The Obrien Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Obrien family.

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The Obrien Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Obrien
1841 Census 621
1851 Census 755
1861 Census 1,365
1871 Census 1,535
1891 Census 1,561

Most Frequent Forenames for the Obrien Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
JOHN Obrien 51 75 120 133 114
MARY Obrien 59 64 113 138 100
JAMES Obrien 33 44 57 77 71
THOMAS Obrien 22 29 68 64 73
CATHERINE Obrien 25 38 66 61 44
MARGARET Obrien 24 26 59 73 50
WILLIAM Obrien 18 32 64 48 56
MICHAEL Obrien 24 23 35 57 44
PATRICK Obrien 14 14 60 52 41
ELLEN Obrien 22 19 47 43 40
ELIZABETH Obrien 18 17 42 34 45
ANN Obrien 35 20 42 31 24
BRIDGET Obrien 13 14 35 38 24
DANIEL Obrien 14 15 12 33 13
EDWARD Obrien 18 17 14 17 20
SARAH Obrien 15 12 17 21 15
MARY ANN Obrien 4 16 20 21 17
MARY A Obrien 1 1 13 17 28
JANE Obrien 7 4 15 12 19
HENRY Obrien 6 12 12 15 11

Etmology and History of the Surname: Obrien

Search for the etymology and history of the surname Obrien (information provided by www.BehindTheName.com).

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Obrien family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1891 and 1901


 


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Possible Pitfalls in Using the Census
Many people don't realise that the census page images we see are actually transcripts of the household census forms, the details were copied into the books by the enumerators.

 

1911 Census to be released early
From 2009, a fully-indexed 1911 census will be online, three years earlier than family historians expected!

 

Daniel Albone in the 1861 Census
Daniel Albone is famous for inventing the Ivel tractor, and is said to have changed the world of agriculture. He can be found in the 1861 census at the age of only six months.