If you go to US Gen web site, you can get to free census. They are by surname or state or year. Not complete but great data. We found our Cleary's listed as Clary, Friel listed as Frahill in early years (1870) and my grandfather Anthony Friel listed with correct spelling 1900. Also other surnames in other states. The brogue must have been a problem for the census taker. However, if you know some of the children's names or other pertinent data, you might be surprised. Mary Ellen Chambers Lakewood Ohio