1803 Agricultural Census

During the Napoleonic Wars Lord Lieutenants for each of the maritime counties in Great Britain and Ireland were required to carry out an agricultural census enumerating livestock, crops stored, etc. within their county. These returns also contained the names of farmers and where they lived.

Part of the 1803 agricultural census for Co. Antrim still survives. It covers the parishes of Armoy, Ballintoy, Ballymoney, Ballyrashane, Ballywillin, Billy, Culfeigthrin, Derrykeighan, Drumtullagh, Dunluce, Kilraghts, Loughguile, Ramoan and Rathlin. It lists the names of farmers in each townland within each parish.

Below is a link to a database of these names and places. Note that the entries within the Excel version of the database are sorted by barony, parish, townland and standardised surname. There is also a separate sheet in the Excel file where the entries are sorted by standardised surname, barony, parish and townland. The names in the PDF version are arranged alphabetically by standardised surname, barony, parish and townland. These names and locations can be compared with the Griffith's Valuation database of c.1860.
 

1803 Agricultural Census for some Parishes in North Antrim

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