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1881 census occupation

Worsted Weaver surnames in the 1881 census

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

Occupation summary

1,425 surnames are listed with this occupation, covering 17,004 people in the 1881 records.

The leading surname here is Haley, with 41 people recorded as Worsted Weaver.

Surnames most linked with Worsted Weaver

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.

#SurnamePeople
101Haley41
102Kellett41
103Parkinson41
104Dixon40
105Ambler39
106Blackburn39
107Farrar39
108Hardaker39
109Mann39
110Moorhouse39
111Ramsden39
112Ratcliffe39
113Varley39
114Bower38
115Dean37
116Emmott37
117Gledhill37
118Waterhouse37
119Beaumont36
120Dewhirst36
121Milner36
122Peel36
123Widdop36
124Bland35
125Boocock35
126Townend35
127Whiteley35
128Frankland34
129Baxter33
130Benson33
131Knowles33
132Walton33
133Halliday32
134Mellor32
135Tordoff32
136Bates31
137Eastwood31
138Metcalfe31
139Petty31
140Redman31
141Whitehead31
142Brearley30
143Brooksbank30
144Normington30
145Preston30
146Slater30
147Bartle29
148Calvert29
149Clegg29
150Cockroft29
151Halstead29
152Newton29
153Oddy29
154Rayner29
155Tetley29
156Chadwick28
157Noble28
158Raistrick28
159Senior28
160Wadsworth28
161Carr27
162Cowgill27
163Gott27
164Pitts27
165Terry27
166Walsh27
167Ashworth26
168Bolton25
169Fieldhouse25
170Rawnsley25
171Bancroft24
172Benn24
173Brayshaw24
174Garnett24
175Rushton24
176Whitley24
177Bastow23
178Ellison23
179Mortimer23
180Mosley23
181Verity23
182Boyes22
183Buckley22
184Fearnley22
185Keighley22
186Pickard22
187Saville22
188Wilcock22
189Clarkson21
190Davy21
191Nelson21
192Parkin21
193Tillotson21
194Asquith20
195Bedford20
196Copley20
197Fawcett20
198Foulds20
199Gaunt20
200Metcalf20