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== Census Indexes == | == Census Indexes == | ||
Many of the surviving fragments of the early Irish censuses have been extracted and indexed. Indexes by surname and by address or street exist for the 1901 and 1911 censuses for many localities, including some online. | Many of the surviving fragments of the early Irish censuses have been extracted and indexed. Indexes by surname and by address or street exist for the 1901 and 1911 censuses for many localities, including some online. Census indexes can save you time. However, indexes may be incorrect or incomplete. Therefore, if you believe your ancestor should be listed in a census area's index, but he or she is not, search the actual census anyway. | ||
Census indexes can save you time. However, indexes may be incorrect or incomplete. Therefore, if you believe your ancestor should be listed in a census area's index, but he or she is not, search the actual census anyway. | |||
=== Surname Indexes === | === Surname Indexes === | ||
Surname indexes exist for many census localities. Some are available at the Family History Library. Some surname indexes are listed in Smith's ''Inventory of Genealogical Sources: Ireland,'' available at the library in the British Reference area. Others are listed in the library catalog. To find them in the catalog, see the instructions below under 'Finding Indexes.' | Surname indexes exist for many census localities. To see a list of census indexes available online, go to the 'Census Finder' web page for Ireland and check the list for your county of interest. Some are available at the Family History Library. Some surname indexes are listed in Smith's ''Inventory of Genealogical Sources: Ireland,'' available at the library in the British Reference area. Others are listed in the library catalog. To find them in the catalog, see the instructions below under 'Finding Indexes.' | ||
Some surname indexes are available online, particularly for the 1901 and 1911 censuses. See 'Census Finder' listed above, and also see the National Archives of Ireland web page for [http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy/censusrtns.html census returns]. | Some surname indexes are available online, particularly for the 1901 and 1911 censuses. See 'Census Finder' listed above, and also see the National Archives of Ireland web page for [http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy/censusrtns.html census returns]. | ||
As mentioned, the Family History Library also has a collection of surname indexes for some of the places within a county that are compiled by local family history groups. Sometimes, you cannot find your ancestor in these large country wide indexes. Perhaps, a mistake was made when these large indexes were made, or a person's name was not easy to recognize in the census enumeration book, or the surname was spelled differently. In such a situation, you may be able to find your ancestor in the census by using a smaller surname index for the parish or town of interest. When looking at a smaller index, it can also be easier to pick out an alternative spelling of a person's surname. These indexes are also ideal for finding all of the people with a specific surname in a specific location. See the instructions below under 'Finding Indexes' for a table showing the surname indexes for places within each county that are available at the Family History Library.<br> | |||
=== Street Indexes === | === Street Indexes === | ||
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#Click on a title to view the details. | #Click on a title to view the details. | ||
#Click '''View Film Notes '''to find the film or fiche numbers. If the index is in book form, the library book number will be given in the title details. | #Click '''View Film Notes '''to find the film or fiche numbers. If the index is in book form, the library book number will be given in the title details. | ||
***** Table to be added shortly with county links for the surname indexes for places in each county.***** | |||
== Religious Census == | == Religious Census == | ||