Sunday 9 March 2014

Irish Census Records

Tonight I found two Irish Census Records for my Great Great Uncle John Gow and his family. I've never had any luck with Irish records because I find them utterly confusing. That and the names I'm looking for are quite common, so I was very happy to stumble across these tonight.

1901 Census Record for John Gow, wife Annie & children Betsy, William & Alexander.
[Source: The National Archives of Ireland]

1911 Census Record for John Gow, wife Annie & children Betsy, William, Alexander & Anna.
[Source: The National Archives of Ireland]

2 comments:

  1. Nice find!

    I feel like there should be a support group for Irish decendants trying to trace their ancestry. EVERYONE IS NAMED THE SAME THING!!!

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    1. It's as bad in Wales if not worse... you can't even be sure they share a surname with their father...

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