The census of Ireland was an inventory of household members across the country. Taken every 10 years between 1821 and 1911. The records usually list the people in Ireland by the parish and the county and the names, ages, place of birth, religion, and occupation of everyone in a household. It is a wonderful resource for discovering your Irish members of the family in the early centuries and 20 19.

However, when using census data for research in Ireland, it must be remembered that not all census survives. Several have been lost or destroyed during the decades since they were taken. Sometimes, only parts of a census still exist, so Some counties may be covered by a particular census year, others for the same year are lost. The good news is that even when the records have disappeared, some data can still be drawn from them. Statistical analysis of each census still survive and are available for viewing in libraries more important in Ireland. These reviews include information such as the number of men, women, inhabited and uninhabited houses in each city. This information can give us valuable understanding of the times and the conditions under which our ancestors lived in Ireland.

In addition, copies of the missing parts of the census of Ireland has are being discovered. For example, the Census of 1821 for the county of Armagh, was recently found printed in a local history book, and is the only known survivors census of that year for that particular county. Other parts of the census have been found in the hands of private collectors and estates, and the dusty old files of the buildings public. You can find scanned images of census records that exist and are complete for all counties in Ancestry.com and The Origins Network. If you have Irish ancestry for ages 20 19 and principles, these are records can not afford to lose.

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