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An analysis of the top 100 occupations, birthplaces, surnames and forenames of Cradley residents from the 1881 census.

Cradley Links has produced the tables shown on this page from the transcription of the 1881 census published on CD by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Summary - Cradley 1881

Total individuals	5285
Total households	1033
Average individuals per houshold	5.1
Unique occupations	620
Unique birthplaces	472
Unique surnames	475
Unique forenames	892

Please note that we have not (as yet) attempted to consolidate similar occupation and birthplace entries.

Top 100 occupations (of 620)


	1	Scholar	1282	24.3%
	2	Chain Maker	388	7.3%
	3	Chainmaker	105	2.0%
	4	Horse Nail Maker	68	1.3%
	5	Nail Maker	67	1.3%
	6	Coal Miner	46	0.9%
	7	General Labourer	38	0.7%
	8	Ironworker Pudler	37	0.7%
	9	Puddler	36	0.7%
	10	General Servant	28	0.5%
	11	Anchor Smith	27	0.5%
	12	Dressmaker	25	0.5%
	13	Nailor	24	0.5%
	14	Labourer	23	0.4%
	15	Carter	21	0.4%
	16	Forge Lab	21	0.4%
	17	Ironworker	21	0.4%
	18	Nailer	21	0.4%
	19	Bricklayer	19	0.4%
	20	Serv Domestic	18	0.3%
	21	Brickmaker	17	0.3%
	22	Pupil Teacher	15	0.3%
	23	Labourer In Ironworks	14	0.3%
	24	Miner Coal	14	0.3%
	25	Tailoress	13	0.2%
	26	Blacksmith	12	0.2%
	27	Carpenter	12	0.2%
	28	Labr General	12	0.2%
	29	Chain Striker	10	0.2%
	30	Gardener	10	0.2%
	31	Housemaid	10	0.2%
	32	Iron Worker	10	0.2%
	33	Striker	10	0.2%
	34	Domestic	9	0.2%
	35	Domestic Servant	9	0.2%
	36	Grocer	9	0.2%
	37	Blower For Chain	8	0.2%
	38	Charwoman	8	0.2%
	39	Dress Maker	8	0.2%
	40	Farm Labourer	8	0.2%
	41	Felt Maker	8	0.2%
	42	Ironworker Shingler	8	0.2%
	43	Labr Iron Works	8	0.2%
	44	Laundress	8	0.2%
	45	Publican	8	0.2%
	46	Shoe Maker	8	0.2%
	47	Anchor Striker	7	0.1%
	48	Annuitant	7	0.1%
	49	Brick Maker	7	0.1%
	50	Butcher	7	0.1%
	51	Forge Labourer	7	0.1%
	52	Labourer In Brickyard	7	0.1%
	53	Serv	7	0.1%
	54	Wife	7	0.1%
	55	Bricklayers Labourer	6	0.1%
	56	Cook (Dom)	6	0.1%
	57	Lab	6	0.1%
	58	Licensed Victualler	6	0.1%
	59	Nailer Com	6	0.1%
	60	Shingler	6	0.1%
	61	Clerk	5	0.1%
	62	Engine Driver	5	0.1%
	63	Errand Boy	5	0.1%
	64	Farmer	5	0.1%
	65	Horse Driver	5	0.1%
	66	Ironworker Millman	5	0.1%
	67	Labourer At Colliery	5	0.1%
	68	Labourer In Iron Works	5	0.1%
	69	Labr Farm	5	0.1%
	70	Roll Turner	5	0.1%
	71	Sch	5	0.1%
	72	Spike Nail Maker	5	0.1%
	73	Stock Taker	5	0.1%
	74	Striker On Chain	5	0.1%
	75	Unemployed	5	0.1%
	76	((Scholar))	4	0.1%
	77	(Dom Serv)	4	0.1%
	78	Black Smith	4	0.1%
	79	Brick Gard	4	0.1%
	80	Chain Blower	4	0.1%
	81	Clerk In Ironworks	4	0.1%
	82	Common Nail Maker	4	0.1%
	83	Domestic Serv	4	0.1%
	84	Forgeman	4	0.1%
	85	Lab General	4	0.1%
	86	Mill Furnaceman	4	0.1%
	87	No Occupation	4	0.1%
	88	No Trade	4	0.1%
	89	Pattern Maker	4	0.1%
	90	Shackle Maker	4	0.1%
	91	Stoker	4	0.1%
	92	Vice Maker	4	0.1%
	93	Waggoner	4	0.1%
	94	Agent	3	0.1%
	95	Agr Labourer	3	0.1%
	96	Anchors Milk	3	0.1%
	97	Anvil Maker	3	0.1%
	98	Carpenter & Joiner	3	0.1%
	99	Chain Maker Formerly	3	0.1%
	100	Clay Picker	3	0.1%

