The information in the table below provides an analysis of trades and occupations from the 1841, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91 & 1901 census. It indicates that the village community was fairly self sufficient in spite of being so close to the county town of Oakham. When looking for trends it is important to note the changes in the use of occupation names, Ag Lab, Farmer, Farmers Assistant, Farm Servant, Farm Manager etc. It is possible to detect the wealthy moving in to the village with their retainers as the century progressed.
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 People Langham Residents Employed in Agriculture 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901                   Accountant         1       Agricultural Labourer   64 96 75 83 76 73 22 Agricultural Machinery               2 Annuitant     4 1         Armed Services or Pensioner   1   1         Baker   4 2 2 2 2 5 3 Beerhouse Keeper/Publican/Victualler   2 5 4 4 2 1 3 Blacksmith   1 5 4 5 2 1 1 Brewer's Agent/Manager       1   2 1 2 Brewer's Clerk       1   2     Brewer's Drayman       2 1 3 1 1 Brewer of Ale & Porter       1 1 2     Brewers Labourer       5 4 1 1 2 Bricklayer               2 Brickmaker   6 2 2 1 1     Bucklar       2         Butcher   2 3 4 3 3 6 5 Butler           1 1 1 Capenter/Joiner   5 11 7 6 6 4 4 Carter       4         Castrator             1   Cattle Dealer     1 2 2 1 1 2 Charwoman     3 1 1   4 11 Clerk               4 Coachman       1 1 1   2 Coal Agent           1     Commercial Traveller               1 Cook       3 2 1   2 Cooper       1 1     1 Cottager   13 4 8 15 4 3   Curate of Langham         1 1 1 1 Cutler   2 2           Dairymaid       4 1   1   Domestic Servant         14 21 6 1 Draper   1     1       Dressmaker   3 4 7 9 6 5 1 Drover   2 1           Engine Driver       1         Farm Manager       1 4   1 1 Farm Servant     1   6 4 7   Farmer   26 40 21 18 18 17 22 Farmers Assistant       6 7 3     Farrier       1         Female Servant   24     4       Floss Spinner           1     Footman             1 1 Gamekeeper         1 1 1   Gardener   1 1 2   3 4 9 General Labourer     1 1 1 12 9 24 General Servant     13 7 1 12 14 14 Governess         1       Grazier   5 5 18 8 12 13 4 Grocer   2 3 2 3 3 2 4 Groom     2 6 1 8 13 31 Hedgecutter       1       2 Herdsman               3 Higgler   1           3 Highway Labourer         1       Hosier             1   House Keeper     3 6 10 4 5 4 House Maid       4 2 3 3 4 House Servant     12 13 1 3     Huntsman             4 8 Independent Means   12   4 1 2 19 13 Kennels             10   Knitter     6 3 4 2     Land Owner     1   2       Laundress         1       Linen Weaver     1           Maid Servant   2         1 5 Mail Messenger             1   Male Servant   18             Maltster   2 2 2 3 2 1 1 Mason   3 5 2 5   3 1 Military Service           1 1 2 Milk Seller           1     Miller   3 3   2 1     Milliner       3         Mole Skinner   1             MP           2     Nurse   1   1   4   2 Nursemaid       1   3 1   Painter & Glazier             1   Pauper / Parish Relief/Tramp/Wool Comber   8 7 3 5 7   4 Photographer             1   Pianoforte Tuner           1     Picture Framer               1 Plasterer   1             Portable Engine Driver             1   Postmaster/Postmistress/Postman       1       4 Railway       2 1 1 5 2 Railway Gatekeeper     1   1       Railway Platelayer/Labourer     1   1 5   4 Reporter             1   Retail Assistants       1     1   School Master/Teacher   1 5 4 6 2 4 5 Scripture Reader     1           Seamstress   4           1 Sexton     1       1   Shepherd   3   3 3 1 2 2 Shirt Maker       1         Shoemaker/Cordwainer   3 5 5 4 5 6 2 Shop Keeper       1       1 Soldier           1     Tailor   3 2 1     1   Thatcher       1       1 Tin Plate Worker               1 Toll Gate Collector     2           Town Missionary       1         University Fellow               1 Valet               1 Waggoner       1   1 2 4 Washerwoman/Laundress   2 2 1 1 4 1 4 Weaver   1             Wheelwright     1 2 2 1   2 Wool Knitting Agent       1         Wool Spinner       2 1
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The information in the table below provides an analysis of trades and occupations from the 1841, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91 & 1901 census. It indicates that the village community was fairly self sufficient in spite of being so close to the county town of Oakham. When looking for trends it is important to note the changes in the use of occupation names, Ag Lab, Farmer, Farmers Assistant, Farm Servant, Farm Manager etc. It is possible to detect the wealthy moving in to the village with their retainers as the century progressed.
