Crossley family name history and map
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Crossley in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 102 people named Crossley in Ireland; roughly one in every 43,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 52 men and 50 women.
Counties with Crossley in Ireland
The Crossleys were heavily concentrated in Down, home to 50% of them (51 people). Next came Antrim (23), Derry (12), Dublin (8) and Kildare (3).
Crossley average age in 1911
The average Crossley in 1911 was 23.9 years old, 22.1 for men and 25.8 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.
Crossley literacy in 1911
Of the Crossleys whose literacy was recorded, 72.5% could both read and write, 3.3% could read but not write, and 24.2% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 76.6% reading and writing against 68.2% of 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.
Crossley common first names
The most common male names were John (8), William, George, Thomas and Allan. For women it was Mary (6), followed by Annie, Elizabeth, Jane and Isabella.
Crossley occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Crossley's census form was "Scholar"; 21.6% (22) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were general labourer (4.9%), textile worker (4.9%), other maker / factory worker (3.9%) and carpenter / joiner (2.9%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 6.9% of all Crossleys, followed by general labourers, manufacturing & trades and building & construction.
What religion is Crossley?
Crossleys were predominantly Anglican (75.5%). The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (13.7%), Roman Catholic (8.8%), Congregationalist (1%) and Methodist (1%).
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Crossley statistics (1911)
Number: 102
Rank: 3,808
Average Age: 24
Crossley in the USA (2020)
Number: 5,579
Rank: 5,943
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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