Chapter 114
section 114 of london labour and the london poor volume four by henry mayhew 1812 to 1887 this livery book recording is in the public domain read by jillian henry appendix part two table showing the density of the population in the different counties in england and wales in 1851 continued population 1851 Bedford, males, 62,420. Females, 67,369. Barks, males, 99,227. Females, 99,927. Bucks, males, 70,784. Females, 72,886. Cambridge, males, 95,505. Females, 96,351. Chester, males, 206,715. Females, 216,723. Cornwall. Males. 171,979. Females. 184,683. Cumberland. Males. 96,106. Females. 99,381.
Derby, males, 129,379. Females, 131,328. Devon, males, 271,579. Females, 300,628. Dorset. Males. 85,816. Females. 91,781. Durham. Males. 206,666. Females. 204,866. Essex. Males. 172,161. Females. 171,755. Gloucester, males, 198,122. Females, 221,353. Erriford, males, 49,694. Females, 49,418.
Hartford, males, 86,331. Females, 87,632. Hunts, males, 29,984. Females, 30,336. Kent, males, 308,115. Females, 311,092. Lancaster, males, 1,05,627. Females, 1,058,286 Leicester, males, 115,295 Females, 119,643
Lincoln, males, 201,027 Females, 199,239 Middlesex, males, 885,614 Females, 1,010,096 Monmouth, males, 92,095
Females, 85,070 Norfolk, males, 210,360 Females, 223,443 Northampton, males, 106,533 Females, 107,251
Northumberland, males, 149,158, females, 154,377, Nottingham, males, 144,428, females, 150,010, Oxford, males, 85,449, females, 84,837, Rutland, males, 12,270. Females, 12,002. Salop, males, 122,022. Females, 122,997. Somerset, males, 216,716. Females, 239,521. Southampton, males, 199,834, females, 202,199. Stafford, males, 320,394, females, 310,112. Suffolk, males, 165,267, females, 170,724.
Surrey, males, 325,155. Females, 359,650. Sussex, males, 166,828. Females, 172,600. Warwick, males, 235,263. Females, 244,716. Westmoreland, males, 29,064. Females, 29,316. Wilts, males, 118,839. Females, 122,164. Worcester, males 126,739
Females, 132,023 York, males 886,845 Females, 901,922 North Wales, males 200,538 Females, 203,622
South Wales, males 300,645, females 306,851. Total for England and Wales, males 8,762,588, females 9,160,180. Total population 1851. Derby Devon
Dorset Durham Essex Gloucester Erriford
99,112. Hartford, 173,963. Hunts, 60,320. Kent, 619,207. Lancaster, 2,063,913. Leicester, 234,938. Lincoln, 400,266. Middlesex, 1,895,710. Monmouth, 177,165. Norfolk, 433,803. Northampton, 213,784. Northumberland, 303,535. Nottingham, 294,438. Oxford, 170,286. Rutland, 24,274. Salop, 245,019. Somerset, 456,237. Southampton, 402,033. Stafford, 630,506. Suffolk, 335,991. Surrey, 684,805.
Sussex, 339,428. Warwick, 479,979. Westmoreland, 58,380. Wilts, 241,003. Worcester, 258,762.
York, 1,788,767. North Wales 404,160 South Wales 607,496 Total for England and Wales 17,922,768 Total population 1841
Bedford 112,378 Burks 189,227 Bucks, 138,248. Cambridge, 169,638. Chester, 368,115. Cornwall, 343,265. Cumberland, 177,807. Derby 239,791
Devon 534,883 Dorset 167,689 Durham
325,854 Essex 320,605 Gloucester 395,533
Eriford 96,515 Hartford 162,394. Hunts
55,565. Kent 540,275. Lancaster 1,696,377.
Leicester 220,263. Lincoln 356,226. Middlesex
1,582,538. Monmouth, 150,544. Norfolk, 404,971. Northampton, 198,518. Northumberland, 265,636.
Nottingham, 270,535. Oxford, 163,216. Rutland, 23,151. Salop 241,685 Somerset 448,793
Southampton 348,298 Stafford 528,867 Suffolk 314,467 Surrey 586,816 Sussex, 302,081. Warwick, 408,814. Westmoreland, 56,609. Wilts, 242,772. Worcester, 230,387.
