Shirlow family name history and map
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Shirlow in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 53 people named Shirlow in Ireland; roughly one in every 83,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 24 men and 29 women.
Counties with Shirlow in Ireland
The Shirlows were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 60.4% of them (32 people). Next came Down (8), Tyrone (5), Armagh (4) and Donegal (4).
Shirlow average age in 1911
The average Shirlow in 1911 was 25.8 years old, 23.8 for men and 27.6 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.
Shirlow literacy in 1911
Of the Shirlows whose literacy was recorded, 73.1% could both read and write, 5.8% could read but not write, and 21.2% 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.
Shirlow common first names
The most common male names were James (3), Robert John, Thomas, Alexander and Joseph. For women it was Mary (3), followed by Elizabeth, Jane, Lizzie and Maryann.
Shirlow occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Shirlow's census form was "Scholar"; 18.9% (10) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15.1%), textile worker (11.3%), other maker / factory worker (5.7%) and seamstress (5.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 17% of all Shirlows, followed by textiles & clothing, manufacturing & trades and general labourers.
What religion is Shirlow?
Most Shirlows, 58.5%, were Presbyterian. The remainder were mostly Anglican (24.5%), Methodist (11.3%) and Congregationalist (5.7%).
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Shirlow statistics (1911)
Number: 53
Rank: 5,585
Average Age: 26
Shirlow in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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