Census: 1799 Carrick Census 20 Households *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Tipperary Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: David Lonergan CENSUS 1799 - CARRICK, COUNTY TIPPERARY, IRELAND From 1799 Unofficial Census of Carrick - 20 Households The original census is in the British Library and a full Facsimile copy is held at the Carrick on Suir Heritage Centre. Also National Library of Ireland, Pos 28. A searchable database has been done by Dick Denny and Michael Coady Address. Bridge Lane, Carrick Mor interior Houskeepers MARGARET RYAN, Age 45, Single, Occupation, Baker Married Children/G.Chilldren, Lodgers and Inmates WILLIAM RYAN, Age 47, Single Occupation Lieut. Carrick Infantry MARY RYAN, Age 46, Single MARGARET LARKIN Age 50, Wid. Servants and Apprentices LAURENCE LONNERGAN. Age 35, Single Occupation Clerk WILLIAM JESSOP, Age 28, Married Occupation Servant ROBERT BRENNAN, Age 70 Wid. Occupation Porter MARY POWER Age 70, Single MARY ELLIS Age 19 Single MARGARET BRENNAN Age 10 Single CATHERINE CARY Age 46 Single CATHERINE CARY Age 46, Single MARGARET WELLS Age 12 Single Anty McNAMARA Age 20 Single General Remarks......LAURENCE LONNERGAN a cripple. (2 of 20 ) Address. Cod na Muck Rd. North Side, Carrick Beg Housekeepers ELLEN MULLINS, Age 60 Wid. Married Children, G.Children Lodgers and Inmates THOMAS LONNERGAN, Age 42 Married, Occupation Labourer ELLEN LONNERGAN Age 37 Married PATRICK LONNERGAN Age 11 Single ELLEN LONNERGAN, Age 5 Single (3 of 20) Address. Five Ally Lane, Carrick Mor Interior Housekeepers EDMUND KELLY, Age 30 Single Occupation, Musician (See Notes) Lodgers and Inmates JOHN DWYER Age 30, Married Occupation Shoemaker FRANCES DWYER Age 24, Married ANN DWYER Age 5 CATHERINE DWYER Age 0 MICHAEL DWYER Age 60 Married Occupation Servant ANN DWER AGE 60 Married PATRICK COURCEY Age 30 Married Occupation Nailer ANN COURCEY Age 30 Married MARTIN COURCEY Age 1 PATRICK LONNERGAN Age 65 Married, Occupation Smith MARY KENELLY Age 46 Single Occupation Huckster CATHERINE WALSH Age 75 Widow Notes by Michael Coady (a) PATRICK LONERGAN a Pauper (b) EDMUND KELLY, a fiddler was arrested in 1798 for allegedly shouting after a soldier. He was taken to the Barracks, Flogged almost to death and,(According to the Officers written account) had salt thrown in his wounds by Lord Kingsborough, commander of the infamous North Cork Militia. (4 of 20 ) Address. Five Ally Lane, Carrick Mor Interior Housekeepers NICHOLAS POWER Age 60 Married Occupation Malster MARGARET POWER Age 60 Married Unmarried children and G.Children Resident with Parents EDMUND POWER Age 20 Occupation Working Malster MARY LONNERGAN Age 3 Married Children and G.Chidren Lodgers and Inmates CATHERINE HUNT Age 50 Widow Occupation Milkwoman (5 of 20) Address, Green Lane from Town Wall, Carrick Mor Interior Housekeepers JOHN BIRCH, Age 30 Married Occupation Labourer ANTY BIRCH Age 26 Married Married Children and G.Children Lodgers and Inmates PATRICK LONNERGAN Age 40 Married Occupation Brogue Maker MARGARET LONNERGAN Age 28 Married PATRICK LONNERGAN Age 0 MARY LONNERGAN Age 4 ALICE LONNERGAN Age 2 (6 of 20 ) Address, Greystone Street, Carrick Mor Interior Housekeepers PATRICK BARRETT Age 40, Married Occupation Jobber HONOUR BARRETT Age 30 Married Unmarried Children and G.Children Lodgers and Inmates JOSEPH MINIHAN Age 75 Single Occupation Labourer Servants and Apprentices MARY LONNERGAN Age 13 Single (7 of 20 ) Address, Lough Street, Carrick Mor Interior Housekeepers JAMES POWER Age 26 Single Occupation Publican Married Children and G.Children Lodgers and Inmates JOHN NEALE Age 26 Married Occupation Publican ELLEN NEALE Age 25, Married PATRICK NEALE Age 2 MARY NEALE Age 0 Servants and Apprentices MARGARET LONNERGAN Age 18 Single (8 of 20 ) Address Lough Street East, Carrick Mor Interior Housekeepers MICHAEL BARRY Age 25 Married Occupation