[From Mannin, #2, 1913]

The Census of Manx Speakers.

WE regret to record a very large decrease, as compared with the year 1901, in the number of speakers of the Manx language, as shown by the particulars received from the Census Office, London. Through the apparent neglect of certain officials, these figures have been omitted to be issued for over a year and a half later than were the 1901 census figures. Several letters have passed before the following particulars were received:-

 

AGES

  
 

Total 3
Years and
upwards

3

5

10

15

25

45

65
upwards

Not
Stated

DOUGLAS TOWN

                  

Manx only, males

14

-

1

3

5

1

3

1

-

,, females

17

1

1

3

4

3

4

-

1

English & Manx male

168

2

1

6

3

20

64

71

1

,, females

220

1

1

_

8

25

68

117

-

PEEL TOWN

                  

English & Manx male

82

-

-

-

2

2

27

51

-

,, females

99

-

-

-

2

6

35

55

_

RAMSEY TOWN

                  

English & Manx males

63

-

-

-

1

3

20

39

-

,, females

81

-

_

_

1

3

26

51

-

REST OF ISLAND

                  

English & Manx males

838

1

1

2

13

60

348

413

-

,, females

801

1

3

  

21

60

280

433

  

The figures for each parish were given in the 1901 census, but are not given in the above table. The 14 males and 17 females speaking Manx only in Douglas are obviously errors, and should have been corrected by the enumerators responsible.

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