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Judson's High Wycombe Street Directory 1875

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Occupations in Judson 1875


In the list of some 1600 householders where occupations are given, 8 of the jobs have more than 50 names:-

             Backmaker              105    Labourer             79	
             Benchman                67    Polisher             91
             Cane Seat Framer        58    Publican             83
             Chair Manufacturer      62    Windsor Framer       56
			  
Of these, all except the labourers and publicans are in the furniture industry.

The occupations are grouped under various headings below and 43% of the householders were engaged in the furniture industry:-


             Furniture Industry     694   Household Services    59
             Food and Drink         239   Professions           31
             Clothing and Shoes     130   Police & Military     27
             Building & Engineering 126   Medical               17
             Labourers               79   Ministers of Religion 12
             Transport               64   Education             11
             Agriculture             61   Miscellaneous         59
             Total   1609

Among the misc. were two Bird Stuffers and a Marine Store Dealer, a long way from the sea !



Christian Names

Christian Names are given for 1006 men and 169 women. There are 92 different male names and 40 female.

Most of the men are named after English Kings or Biblical characters, the most popular being:-


                      William    211     Thomas     113
                      John       187     Henry       98
                      George     142     Joseph      76
                      James      129     Charles     70
					  
and these account for nearly 70% of the names.

Unusual names are:- Alphonso, Delamere, Ezit, Jabez, Keziah, Rolls and Valentine.


There is greater variety among the ladies, the most popular being:-
                    Mary               31   Sarah        22
                    Eliza or Elizabeth 27   Ann or Anne  16
					  
and these account for 57% of the names.

Unusual names are:- Lavinia, Talitha and Zillah.



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Oct. 2003
K.A.Goodearl
Chorleywood
U.K.


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