This table shows the occupation roles of the population of Stainton in the year 1881.
It also splits the occupations into males (blue) and females (orange).
As this data from the vision of Britain shows, other than the unidentified jobs there was a high proportion of workers in the agricultural and animals sector.
However these were all males which shows it was possibly a very labour-intensive job but it also suggests the surroundings of the parish were mostly countryside.
This was confirmed in the book about the history and topography of Westmoreland when T.F.Bulmer stated that " a large portion of the township is laid down in meadow and pasture."
Peter Wood also backs it up by stating that a hundred years ago farms were distributed across the parish mainly run by a husband and wife with one or two children.

The second largest sector is domestic which is dominated by females at 23, compared to only two males.
This could suggest that it was a traditional village in those times whereby the men went out and worked and the women stayed at home and took on domestic jobs.
 Overtime however the occupation roles overtime seem to have shifted around.
In 1881 there were only 4 professionals compared to 51 in 2011 as the graph below shows.
This may be simply to the fact that there is more opportunity nowadays to take on a higher ranked job than it was previously and there is also a higher demand for disposable income.
This table shows the occupation roles of the population of Stainton in the year 1881. It also splits the occupations into males (blue) and females (orange). As this data from the vision of Britain shows, other than the unidentified jobs there was a high proportion of workers in the agricultural and animals sector. However these were all males which shows it was possibly a very labour-intensive job but it also suggests the surroundings of the parish were mostly countryside. This was confirmed in the book about the history and topography of Westmoreland when T.F.Bulmer stated that " a large portion of the township is laid down in meadow and pasture." Peter Wood also backs it up by stating that a hundred years ago farms were distributed across the parish mainly run by a husband and wife with one or two children.
The second largest sector is domestic which is dominated by females at 23, compared to only two males. This could suggest that it was a traditional village in those times whereby the men went out and worked and the women stayed at home and took on domestic jobs.  Overtime however the occupation roles overtime seem to have shifted around. In 1881 there were only 4 professionals compared to 51 in 2011 as the graph below shows. This may be simply to the fact that there is more opportunity nowadays to take on a higher ranked job than it was previously and there is also a higher demand for disposable income.
Stainton, South Lakeland