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You will find the following information in the various censuses: | You will find the following information in the various censuses: | ||
'''1813.''' The 1813 census was the first official census of the population of Ireland and was taken under the Parliamentary Act 52 Geo. III., c. 133. The work was commissioned to be done under the direction of the Grand Juries, but was so poorly executed that a second Act of Parilament was passed, 55 Geo. III., c. 120 and led to the enumeration of the 1821 census. Before the destruction of the Public Record Office in 1922, hardly any returns were known to be in existence, see ''Deputy Keeper Report XXVIII, ''pp. 9-10.<br> | '''1813.''' The 1813 census was the first official census of the population of Ireland and was taken under the Parliamentary Act 52 Geo. III., c. 133. The work was commissioned to be done under the direction of the Grand Juries, but was so poorly executed that a second Act of Parilament was passed, 55 Geo. III., c. 120 and led to the enumeration of the 1821 census. Before the destruction of the Public Record Office in 1922, hardly any returns were known to be in existence, see ''Deputy Keeper Report XXVIII, ''pp. 9-10.<br> | ||
'''1821.''' The 1821 census lists—for every member of the household—name, age, occupation, and relationship to the head of the household. The census also records the acreage held by the head of the household and the number of stories each dwelling had. This census was taken under the Parliamentary Act 55 Geo. III., c. 120. and a decennial census was consistently taken until 1911. | '''1821.''' The 1821 census lists—for every member of the household—name, age, occupation, and relationship to the head of the household. The census also records the acreage held by the head of the household and the number of stories each dwelling had. This census was taken under the Parliamentary Act 55 Geo. III., c. 120. and a decennial census was consistently taken until 1911. | ||
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The best description of the availability of the censuses from 1821-1851 is contained in an article by Stephen A. Royle, Department of Geography, Queen's University, Belfast titled "Irish Manuscript Census Records: A Neglected Source of Information,” ''Irish Geography'', Volume 11(1979): 110–25. | The best description of the availability of the censuses from 1821-1851 is contained in an article by Stephen A. Royle, Department of Geography, Queen's University, Belfast titled "Irish Manuscript Census Records: A Neglected Source of Information,” ''Irish Geography'', Volume 11(1979): 110–25. | ||
'''1901.''' The 1901 census | '''1901.''' The [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/ 1901 census lists]—for every member of the household—name, age, sex, relationship to the head of the household, religion, occupation, marital status, county of birth (except for foreign births, which give country only), whether the individual spoke Irish, and whether the individual could read or write. | ||
'''1911.''' The [[Dublin, Ireland 1911 Census Online|1911 census lists]] the same information as the 1901 census and adds for married women the number of years she had been married to her current husband, the number of children that had been born to them, and the number of their children who were still alive. | '''1911.''' The [[Dublin, Ireland 1911 Census Online|1911 census lists]] the same information as the 1901 census and adds for married women the number of years she had been married to her current husband, the number of children that had been born to them, and the number of their children who were still alive. | ||
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#Click '''View Film Notes''' to find the film numbers. | #Click '''View Film Notes''' to find the film numbers. | ||
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=== Searching Census Records === | === Searching Census Records === | ||