Ireland, Census, 1911
Census returns from Ireland in 1911. This is one of the two full censuses for Ireland. The census returns contain: name, age, occupation, relationship to the head of household, marital status, education/literacy, religion, birth country, and other information. The index was created by the National Archives of Ireland.
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Ireland, Census, 1911
Source: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Ireland,_Census,_1911_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection includes records from the Ireland 1911 Census, taken on 2 April 1911. The index was created by the National Archives of Ireland.
In this 1911 Census, some original household returns survive; these are forms filled out and signed by the head of each household on census night. (Most other countries only have Enumerators' books, where family details were transcribed by the person who collected the census information.)
This census is divided by County, District Electoral Division, and Townland/Street. The returns are arranged by townland/street within district electoral division within county. For each townland/street, there are a number of original household returns, filled in and signed by heads of households, and three statistical returns, dealing with religious denominations, classification of buildings, and out-offices/farm-steadings. They are filled out by the Enumerator for that townland/street.
The 1901 and 1911 Censuses are the only surviving censuses for the country of Ireland after the Irish Civil War bombing on 30 June 1922, when a massive explosion and fire demolished the building and the other records.
Additionally, there are other Irish genealogy records that have survived, such as:
- Civil registrations
- Parish registers
- Baptism, marriage, and burial records for Roman Catholics, Presbyterians, and Methodists
- Griffith’s valuations (land records)
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
What Can These Records Tell Me?
Census records may contain the following Information:
- Given names of all family members
- Ages and gender
- Relationship to the head of the household
- Marital status
- Educational or literacy status
- Occupation of the head of the household
- County and township of residence
- Country of birth
- Religious affiliation
The 1911 census asked a significant additional question: married women were required to state the number of years they had been married, the number of their children born alive and the number still living.
The back of the form, also available on this website, gives the head of household and its address. In some cases, where forms were filled out in Irish, the name of the head of household appears in English on the back of the form. This name has also been indexed, and appears on the list of residents of a household. The back of the form is available to view under Form A, page 2.
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
Public Record Office, London
"Ireland, Census, 1911." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 12 December 2025. National Archives of Ireland, Dublin.
