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• Total Population 1801 to 1921: Population grew from 17,508 in 1801 to 39,916 in 1921.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 6,678 males aged 20 and over, 2,662 worked in Retail and Handicrafts.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
WESTMINSTER ST MARGARET	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 348.
MARGARET ST	Alternate	English			1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST MARGARET	Alternate	English			1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.
ST MARGARET AND ST JOHN	Alternate	English			1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
ST MARGARET AND ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST WESTMINSTER	Alternate	English			1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
ST MARGARET WESTMINSTER	Alternate	English			1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
WESTMINSTER ST MARGARET AND ST JOHN	Alternate	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 348.
WESTMINSTER ST MARGARET AND ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST	Alternate	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. p348.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	WESTMINSTER ST MARGARET EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 348.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
MIDDLESEX	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 348.
CITY OF WESTMINSTER RegD/PLPar/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1913	1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 309.
ST GEORGES PLPar/RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1870	1913	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 348.
ST MARGARET AND ST JOHN RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1765	1870	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 348.
CITY OF WESTMINSTER AND ITS LIBERTY AD_City/Liberty	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 348.
MAYFAIR AND KNIGHTSBRIDGE	Registration sub-District			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
ST MARGARET AND ST JOHN	Registration sub-District			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
ST MARGARET WESTMINSTER	Registration sub-District			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
WESTMINSTER Borough	Ancient District	1586	1889	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 648.
WESTMINSTER Lon_SDist	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 309.
WESTMINSTER MetB	Local Government District	1900	1922	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 309.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
	was reduced to enlarge	CHELSEA Vest/CP/AP	Population in 1901: 193.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; London Government Act (1899)
	was enlarged by gaining part of	KENSINGTON Vest/AP/CP	Population in 1901: 414.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; London Government Act (1899)
	was reduced to enlarge	KENSINGTON Vest/AP/CP	Population in 1901: 538.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; London Government Act (1899)
	was enlarged by gaining part of	KENSINGTON Vest/AP/CP	Population in 1901: 826.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; London Government Act (1899)
	was reduced to enlarge	KENSINGTON Vest/AP/CP	Population in 1901: 0.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; London Government Act (1899)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
PRIVY GARDENS ExP	Parish-level Unit			1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
VERGE OF THE PALACES OF ST JAMESS AND WHITEHALL ExP	Parish-level Unit			1841 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
WHITEHALL ExP	Parish-level Unit			1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.