John Regan, 1851 Census

Most census records for Ireland prior to 1901 were destroyed in a fire during the Civil War, 1920s. (The scheduled 1921 census did not occur until 1926 because of this). Worse, some of them were just destroyed because they were deemed not needed. See:

https://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/irish-census-fragments.html

https://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/1861-1891-irish-census.html

This isn't the straight census record! It is evidence that a search was made against the record when it still existed! See:

https://censussearchforms.nationalarchives.ie/search/cs/home.jsp

To search: 

https://censussearchforms.nationalarchives.ie/search/cs/index.jsp

Here we find John Regan, of Cashelcolaun in the 1851 extract. So some time after 1908, John applied for a pension and to prove his age he referred to his parents who had been part of the 1851 census. This form was used to track whether that was true (should have been rejected if NOT true).

https://censussearchforms.nationalarchives.ie/reels/c19/007246695/007246695_01305.pdf

Note the address at the top is for the landowner, the bottom address where John lived.

There are 4 Martin Regans (!) in Cashelcolaun in 1851 according to Griffiths, but only one John! But Griffith's only lists leaseholders, so there could have been other Johns.

If this is the right John, Martin and Honoria would be Grandma Katherine Regan's gr-grandparents.

Patrick Dempsey 1856-1883

Gr-grandmother Mariah's brother Patrick married Mary Waldron in 1879, and we knew *something* happened to him, as she later re-marries, to HIS cousin William in 1887:

https://family-ogrady.blogspot.com/2021/06/two-mysteries.html

Still not sure *what* happened to Patrick, as I still haven't been able to find any record of his death.

But, his will is settled after he dies in 1883:

https://willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie/reels/cwa/005014898/005014898_00112.pdf

As the oldest son, Patrick had the land that his father Bernard leased before he died in 1871.