Jane,
Thank-you for the great webinar. I have two questions concerning census records.
On the 1841-1851 census records, there is a small notation to the right of listed household names that says "Md 1836". Is this year married?
On the Encumbered Estates records, is the name in parentheses after the entry, the father's name like it is in Griffith's? If it's a female name, would it be mother and mean that the father is deceased?
Thank-you,
Karen Dumond
Karen,
“Md 1836” will mean married in 1836.
With the Encumbered Estates records I think you need to attach an example of what you are describing in order to answer the question properly.
Elwyn,
Thank-you. I have attached a screenshot of Ballyconneely Encumbered Estates record. I am looking to confirm that names in parentheses following the entry name are parents. Particularly, Val Conneely on page 2. Is Biddy his mother?
Thank-you.
Karen
Karen,
What looks to be in use is a system which Griffiths clerks used to identify people when there was more than one person of the same name in the same townland. They called them agnomens (nicknames). Someone more knowledgeable than me has written an article explaining how they work. (I have attached it). I think you can conclude that the agnomen often refers to parents names, but not always.
Thank-you very much