Population. Comparative account of the population of Great Britain in the years 1801, 1811, 1821, and 1831; with the annual value of real property in the year 1815: also a statement of progress in the inquiry regarding the occupations of families and persons, and the duration of life. As required by the Population act of 1830 / [Ordered by the House of Commons, to be printed, 19 October 1831.

  • Great Britain. Census Office.
Date:
[1831]
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Credit: Population. Comparative account of the population of Great Britain in the years 1801, 1811, 1821, and 1831; with the annual value of real property in the year 1815: also a statement of progress in the inquiry regarding the occupations of families and persons, and the duration of life. As required by the Population act of 1830 / [Ordered by the House of Commons, to be printed, 19 October 1831. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    o Leeds eminent for Woollens; Norwich for Crapes, and Nottingham for the manu¬ facture of Stockings. After these are placed the Commercial Sea Ports: Liverpool, with its Suburb Toxteth Bristol with its Suburbs; Aberdeen, New and Old; Newcastle-upon-Tyne, with Gateshead; Hull, with its Suburb Sculcoates; and the flourishing Port of Dundee. The two great Naval Arsenals, Plymouth and Portsmouth, close this explanatory Catalogue of the great Towns; viz. 1801. In¬ crease De¬ crease 1811. In¬ crease 1821. In¬ crease 1831. 1831. w Cent. w Cent. ¥ Cent. w Cent. Males. Females. London, within the. Walls - (75.171 — 35 55,484 1 56,174 3 57,695 28,626 29,069 London, without the Walls, (including the Inns of Court) >City ) {bi,688 - 25 65,425 6 69,260 - 67,878 33,401 • 34,477 Southwark - Borough 67,448 7 72,H9 19 85,905 7 91>501 44,318 47,183 Westminster - City 158,210 2 162,085 12 182,085 11 202,080 95,3H 106,766 Parishes within the Bills of'l Mortality - - -J 364,526 37 498,719 24 616,628 23 761,348 354,253 407,095 Adjacent Parishes, not with-) in the Bills - - - 1 117,802 32 155,7H 38 215,642 36 293,567 128,529 165,038 Metropolis - - 864,845 17 1,009,546 21 1,225,694 20 1,474,069 684,441 789,628 Edinburgh City 82,560 25 102,987 34 138,235 18 162,403 72,515 89,888 Manchester, Salford, and) Suburbs - - -J 94,876 22 115,874 40 161,635 47 237,832 112,873 124,959 Glasgow (and Suburbs) City 77.385 30 100,749 46 147,043 38 202,426 93,724 108,702 Birmingham (and Suburbs) 73,670 16 85,753 24 106,721 33 142,251 69,415 72,836 Norwich City 36,832 1 37,256 35 50,288 22 61,116 27,671 33,355 Paisley, with The Abbeyl Parish - - - -J 3L179 18 36,722 28 47,003 22 57,466 26,522 30,944 Nottingham - Town 28,861 19 34,253 18 40,415 25 50,680 23,6l6 27,064 Liverpool (withl „ , Toxteth Park) / Bo,ou8h 79,722 26 100,240 3i 131,801 44- 189,244 87,919 101,323 Bristol (withSuburbs) City 63,645 20 76,433 15 87,779 18 103,886 46,525 57,351 Aberdeen, New and Old - 27,608 28 35,370 27 44,796 30 58,019 25,235 32,784 Newcastle-upon-Tyne) t (with Gateshead) - J 36,963 - 36,369 29 46,948 23 57,937 26,951 30,986 Hull (with Sculcoates) Town 34,964 - 32,437 29 41,874 18 49,46i 22,288 27,473 Dundee - 26,084 13 29,616 * 3 30,575 48 45,355 20,810 24,545 Plymouth, Devon-'j port, and Stone- Borough house - -J 43,194 30 56,060 9 61,212 23 75,534 33,043 42,491 Portsmouth, Port-W , sea, and Gosport -jEoroS1' 43,46i 21 52,769 7 56,620 11 63,026 27,737 35,289 In considering the Population of these large Towns, the small number of Males as compared with the other Sex at Liverpool and the other Ports, is remarkable; but admits of c