Top 100 birthplaces (of 472)


	1	Cradley, Worcester, England	2970	56.2%
	2	Cradley	254	4.8%
	3	Rowley, Stafford, England	236	4.5%
	4	Lye, Worcester, England	121	2.3%
	5	Quarry Bank, Stafford, England	110	2.1%
	6	Halesowen, Worcester, England	101	1.9%
	7	Two Gates	85	1.6%
	8	Cradley Heath, Stafford, England	80	1.5%
	9	Dudley, Worcester, England	59	1.1%
	10	Netherton, Worcester, England	41	0.8%
	11	Two Gates, Worcester, England	39	0.7%
	12	Colley Gate	39	0.7%
	13	Stourbridge, Worcester, England	37	0.7%
	14	Brierley Hill, Stafford, England	29	0.5%
	15	Lye	25	0.5%
	16	Kingswinford, Stafford, England	24	0.5%
	17	Old Hill, Stafford, England	22	0.4%
	18	Birmingham, Warwick, England	19	0.4%
	19	Colley Gate, Worcester, England	19	0.4%
	20	Bromsgrove, Worcester, England	17	0.3%
	21	Oldbury, Worcester, England	15	0.3%
	22	Birmingham	14	0.3%
	23	High Park	14	0.3%
	24	Bilston, Stafford, England	13	0.2%
	25	Oldswinford, Worcester, England	13	0.2%
	26	Cradley Colley Gate	12	0.2%
	27	Cradley Two Gates	11	0.2%
	28	Brierly Hill, Stafford, England	11	0.2%
	29	Wales	11	0.2%
	30	Rowley Regis, Stafford, England	11	0.2%
	31	Kidderminster, Worcester, England	10	0.2%
	32	Stafford, England	10	0.2%
	33	West Bromwich, Stafford, England	10	0.2%
	34	Pensnett, Stafford, England	9	0.2%
	35	Handsworth, Stafford, England	9	0.2%
	36	Wolverhampton, Stafford, England	9	0.2%
	37	Cradley Wind Mill Hill	9	0.2%
	38	Halesowen	8	0.2%
	39	Dudley Wood, Worcester, England	8	0.2%
	40	Rowley, Worcester, England	8	0.2%
	41	Colley Gate Cradley	7	0.1%
	42	Amblecote, Stafford, England	7	0.1%
	43	Stourbridge	7	0.1%
	44	Oldswinford	7	0.1%
	45	Park Side	7	0.1%
	46	Worcester, England	7	0.1%
	47	Smethwick, Stafford, England	7	0.1%
	48	Lye Waste, Worcester, England	7	0.1%
	49	Liverpool	6	0.1%
	50	Lye West	6	0.1%
	51	Wordsley, Stafford, England	6	0.1%
	52	Clent, Worcester, England	6	0.1%
	53	Tipton, Stafford, England	6	0.1%
	54	Scotland	6	0.1%
	55	Belbroughton, Worcester, England	6	0.1%
	56	Old Swinford, Worcester, England	5	0.1%
	57	Tenbury, Worcester, England	5	0.1%
	58	Bewdley, Worcester, England	5	0.1%
	59	Shropshire, England	5	0.1%
	60	Dudley, Stafford, England	5	0.1%
	61	Netherton, Stafford, England	5	0.1%
	62	Cradley Forge, Stafford, England	5	0.1%
	63	Quary Bank, Stafford, England	5	0.1%
	64	Hales Owen	5	0.1%
	65	Churchill, Worcester, England	5	0.1%
	66	Brockmon, Stafford, England	5	0.1%
	67	Rock, Worcester, England	5	0.1%
	68	Cradley Colley Orchard	4	0.1%
	69	Colley Orchard	4	0.1%
	70	Old Swinford	4	0.1%
	71	Careless Green	4	0.1%
	72	Darby End, Stafford, England	4	0.1%
	73	Bromsgrove	4	0.1%
	74	Cradley High Park	4	0.1%
	75	Ireland	4	0.1%
	76	Bily Hill, Stafford, England	4	0.1%
	77	Bridgewater, Somerset, England	4	0.1%
	78	Quinton, Worcester, England	4	0.1%
	79	Pontyprid, Glamorgan, Wales	4	0.1%
	80	Kenilworth, Warwick, England	4	0.1%
	81	Sedgley, Stafford, England	3	0.1%
	82	Hagley, Worcester, England	3	0.1%
	83	Brockmore, Stafford, England	3	0.1%
	84	Caledonia, Stafford, England	3	0.1%
	85	Oldbury	3	0.1%
	86	Dudley	3	0.1%
	87	Wichenford, Worcester, England	3	0.1%
	88	Montgomery, Wales	3	0.1%
	89	Parkside	3	0.1%
	90	Park Side, Worcester, England	3	0.1%
	91	Oldnal, Worcester, England	3	0.1%
	92	Martley, Worcester, England	3	0.1%
	93	Romsley, Worcester, England	3	0.1%
	94	Stamber Mill, Worcester, England	3	0.1%
	95	Evesham, Worcester, England	3	0.1%
	96	Ferry Hill, Durham, England	3	0.1%
	97	Brettall Lane, Stafford, England	3	0.1%
	98	Droitwich, Worcester, England	3	0.1%
	99	Penkridge, Stafford, England	3	0.1%
	100	Gloucester, England	3	0.1%

