TABLE A—POPULATION.
| 1801. | 1811. | 1821. | 1831. | 1841. | 1851. | |
| County of Worcester | 139,333 | 160,546 | 184,424 | 211,365 | 233,484 | 276,926a |
| City of Worcester | 11,131 | 13,551 | 16,207 | b18,442 | 27,023 | 27,528 |
| Dudley | 10,307 | 13,925 | 18,611 | 23,443 | 31,232 | 37,954 |
| Stourbridge (including the Lye and Upper Swinford) | 8,297 | 9,755 | 11,227 | 13,571 | 17,483 | 19,246 |
| Kidderminster Bor. & For. | 8,036 | 10,025 | 12,752 | 17,913 | 17,500 | 20,852 |
| Bromsgrove | 5,898 | 6,932 | 7,511 | 8,612 | 9,676 | 10,310 |
| Redditch | 1,000 | — | — | — | 3,314 | 4,774 |
| Stourport | 1,603 | 2,352 | 2,544 | 2,952 | 2,952 | 2,993 |
| Evesham | 2,837 | 3,068 | 3,472 | 3,976 | 4,245 | 4,605 |
| Pershore | 1,910 | 2,179 | 2,328 | 2,536 | — | 2,717 |
| Droitwich | 1,840 | 1,977 | 2,176 | 2,487 | 2,779 | 3,125 |
| Upton | 1,858 | 2,167 | 2,319 | 2,343 | 2,599 | 2,698 |
| Tenbury | 1,541 | 1,562 | 1,668 | 1,768 | 1,776 | 1,784 |
| Great Malvern | — | — | — | — | 2,768 | 3,763 |
a By the Act 7 and 8 Victoria, c. 61, part of Halesowen parish, containing 18,827 persons in 1851, and parts of other parishes, locally situated in Worcestershire, but belonging to other counties previously, became parts of Worcestershire. Taking the same limits, the population of Worcestershire in 1841 was 248,460.
b The population of Worcester, even at this time, was estimated at 25,000; but the figures given above, up to this census, only indicate the population included within the old city boundary.
WORCESTERSHIRE.—CENSUS OF 1851.
| HOUSES. | POPULATION. | ||||
| Inhabited. | Uninhabited. | Building. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
Eastern Division | 32,136 | 1,387 | 236 | 81,441 | 81,067 | 162,508 |
Western Division | 23,503 | 1,336 | 101 | 55,515 | 58,903 | 114,418 |
Entire County | 55,639 | 2,723 | 337 | 136,956 | 139,970 | 276,926 |
TABLE No. 2.—CRIMINAL STATISTICS.
The following statistics only relate to the county of Worcester. Prior to 1821 there are no records of convictions, &c., in existence; the Table, therefore, commences with that year.
Year. | In what Court Tried. | Number of Prisoner Tried. | Number Capitally Convicted. | Number Sentenced to Transportation. | No. Sentenced various terms of Imprisonment. | Number Acquitted or Discharged. | Summary Convictions. | Total Number of Persons Convicted. | Proportion of Convicted to Population. |
1821 | Assizes | 80 | 25* | 15 | 18 | 22 |
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| Sessions | 167 | — | 26 | 92 | 49 | 292 | 468 | 1 in 359 |
1822 | Assizes | 58 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 26 |
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| Sessions | 132 | — | 22 | 57 | 53 | 324 | 437 | 1 in 390 |
1823 | Assizes | 69 | 15* | 8 | 20 | 26 |
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| Sessions | 68 | — | 12 | 35 | 21 | 348 | 438 | 1 in 397 |
1824 | Assizes | 49 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 16 |
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| Sessions | 86 | — | 8 | 37 | 41 | 352 | 430 | 1 in 408 |
1825 | Assizes | 54 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 12 |
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| Sessions | 103 | — | 14 | 51 | 38 | 363 | 469 | 1 in 379 |
1826 | Assizes | 90 | 27* | 10 | 30 | 23 |
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| Sessions | 70 | — | 8 | 36 | 26 | 304 | 405 | 1 in 446 |
1827 | Assizes | 110 | 34 | 25 | 29 | 22 |
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| Sessions | 124 | — | 17 | 79 | 28 | 332 | 516 | 1 in 354 |
1828 | Assizes | 42 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 13 |
