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The population of Essex increased seven-fold between 1801 and 1991. The rise before significant boundary changes (i.e. between 1801 and 1961) was more than ten-fold.
In 1991, one in ten households in Essex 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 Essex (excluding construction) increased thirty-fold - from 408 people to 10,958 people.
In 1881, 12% of the female population in Essex were employed as indoor domestic servants. Over 25 times as many females were domestic servants as males.
In 1851, there were 1,349 fishermen/women and 3,058 people employed in straw plait manufacture in Essex.
There was a rise in the population density of Essex from 0.3 people per acre in 1831, to 1.7 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 Essex contained 6 people, compared to 2.5 in 1991. This was consistent with the 1991 GB average.

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

For more information on Essex, 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