Hi Chris - welcome to Irish research! Unfortunately very few Irish census records have survived - only statistical abstracts in some cases and a very few fragments of fuller information. There are no nationwide census records available until 1901 and 1911. Prior to that it is necessary to have a few clues on location and a good helping of Irish luck. There are many helpful websites and lots of helpful people on these lists. I had a quick look at the Irish Family History site but did not see any entries matching these. http://ifhf.brsgenealogy.com/ You can also search the Civil Registrations online at http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/#p=2;t=searchable;c=1408347 Click on Europe then scroll down to Ireland. As some of the children were born after 1864 you may be able to find something there. I checked the BIVR CDs but did not see any matching entries for your folk. I hope this gives you an idea of some of the resources which do exist - there are also a number of useful books on Irish research, including 'Tracing Your Irish Ancestors' by John Grenham. I believe that for US Irish it is a good idea to assemble as much information as possible from documents in America as that often provides the clue you need. Best wishes and keep asking questions!! Regards, Patsy - New Zealand. Subject: Re: Census Records for James Fitzgerald 1828- 1873 ( left Ireland forUSA) > Hi all, > Living in the USA not sure how your census are set up. I belong to > Ancestry.com just not the world addition. > I was wondering if some kind soul has access to census records in Ireland > possibly between 1858 to 1873? > My gggrandfather was born in 1868 Joseph Fitzgerald <snip> I am trying to find where in Ireland they came from so I can then begin to > close in on getting some information to expand my information on the > Fitzgeralds. > > Thank you for taking the time to read this. > > Chris Fitzgerald- USA- New Jersey. >