1881 census occupation

Fishermans Wife surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

343 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 702 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Watterson, with 29 people recorded as Fishermans Wife.

Surnames most linked with Fishermans 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	Watterson	29	337
2	Clague	13	184
3	Cammish	12	149
4	Costain	12	70
5	Gale	11	8,531
6	Crebbin	9	42
7	Maddrell	9	33
8	Stanton	9	5,968
9	Cregeen	8	43
10	Knights	8	2,619
11	Bridson	7	171
12	Catchpole	7	1,933
13	Cowling	7	2,629
14	Durrant	7	4,676
15	Hamon	7	61
16	Karran	7	47
17	Nightingale	6	5,036
18	Quirk	6	781
19	Scotter	6	162
20	Callister	5	154
21	Christian	5	2,092
22	Collister	5	130
23	Corrin	5	200
24	Cubbon	5	76
25	Grice	5	3,083
26	Kinvig	5	15
27	Utting	5	794
28	Veal	5	1,817
29	Blowers	4	762
30	Brunton	4	2,426
31	Burgoyne	4	1,298
32	Cocking	4	1,447
33	Couch	4	1,770
34	Faragher	4	89
35	Gallant	4	497
36	Gawne	4	62
37	Glenton	4	223
38	Kegg	4	70
39	Kennington	4	356
40	Martins	4	491
41	Powley	4	925
42	Sellers	4	2,298
43	Thacker	4	2,176
44	Bennetts	3	1,110
45	Bumstead	3	389
46	Burwell	3	219
47	Cappleman	3	107
48	Carss	3	151
49	Comish	3	12
50	Corkill	3	147
51	Crellin	3	306
52	Donkin	3	1,115
53	Dyball	3	560
54	Dyble	3	161
55	Folland	3	437
56	Kinley	3	209
57	Kinrade	3	73
58	Newland	3	1,793
59	Noall	3	198
60	Putt	3	701
61	Rivett	3	1,116
62	Strowger	3	129
63	Trevorrow	3	281
64	Tripp	3	1,454
65	Turrell	3	904
66	Verrill	3	205
67	Woodworth	3	411
68	Woolston	3	518
69	Abbs	2	527
70	Archbold	2	707
71	Armes	2	453
72	Bays	2	352
73	Beamish	2	462
74	Blogg	2	552
75	Bullamore	2	96
76	Burgon	2	398
77	Carre	2	67
78	Cleveland	2	582
79	Cooksley	2	569
80	Craske	2	497
81	Cullington	2	165
82	Curphey	2	91
83	Davie	2	2,771
84	Doddington	2	132
85	Douglass	2	1,911
86	Dowding	2	1,271
87	Dunnett	2	911
88	Eagle	2	1,657
89	Eastick	2	99
90	Farrier	2	470
91	Fenner	2	1,267
92	Flaxman	2	527
93	Foale	2	304
94	Gallop	2	952
95	Gibbens	2	406
96	Gilmour	2	4,205
97	Godbold	2	530
98	Goldring	2	393
99	Grenfell	2	499
100	Grimble	2	243