OCCUPATIONS AND AGES OF THE UNEMPLOYED, 1891.—FEMALES., TABLE X.—Showing the Ordinary or former Occupations of Females who were out of Employment at the date the Census of 1891 was taken.
| Order. |
Sub-order. |
Ordinary or former Occupation. |
Age. |
| Total. |
Under 15 Years. |
15 to 20 |
20 to 25 |
25 to 45 |
45 to 65 |
65 and Upwards. |
Unspecified. |
|
|
Total Unemployed Females |
3,317 |
32 |
1,031 |
947 |
869 |
354 |
57 |
27 |
| 1 |
4 |
Gaol officer |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 2 |
3 |
Masscuse |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Chemist (pharmaceutical) |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nurse—hospital |
3 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Midwife |
5 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
Wet nurse |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 2 |
7 |
Professor (university or college) |
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
School mistress, teacher |
22 |
1 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
Governess |
130 |
1 |
12 |
46 |
51 |
16 |
4 |
|
| 2 |
8 |
Artist, painter |
3 |
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Photographer and assistants |
8 |
|
3 |
2 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Drawing—teacher of |
4 |
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
Art student |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
| 2 |
9 |
Pianist, musician, vocalist |
9 |
|
1 |
2 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
Music—teacher of |
28 |
|
5 |
10 |
10 |
1 |
2 |
|
| 2 |
10 |
Actress |
21 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
2 |
|
|
| 3 |
1 |
Hotel keeper, manager |
15 |
|
|
|
9 |
5 |
1 |
|
|
|
Lodging, boarding-house keeper |
7 |
|
|
|
2 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
Restaurant keeper |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
| 3 |
2 |
Housekeeper (undefined) |
84 |
|
5 |
12 |
33 |
31 |
3 |
|
|
|
Lady help, lady's companion |
16 |
|
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
|
Domestic servant |
1,064 |
9 |
349 |
281 |
240 |
147 |
12 |
26 |
|
|
Hotel, club, coffee house, restaurant—servant |
77 |
|
23 |
43 |
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
Charwoman |
14 |
|
|
|
1 |
12 |
1 |
|
|
|
Cook—professional (not servant) |
33 |
|
|
|
|
29 |
4 |
|
|
|
Laundry keeper and assistants |
31 |
|
|
6 |
6 |
15 |
4 |
|
|
|
Hair cutter, dresser |
2 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
| 5 |
4 |
Fancy goods importer, dealer |
4 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
|
| 5 |
14 |
Paperhangings—dealer in |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 6 |
1 |
Draper and assistants |
14 |
|
6 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
| 6 |
2 |
Hosier |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Boot dealer, saleswoman |
2 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 7 |
1 |
Dairy produce dealer |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 7 |
2 |
Grain merchant |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Confectioner (dealer) |
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Fruiterer |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
| 7 |
3 |
Grocer, tea dealer |
2 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 8 |
5 |
Flower seller |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 11 |
1 |
Dealer—general |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
Bookkeeper, clerk, accountant |
12 |
|
4 |
4 |
3 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
Shopkeeper, shopwoman, assistants |
7 |
|
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Saleswoman (undefined) |
65 |
|
25 |
27 |
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
Canvasser (undefined) |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
| 13 |
2 |
Carrier |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 13 |
4 |
Postmistress |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 13 |
5 |
Telegraph service |
3 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 14 |
1 |
Printer |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bookbinder, folder, ruler, sewer, pager |
10 |
|
7 |
2 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
Typewriter |
2 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 14 |
3 |
Restorer of pictures |
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
| 14 |
4 |
Artist in hair, shells, seaweed |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 14 |
6 |
Embosser |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
| 14 |
15 |
Upholsterer |
9 |
|
|
7 |
|
2 |
|
|
| 15 |
1 |
Woollen mill hand |
13 |
|
4 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
Embroiderer and presser |
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
| 15 |
2 |
Tailoress |
270 |
2 |
83 |
93 |
73 |
18 |
1 |
|
|
|
Dressmaker, milliner, and assistants |
1,018 |
12 |
391 |
333 |
234 |
35 |
13 |
|
|
|
Hatter, hat cleaner, and assistants |
10 |
|
5 |
3 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
Bootmaker and wife assisting |
56 |
1 |
35 |
10 |
9 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Clothing manufacture—engaged in |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Furrier |
3 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
Fancy worker |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Umbrella maker, mender |
2 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Sewing machinist, needlewoman, seamstress |
120 |
1 |
27 |
26 |
50 |
13 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
Glove maker |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shirt maker, white worker |
8 |
|
6 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| 15 |
3 |
Tent maker |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 16 |
2 |
Pastrycook |
2 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Biscuit maker |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 16 |
3 |
Pickle maker |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cigar, cigarette maker |
2 |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| 17 |
2 |
Fancy box maker |
3 |
|
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| 17 |
4 |
Paper bag, box-maker |
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 21 |
1 |
Labourer (undefined) |
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Assistant (undescribed) |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Manager (undefined) |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
| 22 |
|
Farmer |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Relative of farmer, market gardener, assisting |
52 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
|
|
Farm servant |
6 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
|
| 22 |
2 |
Dairy farmer |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
Dairy farmer's wife, assisting |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
| 22 |
6 |
Miner |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|