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.
'x' = data not available, '?' = data not yet transcribed, '-' = no entries found.

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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