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Occupations of Females in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, June 1841


Industry GroupOccupation GroupFemales Analysed by Age
All AgesUnder 66-1011-1516-2021-3031-5051-70>70
ConstructionBuilding000000000
LandFarming400011200
Horticulture100001000
Land Services000000000
ManufactureMfr/W-sale - Food/drink000000000
Mfr/W-sale - Other400021100
Engineering000000000
Labour - General000000000
Utilities000000000
Bicycles000000000
MiningQuarry, etc000000000
Coal000000000
ProfessionalCommerce000000000
Arts000000000
Legal000000000
Clergy000000000
Medicine100000010
Education600021210
Government000000000
ServicesPersonal/Home600002220
Domestic8702262622731
TextileLace2500469321
Hosiery60041010121392
Cotton600013200
Gloves, etc000000000
Silk4700151471100
Other textile000000000
TradeRetail - food/drink200000200
Retail - other400000310
Crafts200002000
Dress1400161600
TransportRailway000000000
Road000000000
Canal000000000
Total Employed2690656686254194
Own Means2000000497
At School000000000
Not Employed1155255188150871572307513
Overall Total144425519420615521928810324

The above table sets out our analysis of the female population of Beeston in June 1841, by industry/occupation and by age band. A similar table for the male population can be be seen by clicking here. Each of these tables have been prepared based on the principles described in connection with the overall population table which can be seen here.

The table can be used to observe and quantify certain characteristics and trends within the population and, in particular, within the female working population:
The employment rate amongst the female population is just over 26% of those over 15 who are in employment. This is less that half of the rate reached only 10 years later, in 1851 when it was nearly 58%.
Average ages calculated from the 1841 census can be distorted because stated adult ages were usually rounded down to a multiple of 5. Therefore individuals may be up to five years older that their stated age. Nevertheless, we have attempted to allow for this anomoly when calculating the following average ages.
The average age of the overall female population is 24.8 years.

The average age of all female workers is 29.4 years; however, this varies considerable between industries and/or occupations
The average age of a female lace industry worker is 31.2 years
The average age of a female frame knitting worker is 33.9 years
The average age of a female silk worker is 24.9 years
The average age of the relatively few female workers on the land is 33.6 years
It is suggested that the higher average age of frame knitters, reflects their diminishing status in the commumity and its overall decline; this becomes more marked in later years. In contrast, the lace industry was tending to attract those who were starting their working life. The low average age for female silk workers (found also within male workers in that industry) appears to reflect its deliberate targeting of very low paid, very young workers - something which was to become even more marked in later decades.
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© David Hallam - 2012