Able-bodied paupers by gender & age

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Year Men Women
01 Jan 1861 87 Show data context 198 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 36 Show data context 168 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 64 Show data context 164 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 40 Show data context 152 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 61 Show data context 159 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 47 Show data context 142 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 92 Show data context 171 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 75 Show data context 175 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 86 Show data context 176 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 46 Show data context 142 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 48 Show data context 130 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 56 Show data context 158 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 51 Show data context 172 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 73 Show data context 165 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 92 Show data context 182 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 50 Show data context 162 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 72 Show data context 201 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 48 Show data context 169 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 88 Show data context 204 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 52 Show data context 187 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 88 Show data context 205 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 53 Show data context 175 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 70 Show data context 178 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 20 Show data context 124 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 45 Show data context 143 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 28 Show data context 132 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 40 Show data context 143 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 45 Show data context 139 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 46 Show data context 148 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 43 Show data context 130 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 34 Show data context 101 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 31 Show data context 114 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 42 Show data context 120 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 21 Show data context 96 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 34 Show data context 110 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 27 Show data context 84 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 46 Show data context 109 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 20 Show data context 102 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 50 Show data context 125 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 37 Show data context 120 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 59 Show data context 142 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 46 Show data context 116 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 58 Show data context 123 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 50 Show data context 137 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 73 Show data context 145 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 48 Show data context 127 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 36 Show data context 117 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 30 Show data context 121 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 43 Show data context 117 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 33 Show data context 121 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 49 Show data context 139 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 35 Show data context 139 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 55 Show data context 138 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 37 Show data context 128 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 75 Show data context 154 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 40 Show data context 126 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 29 Show data context 111 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 17 Show data context 112 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 25 Show data context 109 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 17 Show data context 93 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 25 Show data context 92 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 13 Show data context 84 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 18 Show data context 84 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 6 Show data context 73 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 21 Show data context 79 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 5 Show data context 75 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 35 Show data context 105 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 14 Show data context 85 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 23 Show data context 89 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 10 Show data context 63 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 37 Show data context 96 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 16 Show data context 82 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 23 Show data context 87 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 8 Show data context 83 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 17 Show data context 81 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 11 Show data context 66 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 18 Show data context 72 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 32 Show data context 77 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 22 Show data context 75 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 13 Show data context 72 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 23 Show data context 70 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 7 Show data context 57 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 24 Show data context 74 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 15 Show data context 67 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 26 Show data context 65 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 17 Show data context 68 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 23 Show data context 73 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 18 Show data context 70 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 18 Show data context 63 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 5 Show data context 57 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 24 Show data context 52 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 12 Show data context 44 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 21 Show data context 56 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 29 Show data context 64 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 32 Show data context 57 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 29 Show data context 65 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 26 Show data context 65 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, Warwick 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: 14th May 2024