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The actual
recorded figures for the population of the parish were:- |
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In
the year 1841 - 1000 people
In the year 1851 - 911
In the year 1861 - 885
In the year 1871 - 835
In the year 1881 - 788
In the year 1891 - 668
In the year 1901 - 614
The reports which were published
with the census said that the population of the parish declined in 1841
and 1851 due to emigration. |
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Compare this
graph with those of other parishes in the area.
Is the overall trend the same?
Why do you think the population declined in the later Victorian period? |
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