Hi Kiltaglassan,
Oh dear... so that giggers my idea. well i suppose they had to do it. what about 1861 and 1871. Probably sufferd the same fate...

but i do have this: it's off a search that is on Family search.
so this fellow
/////// Thomas Hart Gilbert was born in 1859.
The search details say this
///////
Census in Clogheen Tipperary
with parents age 9...
1868
Census in Clogheen rest of family left
1869
Clogheen Tipperary.
Census 1873 Clogheen Tipperary
Holmes Grandparents
1874 left estate
Shanbally [I believe this was Shanbally Castle Estate]
Joined Inland Revenue 1878 ///////
Why would those odd dates be quoted under "Census" and how and where would I be able to validate this information. Could this refer to electoral Rolls but i doubt it as it involves at first a child.
Essnell