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901 People Langham Residents Employed in Agriculture 1841 1851 1861 1871 1881 1891 1901                   Accountant         1       Agricultural Labourer   64 96 75 83 76 73 22 Agricultural Machinery               2 Annuitant     4 1         Armed Services or Pensioner   1   1         Baker   4 2 2 2 2 5 3 Beerhouse Keeper/Publican/Victualler   2 5 4 4 2 1 3 Blacksmith   1 5 4 5 2 1 1 Brewer's Agent/Manager       1   2 1 2 Brewer's Clerk       1   2     Brewer's Drayman       2 1 3 1 1 Brewer of Ale & Porter       1 1 2     Brewers Labourer       5 4 1 1 2 Bricklayer               2 Brickmaker   6 2 2 1 1     Bucklar       2         Butcher   2 3 4 3 3 6 5 Butler           1 1 1 Capenter/Joiner   5 11 7 6 6 4 4 Carter       4         Castrator             1   Cattle Dealer     1 2 2 1 1 2 Charwoman     3 1 1   4 11 Clerk               4 Coachman       1 1 1   2 Coal Agent           1     Commercial Traveller               1 Cook       3 2 1   2 Cooper       1 1     1 Cottager   13 4 8 15 4 3   Curate of Langham         1 1 1 1 Cutler   2 2           Dairymaid       4 1   1   Domestic Servant         14 21 6 1 Draper   1     1       Dressmaker   3 4 7 9 6 5 1 Drover   2 1           Engine Driver       1         Farm Manager       1 4   1 1 Farm Servant     1   6 4 7   Farmer   26 40 21 18 18 17 22 Farmers Assistant       6 7 3     Farrier       1         Female Servant   24     4       Floss Spinner           1     Footman             1 1 Gamekeeper         1 1 1   Gardener   1 1 2   3 4 9 General Labourer     1 1 1 12 9 24 General Servant     13 7 1 12 14 14 Governess         1       Grazier   5 5 18 8 12 13 4 Grocer   2 3 2 3 3 2 4 Groom     2 6 1 8 13 31 Hedgecutter       1       2 Herdsman               3 Higgler   1           3 Highway Labourer         1       Hosier             1   House Keeper     3 6 10 4 5 4 House Maid       4 2 3 3 4 House Servant     12 13 1 3     Huntsman             4 8 Independent Means   12   4 1 2 19 13 Kennels             10   Knitter     6 3 4 2     Land Owner     1   2       Laundress         1       Linen Weaver     1           Maid Servant   2         1 5 Mail Messenger             1   Male Servant   18             Maltster   2 2 2 3 2 1 1 Mason   3 5 2 5   3 1 Military Service           1 1 2 Milk Seller           1     Miller   3 3   2 1     Milliner       3         Mole Skinner   1             MP           2     Nurse   1   1   4   2 Nursemaid       1   3 1   Painter & Glazier             1   Pauper / Parish Relief/Tramp/Wool Comber   8 7 3 5 7   4 Photographer             1   Pianoforte Tuner           1     Picture Framer               1 Plasterer   1             Portable Engine Driver             1   Postmaster/Postmistress/Postman       1       4 Railway       2 1 1 5 2 Railway Gatekeeper     1   1       Railway Platelayer/Labourer     1   1 5   4 Reporter             1   Retail Assistants       1     1   School Master/Teacher   1 5 4 6 2 4 5 Scripture Reader     1           Seamstress   4           1 Sexton     1       1   Shepherd   3   3 3 1 2 2 Shirt Maker       1         Shoemaker/Cordwainer   3 5 5 4 5 6 2 Shop Keeper       1       1 Soldier           1     Tailor   3 2 1     1   Thatcher       1       1 Tin Plate Worker               1 Toll Gate Collector     2           Town Missionary       1         University Fellow               1 Valet               1 Waggoner       1   1 2 4 Washerwoman/Laundress   2 2 1 1 4 1 4 Weaver   1             Wheelwright     1 2 2 1   2 Wool Knitting Agent       1         Wool Spinner       2 1
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