1881 census occupation

Coal Miners Wife surnames in the 1881 census

This page lists surnames most often recorded with the occupation Coal Miners Wife in 1881. Occupational titles are shown as recorded and transcribed, so similar jobs, variant spellings and mistakes can appear separately.

Occupation summary

326 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 521 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Rees, with 35 people recorded as Coal Miners Wife.

Surnames most linked with Coal Miners Wife

These figures count people whose occupation was recorded under this exact title. A related job may appear under a separate spelling, so this is best read as a census snapshot rather than a cleaned modern job category.

#	Surname	People	1881 total
1	Rees	35	26,024
2	John	15	10,815
3	Morgans	12	6,510
4	Dodds	7	6,346
5	Cullen	6	5,242
6	Samuel	6	3,580
7	Beynon	5	2,141
8	Critchley	5	2,677
9	Padfield	5	787
10	Prescott	5	4,227
11	Aubrey	4	836
12	Blunt	4	2,422
13	Eckersley	4	1,874
14	Platts	4	2,006
15	Ritson	4	1,203
16	Allsopp	3	1,229
17	Farrimond	3	564
18	Gait	3	285
19	Gravell	3	282
20	Mantle	3	1,563
21	Mayer	3	1,715
22	Pendlebury	3	1,918
23	Prout	3	1,472
24	Roderick	3	1,045
25	Siddle	3	647
26	Smallman	3	979
27	Soulsby	3	877
28	Southworth	3	1,535
29	Stoker	3	2,030
30	Wales	3	2,415
31	Wileman	3	686
32	Winship	3	612
33	Barrass	2	740
34	Beddoe	2	529
35	Bibey	2	59
36	Birbeck	2	466
37	Blaney	2	598
38	Boldwin	2	45
39	Bonnell	2	196
40	Bonser	2	780
41	Brannen	2	352
42	Brockhouse	2	126
43	Burnip	2	259
44	Chipchase	2	412
45	Cleasby	2	328
46	Clish	2	80
47	Cousin	2	584
48	Crutchley	2	812
49	Cupit	2	381
50	Dalkin	2	191
51	Doughton	2	154
52	Dudhill	2	29
53	Emmanuel	2	118
54	Fee	2	372
55	Fuge	2	347
56	Gallimore	2	954
57	Gater	2	769
58	Goodair	2	174
59	Gooden	2	344
60	Goundry	2	225
61	Gowland	2	982
62	Grahame	2	787
63	Kick	2	143
64	Kirkbride	2	880
65	Kirkup	2	725
66	Manuel	2	895
67	Matthias	2	360
68	Merricks	2	199
69	Muggeridge	2	614
70	Proudlove	2	425
71	Rochester	2	784
72	Sains	2	141
73	Seery	2	111
74	Shirt	2	675
75	Sides	2	266
76	Staley	2	982
77	Starbuck	2	482
78	Stobbs	2	868
79	Straw	2	1,044
80	Tipton	2	726
81	Torr	2	646
82	Tyldesley	2	406
83	Viggars	2	183
84	Wallbank	2	931
85	Walshaw	2	800
86	Wearmouth	2	408
87	Westerby	2	194
88	Absolom	1	237
89	Allsebrook	1	107
90	Amies	1	496
91	Amour	1	97
92	Amsbury	1	28
93	Anders	1	544
94	Anyon	1	163
95	Arrow	1	173
96	Ashall	1	428
97	Aspey	1	388
98	Auckland	1	423
99	Baden	1	213
100	Baggley	1	206