Batley History Group

Batley Statistics

Welcome to a brand new section for the website which we hope you find both informative and exciting.

We are fortunate to have a brilliant team of researchers with us and with their help and, it is hoped, YOURS too, we aim to provide you with vital Batley related statistics to give you a historical snapshot of life in Batley in a previous time…

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This month we take a look at the Quinquennial Age Split from 1911...

This month we take a look at the Occupations by sex of persons aged 12 years and over in Batley from 1921...

This month we take a look at the Mining Occupations in1921...

This month we take a look at the Quinquennial Age Split from 1921...

This month we take a look at infant mortality rates in Batley from just over a century ago….

This month we look at the gender occupations from the 1901 census…

As we all know Batley played an important role in the age of textiles, specialising in the manufacture of Shoddy & Mungo, we were, you could argue, the original recyclers! Here is a fascinating insight into the different occupations held by the people of Batley…

Firstly, we are looking at the population growth from 1801 to 1931…