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~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** Report 3 Jan 2011 20:09

http://www.suite101.com/content/burned-1821-1831-1841-1851-irish-census-records--substitutes-a222787

Early Irish Censuses Burned During Civil War
War leaves many kinds of casualties, and archives and other records are no exception. In 1922, in the course of the Irish Civil War, there was an explosion and fire in the Four Courts Building where the Public Records Office was located. The vast majority of records were burned, but the following census fragments exist:

1821: parts of Counties Cavan, Fermanagh, Galway, Meath and Offaly (known as King’s County then).
1831: a few fragments for County Derry.
1841: only the Killeshandra parish, County Cavan.
1851: some parishes in County Antrim.

My ancestor came from Maghera in County Derry, there's a good website that covers Maghera Genealogy which has the 1831 census records for the area but my family doesn't appear to be on it (there's a possibility he may have moved to Scotland by then).

There are census substitutes however. The site above and other sites give examples to the alternatives to census records.

Joy

Joy Report 3 Jan 2011 18:56

And this is useful to read about Irish census -

http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/Irish-census.html

Ruth

Ruth Report 3 Jan 2011 14:34

thanks, thats really helpful

Researching:
Samson, Richards, Lynch, Watkins,

Potty

Potty Report 3 Jan 2011 14:00

The only surviving Irish censuses are 1901 and 1911. They are both free to view, including the images on this site:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/

Ruth

Ruth Report 3 Jan 2011 13:52

hi, can anyone recommend the best place to find irish cencus records.
I already have an ancestry account but can't seem to find irish records.

thanks!

Researching:
Samson, Richards, Lynch, Watkins,