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Polish Residents in Scotland

 

A Statistical  Sourcebook based on the Census of Scotland 1861-2001

 

Edited by

Jim Lipka

 

 

 

Section 3 - Occupational Distribution of Poles in Scotland
Part 3: 1921-1931

 

 

Occupations of Alien Poles in Scotland, 1921 & 1931
 

 
  Orders Male   Female
  1921 1931 1921 1931
1 Fishing 0 0 0 0
2 Agricultural Occupations 0 2 0 1
3 Mining & Quarrying Occupations 85 36 0 0
4 Treatment of Non-metal Mine & Quarry Products 0 0 0 0
5 Makers of Brick, Pottery & Glass 1 0 0 0
6 Chemical Processes, Paint, Oil, etc. 0 0 0 0
7 Metal Workers (not Electroplate or Precious) 44 0 0 0
8 Workers in Precious Metal & Electroplate 10 0 0 0
9 Electrical Apparatus Makers & Fitters, Electricians 1 0 0 0
10 Makers of Watches, Clocks, Scientific Instruments 2 0 0 0
11 Workers in Skin & Leather (not Boots or Shoes) 4 2 1 0
12 Textile Workers 1 2 7 1
13 Makers of Textile Goods, Articles of Dress 127 98 21 12
14 Makers of Food, Drink, Tobacco 10 8 2 0
15 Workers in Wood & Furniture 34 36 0 0
16 Paper Makers, Workers, Printers, Photographers * 3 3 0 0
17 Builders, Bricklayers, Stone & Slate Workers 5 2 0 0
18 Painters & Decorators (not Pottery) 0 1 0 0
19 Workers in Other Materials 2 2 2 0
20 Workers in Mixed or Undefined Materials 9 1 0 0
21 Employed in Gas, Water, Electricity Works 0 0 0 0
22 Employed in Transport & Communications 9 1 0 1
23 Commerce, Finance, Insurance (not Clerks) 151 100 25 22
24 Employees in Public Administration & Defence 0 0 0 0
25 Professional Occupations 18 6 2 3
26 Employed in Entertainment & Sport 5 5 0 0
27 Personal Service, Hotels, Clubs, Institutions 11 13 7 6
28 Clerks, Draftsmen, Typists 1 0 3 2
29 Warehousemen, Storekeepers, Packers 3 3 1 0
30 Stationary Engine Drivers & Attendants 2 1 0 0
31 Other & Undefined Workers 28 10 0 0
32 Unoccupied & Retired 31 39 368 231
 

1921 Census of Scotland: Vol. 3, Table 10
1931 Census of Scotland:

* Printers and Photographers are a separate order in the 1931 Census.

 

 

 

Occupations of Alien Poles in Scotland, aged over 12, 1921
 

         
  Orders Male  Female
         
3 Mining & Quarrying Occupations 85 0  
  hewers & getters 66    
  persons conveying material to shaft 2    
  persons making &repairing roads 7    
  other workers below ground 5    
  other workers above ground 5    
         
5 Makers of Brick, Pottery & Glass 1 0  
  other skilled glassware workers 1    
         
7 Metal Workers (not Electroplate or Precious) 44 0  
  employers, managers, foremen, overlookers 1    
  skilled furnacemen (not foundry) 4    
  puddlers 4    
  foundry moulders (not blast furnace) 1    
  iron or steel foundry furnace & cupola men 2    
  boiler maker & platers' labourers 1    
  cutlers 1    
  mechanical engineers 2    
  riveters 2    
  riveters' labourers 1    
  tinsmiths, sheet metal workers 1    
  other skilled workers 4    
  other workers 20    
         
8 Workers in Precious Metal & Electroplate 10 0  
  employers & managers 7    
  goldsmiths & gem setters 3    
         
9 Electrical Apparatus Makers & Fitters, Electricians 1 0  
  electrical engineers 1    
         
10 Makers of Watches, Clocks, Scientific Instruments 2 0  
  employers & managers 1    
  watch, clock, chronometer makers & repairers 1    
         
11 Workers in Skin & Leather (not Boots or Shoes) 4 1  
  employers & managers 1    
  furriers, fur sewers, fur machinists 1 1  
  other skilled workers 2    
         
12 Textile Workers 1 7  
  breakers, rag graders, hecklers & willowers   1  
  card, comb & frame tenters, box minders   2  
  weavers   1  
  other skilled workers   2  
  other workers 1 1  
         
13 Makers of Textile Goods, Articles of Dress 127 21  
  employers & managers 29 1  
  skilled textile workers 1    
  tailors, tailors' pressers &  machinists 78 13  
  dress & blouse makers   2  
  hat sewers, finishers, trimmers 2 2  
  boot & shoe makers & repairers 15    
  sewers, stitchers, sewing machinists 2 2  
  other workers   1  
         
14 Makers of Food, Drink, Tobacco 10 2  
  employers & managers (food) 1    
  bakers & pastry cooks 2    
  sugar and confectionary makers 1    
  other food workers 1    
  other drinks workers 2    
  other skilled tobacco workers 2 1  
  other tobacco workers 1 1  
         
15 Workers in Wood & Furniture 34 0  
  employers & managers 7    
  cabinet makers 13    
  wood carvers & guilders 3    
  turners & machinists 3    
  upholsterers & coach trimmers 8    
         
16 Paper Makers, Workers, Printers 3 0  
  employers & managers 1    
  printing machine setters & minders 1    
  cardboard box makers 1    
         
