Somerset RegC through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law/Registration County

Administrative unit

Somerset RegC

Poor Law/Registration County

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Industry

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Life & Death

Numbers of babies born. Deaths, especially infant deaths. Causes of death by age and gender.

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

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Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 281,500 in 1801 to 491,259 in 1911.
Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 6.16 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 7.61 per cent were.
Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 121.06 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 89.24 in 1911.
Occupational Structure in 1881:

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

Preferred Name:: SOMERSET
Unit Type:: Poor Law/Registration County
Date created:: 1851
Date abolished:: 1930
Unit ID:: 10134780
Authorities:: F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 411.

Somerset RegC

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
SOMERSET	Preferred	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 411.
SOMERSETSHIRE	Alternate	English			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 411.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association	Other unit involved	Type of unit	Authority
was preceded by	SOMERSET	Ancient County	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 671.
was succeeded by	SOMERSET	Administrative County	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
was succeeded by	SOMERSET	Modern (post 1974) County	Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ENGLAND Dep	Country	1851	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 411.
SOUTH WESTERN	Poor Law/Registration Division			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Registration divisions and Counties - Area, and population at each successive Census'.

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
AXBRIDGE RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 671.
BATH RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 671.
BRIDGWATER RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 671.
CHARD RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 671.
CLUTTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 671.
DULVERTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 673.
FROME RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 673.
KEYNSHAM RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 673.
KEYNSHAM OUT RELIEF OutRelief	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	31 Mar 1895		Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
LANGPORT RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 673.
LONG ASHTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 671.
SHEPTON MALLET RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 673.
TAUNTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 673.
WARMLEY OUT RELIEF OutRelief	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	31 Mar 1895		Higginbotham, History of the Workhouse
WELLINGTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 673.
WELLS RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 673.
WILLITON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 673.
WINCANTON RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 674.
YEOVIL RegD/PLU	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 674.
AXBRIDGE RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 674.
BATH RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 674.
BATH USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 674.
BEDMINSTER RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
BRIDGWATER RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
BRIDGWATER USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
BURNHAM USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
CHARD RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
CHARD USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
CLEVEDON USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
CLUTTON RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
DULVERTON RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
FROME RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
FROME USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
GLASTONBURY USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
KEYNSHAM RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
LANGPORT RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
MIDSOMER NORTON USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
MINEHEAD USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
PORTISHEAD USD	Sanitary District	1892	1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
RADSTOCK USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
SHEPTON MALLET USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
SHEPTON MALLET RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
STREET USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
TAUNTON RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
TAUNTON USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
WELLINGTON USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
WELLINGTON RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
WELLS USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
WELLS RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
WESTON SUPER MARE USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
WILLITON RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
WINCANTON RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
WIVELISCOMBE USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
YEOVIL RSD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.
YEOVIL USD	Sanitary District		1894	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 672.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Somerset RegC through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law/Registration County, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10134780

Date accessed: 05th November 2024