I feel I must make it clear that this census is sparse and the 1841 is literally only fragments found of the destroyed main census so unlike the 1901 census not every name is in there. In fact it would be better to assume that it is a bit of luck if your name is there. I am also coming to the conclusion that this is the record that the mormons used for their vast database. www.familysearch.com Equally, in as much as I would like to help with all queries I cannot do this without Christian names as I then try to use the ' old naming patterns' if nothing else is obvious. In as far as families who have already emigrated before these dates it is very difficult if not impossible and the only records readily available to help with these are the cemetery records. I have tried to answer everyone but the list is growing so I have to say that if you have not heard from me it is purely that I found nothing. I do try and search the cemetery records as well but some of these are so old that the spelling may be different and some are in latin or gaelic so I basically have to use my half baked knowledge of the area to assimilate them. I have also found that with some Fermanagh families who originally came from Cavan or Monaghan will be buried in their original townland cemetery. I have also found evidence of whole families who were in the 1841 census being almost completely wiped out by the famine by 1851. However if they are reasonably young in 1851 it is very likely that they will appear again in the 1901 census still one of the best records we have. Maureen

I am wondering if anyone can tell me if the 1901 census for N.I.(specifically Co. Fermanagh) can be found on line somewhere.. if so where.. I am trying to locate my Kirkpatrick's, and some of them were still there in 1901 I am sure.. Thank you in advance.. Bonnie Kirkpatrick in the Thumb of Michigan ----- Original Message ----- From: <MaureenBatty@aol.com> To: <FERMANAGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 1:08 PM Subject: [FERMANAGH] 1851 CENSUS > I feel I must make it clear that this census is sparse and the 1841 is > literally only fragments found of the destroyed main census so unlike the > 1901 census not every name is in there. In fact it would be better to assume > that it is a bit of luck if your name is there. I am also coming to the > conclusion that this is the record that the mormons used for their vast > database. www.familysearch.com > > Equally, in as much as I would like to help with all queries I cannot do this > without Christian names as I then try to use the ' old naming patterns' if > nothing else is obvious. In as far as families who have already emigrated > before these dates it is very difficult if not impossible and the only > records readily available to help with these are the cemetery records. > > I have tried to answer everyone but the list is growing so I have to say that > if you have not heard from me it is purely that I found nothing. I do try and > search the cemetery records as well but some of these are so old that the > spelling may be different and some are in latin or gaelic so I basically > have to use my half baked knowledge of the area to assimilate them. I have > also found that with some Fermanagh families who originally came from Cavan > or Monaghan will be buried in their original townland cemetery. I have also > found evidence of whole families who were in the 1841 census being almost > completely wiped out by the famine by 1851. > > However if they are reasonably young in 1851 it is very likely that they will > appear again in the 1901 census still one of the best records we have. > > Maureen > > > ==== FERMANAGH Mailing List ==== > Welcome to County Fermanagh, Ireland. We hope you find your people. > Our County Fermanagh website is: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nirfer2/ > Our Ireland website is: http://irelendgenealogyprojects.rootsweb.com/ >