Regretably, the 1881 census for Ireland does not survive. You can access the British 1881 census at www.familysearch.org . Click on "Search for Ancestors", then - in the left hand column - click on Census. The earliest surviving census for Ireland is 1901. Perhaps someone on this list can tell you how to access it. Listers? Judy -----Original Message----- From: The Frees [mailto:the-frees@ntlworld.com] Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 1:27 PM To: IRL-GALWAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GALWAY] Can anyone help me with a little research Please? I am trying to find out information about my Great Grandfather - Bernard Cunniffe who, according to my Father was from Galway, Ireland. He moved to England to join the army in the first world war and settled in Grosvenor Road, Aldershot, Hampshire. We believe his date of birth to be 1887. He married an Ethel Jane Gilby (D.O.B @1886) - don't know any dates or places really, she may have been from Saffron Waldon, England. They had 6 sons Douglas Edward, Dennis, Derek Hubert, Bernard Arthur Alfred (My grandfather), Gordon Patrick and Kenneth Roy, who all lived in Hampshire.. I wonder if Bernard Cunniffe appears on the 1881 Census as a child - did they have one for Ireland then? Any details would be good to know.... Yours in anticipation and thanks Angela Free ==== IRL-GALWAY Mailing List ==== Join an Ireland list that discusses Irish genealogy, history, and culture. http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/IRL/IRELAND.html ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx