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Hi, was there a census taken in 1921??
I am looking for Patrick James Boyle born 1890 at Cookstown Co Tyrone, wife is Margaret ( nee Barton ) born 1891 at Uphall, Broxburn, Linlithgow, Scotland.
Thank-you Teresa

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No census was taken in 1921, because of the War of Independence. The first census of the population of the Irish Free State was taken in 1926. The censuses from 1851 to 1911 were taken under the supervision of the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

and Is the 1921 census for Northern Ireland available?
The island of Ireland was not included in the 1921 census because of the Irish Civil War. The Irish Free State was formed in 1922, and a census of both the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland was carried out on 18 April 1926. However, the records for Northern Ireland have not survived.

Thank you greyghost for your time.

One of their children was born in 1921:

SR District/Reg Area - Cookstown
Birth of EDWARD BOYLE on 30 October 1921
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Name EDWARD BOYLE
Date of Birth 30 October 1921
Group Registration ID 1921635
SR District/Reg Area Cookstown
Sex Male
Mother's Birth Surname BARTON


Edward James Boyle, born 30 Oct 1921 at Chapel Street.
Father: Patrick James Boyle, painter, Chapel Street.
Mother: Margaret Boyle, formerly Barton.


In 1911 Patrick was at 78 Chapel Street with parents and siblings:

Residents of a house 78 in Chapel Street (Cookstown Urban, Tyrone)
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Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion
Boyle Joseph 54 Male Head of Family Roman Catholic
Boyle Annie 52 Female Wife Roman Catholic
Boyle Joseph 25 Male Son Roman Catholic
Boyle Mary Kate 24 Female Daughter Roman Catholic
Boyle P James 20 Male Son Roman Catholic
Boyle Louie 18 Male Son Roman Catholic
Boyle Sarah E 15 Female Daughter Roman Catholic
Ní Baoighill Seosaímhín - - - -
Ní Baoighill Eibhlín - - - -
Boyle Thomas John 10 Male Son Roman Catholic
Boyle Nora Gertrude 6 Female Daughter Roman Catholic
Nic Giolla Eoghain Cáitlín - - - -
Nic Giolla Eoghain Maighread

19 Sept 1920, another son, Joseph, was born at Chapel Street - unfortunately no house number given.

SR District/Reg Area - Cookstown
Birth of JOSEPH BOYLE on 19 September 1920
Name JOSEPH BOYLE
Date of Birth 19 September 1920
Group Registration ID 1798895
SR District/Reg Area Cookstown
Sex Male
Mother's Birth Surname BARTON

Patrick James Boyle
Birth
1890
Death
1948 (aged 57–58)
Burial
St. Patrick's & St. Brigid's Church Cemetery
Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Memorial ID
208573118 ·


In same grave:
Margaret 1890- 1983
Joseph 1921-1987
John 1924 - 1990

"Interred elsewhere: Gertie, Josie, Paddy & Jim"


Jim is Edward James.

Trees on Ancestry say John was born 12 Feb 1924, but I don't see his birth record -
to see if they were still at Chapel Street by then..