1901 census records available

The 1901 census records are now available for all 32 counties, via the National Archives. This is a great opportunity to delve into the lives lived by your family 2-3 generations ago.

You can search here - just include as much information as you know:

• Census year: you can search 1901 or 1911


• Surname & forename


• County


• Townland & DED: leave blank unless you are sure


• Age +/- 5 years: if you enter 30, it will search for ages 25-35


• Sex

The records will tell you the names and ages of your ancestors on the date of the census; they will tell you their occupations, their levels of literacy, their religion and so on. You can also find details of the house in which they lived such as the number of rooms, whether the roof was perishable and so on.

A genuinely fascinating snapshot of history.