Battersby family name history
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Battersby in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 110 people named Battersby in Ireland; roughly one in every 40,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 53 men and 57 women.
Counties with Battersby in Ireland
Dublin was Battersby country: 30% of them (33 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Meath (33), Tyrone (11), Westmeath (9) and Antrim (8).
Battersby average age in 1911
The average Battersby in 1911 was 32.0 years old, 30.3 for men and 33.6 for women; slightly older 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.
Battersby literacy in 1911
Of the Battersbys whose literacy was recorded, 84.5% could both read and write, 1.8% could read but not write, and 13.6% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 89.5% reading and writing against 79.2% of men. 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.
Battersby common first names
The most common male names were John (7), Thomas, William, James and George. For women it was Mary (6), followed by Jane, Elizabeth, Bridget and Anne.
Battersby occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Battersby's census form was "Scholar"; 22.7% (25) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8.2%), farm labourer (5.5%), carpenter / joiner (2.7%) and herd / dairy worker (2.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.4% of all Battersbys, followed by textiles & clothing, building & construction and domestic service.
What religion is Battersby?
Most Battersbys, 52.7%, were Roman Catholic. The remainder were mostly Anglican (34.5%), Presbyterian (11.8%) and Plymouth Brethren (0.9%).
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Battersby statistics (1911)
Number: 110
Rank: 3,640
Average Age: 32
Battersbyin the USA (2020)
Number: 814
Rank: 30,661
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
