This page will progressively contain L*nn*n data from Irish and non-Irish sources.
IRISH 1911 CENSUS DATA
Dublin listings for
all L*nn*ns in 1911 are now included. These are reproduced
in the attached print out with data classified by L*nn*n
variant and Christian name. Full details can be found at
the national
archives site. 
Recent additions are Kerry, Antrim and Down.
IRISH FAMILY HISTORY FOUNDATION DATA ON BIRTHS,
DEATH & MARRIAGES
At IFHF many
records are available for selected counties from the 1700s
to recently. The counties covered are Counties Antrim,
Armagh, Cavan, Cork, Down, Dublin (excl. the city),
Fermanagh, Galway, Kildare, Kilkenny, Leitrim, Limerick,
Longford, Louth, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Tyrone
& Westmeath. Data is thin post-1920 and the starting
dates will be uneven depending on parish registers. Also
the index information is limited, the purchase price of an
extract is very high and the information recorded is often
patchy. But, if you know exactly what you are looking for,
it is the only readily available source. The index was
searched for L*nn*n (actually Lennan, but giving
alternatives) births and the resulting series is here (293K). There are 145
pages of entries (7952 in all), with the first being in
1709 and the last in 1979. Searching for L*nn*n marriages
the results are at here (1833K). There are
93 pages of entries (5073 in all), with the first being in
1748 and the last in 2000. Searching for L*nn*n deaths the
results are at here
(43K). There are 19 pages of entries (1013 in all), with
the first being in 1703 and the last in 1995. But recheck
from the IFHF website address given above. Longford
entries have recently added to the IFHF data. The indexes
of births (724 in
total), marriages (324) and
deaths (127) are
now included here.
UK DATA
UK medals
The first listings are extracts of Lenn*n data from the UK
National Archives. These are purely those accessible from
the index for this particular surname. Before paying the
requisite fee to obtain the detailed extract, you should
verify that the data here corresponds with that on the
National Archives site. For this check the references for
medals,
seamen's medals or
seamens' services to check the data all references. Do
also browse through all the other explanatory pages. You
will have to pay £3.50 to the National Archives or
Ancestry.com for each extract of a record you require. The
pdf file of the index to Lenn*n data at the National
Archives is here
UK 1901 Census data
The second listing is of all Lennans and Lennons extracted
from the index to the UK 1901 Census. The pdf file of
Lenn*n males and Lennan females in the index is here and that of Lennon females
(with a few out of order at the top) is here. The first index,
males and Lennan females, is from the 1901 site data and
the second, Lennon females, is from ancestry (which you can get
by drilling down to UK 1901 Census, without getting
diverted by the other goodies). Given the obvious
transcription issues e.g. presumably Corlo=Carlow,
Kirkanny=Kilkenny, Balladwreen=Balladreen, etc., it may be
worthwhile to search for the same person in several indexes
(as an example look at the Lennon females A to K from 1901
Census on line here
and the data above from ancestry - you can find some
occupations in the former but not the parents from the
latter). It is unclear whether the individual companies
offerings represent separate exercises or more likely one
indexing in India. The latter may be ok for mainstream UK
placenames but can be thrown by Irish info. It might also
be mentioned that different data is freely available from
different indexes, so you could get most of what you want
from several. In the indexes reproduced here, entries born
in Ireland are highlighted and the Lenn*n variety is
indicated by 'a' or 'o'. You should always verify from the
original secondary sources that what is here is what is
there. You will need to go further, and pay, to get the
precise details. Thus go to actual index on 1901
or similarly on ancestry, or other data
suppliers, where you will need to buy credits or subscribe
to order copies of any full entries of interest.
UK 1911 Census data
A third listing is of all Lennans
and Lennons extracted from the index to the UK 1911 Census,
which has recently been put on line. The pdf file of
Lenn*ns in the index is here starting off with the 25
Lennans and continuing with the 969 Lennons. Other L*nn*n
variants have not so far been included. Some of the
transcribed names seem a bit doubtful so your ancestor
could be hiding elsewhere in the data. This is just the
index. Full details are available for payment (about
£1 per household, more for a copy of the actual
return).
UK Passenger Exits 1890-1960
A fourth listing is of all Lennans and Lennons in BT (Board
of Trade)27 outward-bound passenger lists travelling from
UK ports between 1890 and 1919. Source is the UK National
Archives. Copies of the manifests and transcripts are
available on a pay-per-view basis on the find my past website
(under Passenger lists leaving UK ports). The pdf file of the index is
organised with Lennan names followed by Lennon (indicated
in Var. column) ordered by Christian name. Ports of
departure and arrival as well as m/f are given. Derived
date of births are in the last column (dob), although many
adults (with dob here being indicated as e.g. b1878 on the
basis of a sailing date of 1899 minus 21) and many are
unrecorded. The initial column indicates passengers
boarding at Irish ports. More recent data in pdf form has been
included in April 2008 to reflect UK passenger exits from
1920 to 1960 which have recently been included on the 'find
my past' site. All Lann*ns are included in this data.
Ensure that when looking for a Christian name that you look
through all L*nn*n variants (which are in separate blocks).
The Lennan I wanted in 1923 going to Australia was found
under Lannan!
NEWSPAPERS
While I have not subscribed, the Guardian back issues
site may provide crucial information. Some Lenn*n
information from the index is the progress through, and the
eventual defeat of, a Miss M. Lennan (Glasgow) in the final
of the women's professional billards championship on
11/11/1935. The index of the Sydney Morning Herald has
Ernest Harry Lennan in 1961 and several potential obits. In
both cases with a simple Lennan search you will get many
Mac Lennans. The Irish
Times text archives is useful, particularly if
ancestors had some links to the rich. A 24 hour search is
great value if one can get organised to use it to the full.
A similar deal is available for the London
Times, but I have yet to search it for Lennans.
BRITISH INDIA
Some data on the Lenn*n presence in India can be found
here.
US DATA
Another listing is of all Lennans and Lennons extracted
from the US Irish Famine Entry Project, 1846-1851. Source
The National Archives & Records Administration
Washington, D.C.. The extracted Lenn*ns are here. More details on individual
entries can be found free
here.
SOUTH AFRICAN DATA
Some data on Lenn*ns in current South African telephone
directories is included on a separate page on this site
covering the chemist firm Lennon
Ltd. in that country.
AUSTRALIAN DATA
A number of Irish Lenn*ns recorded in Australia are
indicated here. The data
at present covers New South Wales and Queensland. The data
is sorted by date and then by Christian name. It should
assist in acquiring more detailed data in those states, but
primary references should first be checked.
ARGENTINA
A number of Irish Lennons emigrated to Argentina,
principally from Westmeath, in the mid 19th Century.
Records can be found on the Irish in Argentina
website, including a biography of Edward
Lennon (1819-1890). The Lenn*ns included on that site
are indicated in the pdf
file, but these should be checked with the original
sources on that site.
Return to Lennan Index page, or go
to page 6, for comments on Dublin
data
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