Co Waterford Data

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Co Waterford Data

Waterford

National Censuses/Substitutes

1772: Hearth Money Rolls for parts of Co. Waterford; Waterford & South East of Ireland Archaeological and Historical Society Journal, Vol XV, 1912.
1823-38: Tithe Books Householder's Index FHLC # 919007
1848-51: Griffith's Valuation. Alphabetical index to householders. (All Ireland Heritage)
1901: Census
1911: Census

Directories

1788: Richard Lucas, General Directory of the Kingdom of Ireland. NL Pos. 3729
1809: Holden's Triennial Directory
1820: J. Pigot, Commercial Directory of Ireland
1824: Pigot & Co., City of Dublin and Hibernian Provincial Directory, NL Ir 9141 p 75.
1839: T. Shearman, New Commercial Directory for the Cities of Waterford and Kilkenny, Towns of Clonmel, Carrick on Suir, New Ross and Carlow
1839: T.S. Harvey, Waterford Almanac and Directory
1846: Slater's National Commercial Directory of Ireland
1856: Slater's Royal National Commercial Directory of Ireland
1866: T.S. Harvey, Waterford Almanac and Directory
1869: Newenham Harvey, Waterford Almanac and Directory
1870: Slater's Directory of Ireland
1873: Illustrated Waterford Almanack & Directory, NL Ir 14141 w 15
1881: Slater's Royal National Commercial Directory of Ireland
1886: Francis Guy, Postal Directory of Munster, NL Ir 91414
1893: Francis Guy, Postal Directory of Munster
1894: Slater's Royal Commercial Directory of Ireland

Records Specific to County Waterford

Year/s	record type	Description
1542-1650:		Freemen of Waterford. The Irish Genealogist Vol 5 No 5, 1978
1564:	estate	Rent roll, 1564. NL ms 9034
1641:		Book of Survey and Distribution NL Ms 970
1641:		Houses and tenants, Waterford city; National Archives, Quit Rent Office Papers. Also Journal of the Cork Historical & Archaeological Soc. Vol 51
1662:		Subsidy Roll of Co. Waterford; Analecta Hibernica, Vol. 30
1663:		Waterford City inhabitants, including occupations. Journal of the Cork Hist & Arch Soc Vol 51
1664-6:		Civil Survey, Vol VI
1760:	estate	Tenants of Bellew properties in and adjoining Dungarvan in 1760
1766:		Killoteran NA 1A 46 49
1775:		Gentry of Co. Waterford. Jnl of the Waterford & S.E. Ire. Arch Soc. Vol 16 No 2 1913
1776:		Killoteran parish. NA 1A 46 49
1777-96:		Births, Marriages & Deaths from Waterford newspapers; The Irish Genealogist, 1973, 1980, 1982
1778:		Inhabitants of Waterford city. Freeman s Journal 29 Oct 1778, 5 Nov. 1778
1792:		Leading Catholics of Waterford. The Irish Ancestor, Vol 8 No 11
1807:		Waterford city voters. The Irish Ancestor, Vol 8 No 11
1821:		Townland of Callaghane, parish of Ballygunner; Decies. Extracts from Waterford city. The Irish Genealogist, 1968/9
1847:		Principal fishermen, Ring. J. Alcock. Facts from the Fisheries, 1847.
1849:	estate	Ballysagart estate, 1849. Decies 27, 1984
1857:	estate	The estate of George Lane Fox. (1857; mainly Kilbarry parish) Decies 26 1984.

Wills and Administrations Some remaining wills can be found Extracted from the Waterford Wills book on FHLC film # 0100158. These have now been placed on the web. See link at bottom of thispage.

Memorial Inscriptions

Affane: Irish Genealogist, Vol. II, no. 9, 1952
Ballygunner Old: IGRS Collection:56, GO
Ballynakill House: IGRS Collection:16, GO
Ballynakill C.of I.: IGRS Collection:40, GO
Churchtown (Dysert): Decies 25, 1984
Clashmore: Irish Genealogist, Vol. II, No. 8, 1950
Crook OLd: IGRS Collection:138, GO
Crook RC: IGRS Collection:4, GO
Carbally: IGRS Collection:153, GO
Drumcannon: IGRS Collection:86, GO
Dunhill Old: IGRS Collection:23, GO
Dunmore East C.of I.: IGRS Collection:123, GO
Faha Chapel of Ease: Decies 17, 1981
Faithlegg: IGRS Collection:166, GO
Fenough: IGRS Collection:16?, GO
Fiddown: GO Ms 622, p. 150
Guilcagh C.of I.: IGRS Collection:11, GO
Islandikane: IGRS Collection:9, GO
Kilbarry: IGRS Collection:48, GO
Killea Old: IGRS Collection:94, GO
Killotteran: IGRS Collection:31, GO
Kill St Lawrence: IGRS Collection:170, GO
Kilmedan: IGRS Collection:122, GO
Knockeen: IGRS Collection:6, GO
Lisnakill: IGRS Collection:35, GO
Mothel: Decies, 38, 39
Newcastle: IGRS Collection:38, GO
Passage: IGRS Collection:1, GO
Portlaw C.of I.: IGRS Collection:7, GO
Rathgormuck: Decies 37
Rathmoylan: IGRS Collection:10, GO
Reisk: IGRS Collection:86, GO
Stradbally, Decies, Vol. XVI, 1981
Waterford, St Patrick s: Catholic Record of Waterford and Lismore, Rev. P. Power, 1916
Whitechurch: Irish Ancestor: Vol.V, No. 1, 1973

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