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• Occupational Structure in 1881:

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Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
LANCASHIRE	Ancient County			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 170.
BLACKBURN PLU/RegD	Poor Law Union/Reg. District	1837	1893	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 170.
BLACKBURN CB/MB	Local Government District	1877	1893	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 170.
BLACKBURN USD	Sanitary District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 170.
BLACKBURN Hundred/Wap	Ancient District			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 170.
HARWOOD	Registration sub-District			1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
BLACKBURN CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 170.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
25 Mar 1893	was abolished to enlarge	BLACKBURN CP/AP	Houses in 1901: 399.	1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; Blackburn Corporation Act, 1892

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.