There are four main sets, the tithe applotment books about which i have already blogged about, see under march 26, 2014 below, griffiths valuation, the valuation office house and tenure books, and the valuation office cancelled books. Griffith s valuation other valuation office records. She has a book on the valuation office collection in the works, due out some. It is still in existance and has in its possession the original set of notebooks used by the griffiths valuation surveyors these are the field books, the house books and the tenure books.
After about fifteen years, an accumulation of changes, noted in inks of different colours, made these books very crowded and. Id like to know if your tip on accessing the title page of the printed griffiths valuation by manipulating the browser on askaboutireland could be applied to the national archives site featuring the 1,366,275 valuation office records i. Apr 07, 2016 griffiths valuation and the cancelled books. Valuation books going deeper into griffiths valuation. How to use griffiths valuation for irish family history research. It was the first major attempt at valuing property.
By clicking on any of the name book images which display on the map, you can. There are printed and indexed compilation of these valuations. The griffiths valuation or the primary valuation is a much used and valuable source in genealogical research. Some were done first and some last it would be helpful to know when the mayo valuat. The tithe applotment books are available online, free of charge on the national archives of ireland website. Griffiths valuation history and genealogy research by. Unions are no longer in use as an administrative unit. Ireland xo insight griffiths valuation and cancelled.
Mar 03, 2016 another online version of griffiths valuation uses later editions of ordnance survey maps that date from forty to eighty years afterwards. Griffiths valuation revision books, cancelled books and. The primary valuation of ireland or griffiths valuation carried out between 1848 and 1864 to determine liability to pay the poor rate for the support of the poor and destitute within each poor law union provides detailed information on where people lived in midnineteenth century ireland and the property they possessed. Initially the country was divided into unions and this was adjusted to create smaller unit sizes, so that by 1850 there were 163. Unlike griffiths valuation they do not cover cities or towns. The valuation records list the name of the head of the household, the name of the landowner immediate lessor, the acreage of the plot, the value of the property, and the amount of tax assessed. They can provide valuable circumstantial evidence, especially where a holding passed from father to son in the period between the tithe survey and griffiths valuation. Gena is a genealogist and author of the book from the family kitchen. Nearly all irish family historians will find griffiths valuation useful, and most will start with the primary valuation of tenements, published countybycounty across the island between 1847 and 1864. Thomas griffiths prepared or supervised over 1,000.
The griffith s valuation house books usually include a quality letter for properties, which provided an indication of the physical condition as well as an estimation of the buildings age. It was to be a further 17 years before the final tranche of the survey was published to complete the primary valuation for the entire island. Each year, valuation assessors recorded any change in quantity or dimensions of the properties, the. Often, the valuation is the only place you will find any mention of your 19th century irish ancestors in ireland at all. Proni has just launched its griffiths valuation revision books collection for the six counties of northern ireland. The first revisions of griffiths valuation of ireland usually took place within a couple of years of the original publication, but in some instances the time lag between the publication of griffiths and the first revision book entry can be as much as five years. The term valuation revision books can be used generically for both cancelled and current land books.
Multiple valuations, please see scale of fees on homepage. However, you will be able to see the detail of buildings, field boundaries, roads etc. These maps present the sixinch series created at the time of griffiths valuation. By the early 1900s the irish population had fallen by more than half, and these later maps dont show the farms and homesteads documented in the original survey. Mar 17, 2020 between 1848 and 1864, a valuation, called griffiths primary valuation, was made of taxable property in every parish in ireland. Griffiths valuation books beyond the primary list of tenements. On griffiths valuation, the numbers and letters of reference to the maps are the connection between the valuation and the accompanying ordnance survey map. The entire country was not assessed annually like some current income tax. Aug 16, 2016 how to use griffiths valuation for irish family history research. Griffiths valuation revision books for ni are live.
