McHenery family name history and map
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McHenery in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 51 people named McHenery in Ireland; roughly one in every 86,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 27 men and 24 women.
Counties with McHenery in Ireland
The McHenerys were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 76.5% of them (39 people). Next came Tipperary (5), Donegal (3), Down (3) and Waterford (1).
McHenery average age in 1911
The average McHenery in 1911 was 28.5 years old, 31.0 for men and 25.8 for women; a touch 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.
McHenery literacy in 1911
Of the McHenerys whose literacy was recorded, 70.6% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 29.4% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 74.1% reading and writing against 66.7% 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.
McHenery common first names
The most common male names were James (7), John, Francis, Joseph and Denis. For women it was Mary (5), followed by Grace, Kate, Maggie and Margaret.
McHenery occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a McHenery's census form was "Scholar"; 23.5% (12) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (15.7%), general labourer (11.8%), farm labourer (5.9%) and dressmaker / milliner (3.9%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 21.6% of all McHenerys, followed by general labourers, textiles & clothing and transport.
What religion is McHenery?
McHenerys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 96.1% of them. The remainder were mostly Presbyterian (3.9%).
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McHenery statistics (1911)
Number: 51
Rank: 5,724
Average Age: 29
McHenery in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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