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. Each year, valuation assessors recorded any change in quantity or dimensions of the properties, the. Griffiths valuation serves as a census substitute for the years before, during, and. Griffiths valuation revision books, cancelled books and. The valuation continued on this basis for the next seven years, covering. The collection is available as a fully searchable placename index to the valuation revision books covering counties antrim, armagh, down, fermanagh, londonderry and tyrone between the years 1864 to 1933. Griffiths valuation house books timeline irish genealogy blog. Ottessa moshfeghs latest novel is about a young woman sleeping and sleepwalking through a year of psychopharmaceuticals.
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. Griffiths valuation can be used as an excellent census substitute for the years after the great famine as censuses prior to 1901 were destroyed. The first revisions of griffith s 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. Griffiths 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. How to date griffiths valuation precisely john grenham. 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. Valuation office records the national archives of ireland. How to date griffiths valuation precisely griffith s valuation is an astounding achievement, a masterpiece of victorian social quantification that measures every property on the island of ireland with painstaking, pinpoint precision. The year 1838 saw the introduction of the irish poor law, a system of relief for the most destitute. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Griffiths valuation is fully searchable online, free of charge on the ask about ireland website. There are far fewer of these than of the house and field books.
The primary valuation, also known as griffiths valuation, was the first, fullscale. The main sources for records of place are griffiths valuation, the tithe applotment books, estate papers and maps. 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. 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. The application is searchable by placename city, county, parish or townland or by proni reference. You can also search the tithe records by place, and view your ancestors neighbors.
It was to be a further 17 years before the final tranche of the survey was published to complete. Its funding was based on full tenement assessments carried out. Griffith uni ranks in the top 2 percent of universities globally with 50,000 students spanning six campuses in south east queensland, australia. Richard john griffith started to value land in scotland, where he spent. Tithe applotment books 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. 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. Valuation books going deeper into griffiths valuation. The revision books are manuscript copies of the original valuation, which record any changes to the ownership, occupancy, size or value of a holding. However, you will be able to see the detail of buildings, field boundaries, roads etc. Places name books thoms search tips upload about gv maps read more.
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. Griffiths valuation revision books, cancelled books and current. General valuation of rateable property in ireland, 18471864 and griffiths valuation. Griffiths valuation, indexed with images in this database, is one of irelands. 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. There are printed and indexed compilation of these valuations.