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The population of Surrey increased four-fold between 1801 and 1991.
In 1991, one in ten households in Surrey 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 Surrey (excluding construction) increased by nearly twelve-fold - from 353 people to 4,361 people.
In 1881, nearly 5% of Surrey's female population were employed as indoor domestic servants. Over 4 times as many females were domestic servants as males.
In 1851, there were 2 chimney sweeps aged between 5 and 9 in Surrey.
In 1891 there were 1,966 blacksmiths in Surrey, and 6,324 males were recorded under the category of 'coachman, cabman, groom, horsebreaker' in 1911.
There was a rise in the population density of Surrey from just over 1 person per acre in 1831, to 2.5 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 Surrey contained just under 6 people, compared to 2.5 in 1991, which matched the 1991 GB average of people per household.

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

For more information on Surrey, 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