Six Streets - a century of change 

 

1911 & 2011 census

The results of the 2011 census are not available for 100 years so Six Streets History held its own voluntary census in April and then compared the results with those from 1911, the first census after the construction of our neighbourhood. The local census data show that some things have changed and some not so much. To read the full document please click here

1911

The 1911 census was compulsory and covered 869 people in 213 houses.

2011

Our 2011 "census" received responses from 52% of local households - 429 people in 157 households.


Birth

  • 55% of local residents in 1911 were born in Derby or Derbyshire

  • A total of 17 residents in 1911 had been born abroad

Birth

  • 46% of local residents in2011 were born in Derby or Derbyshire

  • A total of 35 residents in 2011 had been born abroad from 20 different foreign countries


Names

  • In 1911 the most common names in 6 Streets were John, William and Arthur, and Mary, Elizabeth and Ann. 

Names

  • Of these, only William was among the 10 most common names given to baby boys in England and Wales in 2011. 


Household size

  • The most common household size in 1911 was 3, with only one household with a single occupant. 

Household size

  • In 2011 the most common size was 2 and in our 52% sample alone there were 26 households with an only single occupant.  


Occupation women

  • The vast majority of the 280 women in 1911 did not list an occupation and many may have considered themselves mainly as housewives. 

  • The most popular areas of work among professional women were education (19) and dressmaker/seamstress (9). 

Occupation Women

  • In our 52% sample in 2011 (149 women) only 9 listed themselves as housewives.

  • The most common areas of employment were education (23), health and social care (21).   


Occupation Men

  • In 1911 the most common occupation for men was clerk (73 of 251 men), followed by engineering (17), food (17) and railways (16). 

Occupation Men

  • 100 years later engineering came top with 18 of 263 men, followed by creative industries (16) and general managerial (12). 


Retirement

  • In 1911 there were eight people listed as retired or pensioned, ranging from a pensioned postmaster (59) to a retired bootmaker (79).  Many of the widowed older women in the area lived with extended family. 

  • The old age pension was first available in 1909 and was only paid to those over 70 who earned less than 21/- a week and were of good character. 

  • Eleven people list themselves as of "private means"; they may have had a private pension or income from investments or money inherited. 

Retirement

  • In 2011  a total of 19% of adults were "retired"


Domestic Help

  • In 1911, 46 people worked as domestic servants in 39 different households

  • West Parkfields (where Wheeldon manor apartments now stand) had 4 servants and a gardener in a total of 10 occupants

  • Parkfields House had 4 servants among 6 occupants

  • The children's home (at 42+44 Park Grove) had 2 servants in a total of 20 occupants.

Domestic Help

  • We found no domestic servants in 2011.