1857 griffiths valuation book

It was a survey of land occupation to determine the amount of tax a landowner or occupier should pay towards the. Griffiths valuation is now available online on the askaboutireland website external link. Griffiths valuation years of publication 1858 18567 1857. The spelling of the name is interchangeable and all variations should be checked. Ballinrobe union, 17 moorehall estate achill mission. Griffiths primary valuation took place throughout ireland during the middle of the 19th century and the valuation of clare was published in 1855. Both are seen as census substitutes but they do not include as much information as the census of 19011911. Copied and typed in 1989 and entered into computer and printer on 25 may 1997. It includes books used by richard griffiths valuers in the lead up to the great land survey, during the survey and very importantly since the. The griffiths valuation or the primary valuation is a much used and valuable source in genealogical research. They record the amount of irish tithe a tax equating to onetenth of production due from each. Griffiths valuation 18521855 county clare surname index.

These maps may be available at the dublin valuation office and at the public record office of northern ireland, belfast proni. The term griffiths valuation books covers the library of materials created by the valuation office both before and after publication of the primary valuation of tenements in the mid 1800s. There is a printed valuation book for each barony or poor law union in the. Griffiths valuation revision books, cancelled books and.

Griffith s valuation years of publication 1858 18567 1857 1855 1855 18512 1852 185 18589 1851 185860 18567 18612 18634 1864 1862 1856 1854 1855 194751 1851 18523 18523 1853 854 1854 1854 18512 184950 1851 184851 map produced by irishgenealogy. This involved establishing the value of all privately held lands and buildings in both rural and urban areas in order to figure a rental rate for each unit of property. Richard john griffith started to value land in scotland, where he spent two years in 18061807 valuing terrain through the examination of its soils. Birney family events 16001900 main counties included. In this 2015 update to our 10 part family history series, boyd gray, family historian, demonstrates how to search the griffith valuation in conjunction with the revision books. Derry, armagh, cavan, antrim, down transcribed, compiled and submitted by barbara birney, northwestern united states barbarabirneyat. Griffiths valuation was a boundary and land valuation survey of ireland completed in 1868. Family history 2015 update pt 1 griffith valuation. The moher valuation office field books are available for february 1840. This valuation records every landowner and householder in ireland in a period shortly after the famine. There are a number of online databases of the valuation which makes this task somewhat easier. While griffiths valuation is available on a number of websites, the version you can search on findmypast is the one developed by eneclann ltd, oms services and the national library of ireland and is the most complete griffiths primary valuation of ireland which includes all revisions and amendments. Is there anywhere online a reference that can tell me more specifically when the valuation was done in a particular area. The printed edition is commonly referred to as griffiths valuation after richard griffith, commissioner of the valuation office at the time of the printing.

Griffiths valuation of 1857 lists the following tenants in the townland baxter, henderson, kelliher, kellett, mcgovern, murray, reilly, rudden. Cork after the change in the basis of assessment in 1844, the main categories of valuers notebooks continued to be known as house books and field books, but the distinction became more than a little blurred, with information on occupiers appearing in both. Griffiths valuation 1848 1864 the primary valuation of tenements, also known as griffiths valuation, was undertaken in order to establish the value of land and buildings in ireland as a basis for levying a local system of fair taxation under the irish poor law act of 1838. Griffiths valuation house books are the notebooks that were used by valuators to record information on the majority of the buildings of ireland, be it dwelling house, outoffice or even lavatory in order to place a rateable value on the building and these records formed part of the informationgathering process required for the completion of the primary valuation of ireland. Those parts of clare contained in the union of limerick were published in 1852. Manual searching can be very timeconsuming and it is very easy to miss a name. The tithe applotment books, 18231837 were compiled approximately 2040 years prior to griffith s valuation gv, depending upon when the county valuation was published and or had the tithe responsibilities recorded.

This survey became known as griffiths valuation after richard griffith who was the director of the office at that time. Irelands tithe applotment books their value to family. In the early 2000s, eneclann, the national library of ireland and the origins network put together the most complete set of griffiths valuation ever assembled, digitally imaged it and an accompanying set of valuation maps and made a database transcription of all personal names and placenames. After that, properties were valued annually from 1864 until the early 1930s the annual valuation revision books proni reference.

Irelands valuation office conducted its first survey of property ownership in ireland from 1848 to 1864. There is a printed valuation book for each barony or poor law union in the country, showing the names of occupiers of land and. Michael odonnell and mary dinneen odonnell came to nyc in 1863. Valuation house book 16 nov 1848, leitrim townland, leitrim parish, co. The griffiths valuation revision books updated those original land surveys every time. Some book types, such as tenure books, include notations about the property as well as notes on the cost of rent and any additional observations. In 1898, the local government act transferred those townlands that are today found in the county roscommon portion of the parish. Griffiths valuation news newspapers books scholar jstor september 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message. These boundaries and their locations would be used in preparation for an. Click on the locations below to see the valuation free online access to griffiths valuation website.

Noel farrell has produced a lovely little book, in 2001, which gives a print out of the section on youghal it is called youghal family roots. Richard griffith, a geologist based in dublin, became boundary commissioner in 1825 and commissioner of valuation in 1827. In general, each townland is surrounded by a thick line on the map, with the numbered. For county leitrim the survey was conducted in 1856, and for county roscommon the survey was conducted in 1857 and 1858. Richard john griffith was commissioned by the british government in 1825 to take a survey of land boundaries in ireland. Thus began an assessment of the whole country, county by county by sir richard griffith. Although commonly referred to as griffiths primary valuation, this valuation is, in fact, the third in a series of valuations supervised by. Note, that although these maps accompany the griffiths valuation which was.