Richard john griffith started to value land in scotland, where he spent two years in 18061807 valuing terrain through the examination of its soils. Griffiths valuation house books are the notebooks that were used by valuators to. The house books generally date from just before the publication of griffiths valuation of ireland, although in some instances they can predate griffiths by as much as five years. Reading griffiths valuation office books vs printed.
Griffiths primary valuation took place throughout ireland during the middle of the 19th century and the valuation of clare was published in 1855. Its main achievement was griffiths primary valuation of 18471864. Griffiths valuation 18481864 irelands valuation office conducted its first survey of property ownership in ireland from 1848 to 1864. Published between 1847 and 1864 it provides a detailed county by county record of tax liable on land and buildings for the period. Richard john griffith started to value land in scotland, where he spent. Proni holds valuation records relating to the valuation of property in northern ireland from the 1830s to 1993. Depending on which county and which area some cancelled land books.
It is fair to say that griffiths primary valuation was more than 20 years in preparation before the first tranche of the primary valuation of tenements for county dublin was published in 1847. Is there anywhere online a reference that can tell me more specifically when the valuation was done in a particular area. After that, properties were valued annually from 1864 until the early 1930s the annual valuation revision books proni reference. Over the past year, however, the library council of ireland has spent 230,000 on digitising its copy of the document and making it available online. Maps are central to the work of griffiths valuation and a source of endless fascination for social and economic historians. These various versions correspond to the different years in which map sheets. 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 serves as a census substitute for the years before, during, and after the great famine. Note, that although these maps accompany the griffiths valuation which was published between 1847 and 1864, these maps are believed to be a bit older latter decades of the 19th century, but they are better than nothing and even better because they are free. The proni valuation revision books will complement any research undertaken using the griffiths valuation database on the ask about. 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.
Griffiths primary general valuation 18471864 from 1847 to 1864, his townland valuations were used to determine a tax amount to support the poor. Ive tried to find answers in alreadypublished material on the web before. 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. Ireland xo insight griffiths valuation and cancelled books. The first part merely values each townland in ireland. Griffiths valuation house books timeline irish genealogy blog. One of the musthave genealogical sources for finding your 19th century ancestor in ireland is. As the head of the boundary department of ireland, griffith would spend the next forty years supervising land valuation in ireland and, in particular, the great. Val1 of 1828 to 1840 was followed by a primary valuation of ireland 1848 to 1864, better known as griffiths valuation. Griffiths primary valuation of ireland archives from. Another online version of griffiths valuation uses later editions of ordnance survey maps that date from forty to eighty years afterwards. It was to be a further 17 years before the final tranche of the survey was published to complete.
The date of completion of each book is recorded on the last page. Another online version of griffith s valuation uses later editions of ordnance survey maps that date from forty to eighty years afterwards. What you can find there is a record of the land you have located in griffiths changing hands. Letter or number in field book content of land rateable annual valuation of land in pounds, shillings and pence. Mumford books free valuations, uk book valuations, second. Those parts of clare contained in the union of limerick were published in 1852. The valuation data is what is called a census substitute by genealogists. A searchable placename index linking to digitised images of valuation revision books covering counties antrim, armagh, down, fermanagh, londonderry and tyrone between the years 1864 to 1933.
All 3 have maps which indicate the holding they refer to. The survey involved the detailed valuation of every taxable piece of agricultural or built property on the island of ireland and was published countybycounty between the years 1847 and 1864. There is a possibility that the geographical information system which finds these places on a map may not find your location. 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. Griffiths valuation, indexed with images in this database, is one of irelands. What is so helpful about the lds films, is that you can see the sequence of changes of land occupiers often one generation of family to another thru the years as the film starts with the most recent valuation and ends with the primary one done in griffiths time. The new head of household is shown and what year the person took over the property. The next step after finding your relative in griffiths valuation is to head to the valuation office in dublin, either in person or remotely. Irelands valuation office conducted its first survey of property ownership in ireland from 1848 to 1864. The next step after griffiths valuation my genealogy life. 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. After about fifteen years, an accumulation of changes, noted in inks of different colours, made these books very crowded. I couldnt see my savage ancestors in the griffiths valuation so i went through the cancellation books in dublin for that area where i knew they lived in the early 1860s. The tithe applotment books are the first in a series of national archives records of genealogical interest to be digitised by the genealogical society of utah in partnership with the national archives, and placed online free to access.
