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1766 CENSUS 1766 CENSUS
Ballycommon Civil Parish (King’s Co.)Published in the Journal of the Kildare Archaeological & Historical Society, 1912-1914The following list gives the name of the Head of Household, their religion and the number of people in the 'household'. For those who were protestant and who had Roman Catholic servants, the servant numbers are listed separately. Catholics are listed as Papists.Audley, Michael - Protestant: 11Bartles, Thomas - Protestant: 6Booth, Thomas - Protestant: 7Brackan, Ealse - Papist: 7Brackan, Neal - Papist: 7Brereton, Henry - Papist: 3Bryan, James - Papist: 3Bryan, Rodger - Papist: 7Camell, Patrick - Papist: 5Carroll, Mary - Papist: 2Carroll, Mary - Papist: 2Carroll, Rose - Papist: 2Carter, James - Papist: 6Cundy, John - Protestant: 7Daily, Charles - Papist: 2Daily, Mrs. - Papist: 7Deetaugh, Thomas - Papist: 6Dickson, Joseph - Protestant: 4Dooling, Edward - Papist: 5Duffy, Widow Papist: 4Dunn, Ann - Papist: 2Dunn, Laurence - Papist: 8Dunn, Matthew - Papist: 4Dunn, William - Protestant: 6 ....
ERSATZ CENSUSESERSATZ CENSUSES
Ballyferriter (Kilmalkedar) 1834/51803 Agricultural censusParish headcounts:
– Garvagh Presbyterians 1796-1850
– Donagh Church of Ireland ….
BALLYFERRITER 1834-5BALLYFERRITER 1834-5
Tithe Books-1828 Religious Census (1834) T M F Griffith's Valuation-1851Eugene Crohan Eugene Crehan 5 3 2
John Crehan 7 2 5Thomas Crohan Thos. Crehan 9 4 5 Thomas Crohan
Thomas CrohanThomas Crohan
Timothy Crohan Timothy Crehan 5 4 1 Timothy CrohanTimothy CrohanTimothy CrohanHonoria DalyJohanna Daly
John Daly John P Daly 6 2 4John Daly 5 3 2
Patrick Daly Patt Jur. Daly 7 4 3
• Ballyickeen, Dunquin parish
1803 ANTRIM & DOWN1803 ANTRIM & DOWN
• Antrim:11 parishes• Down: 50 parishes
Ian Maxwell, Researching Down Ancestors, UHF, 2005
NOT LIKE A CENSUSNOT LIKE A CENSUS
• 1641 depositions• Charlton trust• Local Petitions 1790-1880• Graveyards • Loan Funds• Electoral records• Estate records• Individuals
CHARLETON TRUSTCHARLETON TRUST
• Labouring Anglicans• Longford & Meath
mainly• Fathers’ names• Groom’s address• Indexed in NAI
Accessions Vol. 37
CHARLETON TRUSTCHARLETON TRUST
PARISH YEAR PARTIES FATHER NATIVE OF
K illashee 1830 Christopher Farrell& Bridget Mahon
J ohn Farrell Derryad
Granard 1823 J ames Farrell & AnnDoonan
J ames &Anne Farrell
Granard
Clonbroney 1826 J ames Farrell &Rose Moran
Simon Farrell K aldragh
Tashnod 1815 Rodger Farrell &Eliza Orr
PatrickFarrell
Tierboy
Moydow 1831 J ames K enny &Catherine Farrell
WilliamFarrell
Bawn
PETITIONSPETITIONS
• Intensely local• Signatures only, in
most cases• Very extensive• Best 1800-1850• National Archives of
Ireland only, except ...National Archives of Ireland
PETITIONS: WILLIAM SMITH O’BRIENPETITIONS: WILLIAM SMITH O’BRIEN
166 separate petitionsDifferent reasonsAll parts of Ireland & some from England80,974 signaturesFindMyPast.ie
GRAVEYARDS
Two kinds of record:• Burial or cemetery• Headstone
www.kerrylaburials.iewww.glasnevintrust.ie
GRAVEYARDSHeadstone transcripts:
• www.findmypast.ie (Cantwell)• www.historyfromheadstones.com• www.rootsireland.ie• www.discovereverafter.com
LOAN FUND RECORDSLOAN FUND RECORDS
Microcredit schemesMajor craze in 1830s/40sBy far most records for the “Reproductive Loan Fund” (Kew)Pre-closure records 1830s-1840sClosure records 1847-1851
REPRODUCTIVE LOAN FUND RECORDSREPRODUCTIVE LOAN FUND RECORDS
Reproductive Fund records
• Pre-closure records• List of defaulters
summoned to petty sessions 1827-29 (c. 1000 names)
• T 91/169
REPRODUCTIVE LOAN FUNDREPRODUCTIVE LOAN FUNDClosure records: constabulary 1851
• Pat Duane: “The person here named did reside in the townland on the date in column 1 but died about the year 1847”
Areas covered:Cork: Ballinadee, Brigown, Castlehaven, Cloyne, Durrus, Fanlobbus, Inch, Kilcaskan, Kilcatherine, Kilfaughnabeg, Killaconenagh, Kilmacabea, Kilmeen (East Carbery), Kilmocomoge, Kilmoe, Kinsale, Marshalstown, Ringcurran, Ross, Skull, TullaghRoscommon: Ardcarn, Aughrim, Ballintober, Baslick, Boyle, Bumlin, Clooncraff, Cloonfinlough, Creeve, Elphin, Estersnow, Kilglass, Kilkeevin, Killukin (Boyle), Kilmore, Kilteevan, Kiltoom, Kiltullagh, Ogulla, Oran, Termonbarry, TibohineLimerick: Centrally administered for the entire city & county Galway: Ahascragh, Ballygar, Castlehacket, Clifden, Corrandulla, Furbo, Loughrea, Galway city, Mountshannon (now in Clare), Mountbellew. Athenry, Athleague, Ballindoon, Ballymacward, Ballynacourty, Ballynakill (Ballymoe), Ballynakill (Ballynahinch), Ballynakill (Killian), Ballynakill (Leitrim), Beagh, Boyounagh,Claregalway, Dunmore, Fahy, Fohanagh, Inishcaltra, Kilbeacanty, Kilbegnet, Kilchreest, Kilcolgan, Kilconickny, Kilconierin, Kilcummin, Kilkilvery, Killaan, Killallaghtan, Killeroran, Killian, Killimorbologue, Killogilleen, Killora, Killoran, Killoscobe, Killoscobe, Killosolan, Killower, Kilmacduagh, Kilteskill, Kiltullagh, Leitrim, Lickerrig, Lickmolassy, Loughrea, Meelick, Monivea, Moycullen, Moylough, Moyrus, Omey, Oranmore, Rahoon, St. Nicholas, Tuam, Tynagh
Tipperary: Bruis, Clonpet, Cordangan, Corroge, Solloghodbeg, Solloghodmore, Templenoe, Tipperary
REPRODUCTIVE LOAN FUNDREPRODUCTIVE LOAN FUND
20TH CENTURY ELECTORS20TH CENTURY ELECTORS
Scattered, but improvingGood for recent migrantsCan be difficult to use but ...
DUBLIN ELECTORS 1937-64DUBLIN ELECTORS 1937-64
• Street by street listing of registered voters from 1937 to 1964
• Over 21s until 1973• Gaps in the series• Universal suffrage