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Bridge in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 50 people named Bridge in Ireland; roughly one in every 88,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 28 women to 20 men. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Bridge in Ireland
Dublin had the largest share of Bridges, 24% (12 people). Next came Tipperary (9), Antrim (8), Cork (6) and Derry (6).
Bridge average age in 1911
The average Bridge in 1911 was 32.2 years old, 30.2 for men and 34.8 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.
Bridge literacy in 1911
Of the Bridges whose literacy was recorded, 85.7% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 14.3% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 88.9% 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.
Bridge common first names
The most common male names were John (3), Edward Thomas, Albert Vincent, Arthur and Blacker Frank. For women it was Kathleen (2), followed by Maud Sarah, Sarah, Anna Marie and Anne.
Bridge occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Bridge's census form was "Scholar"; 34% (17) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were no occupation / dependent (8%), agent / manager (4%), builder / contractor (4%) and laundress (4%). Grouped by sector, no occupation / dependent accounted for 8% of all Bridges, followed by domestic service, public service & defence and retail & commerce.
What religion is Bridge?
Most Bridges, 56%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (22%), Moravian (12%), Methodist (6%) and Presbyterian (4%).
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Bridge statistics (1911)
Number: 50
Rank: 5,790
Average Age: 32
Bridgein the USA (2020)
Number: 5,731
Rank: 5,816
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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