Henshaw family name history and map
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Henshaw in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 55 people named Henshaw in Ireland; roughly one in every 80,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 26 men and 29 women.
Counties with Henshaw in Ireland
The Henshaws were heavily concentrated in Dublin, home to 58.2% of them (32 people). Next came Antrim (18), Cork (3), Down (1) and Mayo (1).
Henshaw average age in 1911
The average Henshaw in 1911 was 26.5 years old, 24.5 for men and 28.4 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.
Henshaw literacy in 1911
Of the Henshaws whose literacy was recorded, 81.1% could both read and write, 1.9% could read but not write, and 17% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 92.9% reading and writing against 68% 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.
Henshaw common first names
The most common male names were James (7), William, Charlie, Henry and John. For women it was Mary (3), followed by Annie, Eliza G, Rebecca and Alicia.
Henshaw occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Henshaw's census form was "Scholar"; 21.8% (12) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were metal worker / engineer (10.9%), domestic servant (7.3%), general labourer (3.6%) and no occupation / dependent (3.6%). Grouped by sector, metal & engineering accounted for 10.9% of all Henshaws, followed by domestic service, building & construction and general labourers.
What religion is Henshaw?
The largest religious group among Henshaws was Roman Catholic, at 47.3%. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (34.5%) and Anglican (18.2%).
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Henshaw statistics (1911)
Number: 55
Rank: 5,461
Average Age: 27
Henshaw in the USA (2020)
Number: 4,493
Rank: 7,174
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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