In 1798 he carried out a census of the city of Dublin (a difficult undertaking at the time on account of the 1798 Rising).[1] Epidemic diseases were then frequent in Dublin, but, undeterred by the fear of infection, he personally inspected nearly every house in the city and questioned nearly every inhabitant. Hitherto the extent of the population had been only vaguely conjectured - he counted a total population of 182,370. He published the results of his investigations in 1805 in his Essay on the Population of Dublin in 1798.[2] The many detailed statistics which he accumulated were stored in the city archives in Dublin Castle, which were among those destroyed in the Four Courts during the Irish Civil War in 1922.
In 1805 he was made one of the members of the commission to inquire into the conduct of the paving board of Dublin. He formed the Meath Charitable Loan in 1808.[2]
He collaborated with John Warburton, deputy keeper of the records in Dublin Castle, in writing a History of Dublin, completed after his death by Robert Walsh.[3]
He ministered to the poor in the vicinity of Cork Street Fever Hospital, where he caught a fever himself and died in 1813.[1]
Bibliographyedit
Whitelaw, James An essay on the population of Dublin, being the result of an actual survey taken in 1798 Dublin, 1805.
History of the City of Dublin by Whitelaw, Warburton, and Walsh. Vol. 1 of 2, London, 1818.
Parental Solicitude (Dublin, 1800)
A System of Geography, of which the maps only (engraved by himself) were published
An Essay on the best method of ascertaining Areas of Countries of any considerable Extent (Transactions of Royal Irish Academy, vol. vi.)
Notesedit
^ abcBoylan, Henry (1998). A Dictionary of Irish Biography, 3rd Edition. Dublin: Gill and MacMillan. p. 444. ISBN0-7171-2945-4.
^ ab One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: O'Donoghue, David James (1900). "Whitelaw, James". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 61. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 109, 110.
Gilbert, John (1854). A History of the City of Dublin. Oxford: Oxford University.
George Newenham Wright (2005). . Online book. Archived from the original on 31 October 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
Casey, Christine (2005). Dublin: The City Within the Grand and Royal Canals and the Circular Road with the Phoenix Park. Yale: Yale University Press. ISBN0-300-10923-7.
St. James' Graveyard, Dublin - History and Associations (Dublin, 1988)
External linksedit
Ireland Sixty Years Ago, online book, based on the memories of Robert Walsh.
January 01, 1970
james, whitelaw, mria, 1749, february, 1813, irish, historian, writer, statistician, anglican, priest, philanthropist, contents, life, bibliography, notes, references, external, linkslife, edithe, born, county, leitrim, educated, trinity, college, dublin, elec. The Rev James Whitelaw BA MRIA 1749 4 February 1813 was an Irish historian writer statistician Anglican priest and philanthropist 1 Contents 1 Life 2 Bibliography 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksLife editHe was born in County Leitrim and educated at Trinity College Dublin He was elected a Scholar in 1769 and graduated in 1771 with a BA He was ordained in the Church of Ireland and became rector of St James and then St Catherine s in Thomas St in Dublin He carried out a great deal of work on behalf of the poor including establishing the Erasmus Smith Free School on the Coombe and other institutions In 1798 he carried out a census of the city of Dublin a difficult undertaking at the time on account of the 1798 Rising 1 Epidemic diseases were then frequent in Dublin but undeterred by the fear of infection he personally inspected nearly every house in the city and questioned nearly every inhabitant Hitherto the extent of the population had been only vaguely conjectured he counted a total population of 182 370 He published the results of his investigations in 1805 in his Essay on the Population of Dublin in 1798 2 The many detailed statistics which he accumulated were stored in the city archives in Dublin Castle which were among those destroyed in the Four Courts during the Irish Civil War in 1922 In 1805 he was made one of the members of the commission to inquire into the conduct of the paving board of Dublin He formed the Meath Charitable Loan in 1808 2 He collaborated with John Warburton deputy keeper of the records in Dublin Castle in writing a History of Dublin completed after his death by Robert Walsh 3 He ministered to the poor in the vicinity of Cork Street Fever Hospital where he caught a fever himself and died in 1813 1 Bibliography editWhitelaw James An essay on the population of Dublin being the result of an actual survey taken in 1798 Dublin 1805 History of the City of Dublin by Whitelaw Warburton and Walsh Vol 1 of 2 London 1818 Parental Solicitude Dublin 1800 A System of Geography of which the maps only engraved by himself were published An Essay on the best method of ascertaining Areas of Countries of any considerable Extent Transactions of Royal Irish Academy vol vi Notes edit a b c Boylan Henry 1998 A Dictionary of Irish Biography 3rd Edition Dublin Gill and MacMillan p 444 ISBN 0 7171 2945 4 a b nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain O Donoghue David James 1900 Whitelaw James In Lee Sidney ed Dictionary of National Biography Vol 61 London Smith Elder amp Co pp 109 110 Irish Times 3 November 1934 p 6References editWebb Alfred 1878 Whitelaw James A Compendium of Irish Biography Dublin M H Gill amp son Gilbert John 1854 A History of the City of Dublin Oxford Oxford University George Newenham Wright 2005 An Historical Guide to the City of Dublin 1825 Online book Archived from the original on 31 October 2007 Retrieved 2 February 2009 Casey Christine 2005 Dublin The City Within the Grand and Royal Canals and the Circular Road with the Phoenix Park Yale Yale University Press ISBN 0 300 10923 7 F Elrington Ball A History of the County Dublin 1903 Part II St James Graveyard Dublin History and Associations Dublin 1988 External links editIreland Sixty Years Ago online book based on the memories of Robert Walsh Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Whitelaw amp oldid 1195580859, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
