RootsIreland adds Co Monaghan/Clogher census substitutes

RootsIreland has added more than 8,000 census substitute records to its County Monaghan database. They date from the 16th–19th centuries and include records from the Diocese of Clogher.

This diocese includes all of County Monaghan but also spreads out to cover many parishes in parts of counties Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim and Fermanagh; be sure to check out the Monaghan database if your ancestors came from these diocesan areas.

Here's the breakdown of the update:

• 361 Inquisitions for County Monaghan dating from 1591. These list the properties held by people in Monaghan upon their death.
• 1,435 records from Books of Survey and Distribution for County Monaghan dating from 1641. These records list the landowners of Monaghan at the time of the 1641 rising.
• 833 records from Books of Survey and Distribution for County Monaghan dating from circa 1650s. These records list the landowners of the county.
• 5,128 records from the index of wills for diocese of Clogher, dating between 1659-1857.
• 631 records from the index of those who died intestate in the diocese of Clogher, 1793-1821.

To search these records, go to monaghan.rootsireland.ie and login or subscribe as required. Or see the detailed list of record sets held in the County Monaghan database, here.