Top 100 surnames (of 475)


	1	Cox	196	3.7%
	2	Bloomer	149	2.8%
	3	Harris	102	1.9%
	4	Bate	99	1.9%
	5	Jones	95	1.8%
	6	Taylor	89	1.7%
	7	Raybould	77	1.5%
	8	Willetts	76	1.4%
	9	Beasley	68	1.3%
	10	Dunn	66	1.2%
	11	Priest	66	1.2%
	12	Hill	64	1.2%
	13	Crampton	63	1.2%
	14	Southall	59	1.1%
	15	Harper	52	1.0%
	16	Pearson	52	1.0%
	17	Homer	51	1.0%
	18	Hingley	50	0.9%
	19	Worton	50	0.9%
	20	Hodgetts	47	0.9%
	21	Parsons	44	0.8%
	22	Robinson	42	0.8%
	23	Parkes	40	0.8%
	24	Edwards	39	0.7%
	25	Williams	39	0.7%
	26	Grove	38	0.7%
	27	Forrest	36	0.7%
	28	Smith	36	0.7%
	29	Walker	36	0.7%
	30	Attwood	35	0.7%
	31	Hickman	34	0.6%
	32	Oliver	34	0.6%
	33	Shaw	32	0.6%
	34	Evans	30	0.6%
	35	Stevens	30	0.6%
	36	Adams	29	0.5%
	37	Coley	29	0.5%
	38	Roper	29	0.5%
	39	Tate	29	0.5%
	40	Boxley	28	0.5%
	41	Cooper	27	0.5%
	42	Davies	27	0.5%
	43	Green	27	0.5%
	44	Harbach	27	0.5%
	45	Head	27	0.5%
	46	Kendrick	27	0.5%
	47	Bills	25	0.5%
	48	Gill	25	0.5%
	49	Moore	25	0.5%
	50	Bissell	23	0.4%
	51	Horton	23	0.4%
	52	Johnson	23	0.4%
	53	Buffery	22	0.4%
	54	Jasper	22	0.4%
	55	Wylde	22	0.4%
	56	Bache	21	0.4%
	57	Clift	21	0.4%
	58	Griffiths	21	0.4%
	59	Kurton	21	0.4%
	60	Norton	21	0.4%
	61	Plant	21	0.4%
	62	Reece	21	0.4%
	63	Turner	21	0.4%
	64	Bridgewater	20	0.4%
	65	Folkes	20	0.4%
	66	Hadley	20	0.4%
	67	Heath	20	0.4%
	68	Nock	20	0.4%
	69	Westwood	20	0.4%
	70	Woodall	20	0.4%
	71	Wooldridge	20	0.4%
	72	Billingham	19	0.4%
	73	Hall	19	0.4%
	74	Male	19	0.4%
	75	Parker	19	0.4%
	76	Payne	19	0.4%
	77	Robbins	19	0.4%
	78	Cornock	18	0.3%
	79	Banner	17	0.3%
	80	Bennett	17	0.3%
	81	Foley	17	0.3%
	82	Knowles	17	0.3%
	83	Roberts	17	0.3%
	84	Slater	17	0.3%
	85	Bishop	16	0.3%
	86	Cartwright	16	0.3%
	87	Hipkiss	16	0.3%
	88	Pershouse	16	0.3%
	89	Auden	15	0.3%
	90	Bayliss	15	0.3%
	91	Brooks	15	0.3%
	92	Corbett	15	0.3%
	93	Emery	15	0.3%
	94	Perks	15	0.3%
	95	Rowley	15	0.3%
	96	Wood	15	0.3%
	97	Bowen	14	0.3%
	98	Brettel	14	0.3%
	99	Deeley	14	0.3%
	100	Fellows	14	0.3%

