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From: "Bill Barber" <>
Subject: Re: [Sligo] SLIGO CENSUS
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 17:49:05 -0500
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Judy and Paul,

I did find an earlier Census with many different spellings, different
enumerators, etc...but probably your ancestors. It is the Sligo 1749 Elphin
Census which is on Sheila's website. These are the page numbers and names:

386 Longan, Michael
403 Lonican, Phillip
407 Langan, John
413 Lenican, Richard
417 Lonican, Barthly
417 Lonican, John
421 Lonaghan, William
432 Langhan, Bryan
432 Longan, Owen
432 Longan, Phillip
433 Longon, Teady
445 Loonaghan, John

There are many reasons why they did not show up in the 1858 Griffiths
Valuation, but they were certainly in County Sligo before that! Note the
prevalence of two townlands (p. 417 & 432). Those are: Parish of Calry,
Townland Calgagh and Parish of Drumcliffe, Townlands of Kiltecolly,
Gornagrally and Lisnalurg. So take a look at those two Parish Baptismal and
Marriage Records (Calry and Drumcliffe) for 1800-1860. Also take a look at
the 1901 Census for those Parishes to see if there were any remnants of
their families still there.

Bill Barber
Hudson, New Hampshire

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Burns" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Sligo] SLIGO CENSUS


> Judy,
> All the Irish census records prior to 1901 were destroyed. Griffiths
> Valuation, a listing of landholders for tax purposes, was conducted circa
> 1858 and is the best substitute available for the time frame you mentioned
> (1851-1861), but it lists only those owning or renting land and does not
> list the members of their families.
> The Index for Griffiths lists only two Lonigans for all of
> Ireland--Andrew in Co. Mayo and John in Co. Offaly. There are about a
> hundred Lanagans, which may have been the original spelling, but none of
> them lived in Co. Sligo. The various William Lanigans lived in Kilkenny,
> Tipperary, and Waterford.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Judy" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 10:07 PM
> Subject: [Sligo] SLIGO CENSUS
>
> Hi all,
> Can someone please tell me if there are any Census records for Sligo to
look
> at on internet or if someone can look up for me?
> I am looking for 1851 and 1861 - Thomas Y. Lonigan born 1841 Sligo father
> William, mother Mary Ann. Also looking for other family.
> Thanks
> Judy Australia


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