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    1. [Irl-Westmeath] Re: 1911 Census
    2. Edward Horan
    3. Hello List, I have been following the recent postings about the 1911 Census and thought I could add a little information on the steps that I had to take in order to get the films I needed for my research of my gr-grandparents. First you will need to look at the Index film for your County, Westmeath film # 1952201. There are a few other Counties on this film also. I think the number Marybeth gave -1544954 is also correct and the number I gave is a second filming. Second, you will need to locate your Townland in the correct D.E.D , which is the District and number of that District. Below the District will be a list of Townlands and they will be numbered on the left hand side. To the right of your Townland, may be some more numbers, mark them down also. Once you have found your Townland, you most find which Parish it is located in.You will need this for the next step. Now that you have all this info, you can call the LDS in Salt Lake and find the correct film for your Location. You will have to call the toll free number. ( 1-800-346-6044 ) and when asked if they can help you, you will ask for the British Isles Desk, extension 2090. The person that is volunteering on the desk will ask you if you have the County and Parish, after they pull that up on their screen, they will ask you for the D.E.D. number and the Townland.Give them what you have and ask if the Townland or the District runs into the next film. This happened to me, so now I know to ask the next time. As of about three weeks ago, not all the Counties are on the Web site of the LDS. I had only found 5 of them, although many of the Counties have been filmed, not all of them have been done yet. Westmeath is complete as far as I know. I hope this gets you the films you seek and again, these are the steps I took to get the areas I am searching. If you find a shorter way, please let me or the list know. Any help from others in all our searches is greatly appreciated. Good Luck with your searches. Take Care, Ed Horan

    01/27/2001 08:21:37