Goslin family name history and map
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Goslin in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 71 people named Goslin in Ireland; roughly one in every 62,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 35 men and 35 women. (A small number, 1, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Goslin in Ireland
Dublin was Goslin country: 49.3% of them (35 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Louth (9), Wicklow (9), Down (7) and Cavan (4).
Goslin average age in 1911
The average Goslin in 1911 was 25.9 years old, 29.3 for men and 22.5 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.
Goslin literacy in 1911
Of the Goslins whose literacy was recorded, 76.1% could both read and write, 1.4% could read but not write, and 22.5% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 77.1% reading and writing against 74.3% of 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.
Goslin common first names
The most common male names were John (5), Patrick, William, Thomas and Henry. For women it was Bridget (3), followed by Annie, Catherine, Ellen and Georgina.
Goslin occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Goslin's census form was "Scholar"; 21.1% (15) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were textile worker (5.6%), farmer (4.2%), porter / messenger (4.2%) and general labourer (2.8%). Grouped by sector, transport accounted for 8.5% of all Goslins, followed by textiles & clothing, agriculture and building & construction.
What religion is Goslin?
Goslins were predominantly Roman Catholic (71.8%). The remainder were mostly Anglican (28.2%).
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Goslin statistics (1911)
Number: 71
Rank: 4,725
Average Age: 26
Goslin in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,491
Rank: 18,363
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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