1881 census occupation

Weaver Silk surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

48 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 90 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Chaplin, with 6 people recorded as Weaver Silk.

Surnames most linked with Weaver Silk

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	Chaplin	6	4,289
2	Ivens	6	410
3	Grimley	4	638
4	Sidwell	4	824
5	Checkley	3	551
6	Colledge	3	764
7	Elgood	3	130
8	Falconbridge	3	112
9	Flannagan	3	602
10	Twigger	3	364
11	Arlidge	2	123
12	Band	2	684
13	Bearsley	2	81
14	Bidmead	2	262
15	Greenhall	2	229
16	Knibbs	2	731
17	Padbury	2	448
18	Radburn	2	299
19	Sansum	2	260
20	Sigsworth	2	368
21	Stangroom	2	192
22	Thomasson	2	542
23	Twaites	2	132
24	Tyldesley	2	406
25	Bassnett	1	123
26	Bedder	1	66
27	Brandish	1	47
28	Brundish	1	139
29	Buckey	1	76
30	Drakeley	1	103
31	Dulieu	1	65
32	Dutch	1	346
33	Galey	1	165
34	Goddin	1	100
35	Granshaw	1	66
36	Hanover	1	65
37	Kaley	1	51
38	Moughton	1	70
39	Pinckney	1	123
40	Putney	1	64
41	Skegg	1	121
42	Stew	1	117
43	Stover	1	71
44	Supton	1	26
45	Thouless	1	56
46	Tindley	1	35
47	Villers	1	94
48	Warminger	1	49