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==== Church Registers and Vestry Minutes ==== | ==== Church Registers and Vestry Minutes ==== | ||
Censuses may also be found in local church registers and in the vestry minutes (forerunners of parish councils run by the local worthies and closely linked with the church). There are plenty available, especially for the French and Napoleonic War period (1790-1815). | Censuses may also be found in local church registers and in the vestry minutes (forerunners of parish councils run by the local worthies and closely linked with the church). There are plenty available, especially for the French and Napoleonic War period (1790-1815). | ||
==== Spinning Wheel Premium Lists | ==== Spinning Wheel Premium Lists 1796 ==== | ||
To increase the production of linen and the linen trade in 1796, Parliament began subsidizing the flax industry by providing spinning wheels and reels to qualified flax growers. The names provided in these lists provide an excellent snapshot for a time period known for its lack of records. Records for the counties of Dublin and Wicklow do not appear to have survived. There is an index to these records that was produced by All-Ireland Heritage in 1986.<br>In the FamilySearch Catalog, see heading: | To increase the production of linen and the linen trade in 1796, Parliament began subsidizing the flax industry by providing spinning wheels and reels to qualified flax growers. The names provided in these lists provide an excellent snapshot for a time period known for its lack of records. Records for the counties of Dublin and Wicklow do not appear to have survived. There is an index to these records that was produced by All-Ireland Heritage in 1986.<br>In the FamilySearch Catalog, see heading: | ||
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The Strafford Survey was based on a series of inquisitions regarding land ownership in the Province of Connacht for the years 1635-1637. These were conducted by Thomas Wentworth who was the Lord Deputy and afterwards the Earl of Strafford. The basis for the survey was to produce revenue for the King and juries made up of the largest landowners in each county were instructed that their findings must be in favor of the king, or lose their estates. All but Galway conceded and the Galway jury abdicated after being severely fined by the Court of the Castle Chamber. Only the records for County Mayo survive. | The Strafford Survey was based on a series of inquisitions regarding land ownership in the Province of Connacht for the years 1635-1637. These were conducted by Thomas Wentworth who was the Lord Deputy and afterwards the Earl of Strafford. The basis for the survey was to produce revenue for the King and juries made up of the largest landowners in each county were instructed that their findings must be in favor of the king, or lose their estates. All but Galway conceded and the Galway jury abdicated after being severely fined by the Court of the Castle Chamber. Only the records for County Mayo survive. | ||
==== Tithe Applotment | ==== Tithe Applotment 1823-1837 ==== | ||
The Tithe Applotment books or records were land-based tax assessments placed on the occupiers and owners of land, taken from 1823–1837. Fifty-five percent of the parishes had been surveyed by 1830. The records list the names of the tenants, townlands, area by acreage, valuation of the property and the amount of the tithe payable. The Tithe Composition Acts required that payments be made in cash, rather than in-kind. The money collected went to the clergy of the Church of Ireland parish. | The Tithe Applotment books or records were land-based tax assessments placed on the occupiers and owners of land, taken from 1823–1837. Fifty-five percent of the parishes had been surveyed by 1830. The records list the names of the tenants, townlands, area by acreage, valuation of the property and the amount of the tithe payable. The Tithe Composition Acts required that payments be made in cash, rather than in-kind. The money collected went to the clergy of the Church of Ireland parish. | ||
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These records have been digitized and free indexes and images are now available online at [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804886 www.familysearch.org] and [http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp www.nationalarchive.ie]. Indexes are also available online at subscription website [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1270 www.ancestry.com]. | These records have been digitized and free indexes and images are now available online at [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1804886 www.familysearch.org] and [http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp www.nationalarchive.ie]. Indexes are also available online at subscription website [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1270 www.ancestry.com]. | ||
==== Griffith's Valuation | ==== Griffith's Valuation 1848-1862 ==== | ||
Commonly known by the name of the originator, Richard Griffith, the [http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml "Griffith'sValuation"] replaced the Tithe Applotment records as the means for collecting fees on tenements and land. The Griffith's Valuation was conducted in the 1850's and 1860's. This record is also indexed in the ''Householder's Index'' mentioned above. | Commonly known by the name of the originator, Richard Griffith, the [http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml "Griffith'sValuation"] replaced the Tithe Applotment records as the means for collecting fees on tenements and land. The Griffith's Valuation was conducted in the 1850's and 1860's. This record is also indexed in the ''Householder's Index'' mentioned above. | ||
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Valuation Revision books have been digitized and images are now available online for free at [http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_archives/val12b.htm www.proni.gov.uk]. | Valuation Revision books have been digitized and images are now available online for free at [http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/search_the_archives/val12b.htm www.proni.gov.uk]. | ||
==== National Schools Registers 1850-1950 ==== | |||
A national system of non-denominational schools was set up in 1832, much earlier than in England (1870). The National Schools Registers 1850-1950 for over 1500 schools in the counties of Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Down, Fermanagh and Tyrone in Northern Ireland are extant. More than two thirds of them have pupil names. | |||
=== Return of Owners of Land 1876 === | |||
This records 32,614 owners of land of one acre or more in Ireland, identifying them by province and county, and giving their address along with the extent and valuation of their property. The Return is available on fiches 6393800-3 (7) from your FSC.<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "Ireland Census and Census Substitutes (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Ireland_Census_and_Census_Substitutes_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | |||
==== Old Age Irish Pension Records ==== | ==== Old Age Irish Pension Records ==== | ||
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A helpful source to determine whether any Irish census substitutes have been printed in publications, held in the collection of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, is ''Smith's Inventory of Genealogical Sources: Ireland''. This 34-volume work includes volumes for each county and two general volumes for the country. The work is in book form at the library and is also available on microfiche [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/745738 6110527] (a set of 18 fiche) which can be ordered and sent to family history centers. | A helpful source to determine whether any Irish census substitutes have been printed in publications, held in the collection of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, is ''Smith's Inventory of Genealogical Sources: Ireland''. This 34-volume work includes volumes for each county and two general volumes for the country. The work is in book form at the library and is also available on microfiche [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/745738 6110527] (a set of 18 fiche) which can be ordered and sent to family history centers. | ||
The work lists titles by category and by time period and gives the source and library call number for each. These can then be looked up in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] online to determine availability. | The work lists titles by category and by time period and gives the source and library call number for each. These can then be looked up in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] online to determine availability. | ||
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[[Category:Ireland]] | [[Category:Ireland]] | ||