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| Sessions | 156 | — | 27 | 88 | 41 | 304 | 448 | 1 in 414 |
a1829 | Assizes | 83 | 39 | 5 | 13 | 26 |
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| Sessions | 154 | — | 34 | 75 | 45 | 287 | 453 | 1 in 412 |
1830 | Assizes | 80 | 32* | 3 | 12 | 33 |
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| Sessions | 142 | — | 25 | 81 | 36 | 319 | 470 | 1 in 405 |
1831 | Assizes | 90 | 43* | 7 | 23 | 17 |
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| Sessions | 220 | — | 41 | 112 | 67 | 402 | 628 | 1 in 307 |
1832 | Assizes | 74 | 28* | 9 | 16 | 21 |
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| Sessions | 164 | — | 36 | 83 | 45 | 373 | 545 | 1 in 345 |
1833 | Assizes | 73 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 19 |
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| Sessions | 258 | — | 53 | 137 | 68 | 448 | 692 | 1 in 285 |
1834 | Assizes | 69 | 3* | 20 | 23 | 23 |
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| Sessions | 260 | — | 63 | 124 | 73 | 526 | 759 | 1 in 262 |
1835 | Assizes | 51 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 18 |
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| Sessions | 139 | — | 24 | 82 | 33 | 373 | 512 | 1 in 393 |
b1836 | Assizes | 47 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 17 |
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| Sessions | 212 | — | 32 | 125 | 55 | 357 | 544 | 1 in 363 |
a1837 | Assizes | 66 | 14* | 10 | 24 | 18 |
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| Sessions | 278 | — | 47 | 141 | 90 | 328 | 564 | 1 in 354 |
Assizes | 64 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 17 |
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| Sessions | 303 | — | 36 | 179 | 88 | 425 | 687 | 1 in 292 |
1839 | Assizes | 70 | 1 | 16 | 31 | 22 |
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| Sessions | 323 | — | 44 | 190 | 89 | 411 | 693 | 1 in 292 |
c1840 | Assizes | 76 | — | 10 | 36 | 30 |
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| Sessions | 474 | — | 68 | 278 | 128 | 566 | 958 | 1 in 202 |
1841 | Assizes | 99 | 1 | 9 | 60 | 29 |
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| Sessions | 383 | — | 43 | 231 | 109 | 461 | 805 | 1 in 256 |
1842 | Assizes | 101 | 1 | 16 | 59 | 25 |
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| Sessions | 440 | — | 57 | 252 | 131 | 439 | 824 | 1 in 253 |
1843 | Assizes | 120 | 2 | 14 | 44 | 60 |
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| Sessions | 418 | — | 39 | 245 | 142 | 535 | 879 | 1 in 242 |
1844 | Assizes | 141 | 1 | 17 | 78 | 45 |
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| Sessions | 390 | — | 31 | 239 | 120 | 535 | 901 | 1 in 237 |
1845 | Assizes | 135 | 1 | 20 | 66 | 48 |
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| Sessions | 368 | — | 28 | 220 | 120 | 460 | 785 | 1 in 298 |
1846 | Assizes | 154 | — | 17 | 79 | 58 |
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| Sessions | 329 | — | 7 | 220 | 102 | 377 | 700 | 1 in 337 |
a1847 | Assizes | 88 | — | 7 | 52 | 29 |
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| Sessions | 458 | — | 30 | 302 | 126 | 458 | 849 | 1 in 281 |
1848 | Assizes | 109 | — | 12 | 70 | 27 |
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| Sessions | 515 | — | 21 | 354 | 140 | 599 | 1056 | 1 in 228 |
1849 | Assizes | 99 | 3* | 10 | 33 | 53 |
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| Sessions | 452 | — | 50 | 289 | 113 | 614 | 999 | 1 in 244 |
1850 | Assizes | 115 | 3 | 15 | 62 | 35 |
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| Sessions | 427 | — | 38 | 280 | 109 | 605 | 1003 | 1 in 246 |
* Executions in all these years—vide pp. 146, 148.