17 Builders, Bricklayers, Stone & Slate Workers 5 0  
  bricklayers 1    
  plasterers 1    
  glaziers 1    
  labourers, navvies 2    
         
19 Workers in Other Materials 2 2  
  other skilled workers in rubber, vulcanite, ebonite 1 1  
  employers & managers 1    
  other skilled workers   1  
         
20 Workers in Mixed or Undefined Materials 9 0  
  other shipbuilding workers 7    
  employers & managers 1    
  other skilled workers 1    
         
22 Employed in Transport & Communications 9 0  
  other railway workers 1    
  haulage & carterage contractors & managers 1    
  workers on lorries, wagons, vans 1    
  workers on omnibuses, motors 2    
  workers on trams 1    
  petty officers, seamen, deckhands 1    
  other dock labourers 1    
  messengers 1    
         
23 Commerce, Finance, Insurance (not Clerks) 151 25  
  proprietors, managers of wholesale & retail businesses 99 10  
  brokers, agents, factors 4    
  buyers 2    
  commercial travellers 13 1  
  canvassers 1    
  shop assistants 3 12  
  costermongers, hawkers 27 2  
  money lenders, pawnbrokers 2    
         
25 Professional Occupations 18 2  
  other clergy (not RC, protestant, episcopalian) 1    
  itinerant preachers, missionaries 1    
  church, chapel, cemetery officials 3    
  physicians, surgeons, registered medical practitioners 2    
  sick nurses   1  
  subordinate medical services 1    
  teachers 5 1  
  articled clerks, professional students 5    
         
26 Employed in Entertainment & Sport 5 0  
  managers of theatres, picture halls, etc 3    
  theatre,variety agents 1    
  showground proprietors & managers 1    
         
27 Personal Service, Hotels, Clubs, Institutions 11 7  
  indoor domestic servants   2  
  lodging, boarding house keepers 1 1  
  hair dressers, manicurists, chiropodists 9    
  charwomen, office cleaners 1 4  
         
28 Clerks, Draftsmen, Typists 1 3  
  other clerks 1 3  
         
29 Warehousemen, Storekeepers, Packers 3 1  
  warehousemen 3    
  other packers, wrappers, labellers   1  
         
30 Stationary Engine Drivers & Attendants 2 0  
  boliermen, firemen, stokers 2    
         
31 Other & Undefined Workers 28 0  
  general labourers 1    
  officials of foreign governments (not clerks) 27    
         
32 Unoccupied & Retired 31 368  
  retired 14    
  unoccupied 17 368  
         

1921 Census of Scotland: Vol. 3, Table 10

 

 

 

 

 

 Occupations of Alien Poles in Scotland, 1931
 

         
  Orders Male Female  
     
2 Agricultural Occupations 2 1  
     
3 Mining & Quarrying Occupations 36 0  
  coal miners 36  
     
7 Metal Workers (not Electroplate or Precious) 9 0  
  furnacemen, puddlers 3  
  foundry workers 4  
     
11 Workers in Skin & Leather (not Boots or Shoes) 2 0  
     
12 Textile Workers 2 1  
     
13 Makers of Textile Goods, Articles of Dress 98 12  
  employers & managers 29 1  
  tailors, tailors' pressers & machinists 59 6  
  boot & shoe makers, repairers 8  
     
14 Makers of Food, Drink, Tobacco 8 0  
  makers of food 5  
     
15 Workers in Wood & Furniture 36 0  
  cabinet makers 15  
  upholsterers 12  
     
16 Paper & Cardboard Makers, Bookbinders 2 0  
     
17 Printers, Photographers 1 0  
  photographers 1  
     
18 Builders, Bricklayers, Stone & Slate Workers 2 0  
     
19 Painters & Decorators (not Pottery) 1 0  
     
20 Workers in Other Materials 2 0  
     
21 Workers in Mixed or Undefined Materials 1 0  
     
22 Employed in Transport & Communications 2 0  
  water transport workers 1  
     
23 Commerce, Finance, Insurance (not Clerks) 100 22  
  proprietors & managers of wholesale & retail businesses 52 11  
  commercial travellers 26 2  
  salesmen & shop assistants 2 8  
  costermongers & hawkers 7 1  
     
25 Professional Occupations 6 3  
  teachers 1 1  
     
26 Employed in Entertainment & Sport 5 0  
     
27 Personal Service, Hotels, Clubs, Institutions 13 6  
  Indoor domestic servants 2 5  
  restaurant keepers   1  
  barmen & waiters 1  
  barbers, hairdressers, manicurists, chiropodists 9  
     
28 Clerks, Draftsmen, Typists 0 2  
     
29 Warehousemen, Storekeepers, Packers 3 0  
     
30 Stationary Engine Drivers & Attendants 1 0  
     
31 Other & Undefined Workers 10 0  
  labourers & other unskilled workers 8  
     
32 Unoccupied & Retired 39 231  
         

1931 Census of Scotland:

 

 

Contents

 

Introduction
 

Section 1 -  Regional Distribution of Poles in Scotland

Part 1: 1871 - 1931

Part 2: 1951 - 2001

 

Section 2 - Age and Marital Status of Poles in Scotland

1871-2001

 

Section 3 - Occupational Distribution of Poles in Scotland

Part 1: 1881 - 1891

Part 2: 1901 - 1911

Part 3: 1921 - 1931

Part 4: 1951 - 1961