A comprehensive index to the 1901 Census of County Longford. It lists the names and townland or street address of 10,000 Longford householders, as well as almost 7000 servants, lodgers and others resident in these households. The index is a unique source for researching the family and social history of Co. Longford. The census returns to which it refers are a major source of information on Longford families during the 19th century.
Longford is among the smallest of Irish counties, occupying almost 270,000 acres. At the date of the 1901 census there were 46,672 people in the county, occupying 9,799 houses.
The categories of information on individuals which are available are:
- Name and Surname
- Relationship to head of family
- Religious profession
- Education (ie. "read and write', 'read' or 'cannot read')
- Age and sex
- Rank, profession or occupation
- Marriage (whether 'married, widower, widow or not married')
- Where born (ie. County/City in Ireland, Country if outside Ireland)
- Irish language (ie. speaks Irish only, Irish and English or English only)
- Infirmities
Contents:
Introduction
Index to Family Names
Index to Townlands
