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Title:
Great Britain Historical Database: Census Statistics : Collections, 1861

Subject Categories:
Economic conditions and indicators - Economics
Population studies - Population, vital statistics and censuses
Economic history - History
Social indicators and quality of life - Society and culture
Population history - History
Social history - History
Population censuses - Population, vital statistics and censuses

Depositor(s):
Southall, H.R., University of London. Queen Mary and Westfield College. Department of Geography

Principal Investigator(s):
Gatley, D.A., University of Staffordshire. School of Social Sciences
Southall, H.R., University of London. Queen Mary and Westfield College. Department of Geography
Gilbert, D.R., University of London. Queen Mary and Westfield College. Department of Geography
Gregory, I., University of London. Queen Mary and Westfield College. Department of Geography

Sponsor(s):
Economic and Social Research Council
Leverhulme Trust
Nuffield Foundation
Population Investigation Committee

Grant Number:
R000221314

Other Acknowledgements:
D.A. Gatley of the School of Social Sciences, University of Staffordshire, supplied the data for the file cen_1861. D. Dorling of the Department of Geography, University of Bristol, supplied the data for the file cen_1951.

Abstract:
The Great Britain Historical Database has been assembled as part of the ongoing Great Britain Historical GIS Project. The project aims to trace the emergence of the north-south divide in Britain and to provide a synoptic view of the human geography of Britain at sub-county scales. Further information about the project is available at:

http://www.port.ac.uk/research/gbhgis/

The Great Britain Historical GIS Project has also produced digitised boundary data, which can be obtained from the EDINA UKBORDERS service at the Edinburgh University Data Library. Further information is available at:

http://edina.ed.ac.uk/ukborders/




Main Topics:
The Great Britain Historical Database is a large database of British nineteenth and twentieth-century statistics. Where practical the referencing of spatial units has been integrated, data for different dates have been assembled into single tables.

The Great Britain Historical Database currently contains :

Statistics from the 1861 Census and the Registrar General's reports, 1851-1861

Employment statistics from the census, 1841-1931

Demographic statistics from the census, 1841-1931

Mortality statistics from the Registrar General's reports, 1861-1920

Marriage statistics from the Registrar General's reports, 1841-1870

Trade union statistics for the Amalgamated Society of Engineers (ASE), 1851-1918

Trade union statistics for the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners (ASCJ), 1863-1912

Official poor law statistics, 1859-1915 and 1919-1939

Wage statistics, 1845-1906

Hours of work statistics, 1900-1913

Small debt statistics from county courts, 1847-1913 and 1938

There is one table in this part of the Great Britain Historical Database:

Cen_1861 holds an assembly of registration district-level census data for 1861 and vital registration data for 1851-1861 for England and Wales, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.

Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research.

Coverage:
Time Period Covered: 1851-1861
Decennial data
Census data 1861
Vital registration data 1851-1861
Country: Channel Islands; England and Wales; Isle of Man
Spatial Units: Registration districts
Observation Units: Administrative units (geographical/political)
Kind of Data: Textual data; Numeric data; Aggregate (macro) level

Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:National
Population:Administrative units in the British Isles.

Methodology:
Time Dimensions: Time Series
Decennial data
Sampling Procedures: No sampling (total universe)
Method of Data Collection: Transcription of existing materials; Compilation or synthesis of existing material
Data Sources: 1861 Census Reports and Registrar General's Reports 1851-1861

Language(s) of Written Materials:
Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:
Access Conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See terms and conditions for further information.

In addition, ESDS is required to request permission from the depositor prior to supplying the data.
Availability: History Data Service, UK Data Archive
Contact: Help desk: hds@essex.ac.uk
Please Note: Users based in UK HE/FE institutions can download the tables from this study through the CHCC system http://ahds.ac.uk/history/collections/chcc.htm.

Date of Release:
First Edition: 23 March 2000

Copyright:
Copyright D.A. Gatley, H.R. Southall, D.R. Gilbert and I. Gregory

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