Differing Responses to an Industrialising Economy - eTheses ...

Table 7.2 demonstrates the comparative decline in agriculture, leather and
textiles, while the growth of the needle trade is shown, followed by the growth in shops
and dealers as this district urbanised on the back of the needle trade.
Table 7.3 Male occupational structure (primary, secondary, tertiary) from marriage
licence data in Zone D, Northern (Needle) District, 1680-1837 (as % of grooms with
known occupations)
1680-99 1737-54 1780-99 1810-37
Primary 58.5 52.8 54.2 53.1
Primary (without labs.) 58.5 45.8 43.9 45.4
Secondary 36.3 43.1 35.2 31.2
Tertiary 5.2 4.2 10.6 15.8
Total males with known occupations (n) 135 144 189 130
While the figures do not tally exactly with probate data, Table 7.3 confirms the
decline in the primary sector and the growth of tertiary. 22
22 As noted in other zones (apart from Zone B), a higher percentage of secondary workers appear in
marriage licences than in probate.
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