1901 Co. Kerry — Mary Lyne (widow) and son Christopher (19) household

--- newspaper: Census of Ireland, 1901, Form A (household return, "Return of the Members of this Family and their Visitors, Boarders, Servants, &c.") (not a newspaper) date: 1901-03-31 (the night of Sunday, the 31st of March, 1901, as printed) page: one Form A sheet, "No. on Form B" 1 (handwritten); the sheet names no townland, parish or electoral division; part of another sheet shows beneath the left edge of the image transcribed_by: claude-sonnet-5-5 (Claude Code subagent), 2026-10-04 method: PDF rasterised at 300 dpi (5538 x 3605 px, from a 3232 x 2104 greyscale microfilm-style image with black borders). The two entered rows were cut by column group at 1.55x to 1.8x and read cell by cell; the sex cell, the religion cells, the education cell with its overflow into the age column, both name cells, the relation cells, the infirmities cells and the signatures were re-cut at 4x to 9x; the printed headings at 0.65x to 1.25x. Rows 3 to 15 are ruled and blank. The hand is a clear running hand in black ink with some fainter strokes. proofed_by: claude-opus-5-5, 2026-10-04 --- # CENSUS OF IRELAND, 1901. *(Two Examples of the mode of filling up this Table are given on the other side.)* **FORM A.** **No. on Form B.** 1 [handwritten, on a line] RETURN of the MEMBERS of this FAMILY and their VISITORS, BOARDERS, SERVANTS, &c., who slept or abode in this House on the night of SUNDAY, the 31st of MARCH, 1901. ## Printed column headings 1. **Number.** [printed down the left edge; the ruled rows are numbered 1 to 15] 2. **NAME and SURNAME.** *No Persons ABSENT on the night of Sunday, March 31st, to be entered here: EXCEPT those (not enumerated elsewhere) who may be out at WORK or TRAVELLING, &c., during that Night, and who RETURN HOME ON MONDAY, APRIL 1st. / Subject to the above instruction, the Name of the Head of the Family should be written first; then the names of his Wife, Children, and other Relatives; then those of Visitors, Boarders, Servants, &c.* Sub-columns: **Christian Name.** | **Surname.** 3. **RELATION to Head of Family.** State whether "Head of Family," or "Wife," "Son," "Daughter," or other relative; "Visitor," "Boarder," "Servant," &c. 4. **RELIGIOUS PROFESSION.** State here the particular Religion, or Religious Denomination, to which each person belongs. [Members of Protestant Denominations are requested not to describe themselves by the vague term "Protestant," but to enter the name of the Particular Church, Denomination, or Body, to which they belong.] 5. **EDUCATION.** State here whether he or she can "Read and Write," can "Read" only, or "Cannot Read." 6. **AGE.** Sub-columns: **Years** on last Birth-day. | **Months** for Infants under one Year. 7. **SEX.** Write "M" for Males and "F" for Females. 8. **RANK, PROFESSION, OR OCCUPATION.** State the Particular Rank, Profession, Trade, or other Employment of each person. Children or young persons attending a School, or receiving regular instruction at home, should be returned as *Scholars.* / Before filling this column you are requested to read the Instructions on the other side.] 9. **MARRIAGE.** Whether "Married," "Widower," "Widow," or "Not Married." 10. **WHERE BORN.** If in Ireland, state in what County or City; if elsewhere, state the name of the Country. 11. **IRISH LANGUAGE.** Write the word "IRISH" in this column opposite the name of each person who speaks IRISH *only,* and the words "IRISH & ENGLISH" opposite the names of those who can speak both languages. In other cases no entry should be made in this column. 12. **If Deaf and Dumb; Dumb only; Blind; Imbecile or Idiot; or Lunatic.** Write the respective infirmities opposite the name of the afflicted person. ## Entries | No. | Christian Name | Surname | Relation to Head of Family | Religious Profession | Education | Age (years) | Age (months) | Sex | Rank, Profession, or Occupation | Marriage | Where Born | Irish Language | Infirmities | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Mary | Lyne | of Family / Head [two lines: "of Family" above, "Head" below] | R. Catholic [Roman written above R.] | Cannot read [or write?] [the last strokes run across the rule into the age column] | 60 | [blank] | F [written above a struck-through M.] | Farmer | widow | Co. Kerry | Irish & Eng. | [a short dash] | | 2 | Christopher [h written above the line after C] | Lyne | son | R. Catholic [Roman written above R.] | read & write | 19 | [blank] | M. | Farmer's son | single | do. | do. | [a dash with two dots] | | 3 to 15 | [blank] | | | | | | | | | | | | | ## Certificates and signatures I hereby certify, as required by the Act 63 Vic., cap. 6, s. 6 (1), that the foregoing Return is correct, according to the best of my knowledge and belief. [signature] Thomas Burke, constable *(Signature of Enumerator.)* I believe the foregoing to be a true Return. [signature] Mary her + mark Lyne [the cross between the two names; "her" written above it and "mark" below it] *(Signature of Head of Family).* Witness Thos Burke, constable [written below the signature line]