Please note:
**Before
you send off for a Look-Up please make sure that you have entered the persons
SURNAME and COUNTY or TOWN in the subject box of your email.
Thank you.
FINDING
YOUR ANCESTORS
When you have asked for a
Look-up on the CD-ROM version of the 'Index to Griffiths
Valuation 1848-1864', below is the example of information you
will receive back:
-
#
Smith,
Thomas
- County:
Laois/Leix/Queens
- Parish:
Ballyadams
-
Location: Knock
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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.
For more information go to
Griffith's Valuation Office