| Population figures for Bleddfa parish | ||
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| The actual recorded figures for the population of the parish were:- | ||
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the year 1841 - 235 people In the year 1851 - 234 In the year 1861 - 250 In the year 1871 - 232 In the year 1881 - 187 In the year 1891 - 124 In the year 1901 - 259 |
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| Most
people in the parish were farmers, farm labourers or farm servants but there
were also craftsmen and tradesmen. (See pages on Earning
a Living). Notice that the population fell but then doubled between 1891 and 1900. |
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| Compare
this graph with those of other large rural parishes in the area like Beguildy
or Llangynllo. Is the overall trend the same? If the trend differs, in what way does it differ? What project was happening in the area which might explain the rise in population in 1901? |
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