Able-bodied paupers by gender & age

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Year Men Women
01 Jan 1861 16 Show data context 56 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 8 Show data context 59 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 16 Show data context 66 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 4 Show data context 62 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 9 Show data context 46 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 15 Show data context 110 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 20 Show data context 73 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 12 Show data context 71 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 22 Show data context 67 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 8 Show data context 52 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 10 Show data context 46 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 3 Show data context 46 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 15 Show data context 45 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 8 Show data context 52 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 21 Show data context 52 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 11 Show data context 46 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 15 Show data context 58 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 10 Show data context 51 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 39 Show data context 160 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 16 Show data context 59 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 27 Show data context 66 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 11 Show data context 64 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 20 Show data context 73 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 14 Show data context 71 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 14 Show data context 74 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 11 Show data context 54 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 12 Show data context 60 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 7 Show data context 57 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 13 Show data context 49 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 8 Show data context 44 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 10 Show data context 50 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 8 Show data context 41 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 6 Show data context 43 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 3 Show data context 33 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 6 Show data context 38 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 2 Show data context 30 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 4 Show data context 37 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 4 Show data context 38 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 8 Show data context 43 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 3 Show data context 34 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 4 Show data context 39 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 5 Show data context 39 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 7 Show data context 41 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 3 Show data context 38 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 2 Show data context 35 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 2 Show data context 31 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 1 Show data context 31 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 4 Show data context 30 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 3 Show data context 30 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 1 Show data context 26 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 2 Show data context 24 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 5 Show data context 26 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 3 Show data context 27 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 2 Show data context 21 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 6 Show data context 28 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 3 Show data context 25 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 6 Show data context 21 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 0 Show data context 19 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 3 Show data context 22 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 0 Show data context 18 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 10 Show data context 31 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 0 Show data context 20 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 26 Show data context 38 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 12 Show data context 33 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 25 Show data context 43 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 19 Show data context 37 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 24 Show data context 39 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 18 Show data context 45 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 27 Show data context 49 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 23 Show data context 41 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 31 Show data context 33 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 18 Show data context 35 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 28 Show data context 38 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 21 Show data context 30 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 27 Show data context 40 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 21 Show data context 39 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 24 Show data context 41 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 18 Show data context 41 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 33 Show data context 40 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 17 Show data context 30 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 23 Show data context 31 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 15 Show data context 40 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 25 Show data context 40 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 17 Show data context 39 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 27 Show data context 31 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 22 Show data context 34 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 26 Show data context 48 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 23 Show data context 46 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 32 Show data context 44 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 22 Show data context 39 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 30 Show data context 41 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 16 Show data context 40 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 31 Show data context 48 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 23 Show data context 42 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 22 Show data context 40 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 19 Show data context 37 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 24 Show data context 50 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, Sheppey 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