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=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
From 1823 to 1864, records were kept of people who paid taxes to the Church of Ireland or the government in Ireland. A surname index to these tax records is called the Index of Surnames of Householders in Griffith's Primary Valuation and the Tithe Applotment Books, commonly called the Householders Index. | From 1823 to 1864, records were kept of people who paid taxes to the Church of Ireland or the government in Ireland. A surname index to these tax records is called [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1852066?availability=Los%20Angeles%20California%20FamilySearch%20Library the Index of Surnames of Householders in Griffith's Primary Valuation and the Tithe Applotment Books], commonly called the Householders Index. | ||
The Tithe Applotment Books list people of all religions who paid taxes to the Church of Ireland between 1823 and 1838. Griffith's Primary Valuation Lists identify people who paid taxes to the Irish government between 1847 and 1864. Both of these records are important for locating people who lived in Ireland during these time periods, since other records such as census returns and church records may not have survived. | The Tithe Applotment Books list people of all religions who paid taxes to the Church of Ireland between 1823 and 1838. Griffith's Primary Valuation Lists identify people who paid taxes to the Irish government between 1847 and 1864. Both of these records are important for locating people who lived in Ireland during these time periods, since other records such as census returns and church records may not have survived. | ||
These tax records give the names of people who occupied land, where they resided, usually a description of their property, and the amount of tax assessed. The names shown in these records can be used to help determine a possible place of residence for an ancestral family. | These tax records give the names of people who occupied land, where they resided, usually a description of their property, and the amount of tax assessed. The names shown in these records can be used to help determine a possible place of residence for an ancestral family. | ||
==== FamilySearch Sources ==== | |||
*[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1852066?availability=Los%20Angeles%20California%20FamilySearch%20Library Griffith's valuation film numbers : the Ireland householders index & 2 lists- one for the Republic and one for Northern Ireland] | |||
*[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/691176?availability=Family%20History%20Library The Ireland Householder's index : Resource guide] | |||
=== How to fine the Index === | === How to fine the Index === | ||