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The 1901 Irish Census
In 1901, a census of the
entire country of Ireland was conducted. Fortunately for us, the
good people at the
Leitrim-Roscommon web site
have entered much of the census data
for counties Leitrim and
Roscommon
Below I have included
the output of a database search I performed on the surname Finan.
For a more complete
listing, or if you wish to search other surnames, go to their
database
. Special thanks go out to
Roger McDonnell who was responsible
for the data entry
effort.
A few notes made by the Leitrim-Roscommon
folks are include here for your
information and better
understanding of the data:
- The Census records reflect who was living in the household when the census
records were collected by the local constables. Note the census was taken
based on
who was living in the households on the night of March 31, 1901.
- Each record in this file contains the townland, civil parish, barony and
county where the family resided and the name, age and occupation (in most
cases) of the
head of household. If there was a wife and children, the record will display
the first name and age of the wife/children e.g.
Mary(32)-John(4)-Bridget(2). If other
individuals with the same last name lived in the household, the record will
display the first name, age and their relationship to the head of the
household e.g.
Mary(70)mother-John(38)brother.
Any individuals living in this household with a different last name will be
displayed with their full name and relationship to the head of the household
e.g. Mary
Higgins(70) mother in law or Bridget Duffy(58) lodger.
- Keep in mind that age data for some adults was in many situations an
approximate age. There were many adults who reported being 50, 60, 70 or 80
rather than
their actual age.
- If there is only one spouse for a given household and children are also
shown, you can assume that the individual was a widow or widower. Where the
census
record showed a wife with children and the census record indicated she was
married, the output record from the search will show "husband
away" in the occupation
record. In these situations, it was presumed that the husband was away
working in another locale. However, it is also possible that the wife
incorrectly entered
married instead of widow.
- Note gd and gs after children are abbreviations for granddaughter and
grandson.
- There are some situations where children are shown as niece or nephew when more likely they were a grandchild of the head of household.
The Leitrim-Roscommon 1901 Census Data Base is NOT COMPLETE and will be subject to constant update as new data is
uploaded
Please
forward any questions or comments regarding the census data to Roger McDonnell
at rmcdonn@erols.com
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here to
return to the 1901 Census Search page
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