Top 100 forenames (of 892)


	1	William	237	4.5%
	2	John	190	3.6%
	3	Joseph	185	3.5%
	4	Elizabeth	173	3.3%
	5	Thomas	166	3.1%
	6	Sarah	149	2.8%
	7	Mary	126	2.4%
	8	Samuel	119	2.3%
	9	James	113	2.1%
	10	Mary A.	104	2.0%
	11	Eliza	101	1.9%
	12	George	91	1.7%
	13	Henry	83	1.6%
	14	Ann	75	1.4%
	15	Benjamin	75	1.4%
	16	Emma	75	1.4%
	17	Harry	70	1.3%
	18	Alice	66	1.2%
	19	Ellen	64	1.2%
	20	David	62	1.2%
	21	Alfred	61	1.2%
	22	Hannah	60	1.1%
	23	Edward	59	1.1%
	24	Charles	56	1.1%
	25	Annie	54	1.0%
	26	Maria	54	1.0%
	27	Martha	44	0.8%
	28	Sarah A.	43	0.8%
	29	Caroline	40	0.8%
	30	Clara	40	0.8%
	31	Jane	40	0.8%
	32	Emily	39	0.7%
	33	Louisa	38	0.7%
	34	Albert	33	0.6%
	35	Arthur	28	0.5%
	36	Leah	27	0.5%
	37	Caleb	25	0.5%
	38	Richard	25	0.5%
	39	Frank	23	0.4%
	40	Lucy	23	0.4%
	41	Phoebe	23	0.4%
	42	William H.	23	0.4%
	43	Matilda	22	0.4%
	44	Myra	22	0.4%
	45	Walter	22	0.4%
	46	Esther	21	0.4%
	47	Harriet	21	0.4%
	48	Philip	21	0.4%
	49	Fanny	20	0.4%
	50	Charlotte	18	0.3%
	51	Jesse	18	0.3%
	52	Robert	18	0.3%
	53	Sarah J.	18	0.3%
	54	Stephen	18	0.3%
	55	Edith	17	0.3%
	56	Frederick	17	0.3%
	57	Mary J.	17	0.3%
	58	Agnes	16	0.3%
	59	Ann E.	16	0.3%
	60	Mary E.	16	0.3%
	61	Solomon	16	0.3%
	62	Florence	14	0.3%
	63	Henrietta	14	0.3%
	64	Mary Ann	14	0.3%
	65	Phebe	14	0.3%
	66	Pheobe	14	0.3%
	67	Rebecca	14	0.3%
	68	Selina	14	0.3%
	69	Amy	13	0.2%
	70	Andrew	13	0.2%
	71	Edwin	13	0.2%
	72	Myriah	13	0.2%
	73	Rhoda	13	0.2%
	74	Susannah	13	0.2%
	75	Daniel	12	0.2%
	76	Flora	12	0.2%
	77	John H.	12	0.2%
	78	Lily	12	0.2%
	79	Sophia	12	0.2%
	80	Thomas H.	12	0.2%
	81	Betsy	11	0.2%
	82	Margaret	11	0.2%
	83	Ann M.	10	0.2%
	84	Eli	10	0.2%
	85	Enoch	10	0.2%
	86	Ruth	10	0.2%
	87	Tamar	10	0.2%
	88	Amelia	9	0.2%
	89	Harriett	9	0.2%
	90	Josiah	9	0.2%
	91	Lizzie	9	0.2%
	92	Mark	9	0.2%
	93	Sarah E.	9	0.2%
	94	Catherine	8	0.2%
	95	Clara A.	8	0.2%
	96	Felix	8	0.2%
	97	Fredrick	8	0.2%
	98	Jemima	8	0.2%
	99	Joshua	8	0.2%
	100	Lottie	8	0.2%