Marsden family name history
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Marsden in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 149 people named Marsden in Ireland; roughly one in every 29,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 78 men and 71 women.
Counties with Marsden in Ireland
The Marsdens were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 51.7% of them (77 people). Next came Dublin (35), Down (14), Armagh (11) and Longford (7).
Marsden average age in 1911
The average Marsden in 1911 was 25.3 years old, 24.0 for men and 26.7 for women; noticeably younger than the national averages of 29.6 for men and 30.5 for women. That low figure reflects just how many children there were in Edwardian Ireland, along with high infant mortality and the limits of public health at the time. For comparison, average life expectancy in Ireland today is around 83.
Marsden literacy in 1911
Of the Marsdens whose literacy was recorded, 75.2% could both read and write, 2.8% could read but not write, and 22.1% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and women. Bear in mind these figures include young children; the census itself only counted people aged nine and over when calculating illiteracy, on the grounds that it was unfair to label a child illiterate before they'd had a chance to learn.
Marsden common first names
The most common male names were Joseph (8), James, John, Thomas and Robert. For women it was Elizabeth (8), followed by Jane, Annie, Catherine and Mary.
Marsden occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Marsden's census form was "Scholar"; 22.8% (34) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (4.7%), farm labourer (3.4%), railway / tram worker (3.4%) and general labourer (2.7%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 5.4% of all Marsdens, followed by building & construction, agriculture and manufacturing & trades.
What religion is Marsden?
The largest religious group among Marsdens was Anglican, at 46.3%. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (31.5%), Congregationalist (16.8%), Presbyterian (2.7%) and Unitarian (2.7%).
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Marsden statistics (1911)
Number: 149
Rank: 3,004
Average Age: 25
Marsdenin the USA (2020)
Number: 4,681
Rank: 6,921
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
