Terrific news for anyone who has been trying to get around that hurdle of pre-1916 Irish records – the 1901 Census is now available online for free. This follows the 1911 census which was released online in 2009 and has been a wonderful source of information with those tracing their Irish roots.
Already we have made some fantastic breakthroughs of our own since the 1901 information has gone live, my own personal wish is that the Scottish records will be made available free of charge sometime in the near future, but I am not holding my breath…
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I too have had great success in starting the ball rolling with the 1901 census. I have traced my ancestors back to one of William the Conqueror’s lackeys… this is a fascinating journey…
Good for you Kevin! genealogy is certainly something that can literally take up your life for years on end. I have been doing this since 1989 and I have to say that the greatest innovation has been the internet. All that letter-writing – phew, thank heavens we don’t have to do so much of it nowadays.