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Irish census records
Diploma in Family History Diploma in Family History
UNIVERSALLY USEFUL RECORDS
General Register Office records1901 and 1911 censuses (& some fragments)Church recordsProperty surveys (Griffith’s Valuation/ Tithe Applotment Books)
CENSUS RECORDSCENSUS RECORDS
Fragments 1821-18511901 and 1911 (100 year rule)1861-1891 destroyed by official orderEarlier ecclesiastical part-censuses
19TH CENTURY CENSUSES19TH CENTURY CENSUSES
181318211831 (1834)184118511861-91
1821 CENSUS1821 CENSUSOrganised by townland, civil parish, barony and county.May 28th 1821 Recorded:
- name;- age;- occupation;- relationship to the head of the household;- acreage of land-holding;- number of storeys of house.
1821 CENSUS1821 CENSUSCavan:
Parishes of Annagelliff, Ballymachugh, Castlerahan, Castleterra, Crosserlough, Denn, Drumlumman, Drung, Kilbride, Kilmore, Kinawley, Larah, Lavey, Lurgan, Mullagh, Munterconnaught Fermanagh:
Parishes of Derryvullan and Aghalurcher (part only); Galway:
Parishes of Aran, Athenry, Kilcomeen, Kiltallagh, Killimore, Kilconickny, Kilreekill Meath:
Parishes of Ardbraccan, Ardsallagh, Balrathboyne, Bective, Churchtown, Clonmacduff, Donaghmore, Donaghpatrick, Kilcooly, Liscartan, Martry, Moymet, Navan, Newtownclonbun, Rathkenny, Rataine, Trim, Trimblestown, Tullaghanoge Offaly (King’s):
Parishes of Aghacon, Birr, Ettagh, Kilcolman, Kinnitty, Letterluna, Roscomroe, Roscrea, Seirkieran
• CASTLERAHAN, CO. CAVAN
• CASTLERAHAN, CO. CAVAN
1821 CENSUS1821 CENSUS
1831 CENSUS1831 CENSUS
Again organised by townland, civil parish, barony and county, recorded:- name;- age;- occupation;- relationship to the head of the household;- acreage of land-holding;- religion
1834: FOR EXAMPLE1834: FOR EXAMPLEProtestant parishioners: Bandon town (Ballymodan only). NLI Ms 675List of RC parishioners, Kinvara and Killina; NL Pos 2442 (RC?) householders, parishes of Dunquin, Dunurlin, Ferriter, Killemlagh, Kilmalkedar, Kilquane, Marhin, Prior. JKAHS, 1974-5. Granard RC parish; heads of household - with Catholic registers. Tallanstown parish census. JCLAHS, Vol. 14
1841 CENSUS1841 CENSUSHouseholders filled out the returns, rather than enumerators. Recorded:
- name;- age;- occupation;- relationship to the head of the household;- date of marriage;- literacy;- absent family members;- family members who died since 1831;
1841 CENSUS1841 CENSUS
Killeshandra, Co. CavanOld Age Pensions Act 1908
1851 CENSUS1851 CENSUS- name;- age;- occupation;- relationship to the head of the household;- date of marriage;- literacy;- absent family members;- family members who died since 1841;- religion;
1851– ENUMERATORS’ BOOKS1851– ENUMERATORS’ BOOKS
Antrim: 14 parishes (out of 77); PRONI. NAI. Online“List of inhabitants of Castlerahan barony”.c. 1851 With Killinkere parish registers.
1851 CENSUS1851 CENSUS
TRANSCRIPTS & ABSTRACTSTRANSCRIPTS & ABSTRACTS1841 & 1851 Search formsWalsh-Kelly AbstractsThrift Abstracts…
1901 CENSUS: FORM A1901 CENSUS: FORM A
1911 CENSUS: FORM A1911 CENSUS: FORM A
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DEDs
• “Co. Boroughs, Urban & Dispensary Districts & District Electoral Divisions”
• (Dublin 1962; 1st. published by the Ordnance Survey, 1935; revised 1961).
WeaknessesApparently missing villagesInstitutionsSurnames mis-transcribedPlace names mis-transcribedDEDsNo surname variantsWeak wildcard search1901 reverse missing
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Fragments survive for 1821 – 1851 for some counties, as follows:•Antrim, 1851; •Belfast city (one ward only), 1851; •Cavan, 1821 and 1841; •Cork, 1841;•Dublin city (index to heads of household only), 1851;•Fermanagh, 1821, 1841 and 1851; •Galway, 1813 (numerical returns for Longford barony) and 1821; •King’s County (Offaly), 1821; •Londonderry (Derry), 1831 – 34; •Meath, 1821; •Waterford, 1841.