Irlanda, Rotolo di pergamena di Lord Viscount Morpeth, 1841

Ireland, Lord Viscount Morpeth's Testimonial Roll, 1841

Informazioni sulla fonte

Castle Howard Estate Ltd
Ancestry.com. Irlanda, Rotolo di pergamena di Lord Viscount Morpeth, 1841 [database online]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.
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The 1841 Irish Testimonial to Lord Morpeth. Castle Howard, York, England.

 Irlanda, Rotolo di pergamena di Lord Viscount Morpeth, 1841

Quando George Howard (Lord Viscount Morpeth) lasciò la sua posizione di primo segretario d’Irlanda, gli venne fatto un regalo d’addio straordinario: un rotolo di pergamena lungo 350 metri contenente i nomi e talvolta gli indirizzi di circa 300.000 cittadini irlandesi. Gli uomini elencati provengono da tutta l’Irlanda e appartengono a tutti i ceti sociali.

When George Howard (Lord Viscount Morpeth) left his post as Chief Secretary for Ireland, he was presented with a remarkable parting gift for an Englishman: a 420-meter roll of parchment signed by close to 160,000 people. The signers came from all over Ireland and from all levels of society, and some included their address or residence.

The 1841 date of the roll is particularly significant because it predates the beginning of the Great Famine in 1845 and because most 19th-century Irish census records have been destroyed.

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