Sooner or later I'll get together all the various census statistics for the Eskdale area, with graphs etc. Meanwhile, here are a few odds and ends.
- Census 1801:
- Birker and Austhwaite township: 18 inhabited houses; 18 families; 5 uninhabited houses; 47m, 51f; 22 persons in agriculture, 5 in trade/mfr/craft, 71 other
- Eskdale township: 39 in ho; 39 fam; 5 unin ho; 99m, 102f; 30 ag, 19 tmc, 152 other
- Irton parish: 41 in ho; 41 fam; 0 unin ho; 100m, 115f; 48 ag, 7tmc, 160 other
- Muncaster parish: 60 in ho; 60 fam; 2 unin ho; 116m 132f; 59ag, 28tmc, 161 other
- Muncaster High End township: 19 in ho; 19 fam; 0 unin ho; 53m 53f; 19 ag, 5 tmc, 82 other
- Waberthwaite township: 22 in ho; 23 fam; 0 unin ho; 55m 67f; 26 ag, 8 tmc, 88 other
Census 1821:
Township of Eskdale & Wasdale:
| Ages | Male | Female |
|
Under 5 | 30 | 12 |
|
5-10 | 21 | 13 |
|
10-15 | 18 | 11 |
|
15-20 | 14 | 20 |
|
20-30 | 28 | 25 |
|
30-40 | 20 | 17 |
|
40-50 | 11 | 8 |
|
50-60 | 10 | 10 |
|
60-70 | 6 | 9 |
|
70-80 | 5 | 5 |
|
80-90 | 1 | 2 |
Total: 164 male, 132 female
49 inhabited houses, 3 uninh., 53 families
Signed, Thomas Towers
Census 1831:
Birker/Austhwaite:
19 in ho.; 20 fams; 0 bldg; 0 uninh.; 15 fams employed in agriculture, 0 trade/mfr. etc., 5 other; 57 male (29 over age 20); 45 female; of the males over 20: in agricuture, 10 "occupiers 1st class", 5 "occupiers 2d class", 1 labourer; 3 other labourers; nobody in manufacture, retail, craft or the professions; 10 servants (+ 2 servants under 20). 6 female servants.
Signed William Bateman
Eskdale & Wasdale:
597 in ho.; 62 fams; 1 bldg,; 2 uninh.; 29 fams ag., 13 trade etc., 20 other; 181m, 173f. 82 m over 20 of which: 12 ag occ 1st; 15 ag occ 2d; 28 ag lab; 0 mfr; 20 retail or craft; 2 professional or capitalist; 0 other lab; 5 others (no male servants, 12 female servants).
Signed John Vicars.
- Census 1851:
- Eskdale chapelry (13000 acres): 64 in ho; 4 unin; 3 bldg; 216m, 158f (1841: 180m, 160f; in previous years not separated from Wasdale [which in 1851 had 28m 19f; in 1841 20m 15f])
- Birker & Austhwaite: 19 in ho; 1 unin; 61m 57f
- Muncaster (5166 acres): 120 in ho; 4 unin; 322m 301f
- Irton (inc. Santon): 95 in ho; 6 unin; 303m 269f
- Census 1881/1891:
- Birker & Austhwaite, 19/17 in ho.; 1/1 unin; 19/17 fams; 65/54m 42/36f
- Eskdale & Wasdale, 98/82 in ho.; 1/41 [sic] unin; 9/1 bldg; 104/84 fams; 288/247m 222/212f
- Irton, Santon & Melthwaite, 102/95 in ho.; 8/11 unin; 101/100 fams; 326/264m 288/260f
- Drigg, Holmrook & Carlton, 102/118 in ho.; 16/17 unin; 102/118 fams; 275/270m 292/309f
- Muncaster & Ravenglass, 128/120 in ho.; 6/9 unin; 2/0 bldg; 130/123 fams; 327/279m 321/292f
- Waberthwaite, 36/41 in ho.; 5/- unin; 37/44 fams; 107/130m 91/107f
