HOW TO FIND AND USE THE IRISH CENSUS RECORDS

DURATION: 42 MINUTES.

In this module, we open up the Irish Census Records and discover how to use the tools for Irish ancestry research.

TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE:

• Records available (or not available) in the census records and how to search and browse them – with examples.
• Advanced search options (religion, occupation, place of birth etc.)
• Tips and tricks for searching/browsing the census returns.
• Using the census returns in combination with other BMD and land records.
• Noticing macro-trends from the census records.
• Looking at the original census images.

DOWNLOADS AND REFERENCES FOR THIS LESSON:

• Irish Census Records Online.
• There are no Downloads for this lesson.

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