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Title: census
Post by: teenybash1980 on Saturday 15 September 12 21:46 BST (UK)

Does anyone know how I can access information from before 1901? Where census taken every 10 years?

Title: Re: census
Post by: teenybash1980 on Saturday 15 September 12 21:47 BST (UK)

Preferably free lol

Title: Re: census
Post by: shanew147 on Saturday 15 September 12 21:55 BST (UK)

1901 is the oldest complete census available.

see : Introduction to Irish Records (http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,442233.0.html)

Title: Re: census
Post by: aghadowey on Saturday 15 September 12 21:55 BST (UK)

The 1901 and 1911 Irish census are both free-
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/

They are the first complete census records for all Ireland- only fragments of earlier ones for a few areas survive.

Title: Re: census
Post by: kingskerswell on Saturday 15 September 12 22:08 BST (UK)

Hi,
   Other sources of information are available from before 1901. Some of these are referred to as "census substitutes". If you give us an idea of what you are looking for we may be able to help.

Regards