The following is a complete index to the valuation for donegal, transcribed by lindel, and forming part of the donegal genealogy resources website. How to use griffiths valuation for irish family history. However, in a town and city the numbers do represent the holdings consecutively adjoining each other on streets and lanes. Griffith s valuation, or primary valuation of ireland, was executed under the direction of sir richard griffith to provide a basis for determining taxes.

All occupiers are included, however, the complete entry was not transcribed. Firstly, the initial townland valuation act 1826 allowed for a complete assessment of every parcel of land and tenement building in ireland, to enable an. These records may reveal whether your relatives owned or leased their land, the value of their property, and whether the land included buildings. About ireland, griffiths valuation, 18471864 griffiths valuation, indexed with images in this database, is one of irelands premier genealogical resources, referencing approximately one million individuals who occupied property in ireland between 1848 and 1864. You will find the links to these databases at the 1858 59. The following is a complete index to the valuation for conwal, transcribed by lindel, and forming part of the donegal genealogy resources website. The main sources for records of place are griffiths valuation, the tithe applotment books, estate papers and maps. Unlike griffith s valuation they do not cover cities or towns. The area and net annual value of the occupied property was not included. In effect, because it is the only detailed guide to where in ireland people lived in the midnineteenth century and what property they owned or leased, griffiths valuation. Use this form to search for a particular family name in griffiths valuation. Tithe applotment books tabs date from the decades prior to the great hunger and the mass emigration that resulted from it. Griffiths is an excellent source for irish family history research because it is the most allinclusive surviving household survey for the mid 1800s and allows you to. Griffiths valuation 18551857 lists of all property holders in each townland in county mayo, the person from whom the property was leased and the size of the holding.

The manuscript revision books for northern ireland are held by the public records office of northern ireland in belfast. After the change in the basis of assessment in 1844, the main categories of valuers notebooks continued to be known as house books and field books, but the distinction became more than a little blurred, with information on occupiers appearing in both. However, the tithe applotment book shows no biggins in kilmolara civil parish which includes the nealein 1833. The images of the original records have also been provided and can offer additional information, particularly about the land being assessed. Hello whenever i read about griffiths i see a very wide date range in which the data was collected 18481864. Unlike griffiths valuation they do not cover cities or towns.

I have also created a database of the names listed in the printed valuation for the whole county. The following is a list of the griffiths valuation for tracy and spelling variations. Griffiths valuation, or primary valuation of ireland, was executed under the direction of sir richard griffith to provide a basis for determining taxes. Is there more in griffiths valuation than just names. Those parts of clare contained in the union of limerick were published in. The later survey, griffiths valuation is perhaps the most valuable as it is generally more comprehensive. Clare genealogy griffiths valuation 1855 county clare. The survey was used to determine the amount of tax each person should pay towards the support of the poor within their poor law union. A john biggins, who could have been my greatgrandfather or possibly his father, appears on griffiths valuation in cahernagry west, the neale in about 1857. It is possible that the michael listed as head of household is our michael, but then again hummm. Griffiths valuation explained pdf the parish of killeshin. Ireland xo insight griffiths valuation and cancelled.

Indexed in index to griffiths valuation of ireland, 18481864. Griffiths valuation is fully searchable online, free of charge on the ask about ireland website. Initially the country was divided into unions and this was adjusted to create smaller unit sizes, so that by 1850 there were 163. An act was passed in 1826 allowed for a uniform valuation of property in all ireland for levying of county charges and grand jury rates. At that time all of the above townlands were located in county galway. The union was introduced as the most basic unit of administration under the poor law system in 1838 as the barony and parish units were felt to be unsatisfactory because of their unequal sizes. The tithe applotment books were compiled between 1823 and 1838 as a survey of land in each civil parish to determine the payment of tithes a religious tax. The griffiths valuation land survey of circa 1857 is the core of irish genealogy because it identifies the location of virtually every household in ireland in the 19th century, when we have no censuses.

Compilation the valuation was compiled on a barony basis and further subdivided according to townlands. Griffiths valuation is an invaluable reference for family historians with ancestors in ireland in part because no census material from the nineteenth century has survived. The extent of the carr family thomas carr and bernard carr holdings are the same as in the 1857 griffiths valuation for thomas carr, comprising in this map fields 19, 22, 23, 2529, 37 and 38 with structures in each that also appear in the griffiths valuation and 4353. This is the primary first general valuation which was made between 1847 and 1864. Valuation books going deeper into griffiths valuation. On griffiths valuation, the numbers and letters of reference to the maps are the connection between the valuation and the accompanying ordnance survey map. Primary valuation the primary valuation, also known as griffith s valuation, was the first, fullscale valuation of property in ireland and details of property with valuations were published between 1847 and 1864. He used the scotch system of valuation and it was a modified version of this that he introduced into ireland when he assumed the position of commissioner of valuation. Griffiths valuation 18471864 discover your ancestors who owned or rented land in ireland between 1847 and 1864. Valuation office records the national archives of ireland. Griffiths valuation of irelandprimary valuation of. The primary valuation, also known as griffiths valuation, was the first, fullscale.

The survey was supposed to include every county, civil parish, barony, and townland boundary in the country. The tithe applotment books are available online, free of charge on the national archives of ireland website. Griffiths valuation 1857 mckee family from donegal. Published between 1847 and 1864 it provides a detailed county by county record. Cloonlogher civil parish, county leitrim griffiths valuation. Griffiths valuation was an attempt to give a rateable valuation for every property in ireland, the precise location of the property and the name s of those considered liable to pay. This search page will perform a lookup in the griffiths data base, for any text string that you enter in the dialog boxes below. As such, they predate the better known, and more comprehensive, griffiths valuation, by at least a couple of decades. Val1 of 1828 to 1840 was followed by a primary valuation of ireland 1848 to 1864, better known as griffiths valuation.