Shearman JOHANA BARRY Age 26 Married Unmarried Children and G.Children Resident with Parents MARY LONNERGAN Age 7 Servants and Apprentices JOHANA SHEEHAN Age 20 Single (9 of 20 ) Address, Lough Street East, Carrick Mor Interior Housekeepers STEPHEN CAMPION Age 35 Married Occupation Baker ELIZABETH CAMPION Age 30 Married Unmarried Children and G.Children Resident with Parents FRANCIS CAMPION Age 2 Married Children and G.Children Lodgers and Inmates JAMES AYLWARD Age 30 Single Occupation Carpenter THOMAS AYLWARD Age 28 Single Occupation Shearman JOHN LONNERGAN Age 13 Single HONORIA MOCKLER Age 20 Single Servants and Apprentices ELLEN SULLIVAN Age 17 Single. (10 of 20 ) Address, Brennans Lane (Main Street) Carrick Mor Interior Housekeepers WILLIAM SULLIVAN Age 55 Married Occupation Working Chandler MARY SULLIVAN Age 55 Married Unmarried Children and G.Children Resident with Parents CORNELIUS SULLIVAN Age 11 JEFFRY SULLIVAN Age 9 DANIAL SULLIVAN Age 7 MARY SULLIVAN Age 17 ELLEN SULLIVAN Age 14 Married Children and G.Children Lodgers and Inmates THOMAS LONNERGAN Age 70 Married Occupation Butcher MARGARET LONNERGAN Age 40 Married JUDITH LONNERGAN Age 18 Single (11 of 20 ) Address, Main Street, Carrick Mor Interior Housekeepers JAMES O NEIL Age 60 Married Grocer JOHANA O NEIL Age 51 Married Unmarried Children and G.Children resident with Parents JOHN O NEIL Age 22 Single Occupation Grocer THOMAS O NEIL Age 21 Single Occupation Attorney JAMES O NEIL Age 14 JOHANA O NEIL Age 18 MARY O NEIL Age 11 Married Children and G.Children Lodgers and Inmates JAMES WOODLOCK Age 26 Single Occupation Clerk Servants and Apprentices HUGH HEARN Age 20 Single Occupation Clerk MICHAEL FITZPATRICK Age 16 Single Occupation Servant MARY KING Age 26 Single ALICE LONNERGAN Age 18 Single 12 of 20 ) Address, Rack Hill North Side, Carrick Beg Housekeepers RICHARD MEAGHER Age 28 Married Occupation Boatman SARAH MEAGHER Age 30 Married Unmarried Children and G.Children resident with Parents JOHN MEAGHER Age 0 Married Children and G.Children Lodgers and Inmates ELLEN LONNERGAN Age 35 Widow MARY LONNERGAN Age 12 MARGARET LONNERGAN Age 7 (13 of 20 ) Address, Rowes Lane (Main Street) Carrick Mor Interior Housekeepers JAMES WALL Age 31 Married Occupation Working Malster BRIDGET WALL Age 33 Married Unmarried Children and G.Children resident with Parents PATRICK WALL Age 0 MARGARET WALL Age 12 MARY WALL Age 2 Married Children and G.Children Lodgers and Inmates WILLIAM POWER Age 27 Married Occupation Shoemaker MARY POWER Age 26 Married JAMES POWER Age 2 CHARLES LONNERGAN Age 23 Single Occupation Taylor JILLEN LONNERGAN Age 69 Widow MARY HOWARD Age 32 Married Occupation Sempstress MARGARET HEARN Age 20 Single JOAN DANIEL Age 60 Widow (14 of 20) Address, Salt House Lane. Carrick Mor Interior Housekeepers PATRICK POWER Age 43 Single Occupation Formerly Merchant Unmarried Children and G.Children Lodgers and Inmates EDMUND POWER Age 7 PATRICK POWER Age 1 Married Children and G.Children Lodgers and Inmates JAMES BUTLER Age 12 JOHN BUTLER Age 2 MARGARET BUTLER Age 30 Married MARY BUTLER Age 13 ELLEN CONNOR Age 30 Single MARY LONNERGAN Age 42 Married MARGARET LONNERGAN Age 17 Single MARY HAYES Age 60 Widow (15 of 20) Address, Town Wall North Side, Carrick Mor Interior Housekeepers DANIEL DONNOVAN Age 58 Widower Occupation Brogue Maker Unmarried Children and Grandchildren resident with Parents THADY DONNOVAN Age 14 Servants and Apprentices HONOUR LONNERGAN Age 53 Married (16 of 20 ) Address, Upper Clareen North, Carrick Mor Suburbs Housekeepers THOMAS LONNERGAN Age 40 Married Occupation Taylor MARY LONNERGAN Age 40 Married Unmarried Children and G.Children resident with Parents JOHN LONNERGAN Age 7 JAMES LONNERGAN Age 1 CATHERINE LONNERGAN Age 10 MARGARET LONNERGAN Age 12 MARY LONNERGAN Age 5 Married Children and G.Children Lodgers and Inmates MICHAEL BRYAN Age 35 Single