York 1,582,977 Travelling 5,016 North Wales 388,106 South Wales 528,849 Total for England and Wales 15,884,294
Increase of population per cent 1841-51 Bedford, 16 Barks, 5 Lux, 4 Cambridge, 13
Chester, 15 Cornwall, 4 Cumberland, 10 Derby, 9 Devon, 6
Dorset, 6 Durham, 26 Essex, 7 Gloucester, 6 Erriford, 3
Hartford, 7 Hunts, 9 Kent, 14 Lancaster, 22 Leicester, 7
Lincoln, 12. Monmouth, 20. Middlesex, 17. Norfolk, 7. Northampton, 7. Northumberland, 13. Nottingham, 9. Oxford, 4. Rutland, 5. Salop, 1. Somerset, 2. Southampton, 13. Stafford, 20. Suffolk, 7. Surrey, 17. Sussex, 12. Warwick, 18. Westmoreland, 3. Wilts, 0.7. Worcester 13 York 13
North Wales 4 South Wales 14 Total for England and Wales 13 Density Number of persons to each 100 acres
Bedford 43.5 Berks 41.7 Lux 31.3 Cambridge 35.8 Chester 65.2
Cornwall 41.7 Cumberland 20.0 Derby 40.0 Devon 34.5 Dorset 28.6 Durham 62.5 Essex 34.5 Bloster 53.0 Erriford 18.2 Hartford 43.5 Hunts 25.0 Kent 63.6 Lancaster 200.0 Leicester 45.4 Lincoln 23.8 Middlesex 1059.0 Monmouth 55.5 Norfolk 33.3 Northampton 33.3 Northumberland 25.6 Nottingham 55.5 Oxford 37.0 Rutland 25.0 Salop 28.6 Somerset 43.5 Southampton 38.4
Stafford, 83.3 Suffolk, 37.0 Surrey, 144.0 Sussex, 37.0 Warwick, 83.3
Westmoreland, 12.0 Wilts, 27.7 Worcester, 55.5 York, 48.7 North Wales, 19.0
Reader's Note The digit after the point is illegible on this page, but the same information given in the next table shows a value of 19.6. Endreaders not. 2.5 Devon 2.9 Dorset 3.5 Durham 1.6 Essex 2.9 Foster 1.9
Erriford 5.5 Hartford 2.3 Hunts 4.0 Kent 1.6 Lancaster 0.5 Leicester 2.2 Lincoln 4.2 Middlesex 0.09 Monmouth 1.8 Norfolk 3.0, Northampton 3.0, Northumberland 3.9, Nottingham 1.8, Oxford 2.7, Rutland 4.0, Salop 3.5, Somerset 2.3, Southampton 2.6, Stafford 1.2, Suffolk 2.7, Surrey 0.7, Sussex 2.7,
Warwick 1.2 Westmoreland 8.3 Wilts 3.6 Worcester 1.8 York 2.5
North Wales 5.1 South Wales 4.5 Total for England and Wales 2.0 Number of acres to each house Bedford 11.2
Barks 11.5 Lux 15.2 Cambridge 13.1 Chester 7.6 Cornwall, 11.6
Cumberland, 25.1 Derby, 11.9 Devon, 15.4 Dorset, 17.1 Durham, 9.3
Essex, 13.5 Bloucester, 9.4 Erriford, 25.3 Hartford, 11.3 Hunts, 18.3
Kent, 8.4 Lancaster, 2.9 Leicester, 9.9 Lincoln 19.9 Middlesex 0.7 Monmouth 9.3 Norfolk 13.6 Northampton 14.1 Northumberland 23.3 Nottingham 8.6 Oxford 12.8 Rutland 19.0 Salop 16.9 Somerset 11.0 Southampton 12.9
Stafford, 5.8. Suffolk, 12.5. Surrey, 4.0. Sussex, 14.6. Warwick, 0.54. Westmoreland, 40.9. Wilts, 16.8. Worcester, 8.5. York, 9.7. North Wales, 23.2. South Wales, 21.5. Total for England and Wales, 10.5. Number of persons to each inhabited house. 5.1. Hunts, 4.8. Kent, 5.7. Lancaster, 5.8. Leicester, 4.7. Lincoln, 5.0. Middlesex, 7.9. Monmouth, 5.4. Norfolk, 4.8. Northampton, 4.9. Northumberland, 6.3. Nottingham, 5.0. Oxford, 4.9. Rutland 4.9. Salop 5.0. Somerset 5.2. Southampton 5.3. Stafford 5.2. Suffolk 4.8. Surrey 6.3.
