FINDING
YOUR ANCESTORS
If you have asked someone
to do a Look-up for you on the CD-ROM version of the 'Index
to Griffiths Valuation 1848-1864' below is the example of
information you will receive:
- Murphy, Patrick
- County : Carlow
Parish : Kiltennell
Location : T/Moyvalley
(Note: T/Moyvalley
- the significance of the T/ means that the surname mentioned
lives in the Town as opposed to a Townland or Parish. There
is also some argument that the T/ refers to the Tithe Books)
To find the address of
this person you will need to get access to the Valuation Books
which are located in Dublin. Most LDS FHC around the World have
these records on Microfiche. The search should reveal the Plot
Number and a Map Reference where this person lived. Once
you have established the Plot Number you then need to obtain the
map of the area.
The
Valuation
Office in Dublin has
the original OS maps with the property identifiers added in ink
by Griffith's crew. Each parcel of land in Griffith's is
outlined in darker ink and the identifier (e.g., 2A, 4, 6C, etc.)
is hand-written inside the parcel. Copies of these Maps
will cost in the region of about £20 each. You will find a
complete price list on Griffith's Web Site.
In the past, map copies
made at the Valuation Office were of poor quality. If you
plan to use the map as an illustration in a "family history
book" or something, you might want to transfer the
Griffith's markings to a clean copy of the old OS map. The
maps (without the Griffith's annotations) should be available at
one of the large libraries or archives in the UK. The
Library of Congress in Washington DC and libraries/archives in
Canada & Australia have a complete set of the c1840 maps on
microfiche. As I mentioned, these maps do *not* have the
Griffith's markings.
The
Valuation for Carlow County
The
Householders Index with their LDS-FHC film numbers: |
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Antrim Armagh,
Carlow, Cavan |
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LDS Film #
0919001 |
Clare, Cork,
Londonderry |
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LDS Film #
0919002 |
Donegal, Down
Dublin |
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LDS Film #
0919003 |
Fermanagh,
Galway Kerry, Kildare, Kilkeny |
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LDS Film #
0919004 |
Laois,
Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath |
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LDS Film #
0919005 |
Monaghan,
Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary |
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LDS Film #
0919006 |
Tyrone,
Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow |
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LDS Film #
0919007 |
CARLOW
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Griffth's valuation was carried
out in
Carlow in 1852. At that time the most numerous
household surname in Carlow was Byrne, with no less than
498 Byrne households in the county, followed by Nolan/Nowland
with 310.
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- The top 10 Names in 1852 names in
Carlow, according to the Griffith's valuation, were:
- 1. Byrne 498
- 2. Nolan/Nowlan 310
- 3. Kavanagh 176
- 4. Kelly 164
- 5. Neill 138
- 6. McDonnell/McDonald 136
- 7. Kinsella 114
- 8. Whelan 114
- 9. Ryan 111
- 10. Brennan 108
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