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In 1991, one in nine households in Berkshire did not have central heating, which compared to a GB average of one in five.
Between 1851 and 1901, the number of people employed on the railways in Berkshire (excluding construction) increased over seven-fold - from 277 people to 2,078 people.
In 1881, 13% of Berkshire's female population were employed as indoor domestic servants. Over 12 times as many females were domestic servants as males.
In 1851, there were 2 chimney sweeps aged between 5 and 9 in Berkshire.
In 1921 there were 430 racehorse trainers, horses jockeys and stable attendants in Berkshire.
There was a rise in the population density of Berkshire from 0.3 people per acre in 1831, to 2.4 people per acre in 1991. This was above the GB average of almost 1 person per acre in 1991.
The number of people per household has decreased over the last 200 years. In 1801 the average household in Berkshire contained 5 people, compared to 2.6 in 1991, which closely matched the 1991 GB average of 2.5 people per household.

Downloads / Links
View or download here, the full area monitor for BERKSHIRE.

For more information on Berkshire, contact your local record office, a list of which is available HERE.

For contact details of local family history societies, click HERE.

For a list of interesting historical census forms available for your area, click HERE.

Updated: 08/06/2001