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This records 32,614 owners of land of one acre or more in Ireland, identifying them by province and county, and giving their address along with the extent and valuation of their property. The Return is available on fiches 6393800-3 (7) from your FSC.<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "Ireland Census and Census Substitutes (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Ireland_Census_and_Census_Substitutes_%28National_Institute%29.</ref>
This records 32,614 owners of land of one acre or more in Ireland, identifying them by province and county, and giving their address along with the extent and valuation of their property. The Return is available on fiches 6393800-3 (7) from your FSC.<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "Ireland Census and Census Substitutes (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Ireland_Census_and_Census_Substitutes_%28National_Institute%29.</ref>


==== Old Age Irish Pension Records  ====
=== Old Age Irish Pension Records  ===


When the Irish government began to provide old age pensions in 1908, applicants were required to provide proof of their age but most were born before the government began registering births in 1864. Therefore extracts from the 1841 and 1851 censuses were accepted as proof of age. These extracts constitute a small substitute for the lost census.  
When the Irish government began to provide old age pensions in 1908, applicants were required to provide proof of their age but most were born before the government began registering births in 1864. Therefore extracts from the 1841 and 1851 censuses were accepted as proof of age. These extracts constitute a small substitute for the lost census.  
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Old age Irish Pension Records now available online for Northern Ireland and can help give vital information found in the 1841 &amp; 1851 Ireland Census records.[http://www.ireland-genealogy.com/ www.ireland-genealogy.com.]&nbsp;  
Old age Irish Pension Records now available online for Northern Ireland and can help give vital information found in the 1841 &amp; 1851 Ireland Census records.[http://www.ireland-genealogy.com/ www.ireland-genealogy.com.]&nbsp;  


Microfilm of the Old Age Pension [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1039474 Census Search Forms] are available on microfilm at the Family History Library for the Republic of Ireland. Images for [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/464691 Northern Ireland]are also available on microfilm at the Family History Library.&nbsp;  
Microfilm of the Old Age Pension [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1039474 Census Search Forms] are available on microfilm at the Family History Library for the Republic of Ireland. Images for [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/464691 Northern Ireland]are also available on microfilm at the Family History Library.&nbsp;


== Smith's Inventory of Genealogical Sources  ==
== Smith's Inventory of Genealogical Sources  ==
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