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=== Valuation Office Revision Books === | === Valuation Office Revision Books === | ||
To start a search for the Valuation Office | To start a search for the Valuation Office revision books a person should first know the name of the townland where the ancestor lived. With the name of the townland it is best to use the following steps to find a microfilm number for the revision books. These records are available on microfilm from the Family History Library and family history centres for the Republic of Ireland only. Researchers should note that these records are often mistakenly referred to as 'cancelled books' or 'cancel books'. | ||
Steps for locating Irish cancel books: | Steps for locating Irish revision or cancel books: | ||
# Determine which townland you will be searching (e.g. Gortnatona). | # Determine which townland you will be searching (e.g. Gortnatona). | ||
# Find the townland in the 1901 edition of ''General alphabetical index to the townlands and towns of Ireland'' (Family History Library microfilm number 865092) and write down the parish (Kilcummin), county (Kerry), Poor Law Union/ Rural District (Killarney), and District Electoral Division (Kilcummin). | # Find the townland in the 1901 edition of ''General alphabetical index to the townlands and towns of Ireland'' (Family History Library microfilm number 865092) and write down the parish (Kilcummin), county (Kerry), Poor Law Union/ Rural District (Killarney), and District Electoral Division (Kilcummin). | ||
# Go to [http://www.familysearch.org/ www.familysearch.org] and search the Family History Library Catalog by doing a Place Search for the county (Kerry) and country (Ireland). | # Go to [http://www.familysearch.org/ www.familysearch.org] and search the Family History Library Catalog by doing a Place Search for the county (Kerry) and country (Ireland). | ||
# On the '''Place Details''' page select '''Ireland, Kerry – Land and Property.''' | # On the '''Place Details''' page select '''Ireland, County (Kerry) – Land and Property.''' | ||
# On the '''Topic Details''' page select the entry for the rural district where your townland was situated, such as: | # On the '''Topic Details''' page select the entry for the rural district where your townland was situated, such as: “Valuation Lists for Kerry County, Killarney Rural District, 1859-1946.” | ||
# The '''Title Details''' page will appear and show publication and other details for the record. Click on the '''View Film Notes''' button in the upper right portion of the page. | # The '''Title Details''' page will appear and show publication and other details for the record. Click on the '''View Film Notes''' button in the upper right portion of the page. | ||
# A list of microfilms will appear. | # A list of microfilms will appear. | ||
# Select the entry for the District Electoral Division (DED) that your townland was in, such as: ''v. 18-19 Electoral division: Kilcummin Kilfelim'' is the record that should cover the townland of Gortnatona). | # Select the entry for the District Electoral Division (DED) that your townland was in, such as: ''v. 18-19 Electoral division: Kilcummin Kilfelim'' is the record that should cover the townland of Gortnatona). | ||
The Family History Library's copies of estate records are listed in | The Family History Library's copies of estate records are listed in the Place Search of the catalog under the following headings: | ||
IRELAND - LAND AND PROPERTY | IRELAND - LAND AND PROPERTY | ||