Thank you Jane for posting this most helpful information again! Margaret Wolfe ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 6:28 AM Subject: [LAOIS] 935 Unusual surnames 1901 > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: sniliaghin > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.lex.general/2688/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > In the 1901 census of Laois there are approximately 1868 different > surnames in county Laois and of those, exactly 935 occur only once. Now, > some of these which occur only once are variations on others but all in > all it's an exremely interesting figure. > > Many of you wouldn't even be bothered looking to a 1901 census index - but > for the people whose surnames occurred 1,2,3,4,5 times in 1901 the chances > are that they are related to anyone whoh left before 1901 who carried the > same surname, especially if we can see that surname occurring in the same > civil parish in the Griffiths, and then when we find those unusual > surnames in graveyards in different civil parishes it get very easy to > begin to join the dots! > > Anyway, the census index with names by parish is at > http://www.laoisgenealogy.com > > I know I've posted this URL before, but maybe if you count how many times > your surname occurs and if you see the name of the civil parish then > instead of having to go traipsing through lots of different sets of parish > records to try and find your family you might only have one or two > parishes to begin with and work your way backwards from there. > > Jane Lyons > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > ========IRL-LAOIS Mailing List======== > Leix/Laois websites: > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Leix/ > http://www.igp-web.com/laois/index.htm > Add your Leix/Laois surname to the Surname Registry. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >