Numbers—Detailed Table.—Females., TABLE V.—Occupations of Females in all Tasmania, in the City of Hobart, the Town of Launceston, and the County Districts.
Occupations. Colony of Tasmania. City of Hobart. Town of Launceston. Country Districts.
All Ages. Under 20. 20 and over. All Ages. Under 20. 20 and over. All Ages. Under 20. 20 and over. All Ages. Under 20. 20 and over.
CLASS II.—DOMESTIC.
ORDER 3.—Persons engaged in the Domestic Offices or Duties of Wives, Mothers, Mistresses of Families, Children, Relatives, Visitors, (not otherwise described).
Sub-Order 1.—Wives and Widows—
Wife, Widow, of no specified occupation 16,621 252 16,369 3,168 25 3,143 1,912 23 1,889 11,541 204 11,337
Sub-Order 2.—Daughters, Relatives, Visitors—
Daughter, Relative, Visitor (not otherwise described) 16,100 13,428 2,672 2,723 1,973 750 1,668 1,242 446 11,689 10,213 1,476
Sub-Order 3.—Students and Scholars—
Scholar at Public School, Private School, and at Home 10,520 10,513 7 2,363 2,363 1,299 1,297 2 6,858 6,853 5
ORDER 4.—Persons engaged in entertaining and performing Personal Offices for Man.
Sub-Order 1.—In Board and Lodging—
Hotel Keeper 55 55 23 23 5 5 27 27
Hotel Keeper's Wife, assisting in business 183 1 182 19 19 23 23 141 1 140
Coffee, Eating House Keeper 3 3 1 1 2 2
Coffee, Eating House Keeper's Wife, assisting in business 2 2 1 1 1 1
Boarding, Lodging House Keeper 66 66 37 37 16 16 13 13
Boarding, Lodging House Keeper's Wife, assisting in business 19 19 2 2 6 6 11 11
Cook (not Domestic Servant) 11 11 11 11
Officer of Charitable institution (not Medical Man) 13 13 6 6 1 1 6 6
Servants' Registry Office Keeper 1 1 1 1
Sub-Order 2.—In Attendance—
aDomestic Servant 3,010 1,530 1,510 1,114 541 573 599 301 398 1,327 688 639
Housekeeper 120 120 25 25 20 20 75 75
bInn, Club-house, Eating House Servant 362 159 203 48 21 27 68 22 46 246 116 130
cServant of Charitable Institution 46 1 45 21 21 8 8 17 1 16
dNurse (not Domestic Servant or Servant of Charitable Institution) 104 1 103 28 1 27 19 19 57 57
eOffice Keeper, Cleaner, Porter, &c. (not under Government) 5 5 5 5
fOthers engaged in Attendance 90 6 84 52 1 51 14 2 12 24 3 21
CLASS III.—COMMERCIAL.
ORDER 5.—Persons who Buy or Sell, Keeper or Lend Money, Houses, or Goods of various kinds.
Sub-Order 1.—Mercantile Persons—
Capitalist 5 5 1 1 4 4
Commission Agent, Factor 1 1 1 1
Commercial Clerk 1 1 1 1
Commercial Traveller, Saleswoman 3 1 2 2 2 1 1
Sub-Order 2.—Other General Dealers—
Shopkeeper (branch undefined) 95 15 80 20 3 17 12 12 63 12 51
Shopkeeper's Wife (branch undefined) assisting in business 88 88 4 4 84 84
Pawnbroker 2 2 2 2
Hawker, Pedlar 11 1 10 3 1 2 2 2 6 6
aOther General Dealer 39 4 35 24 2 22 15 2 13