ORDER 9, SUB-ORDER 1.—WORKERS AND DEALERS IN TEXTILE FABRICS.
| Occupations. |
Males. |
Females. |
| Under 20. |
Over 20. |
Under 20. |
Over 20. |
| 1871. |
1881. |
1871. |
1881. |
1871. |
1881. |
1871. |
1881. |
| Manchester warehousemen |
76 |
158 |
299 |
498 |
|
|
|
|
| Drapers, mercers |
541 |
786 |
1,589 |
1,788 |
45 |
57 |
234 |
248 |
| Woolstaplers |
14 |
21 |
151 |
270 |
|
|
1 |
8 |
| Woollen manufacture |
50 |
147 |
51 |
197 |
24 |
131 |
21 |
122 |
| Silk manufacture |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Silk dealers |
|
|
1 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
| Cotton, flax manufacture |
|
2 |
5 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
|
5 |
| Others |
6 |
57 |
34 |
61 |
3 |
34 |
24 |
35 |
| Total |
687 |
1,171 |
2,130 |
2,829 |
73 |
223 |
280 |
419 |