Breaking news - 1901 census of Ireland is now online!
Irish genealogists and family historians all over the world will be delighted to hear that the 1901 census of Ireland is now online!
We were told that it would launch on Thursday 3rd June, and were not disappointed - it is five past midnight Irish time as I write.
There are only two complete censuses relating to Ireland: those conducted in 1901 and 1911. The 1911 census went online a while ago, and contains slightly more information about each individual, but the 1901 census includes the following:
- Name and surname
- Relation to head of family
- Religious profession
- Education
- Age
- Sex
- Rank, profession or occupation
- Marital status
- Where born
- Irish Language
- Specified illnesses
It is now possible to search both the 1901 and 1911 censuses on a number of different perameters - I commented that this would be really handy in my profile of the 1911 census for Dublin as it would enable all kinds of analysis, so am really pleased they have decided to do this.
Anyway, I have to go now - got some searching to do!