Sussex 5.7. Warwick 4.9. Westmoreland 5.2. Wilts 4.9. Worcester 5.0. York 4.9. North Wales 4.9. South Wales 5.1. Total for England and Wales 5.5. List of counties in the order of the density of their population as shown by the number of persons to every 100 acres. Counties above the average. Middlesex, 1059.0, Lancaster 200.0, Surrey 144.0, Stafford 83.3, York West Riding 83.3, Chester 65.2, Kent 63.6, Durham 62.5, Worcester 55.5, Warwick 83.3, Nottingham 55.5,
Monmouth 55.5, Gloucester 53.0. Average for England and Wales 49.7. Counties below the average Leicester 45.4, Bedford 43.5, Hartford 43.5, Somerset 43.5, Barks 41.7, Cornwall 41.7, Derby 40.0, Southampton 38.4, Oxford 37.0, Suffolk 37.0, Sussex 37.0, Cambridge 35.8, Devon 34.5, Essex 34.5, Norfolk 33.3, Northampton 33.3, York East Riding 33.3, Bucks 31.3, Torset 28.6, Shropshire 28.6, Wilts 27.7, Northumberland 25.6, Huntingdon 25.0,
Rutland 25.0 Lincoln 23.8 South Wales 22.2 Cumberland 20.0 North Wales 19.6
Hereford 18.2 York Northriding 15.2 Westmoreland 12.0 Comparison of the density of the population in 1841 and 1851 Agricultural counties
Lincoln 1841 21.7 1851 23.8 Rutland 1841 22.7 1851 25.0 Huntingdon 1841 25.0 1851 25.0 Cambridge 1841 30.3 1851 35.8 Essex 1841 35.7 1851 34.5 Sussex 1841 32.2 1851 37.0 Hereford 1841 20.8 1851 18.2 Agricultural and sub-manufacturing counties.
1841.3.5. Buckingham. 1841.33.3. 1851.31.3. Northampton. 1841.31.2. 1851.33.3. Oxford. 1841.34.4. 1851.37.0. Barks 1841 34.4 1851 41.7 Hunts 1841 47.6 1851 38.4 Wilts 1841 30.3 1851 27.7 Dorset 1841 27.7 1851 28.6
Somerset 1841 41.6 1851 43.5 Devon 1841 32.2 1851 34.5 Sub-Agricultural and Sub-Manufacturing County Gloucester 1841 55.5 1851 26.1 Manufacturing Counties 1851 45.4 Warwick 1841 71.4 1851 83.3 Worcester 1841 52.6 1851 55.5 Mining counties Durham 1841 47.6 1851 62.5 Cornwall 1841 41.6 1851 41.7
Manufacturing and sub-mining counties Derby 1841 41.6 1851 40.0 Stafford 1841 71.4 1851 83.3 Agricultural and sub-mining counties Shropshire 1841 28.5 1851 28.6
North Wales 1841 19.3 1851 19.6 South Wales 1841 19.0 1851 22.2 Sub-agricultural and sub-mining counties Northumberland 1841 21.2 1851 25.6 Cumberland 1841 18.5 1851 20.0 Monmouth 1841 43.0 1851 55.5 Metropolitan County Middlesex 1841 1000.0 1851 1059.0
Sub-Metropolitan Counties Surrey 1841 125.0 1851 144.0 Kent 1841 55.5 1851 63.6 Note an agricultural county has more than 10% and a sub-agricultural county less than 10% of its population employed in agriculture. A manufacturing county has more than 15% and a sub-manufacturing county less than 15% of its population employed in manufacture.
A mining county has more than 5% and a sub-mining county less than 5% of its population employed in mining. End of section 114
