Leitrim-Roscommon

I have found something similar with some of my relatives in relation to the 1901 and 1911 censuses. John Grenham notes in his book, 'Tracing your Irish Ancestors', that "in the decade between the two censuses most people appear to have aged significantly more than ten years. Of the two, 1901 se...

Thank you, John. I already had some of this information, but will follow up on the Resource CD in Roscommon County Library re the Elphin Census. I was aware of Michael, wife and children in Erris in 1749. Michael is listed as a herd. Do you know if this was a hereditary position? If so, would it hav...

My great great grandfather, Robert Coleman, signed a lease with Lord Lorton in 1803 for a few acres in the townland of Tawnytaskin, outside Boyle. He married a Catherine Dyer around 1816 and had at least eight children between 1817 and 1829: Catherine, Margaret, Michael, Luke, Dominick, Mary, Honori...