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The dataset was created as part of the <i>Victorian Census Project</i> at Staffordshire University. The main aims of the project were to computerise the 1861 Census Reports, the Registrar General's Annual Report for 1861 and the Registrar General's Decennial Supplement for 1851-60. Further information about the <i>Victorian Census Project</i> can be found at: <A HREF=http://www.staffs.ac.uk/census>; http://www.staffs.ac.uk/census</a>;

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The dataset consists of two files, each containing data for registration districts in 1861. The main file contains 114 variables relating to : buildings and dwellings; male and female population; marriages 1851-61; births 1851-61; deaths 1851-61; ages of males and females; marital status of males and females aged 20 and over; disabilities and institutionalised populations; birthplaces of the population; occupations and employment status of males and females aged 20 and over; causes of death 1851-61; and ages at death 1851-61. The secondary file contains 17 variables relating to: grid references; percentage change in population 1851-61; population density; gender ratio; males employed in textiles per 1000; males employed in metals per 1000; males in the armed forces per 1000; agricultural workers per 1000 males; males in mining and bricks per 1000; males in manufacturing per 1000; women domestic servants per 1000. Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research.

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