| Census figures for Partrishow parish | ||
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| The actual recorded figures for the population of the parish were:- | ||
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the year 1841 - 71 people In the year 1851 - 76 In the year 1861 - 73 In the year 1871 - 72 In the year 1881 - 62 In the year 1891 - 54 In the year 1901 - 43 Partrishow is a small Black Mountain border parish. In Victorian times the local people were mainly farmers, farm workers and shepherds. Although just a few miles away the population in Victorian times was tiny compared to Llanelly parish for example. |
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the overall trend with that of other rural parishes like Llanbedr or Llanfihangel
Cwmdu. Is the overall trend the same? Why do you think the population declined towards the end of the Victorian period? |
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