The census information was recorded on the following forms: • Form A, which was completed by the head of the family • Forms B1, B2, and N, which were completed by the census enumerator
Head of the family Form A, which was completed by the head of the family, contained the following information for each person in the home on the night of 2 April: • Name and Surname • Relation to Head of Family • Religious Profession (
Protestants were requested to indicate denomination) • Education (
whether able to read and write) • Age (last birthday) and Sex • Rank, Profession, or Occupation • Particulars as to Marriage (
marital status, length of marriage, number of children born alive, number of children still living) • Where Born •
Irish Language (
whether able to speak Irish) • Disability: if persons were: •
Deaf and
Dumb •
Dumb only •
Blind •
Imbecile or
Idiot (i.e.
intellectually disabled) •
Lunatic (i.e. severely
mentally ill) The form was signed by both the census enumerator and the head of the family.
Census enumerator Form B1, which was known as the House and Building Return, was completed by the enumerator and summarised the following administrative information for the street or townland, or part thereof: •
County •
Parliamentary Division •
Poor Law Union •
District electoral division •
Townland •
Parliamentary borough • City •
Urban District • Town or Village • Street •
Barony •
Parish It then summarised the following information pertaining to the houses and families of the street or townland. The information about houses included: • Number of House or Building • Whether Built or Building • Whether Private Dwelling, Public Building, School, Manufactory, Hotel,
Public-house, Lodging-house, Shop, etc. • Number of Out-Offices and Farm-steadings as returned on Form B2 • Whether House Inhabited • Walls (
whether made of permanent or perishable material) • Roof (
whether made of permanent or perishable material) • Rooms (
number, whether 1, 2–4, 5–6, 7–9, 10–12, 13+) • Windows in Front (
exact number) • Class of House (
1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th, based on information supplied above) The information about families included: • Number of distinct Families in each House • Name of the Head of each Family residing in the House • Number of Rooms occupied by each Family • Total Number of Persons in each Family • Date on which Form A was collected • Number of Persons in each Family who were sick on 2 April 1911 • Name of the
Landholder (if any) on whose Holding the House is situated • Number on Form M1 if House is on the Holding of a Landholder Form B2, the Return of Outhouses and Farm-Steadings, gave more detailed information on secondary buildings attached to a property, such as outhouses, workshops, and various kinds of farm buildings. Form N, the Enumerator's Abstract for a Townland or Street, recorded the enumerator's name, the same administrative information as listed for Form B1, the properties and which were inhabited, and the numbers of families, males, and females, and persons of each religious denomination. ==Population==