Hi: Badly in need of local knowledge. I am tracing a SILLETT family and I have a record of them in Clonakilty in the 1901 census. After that, they moved to Cobh but I have no certain knowledge of exactly when. Stories passed down indicate that my wife's mother watched the "Titanic" from "the cliffs", which would put the family in Cobh in 1912 and with a good chance of appearing on the 1911 Census (I know, it's a bit of a guess). Not fully understanding the area, or the census, I sent to Dublin for the census of townland of Carrignafoy, Electoral district Queenstown No. 2, Barony of Barrymore, Parish of Templerobin. Received back a Form B (House & Building Return) and a Form N (Enumerators Abstract for a Townland). Only the head of family and landholder seem to be recorded in each of 12 houses on Form B, and Form N seems mostly about religious profession. No sign of the Sillett name, leaving me with the feeling that I don't know what I'm doing ! My question: Is it possible to go to Dublin and do a physical search of the 1911 Census for Cobh ? If such a search was successful, would there be a form which would show the complete household together with names, ages, occupations etc., similar to what I have for 1901 ? Would appreciate any help in understanding what is available. Art Pearse in Ontario

Hello Art - I think what you have are the covering sheets which seem to accompany the household census forms. I have some from Roscommon and Galway which have another sheet with all the household detailed. If these exist then you certainly should be able to obtain them from the Dublin office. Regards, Patsy - New Zealand. > Hi: Badly in need of local knowledge. > I am tracing a SILLETT family and I have a record of them in > Clonakilty in the 1901 census. > After that, they moved to Cobh but I have no certain knowledge of > exactly when. Stories passed down indicate that my wife's mother > watched the "Titanic" from "the cliffs", which would put the family > in Cobh in 1912 and with a good chance of appearing on the 1911 > Census (I know, it's a bit of a guess). > Not fully understanding the area, or the census, I sent to Dublin for > the census of townland of Carrignafoy, Electoral district Queenstown > No. 2, Barony of Barrymore, Parish of Templerobin. Received back a > Form B (House & Building Return) and a Form N (Enumerators Abstract > for a Townland). Only the head of family and landholder seem to be > recorded in each of 12 houses on Form B, and Form N seems mostly > about religious profession. No sign of the Sillett name, leaving me > with the feeling that I don't know what I'm doing ! > My question: Is it possible to go to Dublin and do a physical search > of the 1911 Census for Cobh ? If such a search was successful, would > there be a form which would show the complete household together with > names, ages, occupations etc., similar to what I have for 1901 ? > Would appreciate any help in understanding what is > available. Art Pearse in Ontario > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-CORK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Art, Form A is the one which lists the individuals in a specific household. I presume you had a reason for deciding on Carrignafoy as the place to search in Queenstown(Cobh). From the LDS list of District Electoral Divisions Carrignafoy is listed in a number of cases as follows 1911 Queenstown Rural No. 1 D.E.D. 104/5-21 Townlands: Ashgrove, Ballybrassil, Ballydaniel Beg, Ballydaniel More, Ballydulea, Ballyellane, Ballymore, Ballynatra, Ballywilliam, Belgrove, Carrignafoy, Currabally, Cuskinny, Fanick, Rossleague, Walterstown, Cork Harbour FHL BRITISH Film 2046786 1911 Queenstown Urban No. 1 D.E.D. 105/1 Carrignafoy Town FHL BRITISH Film 2046786 1911 Queenstown Urban No. 1 D.E.D. 105/2-10 Queenstown (Carrignafoy Town): Cottrell's Row Lower, Cottrell's Row Middle, East Hill, Queen Street, The Mall, Albert Terrace, Athenian Terrace, Brighton Avenue, Fort Lisle FHL BRITISH Film 2046787 1911 Queenstown Urban No. 1 D.E.D. 105/11-19 Queenstown ( Carrignafoy Town): Harbour Terrace, Hill View Terrace, Meehan's Terrace, St. Maur's Terrace, Summer Hill Terrace, Sea View Terrace, Wilmount Terrace, Burke's Glen, Cottrell's Row Upper FHL BRITISH Film 2046788 1911 Queenstown Urban No. 2 D.E.D. 106/15-25 Townlands: Ballydulea, Ballywilliam, Carrignafoy, Kilgarvan, Tiknock, Haulbowline Island, Rat or Coney Island, Rocky Island, Spike Island, Cork Harbour FHL BRITISH Film 2046789 If you go to http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp you will get the addresses in Ontario of Family History Centres where you can order these films. Regards, Brendan Jones > After that, they moved to Cobh but I have no certain knowledge of > exactly when. Stories passed down indicate that my wife's mother