It is also transcribed at many county websites and fb pages. Leitrim genealogy centre, our sources, leitrim roots. Only surname and townland for the civil parish was transcribed. This method of accessing digital images of each page in a tithe book is unwieldy and it is difficult to get an overview of the entire parish to determine whether. Private census of 1803 for the civil parish of faughnavale. Tithe was a tax on all agricultural land originally one tenth of the produce excepting only church lands, glebes and urban areas and was paid by leaseholders and occupiers of all religious denominations to the clergy of the established church of ireland.
Please contact me if you would like to donate information. Index to the tithe applotment book, taughboyne parish including st. Ejectment books of county clare 18161835 1824 hedge school teachers in clare 1826 tithe applotment books rc baptism records for miltown malbay parish 18311881 poverty before the famine, county clare 1835 county clare a history and topography 1837 by samuel lewis parliamentary gazetteer of ireland 1845. Clogher parish tithe applotment book 1829 original. This page features hundreds of records relating to tithe applotment books throughout co. This page features 128 free records relating to tithe applotment books in bordwell, co. Tithe applotment records the national archives of ireland. Tithe applotment books for northern ireland, 18231828. Urney parish tithe applotment book 182527 official website. Specifically looking for one surname in 4 neighbouring townlands near broughshane in glenravel. National archives, dublin and public record office of. The information on these pages was compiled by len, and forms part of the donegal genealogy resources website.
An index to the proni records is also on microfilm ref mic15k no images are available online, but transcript indexes are available for all six counties on the subscription site rootsireland. Hold the mouse pointer over the parish to see variant names. You are in great danger of being my personal researcher i will check out the various sites you mention. In fact, if your ancestors lived in one of the rural parishes for which no pre1850 church registers exist, tithe applotment books may also be the only records of. The tithe books for the six counties of northern ireland are in proni and are available on selfservice microfilm in the mic15a series. From 1823 to 1864, records were kept of people who paid taxes to the church of ireland or the government in ireland. Ireland, tithe applotment books, 18051837 ancestry.
I know there are 4 taylors in the tithe records at aird, parish billy antrim. Derrynoose civil parish, county armagh tithes applotments. Data from the tithe applotment books covering the baronies of. Search tithe applotment books the national archives of ireland. Lisbuie, findermore, 2 nurchosys, aughnaglough, tulnavert, fardross, glenoo, all abbey lands. Mar 19, 2016 i cannot find the tithe applotment books for co. Oct 27, 2012 ireland, tithe applotment books 18231837. The tithe applotment books tab were compiled between 1823 and 1837 in order to establish the amount landholders should pay towards the upkeep of the church of ireland. Ardstraw parish tithe applotment book 1834 original.
The tithe applotment books were compiled between 1823 and 1837 in order to determine the amount which occupiers of agricultural holdings should pay in tithes to the church of ireland the main protestant church, and the church established by the state until its disestablishment in 1871. Londonderry 1828 public record office of northern ireland ref. Browse the tithe applotment books parishes in roscommon. Names indexed from the tithe applotment books covering the. Leitrim genealogy centre, our sources, leitrim roots ireland. It would have been somewhat less than this during the 1820s and 1830s, when the tithe applotment books were compiled. Tithe applotment book, cappagh parish 1827 official website of the county tyrone mail list. May 17, 2017 the tithe applotment books were compiled between 1823 and 1838 in order to determine the amount which occupiers of agricultural holdings over one acre should pay in tithes to the church of ireland the main protestant church and the church established by the state until its disestablishment in 1871. The tithe applotment books record the results of a unique land survey taken to determine the amount of tax payable by landholders to the church of ireland, the established church until 1869. The tithe applotment books were compiled between 1823 and 1838 as a survey of land in each civil parish to determine the payment of tithes a religious tax.
It lists the householder and hisher age, the inhabitants and their ages and their relationship to the householder. Tithe applotment book, cappagh parish official website of. This site does not support the current version of your web. There is a manuscript book for almost every civil church of ireland parish in the country giving the names of occupiers of each townland, the amount of land.
Theyve been a long time coming to a screen near you, but its good to now have tabs for the entire island readily accessible to family historians and other researchers. In ireland, because the tithe system was used for the upkeep of the established church only, it caused a great deal of unrest among roman catholics and presbyterians. The books for northern ireland are in the held in the public record office of northern ireland, but there are microfilm copies in the national archives which can be consulted in our reading room. Research sources such as church of ireland records, birth, death marriage records, tith and trade directories, newspaper articles and obituary and death records. You can search by forename or surname, townland or parish.
The tithe applotment books record the occupiers of tithe eligible land, not householders. Bonfield on tithe applotment books ireland reaching out. Desertcreight, a parish topographical dictionary of ireland. Irelands tithe applotment books their value to family. These records list people who were liable for tithes in the civil parishes of county kerry.
