Partridge family name history
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Partridge in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 118 people named Partridge in Ireland; roughly one in every 37,000 people carried the name. There were noticeably more women than men recorded: 65 women to 51 men. (A small number, 2, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with Partridge in Ireland
Antrim was Partridge country: 41.5% of them (49 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (23), Waterford (10), Armagh (8) and Donegal (6).
Partridge average age in 1911
The average Partridge in 1911 was 26.2 years old, 26.2 for men and 26.3 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.
Partridge literacy in 1911
Of the Partridges whose literacy was recorded, 88.3% could both read and write, 2.7% could read but not write, and 8.1% could do neither. Men came out slightly ahead, 91.7% reading and writing against 85.7% 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.
Partridge common first names
The most common male names were James (5), Thomas, William, Edward and Robert. For women it was Ellen (5), followed by Margaret, Elizabeth, Catherine and Emma.
Partridge occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Partridge's census form was "Scholar"; 23.7% (28) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were metal worker / engineer (5.9%), other maker / factory worker (5.1%), textile worker (4.2%) and farm labourer (2.5%). Grouped by sector, textiles & clothing accounted for 6.8% of all Partridges, followed by manufacturing & trades, metal & engineering and agriculture.
What religion is Partridge?
Most Partridges, 56.8%, were Anglican. The remainder were mostly Roman Catholic (32.2%).
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Partridge statistics (1911)
Number: 118
Rank: 3,483
Average Age: 26
Partridgein the USA (2020)
Number: 9,459
Rank: 3,658
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
