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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 1,807 in 1801 to 48,666 in 1911.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 1,898 males aged 20 and over, 1,075 worked in Retail and Handicrafts.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
SOUTHAMPTON ST MARY	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 222.
MARY ST	Alternate	English			1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST MARY	Alternate	English			1851 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was succeeded by	SOUTHAMPTON ST MARY EP	Ecclesiastical Parish	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 222.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
HAMPSHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 222.
SOUTHAMPTON RegD/Inc/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1772	1912	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOUTHAMPTON USD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 619.
SOUTHAMPTON CB/MB	Local Government District		1912	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 616.
SOUTHAMPTON AD_Town/CntyOfIt	Ancient District	1447	1889	1831 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
SOUTHAMPTON Borough	Ancient District		1912	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 616.
SOUTHAMPTON	Registration sub-District			1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.
SOUTHAMPTON EASTERN	Registration sub-District			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
SOUTHAMPTON WESTERN	Registration sub-District			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ST MARY EXTRA CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 220.
NORTHAM	Manor			The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register