Diploma in Family HistoryDiploma in Family History

Census substitutes

Near-censusesErstaz censusesNothing-like-a-census censuses

SUBSTITUTES?

Pender’s “Census” 1659

NEAR CENSUSES

1740: PROTESTANT HOUSEHOLDERS1740: PROTESTANT HOUSEHOLDERS

Kilglass

1749 ELPHIN CENSUS

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 ….

BALLYFERRITERBALLYFERRITER

www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlker/ballyf_dunquin.html

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

http://1641.tcd.iehttp://1641.tcd.ie

http://1641.tcd.iehttp://1641.tcd.ie

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

PETITIONS: WILLIAM SMITH O’BRIENPETITIONS: WILLIAM SMITH O’BRIEN

166 separate petitionsDifferent reasonsAll parts of Ireland & some from England80,974 signaturesFindMyPast.ie

ULSTER COVENANTULSTER COVENANT

Sept 12, 1912Online500,000 signatures

GRAVEYARDS

Two kinds of record:• Burial or cemetery• Headstone

www.kerrylaburials.iewww.glasnevintrust.ie

GRAVEYARDSHeadstone transcripts:

www.historicgraves.com

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: 1822REPRODUCTIVE LOAN FUND: 1822

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: accounts

REPRODUCTIVE LOAN FUNDREPRODUCTIVE LOAN FUND

Closure records: accounts

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

REPRODUCTIVE LOAN FUNDREPRODUCTIVE LOAN FUND

www.movinghere.org.uk => www.findmypast.ie

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

FREDERICK ST. NORTH, 1939-40FREDERICK ST. NORTH, 1939-40

GLENCORP ROAD, 1941-42GLENCORP ROAD, 1941-42

INAUGURATION OF DOUGLAS HYDE, JUNE 1938INAUGURATION OF DOUGLAS HYDE, JUNE 1938

DUBLIN VOTERSDUBLIN VOTERS

DUBLIN VOTERSDUBLIN VOTERS

DUBLIN VOTERS 1899-1910DUBLIN VOTERS 1899-1910

DUBLIN VOTERS 1899-1910DUBLIN VOTERS 1899-1910

ISLAND RECORDSISLAND RECORDS

ISLAND RECORDS: TORYISLAND RECORDS: TORY

Clann Neilí (1)

ISLAND RECORDS: TORYISLAND RECORDS: TORY

Clann Neilí (2)

TORYTORY

ISLAND RECORDS: RATHLINISLAND RECORDS: RATHLIN

ISLAND RECORDS: RATHLINISLAND RECORDS: RATHLIN

http://www.rathlin-island.info