Dublin census 1911

[viv]

I have just found out about my ancestory from the dublin census in 1911.Found out my great grandfather owned a pub on green street little in Dublin and it is mentioned in James Joyce Ulysses.Has anybody else found out about their ancestory from the census of 1911.

[yummymummy]

no how do u go about doing that?????

[Yvonne]

Would love to know more about doing that!

[Taylor5]

No I tried but mum wasnt sure about numbers or addresses, I didnt put much into it must try again

[viv]

Just google census 1911 dublin and if you have a name or address of people that lived in dublin around that year it should come up.Find out the real name of ur families from that year eg.my grandmother was called molly but on the census her name was brigid mary.

[scole1]

yeah did it a while ago found out who lived in my nan’s house before them, and weird thing is there’s a spirit that lives in my nan’s and from the info i got and type of family they were i reckon it’s the master of the house…….but very interesting really……couldn’t find my great nan’s shop they had but will keep trying you really have to scroll……but it’s fun

[yummymummy]

is it only the dublin consensus, as my dad is from drogheda and my mam is from dundalk, but cant ever trace my mams family as my nana doesnt know who are parents are, was raised by 2 women. we were and still are not allowed to ask!!!! love to know though!!!

[Taylor5]

Yummy that happened alot in old Ireland, people just took care of family members kids without things being made offical…. mad isnt it

[yummymummy]

really taylor, never heard of that, these 2 women arent family memebers though, well not blood but they are counted as family to all my mams family.
pity i cant question it, have always been interested in my family tree.

[scole1]

could ya not do a family tree by checking birth records, surely your nana’s birth cert may have listed her birth parents……and unfold the rest for your own couriosity, but be careful things that they may not want revealed may be revealed so tread carefully not to hurt anyone’s feelings……

[Taylor5]

Yeah Yummy my MIL didnt live with her family she lived with her aunts (she was an only girl and the house was small so her aunts are more like sisters)
One of my mums friends (in her 70’s) only found out about 20 years ago the the person she thought was her sister was really her mother…. they were from the country and it was kept hush hush and the mother just raised the daughters child as hers and saved the family from shame……. God Desperate housewives must have an Irish writer

Do be careful what you find, I watch "who do you think you are" on bbc and alot of celebs get shocks about there hidden families past

[yummymummy]

but sure how would i go bout getting her birth cert or checking birht records???

[Dinomum]

If you knew where she lived, approx date of birth (the year is v important) you can go up to the General Register Office which holds births deaths and marriages records for the whole country. It is in the Irish Life Building in Abbey St, Dublin. Its only somtehin like €2 to do a search and you have to pay for any photocopies. You will prob need a good 1/2 day to set aside to search all the records though !!

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