[Census of Ireland 1871 - Waterford]

Published by Alexander Thom & Sons, 1874

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1874. [The Census of Ireland, 1871 - Area, Houses, and Population: Also the Ages, Civil Condition, Occupations, Birthplaces, Religion, and Education of the People. Province of Munster. County of Waterford.] The 1871 census is the first in Ireland to resemble what we would consider a modern census. Like the previous reports for Ireland it includes updated figures for population, land (size and valuation) and houses, all given in their total county context, and also broken down to figures for every barony, town and townland. The baronies for Waterford are Coshmore & Coshbride, Decies-within-Drum, Decies-without-Drum, Gaulthiere, Glenahiry, Kilculliheen, Middlethird and Upperthird. However this report contains far greater detail about the population as it stood on the night of the 2nd of April 1871. The accommodation is classed from 1st to 4th in order of its standard. We are shown figures for hospitals, gaols and workhouses, ages of husbands and wives in relation to each other, people's occupations, army and police figures, numbers of foreigners, numbers of disabled, religious affiliations, education standards reached, literacy levels, levels of Irish and English, and figures for emigration. All of these categories are broken down in detail, and compared with figures from previous census'. Disbound, housed in protective file. First edition copy. . . . Seller Inventory # BP0128006

Bibliographic Details

Title: [Census of Ireland 1871 - Waterford]

Publisher: Alexander Thom & Sons

Publication Date: 1874

Condition: Good

Edition: 1st Edition