U3A FAMILY HISTORY GROUP

Convenor: David Nicholl – 07851411243

 
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The 1926 census of the modern day Republic of Ireland is due to be released on line for free
in April 2026, according to the Irish Government.
Between 1821 and 1911 censuses of Ireland were taken along with censuses of the U.K..
However only the 1901 and 1911 censuses now survive in full, because the others were destroyed in the Public Record Office fire in 1922.

The Island of Ireland was not included in the 1921 census because of the civil war .
The Irish Free State was formed in 1922 and a census of both the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland was carried out on 18th April 1926. However the records for Northern Ireland HAVE NOT SURVIVED.
The records for the Republic of Ireland consisting of 630,048 household return sheets with the details of 2,971,992 people will be digitised by the National Archives of Ireland (NAI) in partnership with the National Stasticis Office. The project will cost E5 million.
The 1901 and 1911 censuses of Ireland are already available for free on the NAI’S website at
Census.nationalarchives.ie

Source
Who Do You Think You Are Magazine February 2023 issue No 200

 

M Y  G R E A T  G R A N D – P A R E N T S  H O U S E

It was only when I started to research my family history some years ago, that I realised that I had actually been in my Great Grandparents house nearly 60 years ago.

My Great Grand Father John Nicholl, with his Wife Sarah and their family lived at No 4 Little Brunswick Street Belfast from 1877 to 1887 with their children.

In the early 1960s John Nicholl’s Grandson Robert Nicholl, (my Uncle) was an agent for various Sewing Machine Companys in Belfast .

For a few years he Rented No 4 Little Brunswick Street as a store and workshop for his sewing machines.
One day my Father and I went to see him at Little Brunswick Street, shortly after he had moved there.
So that is how I came to be in my Great Grand Parents house, but I did not find out the historical importance of my visit, until about 2010 when I started to research my family history and discovered where I had been .

I am certain that my Uncle had no idea that his Grandparent had lived there over 80 years earlier.

(David Nicholl)