1703-1838 Eileen O'Byrne (ed.), The Convert Rolls, Irish Manuscripts Commission, 1981. A list of those converting from Catholicism to the Church of Ireland. The bulk of the entries date from 1760 to 1790.

1740 Protestant householders for parts of Counties Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Donegal and Tyrone: Arranged by barony and parish, it gives names only. Parts are at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, The Genealogical Office, the National Library and the Representative Church Body Library.

1749 Elphin Diocesan Census: Arranged by townland and parish it lists householders, their religion, the numbers, sex and religion of their children, and the numbers, sex and religion of their servants.

1766 In March and April of this year, on the instructions of the government, Church of Ireland clergy were to compile complete returns of all householders in their parishes, showing their religion and giving an account of any Catholic clergy active in their area. The result was extraordinarily inconsistent, with some producing only numerical totals of population, some drawing up partial lists and the most conscientious detailing all householders and their addresses individually. All of the original returns were lost in 1922, but extensive transcripts survive for some areas and are deposited with various institutions. The only full listing of surviving transcripts and abstracts is in the National Archives Reading Room on the open shelves. However, this does not differentiate between those returns that supply names and those that merely give numerical totals.

1795-1862 Charlton Trust Fund Marriage certificates: As an encouragement to Protestant population growth, the Charlton Trust Fund offered a small marriage gratuity to members of the Protestant labouring classes. To qualify, a marriage certificate, recording occupations and fathers' names and signed by the local Church of Ireland clergyman, had to be submitted. These are now in the National Archives and are particularly useful for the years before the start of registration of non-Catholic marriages in 1845. The areas covered by the fund were mainly in Cos Meath and Longford, but a few certificates exist for parts of Cos Cavan, King's (Offaly), Louth and Westmeath, as well as Dublin city. They are indexed in PRO Accessions Vol. 37.

1796 Spinning-Wheel Premium Entitlement Lists: As part of a government scheme to encourage the linen trade, free spinning-wheels or looms were granted to individuals planting a certain area of land with flax. The lists of those entitled to the awards, covering almost 60,000 individuals, were published in 1796 and record only the name of the individual and the civil parish in which he lived. As might be expected, the majority, over 64% of the total, were in Ulster, but some names appear from every county except Dublin and Wicklow. A microfiche index to the lists is available in the National Archives and The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.

1798 Persons Who Suffered Losses in the 1798 Rebellion: A list of claims for compensation from the government for property destroyed by the rebels during the insurrection of 1798. Particularly useful for the property-owning classes of Cos Wexford, Carlow, Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow. (See reference NLI I 94107.)

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