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I was looking on ancestry and I ran across something called a Lord Viscount Morpeth's Testimonial Roll 1841. Can anyone tell me what this particualr document is? It lists a whole page of names so is this like a cabinet member list? Thanks
Monday 2nd Jan 2017, 10:57PM
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George Howard (Lord Morpeth) was Chief Secretary of Ireland. (In US terms that’d be like the Secretary of State). He left Ireland in 1841. 160,00 people signed a petition thanking him for his service to Ireland. Some gave their addresses.
So it’s a significant list of people alive in Ireland in 1841, with names and some addresses. Given that the 1841 census was destroyed, it acts as a sort of census substitute, providing some information at a period when other records are scarce.
Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘
Tuesday 3rd Jan 2017, 01:54AM