Updated 25 Nov 2004 |
WIRKSWORTH Parish Records 1600-1900 |
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Population |
These statistics, taken from the author's Census databases for the Wirksworth Area, show the growth of population, the drift from country to town, the expansion of Matlock, and the high density of the DOXEY surname at Middleton-by-Wirksworth. |
DOXEY surname distribution |
Population of Townships |
1841 |
1851 |
1861 |
1871 |
1881 |
1891 |
1901 |
PLACE |
1801 |
1811 |
1821 |
1831 |
1841 |
1851 |
1861 |
1871 |
1881 |
1891 |
1901 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Alderwasley |
347 |
365 |
454 |
424 |
398 |
400 |
371 |
348 |
389 |
337 |
347 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Ashleyhay |
198 |
214 |
223 |
241 |
272 |
271 |
232 |
216 |
220 |
173 |
182 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Biggin |
123 |
148 |
160 |
161 |
99 |
133 |
133 |
119 |
129 |
112 |
96 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
13 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
Bonsall |
1204 |
1278 |
1396 |
1315 |
1491 |
1449 |
1290 |
1244 |
1371 |
1329 |
1360 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Brassington |
560 |
650 |
689 |
714 |
765 |
729 |
718 |
705 |
712 |
668 |
637 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
Callow |
95 |
105 |
100 |
101 |
111 |
94 |
91 |
97 |
93 |
68 |
75 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Carsington |
190 |
242 |
270 |
286 |
233 |
227 |
269 |
230 |
238 |
206 |
194 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Cromford |
1115 |
1259 |
1242 |
1291 |
1397 |
1189 |
1140 |
1074 |
1076 |
1052 |
1078 |
- |
- |
- |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Griffe Grange |
- |
- |
- |
- |
24 |
18 |
23 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
2 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Hopton |
99 |
113 |
116 |
118 |
83 |
100 |
92 |
113 |
125 |
100 |
106 |
x |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Hulland Ward |
213 |
283 |
328 |
332 |
x |
405 |
374 |
448 |
427 |
419 |
375 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Ible |
80 |
116 |
135 |
113 |
93 |
91 |
68 |
57 |
54 |
57 |
33 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
Idridghay |
134 |
159 |
160 |
182 |
194 |
210 |
233 |
225 |
240 |
234 |
266 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
x |
Ireton Wood |
126 |
165 |
165 |
138 |
151 |
166 |
156 |
152 |
120 |
75 |
x |
- |
- |
- |
- |
x |
- |
- |
Ironbrook |
- |
42 |
34 |
27 |
30 |
44 |
32 |
31 |
x |
34 |
33 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
12 |
14 |
12 |
Kirk Ireton |
512 |
544 |
661 |
606 |
715 |
569 |
515 |
562 |
494 |
514 |
467 |
1 |
11 |
7 |
19 |
34 |
25 |
22 |
Matlock |
2354 |
2490 |
2920 |
3262 |
3781 |
4014 |
4252 |
5216 |
6150 |
7125 |
7771 |
105 |
88 |
97 |
84 |
75 |
111 |
104 |
Middleton |
693 |
888 |
904 |
1014 |
1031 |
1012 |
964 |
870 |
937 |
1009 |
980 |
x |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Shottle |
556 |
636 |
607 |
556 |
x |
466 |
425 |
427 |
453 |
432 |
414 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Tansley |
381 |
370 |
449 |
507 |
549 |
593 |
621 |
610 |
692 |
767 |
839 |
21 |
15 |
8 |
19 |
19 |
16 |
25 |
Wirksworth |
2978 |
3474 |
3787 |
4082 |
4121 |
3923 |
3715 |
3601 |
4208 |
3724 |
3809 |
155 |
132 |
127 |
143 |
146 |
172 |
167 |
TOTALS |
11,958 |
13,541 |
14,800 |
15,470 |
15,538 |
16,103 |
15,714 |
16,345 |
18,128 |
18,435 |
19,072 |
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