Carrick on Suir Census 1911
INTRODUCTION
The household returns and ancillary records for the censuses of Ireland of 1911, represent an extremely valuable part of the Irish national heritage and a resource for genealogists, local historians and other scholars which has not as yet been developed to its fullest potential. The Irish diaspora is estimated to amount to 70 million people in all parts of the globe, and many of these have an interest in their family and local history.
The returns are arranged by townland (the smallest division of land) or, in urban areas, by street. The 1911 census lists, for every member of each household; name, age, sex, relationship to head of the household, religion, occupation, marital status and county or country of birth. The census also records an individual’s ability to read or write and ability to speak the Irish language. All of this information is given on Form A of the census, which was filled in and signed by the head of each household. Where the head of the household could not write, his or her mark, usually an X, was recorded and witnessed by the enumerator. Married women were required to state the number of years they had been married, the number of their children born alive and the number still living. In addition to returns for every household in the country, the 1911 census contain returns for police and military barracks, public and private asylums, prisons, hospitals, workhouses, colleges, boarding schools and industrial schools among other institutions.
The censuses also gives details of houses, recording the number of windows, type of roof and number of rooms occupied by each family. Each house is also classified according to its overall condition. The number of out-offices and farm buildings attached to each household is also given. This information is recorded by the enumerator, who provided summaries of the returns for each townland and street, including the religious denomination of occupants. These summaries include a list of heads of household, thus providing a nominal index for each townland or street.
Choose an urban or rural area of Carrick-on-Suir to view the census of 1911 for a particular households/institutions.
Carrick Census 1911 - URBAN AREA
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