Occupation Cooper MARGARET BRYAN Age 70 Widow BRIDGET BRYAN Age 9 (17 of 20 ) Address New Street West, Carrick Mor Interior Housekeepers JOHN LONNERGAN Age 56 Married Occupation Labourer ELIZABETH LONNERGAN Age 41 Married Unmarried Children and G.Children resident with Parents Ellen Lonnergan Age 13 Married Children and G.Children Lodgers and Inmates MARY CALLAGHAN Age 40 Single (18 of 20 ) Address, Mothil Road East, Carrick Beg Housekeepers JAMES LONNERGAN Age 27 Married Occupation Butcher CATHERINE LONNERGAN Age 27 Married Unmarried Children and G.Children resident with Parents JOHANA LONNERGAN Married Children and G.Children Lodgers and Inmates THOMAS LONNERGAN Age 12 (19 of 20 ) Address, Commerfords Lane,Main Street, Carrick Mor Interior Housekeepers JOHN LONNERGAN Age 75 Married Occupation Boatman MARY LONNERGAN Age 70 Married Married Children and G.Children Lodgers and Inmates JAMES RYAN Age 23 Single Occupation Servant GEORGE MCNAMARA Age 20 Single Occupation Cobbler MARGARET SHEA Age 24 Single MARY POWER Age 35 Single Occupation Mantra Maker (20 of 20 ) Address Chappel Street South Carrick Beg Housekeepers Rev. WILLIAM LONNERGAN Age 59 Single Occupation Parish Priest Married Children and G.Children Lodgers and Inmates JAMES ARCHBOLD Age 13 Single Servants and Apprentices MARY HAYDEN Age 30 Single Michael Coady kindly added the following information regarding Fr. WILLIAM LONNERGAN the Parish Priest of Carrick He was amongst a large number of people arbitrarily arrested by the notorious High Sheriff of Tipperary, THOMAS JUDKIN FITZGERALD on 22nd June 1798. Some were flogged for "Confessions" Fr. LONNERGAN died suddenly at his home on Easter Monday 2nd April 1804. Some other notes that Michael added may help with the Census Information and with the History of Carrick around the time it was taken. The unofficial 1799 Census of Carrick on Suir has been called "the earliest complete census still extant for anywhere in Ireland" It was compiled by WILL MORTON PITT, (Military officer, demographer and author, originally of Corfe Castle, Dorset) FRANCES WHITE (local merchant) and PATRICK LYNCH (Gaelic scholar, author and schoolmaster). Given ages need to be treated with caution and religion is assumed to be Roman Catholic unless otherwise indicated. Multiple occupancy of houses was common in what was in 1799 an overcrowded town, with the secondary families listed under "Lodgers and Inmates". Carrick Mor is on the northern side of the river and Carrick Beg on the southern side. The 1799 enumeration encompassed the town suburbs to the point where continuous rows or clusters of houses ceased. Although Parish boundaries in the case of both Carrick Mor and Carrick Beg extended several miles into the surrounding countryside the "Census is confined to the town itself and lists nobody beyond its limits" The manufacture of woollen cloth was the primary economic activity which brought Carrick on Suir to a peak of population and prosperity in the 18th Century. It was already in decline in 1799. Many occupations (eg Scribler, Shearman, Jenny Spinner, Weaver) were allied to the woollen trade. Women's occupations were not usually listed - many were Spinners. The census gives no linguistic information but it is safe to assume that most people still spoke Gaelic as the common vernacular in 1799. Trade with and migration to Newfoundland and eastern Canada from the downriver port of Waterford was also an important part of the local economy until about 1840. The original (unpublished and unindexed) manuscript is at The British Library. A full facsimile copy is held at Carrick on Suir Heritage centre, the complete census has also been transferred to Database by Dick Denny and Michael Coady. The census lists 10,907 people, (twice the present population, and not including the military garrison) with their ages, marital status, occupations and addresses.