1901 Census for Cambridgeshire & the Isle of Ely

1901 Census for Cambridgeshire & the Isle of Ely - Facts

As we are all aware the 1901 Census is available to us all in the next couple of years. From the Census statistics we can glean a little of the information that will be available. What you may not be aware of is the fact that for the first time ever the Census information will be made available on the Internet as part of the Government's policy to make information more readily available.

This will have the effect of allowing our cousins overseas access to the information without having to travel at all. No longer the need for microfiche, long waits at records offices, etc. How this information will be presented and how it will be accessed is still an unknown quantity but tenders have been made and accepted for the job. If this information is anything like that available from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (http://www.cwgc.org/) then the site will have to be very robust.

The publishing of the information on the Internet does not mean that the information will not be presented in its more usual formats of microfilm or microfiche; these facilities will still be available.

During 1999 the 1881 Census is to be made available on CD-Rom and more information can be found on the site of the Jesus Christ Church of the Latter Day Saints (LDS) (http://www.lds.org/). By providing the 1901 Census in an electronic format one must wonder how long before this to is available on CD-Rom.

The following pages provide some statistics for the 1901 Census for Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely which combined form the Ancient County. One must wonder about the Strays information that should be available given that nearly 16,000 people migrated from the County.

1901 Census for Cambridgeshire & the Isle of Ely - Facts (contd.)

General Facts	Cambs	Isle of Ely	Ancient County	Regist County	Poplulation

Area in Statutue Acres	315,171	238,048	549,723	566,371	1891	188,961
Inhabited Houses	28,128	15,044	44,417	46,483	1901	190,682
Population	120,264	64,495	190,682	200,680	Male - 1901	92,550
					Female - 1901	98,132
Uninhabited houses in occupation			1,291
Uninhabited houses not occupation			2,018		1801	89,346
					1811	101,109
Electors	1901	1902			1821	122,387
					1831	143,955
Northern or Wisbech Division	10,105	10,357			1841	164,459
Western or Chesterton Division	10,502	10,397			1851	185,405
Eastern or Newmarket Division	9,513	9,538			1861	176,033
Cambridge	8,300	8,413			1871	186,906
					1881	185,706
Tenements	Total	Fewer than			1891	188,961
		5 Rooms			1901	190,682
Cambridgeshire	28,400	11,004
Isle of Ely	15,232	6,770

Cambridgeshire Breakdown	Area Statute Acres	Inhabited	Houses Uninhabited Occupied	Uninhabited Not Occupied	Being Built	1891	Persons Total	1901 Male	Female

Northern or Wisbech Division	189,650	11,964	264	308	97	49,645	51,282	25,421	25,861
Western or Chesterton Division	191,073	10,497	194	599	56	46,108	43,317	21,436	21,881
Eastern or Newmarket Division	165,025	11,109	278	669	69	48,878	48,352	24,094	24,258
Cambridge	3,975	19,847	555	442	85	44,330	47,731	21,599	26,132

Cambridgeshire	315,171	28,128	930	1539	185	120,645	120,264	57,680	62,584
Isle of Ely	238,048	15,044	329	464	120	63,340	64,495	31,978	32,517

1901 Census for Cambridgeshire & the Isle of Ely - Facts (Contd.)

	Area		Houses				Persons
Cambridgeshire Breakdown	Statute		Uninhabited	Uninhabited	Being			1901
	Acres	Inhabited	Occupied	Not Occupied	Built	1891	Total	Male	Female

Cambridge (Metroploitan Borough)	3,233	8,700	526	340	69	36,983	38,379	17,169	21,210
Chesterton (Rural District)	78,200	5,546	97	282	43	23,464	23,655	11,459	12,196
Linton (Rural District)	48,115	2,560	52	253	2	12,120	10,729	5,290	5,439
Newmarket (Rural District)	81,103	4,511	130	238	28	19,378	19,065	9,696	9,369
Swavesey (Rural District)	14,445	643	12	82	-	2,934	2,468	1,218	1,250
Thorney (IofE) (Rural District)	18,950	380	2	4	3	1,878	1,799	909	890
Ely (IofE) (Rural District)	64,015	2,905	36	131	7	12,760	12,383	6,204	6,179
Whittlesey (IofE) (Rural District)	25,819	685	5	22	1	2,789	3,194	1,687	1,507
Wisbech (IofE) (Rural District)	46,111	2,007	25	60	21	8,554	8,672	4,451	4,221
	379,991	27,937	885	1,412	174	120,860	120,344	58,083	62,261

Parish Totals - Persons	Cambs	Isle of Ely	1891-1901 Births Marriages & Deaths

Parishes	131	37		Population		Registered 1/4/1891-31/3/1901
1-49 Persons	4	2	Cambridgeshire	1891	1901	Marriages	Births	Deaths
50-99	6	1	Census 1891	196,269	200,718	13,581	52,114	31,763
100-199	23	3	1st6 Nov 1897	196,223	200,680
200-299	17	2
300-399	14	3	Incr. In Population		4,452
400-499	18	3	Excess births over deaths		20,351
500-749	21	2	Migration		-15,899
750-999	8	1
1000-4999	18	18
5000-9999	1	2
10000-19999	-	-
20000+	1	-

1901 Census for Cambridgeshire & the Isle of Ely - Facts (Contd.)

Breakdown of Tenements	Cambridgeshire				Rooms		Isle of Ely
of Fewer than 5 Rooms	1	2	3	4		1		2	3	4

Total	128	1,474	2,157	7,245		46		879	1,076	4,769
Occupied by no. of persons - 1	109	542	273	487		40		357	138	287
Occupied by no. of persons - 2	10	459	594	1,483		5		285	295	1,036
Occupied by no. of persons - 3	5	209	443	1,532		1		112	230	1,018
Occupied by no. of persons - 4	-	120	255	1,180		-		55	156	858
Occupied by no. of persons - 5	2	69	192	930		-		41	121	601
Occupied by no. of persons - 6	2	49	170	687		-		17	69	436
Occupied by no. of persons - 7	-	16	107	467		-		10	34	250
Occupied by no. of persons - 8	-	7	71	256		-		1	20	154
Occupied by no. of persons - 9	-	3	37	142		-		-	8	86
Occupied by no. of persons - 10	-	-	8	58		-		1	4	31
Occupied by no. of persons - 11	-	-	4	17		-		-	-	10
Occupied by no. of persons - 12+	-	-	3	6		-		-	1	2

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