Tithe applotment of skull, 1827 ta index for this parish. The tithe was calculated on the average price of oats and wheat between 1816 and 1823, while the quality ie productivity of the land was graded between 1 and 4, from very good and very poor respectively. 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 film was in fairly good condition but the handwriting was very old, plus the recorder couldnt spell some of the surnames. Index to the tithe applotment book, ballynascreen parish, co. Irelands tithe applotment books their value to family. The tithe applotment books are available online, free of charge on the national archives of ireland website. The tithe applotment books were transcribed and indexed by our partners, the.
The tithe applotment books were transcribed and indexed by our partners, the genealogical society of utah, who microfilmed the records many years ago. Tithe applotment books circa 1830 a record of property holders in each parish and the amount of tax levied for the upkeep of the established church. Ireland householders index genealogy familysearch wiki. This page features hundreds of records relating to tithe applotment books throughout co. You can also search the tithe records by place, and view your ancestors. Tithe applotment books the composition act 1823 specified that tithes due to the established church, the church of ireland, which had hitherto been payable in kind, should now be paid in money. The tithes were normally apportioned twothirds to the rector frequently a secular improprietor and onethird to the vicar the priest religious. Using the tithe location reference database swilson. As the tithe applotment books predate the great hunger and the subsequent depopulation of the countryside, it can be a very useful indicator of possible death or emigration is a man is named as being liable for a tithe but there is no subsequent trace to the same family name by the time of the griffiths valuation. Assessment of the research possibilities for the crofton. Browse the tithe applotment books parishes in mayo.
The tithe applotment books tab were a survey of agricultural land for the purpose of ascertaining the value of tithes taxes levied by the government to support the church of ireland clergy. 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. An index for the tithe applotment books is available online at. Before the composition act of 1823 it was possible to pay them in kind in stead of money. The names are listed below in alphabetical order, once only regardless of how many times any name appears in the books, spellings as they are on the original as best they can be read. The tithe books for the six counties of northern ireland are in proni and are available on selfservice microfilm in the mic15a series. These were used for the upkeep of the church of ireland and were paid from the time of the reformation.
Tithe applotments 1834, kilmore civil parish, county mayo. They are known as the tithe applotment books because the results of this land survey were originally compiled in nearly 2,000 handwritten books. Tithe applotment books category the irish archives. This page features 527 free records relating to tithe applotment books in killabban, co. Unlike griffiths valuation they do not cover cities or towns. Laois this page features 394 free records relating to tithe applotment books in rearymore, co. The tithe applotment books tab were compiled between 1823 and 1837 in order to establish the amount landholders should pay towards the upkeep of the church of ireland. Tithe applotment books date from the decades prior to the famine and the mass emigration that followed it. The process took 15 years, until the tithe was suspended in 1838.
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. Index to the tithe applotment book, ballynascreen parish. Errors with regard to location of parishes in counties will also be rectified as. Achill addergoole aghagower aghamore aglish annagh ardagh attymass. My greatgreat grandfather james rogan emigrated from county mayo, but no us records say where in mayo. As a result, it was necessary to carry out a valuation of the entire country, civil parish by civil parish, to determine how much would be payable by each landholder. The average tithe per acre was around one shilling five new pence in todays decimal currency. Mayo the tithe applotment books, 182337 the national. Such records, together with the tithe applotment books, give rare and valuable insights into people and society in prefamine. In proni there are tithe books for all, save 31,of the 273 parishes then surveyed, in what is now northern ireland the books record the name of the tithe payer, the acreage of his farm and the amount of tithe paid. The records contained in the tithe applotment books are arranged by townland and list the names of each land occupier, the size and quality of their land, and the tithe deemed payable. No 3 oughaval parish in the townland of bleclare shows a robert grogan occupying a house, offices, corn mill, kiln and buck mill in 1840. The names are listed below in alphabetical order, once only regardless of how many times any name appears in the books and all variations are given. The tithe applotment books can be used to identify an earlier generation of a family, found in griffiths valuation, on the same land holding in the 1820s or 1830s.
