Beasley family name history and map
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Beasley in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 89 people named Beasley in Ireland; roughly one in every 49,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 53 women to 36 men.
Counties with Beasley in Ireland
Kerry was Beasley country: 30.3% of them (27 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (24), Cork (21), Derry (6) and Armagh (3).
Beasley average age in 1911
The average Beasley in 1911 was 30.3 years old, 28.3 for men and 31.7 for women; almost exactly in line with 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.
Beasley literacy in 1911
Of the Beasleys whose literacy was recorded, 84.9% could both read and write, 4.7% could read but not write, and 10.5% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 88.2% reading and writing against 80% 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.
Beasley common first names
The most common male names were James (6), William, Frederick, Edward and James George. For women it was Nora (6), followed by Margaret, Mary, Catherine and Ellen.
Beasley occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Beasley's census form was "Scholar"; 21.3% (19) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were shoemaker (6.7%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (4.5%), farmer (3.4%) and general labourer (3.4%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 9% of all Beasleys, followed by domestic service, retail & commerce and agriculture.
What religion is Beasley?
Beasleys were predominantly Roman Catholic (73%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (27%).
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Beasley statistics (1911)
Number: 89
Rank: 4,150
Average Age: 30
Beasley in the USA (2020)
Number: 45,439
Rank: 746
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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