Records of place can provide useful information about where your ancestors lived. Valuation office records the valuation office was set up to carry out the original primary valuation. If you are conducting research on your irish ancestors in the 19th century, you will find an invaluable research resource in griffiths valuation of ireland. How to date griffiths valuation precisely john grenham. Griffiths valuation one of irish family historys top.
This survey became known as griffiths valuation after richard griffith who was the director of the office at that time. How to use griffiths valuation for irish family history. General valuation of rateable property in ireland, 18471864 and griffiths valuation. Details on locality place names as recorded in the griffiths database.
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 responses on this message board that i received for my first question were so knowledgeable and helpful, that im imposing on you once again. The application is searchable by placename city, county, parish or townland or by proni reference. While griffiths valuation is available on a number of websites, the version you can search on find my past ireland 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 ammendments. It is centred on the place name, townland, parish or other information available in the valuation records. So if you can identify your ancestor in griffiths valuation, you will know your ancestor was present in a townland or parish, to within 2 to 3 months. The valuation office was set up to carry out the original primary valuation. The work was also undertaken to ensure the document remained in the. 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. Places name books thoms search tips upload about gv maps read more. Carmel gilbride griffiths valuation eneclann eneclann. Explanation of griffiths valuation and the householders index. Reading griffiths valuation office books vs printed version.
What you can find there is a record of the land you have located in. Read to the end to find out exciting news about this collection. Background on griffiths primary valuation 18481864 irelands valuation office conducted its first survey of property ownership in ireland from 1848 to 1864. Use this form to search for a particular family name in griffiths valuation.
The valuation continued on this basis for the next seven years, covering. When that book became so full of revisions that it could hardly be deciphered, it would have been marked up as a cancelled land book and a new current land book would have been started. Patricks day gena philibertortega writes about griffiths valuation, a valuable tool for researching your irish ancestors. The surnames in the books have been roughly indexed, in the national library index of surnames, described more fully in griffiths valuation. In addition, youll find great book recommendations that may be of interest to you based on your search and purchase history, as well as the most wished for and most gifted books. 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. The information contained in these pages is provided solely for the purpose of sharing with others researching their ancestors in ireland. Find out more about the revision books and griffiths valuation.
The survey involved the detailed valuation of every taxable piece of agricultural or built property on the island of ireland and was published county. Hello whenever i read about griffiths i see a very wide date range in which the data was collected 18481864. May 22, 2017 the next step after finding your relative in griffiths valuation is to head to the valuation office in dublin, either in person or remotely. 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. Griffiths valuation can be used as an excellent census substitute for the years after the great famine as censuses prior to 1901 were destroyed. Generally, the valuation started in the southwest and finished in the northeast over 17 years. Is there more in griffiths valuation than just names. Griffiths valuation is one of the most important sources to irish local and family historians since it is the most comprehensive household survey that survives for the midnineteenth century, providing an insight into households in the period between the famine and the start of civil registration in 1864. Griffiths valuation serves as a census substitute for the years before, during, and. The primary valuation of ireland or griffiths valuation carried out between 1848 and 1864 to determine liability to pay the.
Griffiths valuation 18521855 county clare surname index. The original purpose was, and remains, the assessment of every building and every piece of land and an estimation of its financial value. Mar 26, 20 proni has just launched its griffiths valuation revision books collection for the six counties of northern ireland. Its free to search, and the images are of the highest quality. Clare genealogy griffiths valuation 1855 county clare.
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