There is a martin crofton listed on the tithe applotment book for cloondamph cloondaff, in the parish of addergoole, just east of derrygarve. A valuation was carried out, civil parish by civil parish, to determine how much would be payable by each landholder. List occupiers of irish land and church tithe owed to support the established church. Note, the county coverage for these records is by no means complete only 11.
County antrim, ireland, householders index, 1851, 1857. The tithe applotment books were compiled between 1823 and 1837 in order to determine the amount which occupiers of agricultural holdings should pay in tithes to the church of ireland the main protestant church, and the church established by the state until its dis. There are records for almost every parish, giving the names of occupiers, the amount of land held, and. Both are seen as census substitutes but they do not include as much information as the census of 19011911. In some cases this can be quite straight forward, the same surname appears only once in the townland at the time of the tithes and griffith s valuation. Addergoole civil parish, county mayo tithe applotments. The tithe applotment books, compiled between 1823 and 1838, are in the custody of the public record office of northern ireland. They record the amount of irish tithe, ie tax, due from each occupier of land, regardless of his religion, to support.
In other areas of the county, such as the townland of lisbunny in the parish of cumber upper. The national archives of ireland has made the tithe applotment books. Welcome to the national archives genealogy website. Ireland, tithe applotment books, 18051837 ancestry. The tithe location reference database was created to help try to work around a number of location errors included in the tithe applotment transcripts on the national archives of ireland website.
The tithe books for the 26 counties of the republic are free online at the national archives of ireland genealogy site. The tithe applotment books were compiled between 1823 and 1837 in order to establish the amount landholders should pay towards the upkeep of the church of ireland. The original tithe books for the 26 counties of the republic of ireland are held in the national archives in dublin. The taxable land in each parish was surveyed, giving the names of the occupiers of land in each townland, the acreage and class of land they held, and the amount of taxes tithes they were liable for. Bartly rogan tithe applotment books 18231837 ireland. They are browsable by county and then, within county, by civil parish and townland. Ireland county armagh county clare county galway county kilkenny county leix county leitrim county limerick county mayo county monaghan county tipperary. The taxable land in each parish was surveyed, giving the names of the occupiers of land in each townland, the acreage and class. Another census substitute are the tithe applotment books.
The name may have arisen from multiple septs polygenetic. The mayo county library has a microfiche copy of the tithe applotment books for shrule. The later survey, griffiths valuation is perhaps the most valuable as it is generally more comprehensive. Achonry tithe applotment 1827 kilmacteigekilmactigue. The tithe applotment books consist of 140 rolls of microfilm arranged by parish. About ireland, tithe applotment books, 18051837 historical background. Multiplying the acreages in the tithe applotment books by 1. Go to the tithe applotment at the national archives and click on browse. There are a number different types of error, the most common being those combining two or more consecutiv. The rate books were created between 1823 and 1838, and most of those which have survived are online at the national archives of ireland. A search of the valuation office books of 18241856 locates 2 results. Before you search, its good to use the browse feature to see what is covered. Griffiths primary valuation lists consist of more than 100 bound volumes that have been microfilmed on 22 rolls of film.
Search the tithe applotment books, 182337 the national. What the tithe applotment books are tithes were an income tax on farming usually about one tenth of the annual income. Tithe applotment books 18241838 records of tithes paid by tenants to the church of ireland. This civil parish also crossed the border into county galway. County mayo ballina poor law union tirawley barony. The tithe applotment books record the results of a unique land survey taken to determine the amount of tax payable by landholders to the church of ireland, the established church until 1869. A search of the tithe applotment books showed no results for robert grogans in county mayo. It would have been somewhat less than this during the 1820s and 1830s, when the tithe applotment books were compiled. So, the only sign we have of a bartholomew rogan in mayo is from the 182337 tithe applotment books, showing a bartly rogan in killala diocese, addergoole parish, cloggernaugh townsland. The population of ireland was recorded in 1841 as 8. The tithe book included both counties, so check county galway tithes for the rest of the parish. The tithe applotment books are a vital source for genealogical research for the prefamine period, given the loss of the 182151 census records. About county antrim, ireland, householders index, 1851, 1857 with no complete census for ireland or northern ireland prior to 1901, researchers of irish ancestors are left with the few local censuses available or the title applotment books, which can be used for most of the country.
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