I am looking at my family on the night of the 1901 Irish census. It is March 31, 1901, and in the Dowd house in Kilcooley, County Kerry, (there was no “O’” used back then) seven miles or so west of ...

The 1901 census has just gone up on line providing an incredible insight into the Ireland so many of our ancestors left. It’s at http://www.census.nationalarchives ...

Lisa Bird-Wilson’s first novel, Probably Ruby, will be published later this month. In 1955, the records of the 1901 census, which I search for evidence of my birth family, were microfilmed. After ...

On the website, people will be able to view the Census and perform a variety of searches under forename, surname and county as well as more advanced searches including religion, occupation, Irish ...

The earliest surviving complete Census of Ireland has gone online, giving free access to over 4.5 million records from 1901 for historians, genealogists and anyone curious about their family history.

The 1901 census website is now running successfully and problems originally encountered when the Public Record Offi... The 1901 census website is now running successfully and problems originally ...

The first online census in England has crashed on its first day after 1.2 million people tried to search for relatives. The 1901 census for England and Wales provides a unique snapshot of Edwardian ...

Now – following yesterday’s internet release of the 1901 census by the national archives – that question can be answered, along with what was the quality of their dwelling, religion and literacy ...

A window has been opened into life in 1901 with census records going live online, including family detail of some of the greatest Irishmen and women. The National Archives have put 4.5 million ...

Conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Census gathers key data about who lives in England and Wales – everything from age to relationship status. This information is then passed on ...

THE failure of a plan to use prisoners to computerise millions of records, preceded the chaotic launch of the online version of the 1901 census, a report revealed yesterday. THE failure of a plan to ...

A NEW database for Irish genealogy and research was yesterday released online by the National Library of Ireland. The free searchable version of the April 1911 family census contains information from ...