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1.The Population of the Islands in the British Seas not having been ascertained in 1801 and 1811, no Comparative Statement
thereof can be given; the existing Population of those Islands, when enumerated in the year 1821, appears to have been as follows,
viz:-In the Isle of Mann, 40,084; in the Island of Guernsey (and its dependent Islets,) 20,827; in the Island of Jersey, 28,600;
in the Scilly Isles, 2,614 :-in all these Islands, 92,122 Inhabitants.

2.-The number of Males ascribed to the Army, Navy, &c. in May, 1821, is the nearest Estimate that can at present be made
of the Regular Army, the Artillery, the Navy, and Seamen employed in Registered Merchant Vessels.-None of these Classes can
be ascribed to particular Counties, nor consequently taken into account in the foregoing Comparative Statement, otherwise than in
the General Total-nor properly in that, without making allowance for the large number of Foreigners (perhaps 100,000) employed
as Merchant Seamen during the War, and consequently taken into account in 1811; nor without considering, that many Soldiers and
Sailors are attributable to Ireland; which consideration would operate proportionally upon the larger Number of Men serving in 1811,
In order, therefore, to avoid the uncertainty hereby indicated, the Rate of Increase
as compared with the smaller Number in 1821.

has been separately calculated on the respective numbers of Females only, viz.

1801.

Increase per Cent.

1811.

Increase per Cent.

1821.

or 14.02

or 15.82

And the absolute Increase of Population in Great Britain (if measured by that of Females only) appears to have been about One Million and a Half in the first period, Two Millions in the second period.

The

3. The Seven outstanding Returns, noticed in the last Column of the foregoing Statement, are confidently expected, and are known to be so small in numerical amount, as not to affect the Rate of Increase in any County, except perhaps in Argyllshire. voluntary Return to the Question concerning the Ages of Persons, extends to Eight-ninths of the total Population.

4. The Parish Register Returns of England and Wales are complete, except that in the County of Essex One Return cannot be obtained; Two Returns are expected from the County of Hants, and three Returns from North Wales.

5. The larger Abstracts both of the Enumeration and Parish Register Returns will be presented to Parliament when the respective Returns shall have been completed, and the work finally revised.

8th February, 1822.

JOHN RICKMAN, Appointed by H. M. Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, and by H. M. most Honourable Privy Council, to digest and reduce into Order the Population Returns.