Bolster family name history and map
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Bolster in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 198 people named Bolster in Ireland; roughly one in every 22,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 105 men and 93 women.
Counties with Bolster in Ireland
The Bolsters were heavily concentrated in Cork, home to 64.6% of them (128 people). Next came Dublin (14), Tipperary (13), Kerry (11) and Clare (7).
Bolster average age in 1911
The average Bolster in 1911 was 33.3 years old, 30.5 for men and 36.3 for women; noticeably 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.
Bolster literacy in 1911
Of the Bolsters whose literacy was recorded, 86.6% could both read and write, 5.3% could read but not write, and 8% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 90.6% reading and writing against 83.3% 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.
Bolster common first names
The most common male names were John (14), Thomas, William, George and Michael. For women it was Mary (9), followed by Margaret, Annie, Caroline and Catherine.
Bolster occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Bolster's census form was "Scholar"; 20.2% (40) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (8.1%), shopkeeper / shop assistant / dealer (5.1%), farm labourer (4%) and general labourer (3.5%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 13.1% of all Bolsters, followed by retail & commerce, professional and general labourers.
What religion is Bolster?
Most Bolsters, 67.2%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (31.3%) and Unitarian (1%).
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Bolster statistics (1911)
Number: 198
Rank: 2,528
Average Age: 33
Bolster in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,810
Rank: 15,549
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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