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Title: 1911 census-Ireland placename-Completed
Post by: AnnD on Wednesday 30 December 09 22:12 GMT (UK)
Sorry, I am not sure that the census has been attached, it tells me that the file is too large. Not very good at this, it has taken me all day to get this far.
I could possibly attach it to an email if anyone would like to get in touch.

Many thanks,

Ann
Title: Re: 1911 census-Ireland placename
Post by: carol8353 on Wednesday 30 December 09 22:21 GMT (UK)
Hi Ann

You wouldn't be allowed to post the whole page in any case.
Can you not just crop out the section you're having trouble reading?

Carol
Title: Re: 1911 census-Ireland placename
Post by: AnnD on Wednesday 30 December 09 22:27 GMT (UK)
Hi Carol,

Thanks, I have tried to do as you said, but I am not at all sure it's worked.
Title: Re: 1911 census-Ireland placename
Post by: AnnD on Wednesday 30 December 09 22:28 GMT (UK)
Ok, I see it's worked, I am amazed at myself

Any help appreciated

Thanks

Ann
Title: Re: 1911 census-Ireland placename
Post by: carol8353 on Wednesday 30 December 09 22:31 GMT (UK)
So it's the word above County Leitrim that you can't read is it?
The one in lighter pen?
Is it Drumkeeran ?

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Leitrim/

Carol
Title: Re: 1911 census-Ireland placename
Post by: AnnD on Wednesday 30 December 09 22:33 GMT (UK)
Yes, that's it Carol, the place-name in County Leitrim

Looking at some of the other writing on the census I think the first letter could possibly be D and that squiggle in front of it crops up on another part of the document
Title: Re: 1911 census-Ireland placename
Post by: carol8353 on Wednesday 30 December 09 22:36 GMT (UK)
Or Drumahaire  ;D
Title: Re: 1911 census-Ireland placename
Post by: AnnD on Wednesday 30 December 09 22:42 GMT (UK)
Hi Carol,

That's what I have come up with Drumahaire.
Today I paid for a Church Baptism Record on the Leitrim Genealogy Website for my Thomas McCarthy, the year of birth was the same 1859 but unfortunately it has come up with the father's name as Michael when on Thomas's marriage certificate his father is named as Charles, a farmer.
There is no other information given, only the mother's name, no address and no godparents names

A mystery
Title: Re: 1911 census-Ireland placename
Post by: AnnD on Wednesday 30 December 09 23:15 GMT (UK)
Sorry Carol, I did not make myself clear. The image attached is from the 1911 UK census in Lancashire. My Thomas McCarthy moved to Lancashire sometime after 1871, he first appears on the 1881 census after his marriage in 1878 in Lancashire.

Considering I think his birth year to be c1859 in Leitrim, would there have been a census taken in 1861 and could you tell me how I would be able to consult this.

Thank you again,

Ann
Title: Re: 1911 census-Ireland placename
Post by: aghadowey on Wednesday 30 December 09 23:22 GMT (UK)
First complete census for Ireland is 1901 and registration of births started in 1864.