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These were compiled c.1700 and are an official record of landed proprietors and their estates. They were used to access rents based on acreage called the "Quit Rent." This was payable each year based on land granted under the 1662 Act of Settlement and the subsequent 1665 Act of Explanation. | These were compiled c.1700 and are an official record of landed proprietors and their estates. They were used to access rents based on acreage called the "Quit Rent." This was payable each year based on land granted under the 1662 Act of Settlement and the subsequent 1665 Act of Explanation. | ||
=== Down Survey === | === Down Survey === | ||
The Down Survey is a mapped record of landownership and selected items of settlement and topography. The survey was basically concerned with lands that were confiscated after the Cromwellian victory. The most important difference between the Civil and Down Surveys is that the Civil Survey areas were estimated by jurors, whereas the Down Survey lands were measured by trained surveyors. | The Down Survey is a mapped record of landownership and selected items of settlement and topography. The survey was basically concerned with lands that were confiscated after the Cromwellian victory. The most important difference between the Civil and Down Surveys is that the Civil Survey areas were estimated by jurors, whereas the Down Survey lands were measured by trained surveyors. | ||
=== Burgess Rolls === | === Burgess Rolls === | ||
The name has two meanings. 1) Refers to a citizen of an incorporated borough with the right to vote, 2) The elected official from that borough to serve as a representative in Parliament. The Burgess rolls obviously are records of the middle and upper class in the larger metropolitan areas of Ireland. | The name has two meanings. 1) Refers to a citizen of an incorporated borough with the right to vote, 2) The elected official from that borough to serve as a representative in Parliament. The Burgess rolls obviously are records of the middle and upper class in the larger metropolitan areas of Ireland. | ||
=== Freeholders Lists === | === Freeholders Lists === | ||
These were compiled in the eighteen and nineteenth centuries. A freeholder was the owner of a freehold. A freehold was a tenure of real property inherited in fee simple; fee tail; or for life. | These were compiled in the eighteen and nineteenth centuries. A freeholder was the owner of a freehold. A freehold was a tenure of real property inherited in fee simple; fee tail; or for life. | ||
=== Freeman Lists === | === Freeman Lists === | ||
A freeman was one who was admitted to the freedom of an incorporated city, town or borough. There were several ways to become a freeman. The most common were by birth (the father's name is usually listed), service, marriage, or fine. | A freeman was one who was admitted to the freedom of an incorporated city, town or borough. There were several ways to become a freeman. The most common were by birth (the father's name is usually listed), service, marriage, or fine. | ||
* Admission by Birth was granted to sons, and sometimes daughters, of Free Citizens. Several generations of one family could hold the Freedom of an incorporated city at the same time. | * Admission by Birth was granted to sons, and sometimes daughters, of Free Citizens. Several generations of one family could hold the Freedom of an incorporated city at the same time. | ||
*Admission by Service was granted to those who completed an apprenticeship in one of the trade guilds of the city and paid a fee. | *Admission by Service was granted to those who completed an apprenticeship in one of the trade guilds of the city and paid a fee. | ||
* Admission by Marriage was granted to sons-in-law of Free Citizens. | * Admission by Marriage was granted to sons-in-law of Free Citizens. | ||
* Admission by Fine was confined to prosperous professional men who were required to pay a substantial sum of money into the city treasury. | * Admission by Fine was confined to prosperous professional men who were required to pay a substantial sum of money into the city treasury. | ||
Two additional types of admission were also recognized: | Two additional types of admission were also recognized: | ||
*Admission by Grace Especial also known as Special Grace was equivalent to the modern Honorary Freedom, and was reserved for dignitaries and for craftsmen who were not in a trade guild. | *Admission by Grace Especial also known as Special Grace was equivalent to the modern Honorary Freedom, and was reserved for dignitaries and for craftsmen who were not in a trade guild. | ||
*Admission by an Act of Parliament to "Encourage Protestant Strangers to Settle in Ireland" was granted to French Huguenots and Quakers from England.<br> | *Admission by an Act of Parliament to "Encourage Protestant Strangers to Settle in Ireland" was granted to French Huguenots and Quakers from England.<br> | ||
=== Hearth Money Rolls === | |||
Initiated in 1662, the Hearth Money Rolls were taken into the eighteenth century. They are records relating to the Hearth Money Act of 1662 and additional amending legislation. The rolls usually record the name of the head of the household and the amount of the tax levied.<br> | |||
=== Muster Rolls === | |||
These are roll calls of officers and men in each military regiment. They exist for the 17th – 20th centuries. For example, the listing for the year 1631 lists 13,092 names of men and officers in the muster rolls. A detailed listing of these records is found in Tudor and Stuart Muster Rolls, A Directory of holdings in the British Isles, by Jeremy Gibson and Alan Dell, published by the Federation of Family History Societies, 1989.<br> | |||
=== Old Age Pension Records === | === Old Age Pension Records === | ||