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A collection of the occupations or job descriptions of the people living in London in the 1890's. Most of the descriptions are fairly self explanatory, I'll elaborate on the ones that aren't in due course.
We are now able to map male occupational structures for England and Wales by mid-nineteenth century registration districts at the following dates: c.1817, 1851, 1861 and 1881. The links below give access to some examples of such maps.
This section of the website illustrates some preliminary mapping of male and female occupations for England, Wales and Scotland in 1851. For England and Wales at this date, data are available in 634 registration districts.
1 The changing occupational structure of nineteenth century Britain (RES-000-23-1579) and Male occupational change and economic growth in England 1750-1851 (RES 000-23-0131). Half a century ago Deane and Cole published British economic growth 1688-1959. This work transformed the study of the British industrial revolution.
The Occupational Structure of Nineteenth Century Britain. This is a project of the Demography, health and wellbeing research theme, and The Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure research group, both part of the Vital Geographies thematic research group.
We are now able to map male occupational structures for England and Wales by mid-nineteenth century registration districts at the following dates: c.1817, 1851, 1861 and 1881. The links below give access to some examples of such maps.
The nineteenth century witnessed a huge expansion in the number of people in Britain and Europe described as members of a profession. Industrialisation, imperial expansion and the growth of the state led to an ever-increasing demand for lawyers, doctors, religious ministers and teachers, as well as newer service providers such as accountants ...
