Hi Helen,
Have you any idea where in Co Cavan, John Rogers was born or what his parents worked at, were they farmers?
30 Rodgers turned up in 1901 census, his parents would most likely be dead by then so you would be concentrating on a brother in order to find their place of origin.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/results.jsp?census_year=19…
The name turns up 82 times in Co Louth
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/results.jsp?census_year=19…
& more turn up when I search the name variation Rogers.
Dont worry about 'e' that is the least of your problem at this stage.
When you looked at the Scottish Census, were there any similar names living nearby or with them, they could be family & if they have dissappeared of the next census, perhaps they have returned & we could look for them here..
If you wish to contact Cavan Genealogy, they could search the baptism records for you.
Civil registration records are available from the General Register Office (GRO). These start from 1864. You can access the website here:http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm Or you might try Valuations office in Dublin (http://www.valoff.ie) which will have a record of the land registry from 1855 to modern times. This will assist in seeing what happened to any land the familymay have owned (as it usually passed on to a relation). But you need to find the townland.
Cavan Genealogy,
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Johnston Central Library,
Farnham Street,
Cavan Town,
County Cavan.
Tel: +353 (0)49 4361094
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Email: cavangenealogy@eircom.net
Regards Carmel, let me know if you find anything