavern Spirit Merchant and Dealer |
13
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
| Teacher Music |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Tin-plate-worker and Tinman |
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
| Tobacconist and Tobacco-manufacturer |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Turner |
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Umbrella-maker |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Warehouseman |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Weaver (branch not specified) |
69
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Weaver, Canvas |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Weaver, Cotton |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Weaver, Linen |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Wheelwright |
13
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
| Wood-merchant |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Woollen-draper |
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Woollen-manufacture (all branches) |
45
|
0
|
67
|
0
|
| Worsted-spinner and Weaver |
1
|
0
|
18
|
0
|
| Total Number of Persons whose Occupations are returned as above |
9,760
|
1,473
|
4,188
|
1,454
|
| Other Persons employed in Trade (branch not specified) |
11
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
| Number of Persons returned as of Independent Means |
186
|
8
|
723
|
11
|
| Almspeople, Pensioners, Paupers, and Beggars |
234
|
3
|
452
|
4
|
| Other Persons |
212
|
0
|
17
|
0
|
| Residue of Population |
1,529
|
12,057
|
13,346
|
11,787
|
| TOTAL POPULATION |
11,932
|
13,548
|
18,730
|
13,256
|
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