My indexes of Balshaw births and deaths (as reported in civil registration) make it possible to analyse which christian names were the most popular. The five most popular male and female names and the number of occurences of each name as a first christian name are given below, for births and deaths.
Male |
Female |
|---|---|
| John, 77 | Elizabeth, 71 |
| William, 73 | Mary, 68 |
| Thomas, 69 | Ann/Nancy, 48 |
| James, 59 | Margaret, 48 |
| Robert, 26 | Alice, 23 |
(Total number of births registered in this period = 1159).
Male |
Female |
|---|---|
| John, 111 | Mary, 105 |
| William, 105 | Elizabeth, 82 |
| Thomas, 88 | Margaret, 51 |
| James, 78 | Alice, 46 |
| Richard, 41 | Ann, 41 |
(Total number of deaths registered in this period = 1509).