The tithe applotment books record the results of a unique land survey taken to determine the amount of tax payable by landholders to the church of ireland, the. Neither the ancestry nor rootsireland sites provide links to. I have early hunters in the walworth graveyard and at ballykelly coi. In proni there are tithe books for all, save 31,of the 273 parishes then surveyed, in what is now northern ireland the books record the name of the tithe payer, the acreage of his farm and the amount of tithe paid. This is the only pre 1901 census that survives for co. Ireland, tithe applotment books, 18051837 database online. Survey commenced 1st may 1825, completed 10th october 1826. The browse facility is very useful for looking at whole townlands or parishes, and getting information about sizes of landholdings, and surnames and forenames which existed in prefamine ireland. Urney parish tithe applotment book 182527 official website of the county tyrone mail list. Because the tithe was payable only by those who worked on agricultural land, you may not find your ancestors included. My grgrgrandfather was james bonfield, likely from near kilrush. The books for northern ireland are in the held in the public record office of northern ireland, but there are microfilm copies in the national.
Tithe applotment of skull, 1827 ta index for this parish. Below is information that was generously donated for public use. Under the tithe composition ireland act, 1823, this was converted into a monetary tax and the tithe applotment books were compiled at various dates between 1823 and. When i search i get 492 taylors on 25 pages and not one of them is in antrim.
Unlike griffiths valuation they do not cover cities or towns. He had two brothers who also came to chicago before 1850 michael bonfield and martin bonfield. Data from the tithe applotment books covering the baronies of cary, dunluce and kilconway in north antrim plus the barony of n. The tithe system, which nominally earmarked onetenth of the produce of the land for the maintenance of the clergy, was introduced in england as early as the eighth century.
Heritage world and the genealogical publishing company. This essential source is now online at two separate places, the national archives of ireland and the lds website. Date barony parish townland spelling in tithe book forename spelling of surname in tithe book surname standardised spelling acres roods perch. This page features 394 free records relating to tithe applotment books in rearymore, co. The names of the people who leased property in barragh civil parish, co. Londonderry sorted by standardised surname, barony, parish and townland. Tithe applotment book explanation and index official. List occupiers of irish land and church tithe owed to support the established church. The names are listed below in alphabetical order, once only regardless of how many times any name appears in the books, spellings as they are on the original as best they can be read. The composition act 1823 specified that tithes due to the established church, the church of ireland, which had hitherto been payable. Names indexed from the tithe applotment books covering the baronies of cary, dunluce and part of kilconway in north antrim and the barony of n. Ireland tithe applotment books familysearch historical. Browse the tithe applotment books parishes in kilkenny. There will be a tithe applotment book for almost every parish and townland in northern ireland from 1823 to 1837.
Possibilities are these 3 fellows i found on tithe applotment books. This parish was made a perpetual curacy out of raphoe parish in the 1820s and was in the gift of the dean of raphoe, which may explain the absence of a tithe applotment book. Index to the tithe applotment book, taughboyne parish. The source of this list is the vestry book of the parish of larne and inver. Data from the tithe applotment books covering the baronies. Drumholm the tithe survey only gives names of landlords. The tithe applotment books, compiled between 1823 and 1838, are in the custody of the public record office of northern ireland. The taxable land in each parish was surveyed, giving the names of the occupiers of land in each townland, the acreage and class of land they held, and the amount of taxes. The national archives of ireland has today launched the tithe applotment books 18231837 online.
Browse the tithe applotment books national archives of. The taxable land in each parish was surveyed, giving the names of the occupiers of land in each townland, the acreage and class of land they held, and the amount of taxes tithes. Please note tithes were collected only from people occupying land, so it does not include all residents. The public record office of northern ireland has released its newly digitised collection of tithe applotment books online. Tithes were an income tax on farming usually about one tenth of the annual income.
Prior to the tithe applotment books of the 1820s and 1830s tithe records are extremely rare. I have found that in those tithe books where acreages are given, i can match some of the names with those in the later c. The tithe applotment books are available online, free of charge on the national archives of ireland. Keady civil parish, county armagh tithes applotments. Occupiers of land in the parish of kilmurry ibrickan on 29th october 1825. Tithe applotment books for northern ireland the census substitutes collection at rootsireland. There is no townland of barnaboye or whitepark listed in the 1851 general alphabetical index to the townlands and towns, parishes and baronies of ireland in the civil parish of bordwell, whilst there is a townland called barnaboy in the parish of kyle. The ordnance survey memoirs compiled for clogher parish 18335 reveal that eight townlands within the manor of clogher were tithe free for 21 years from november 1, 1829. A surname index to these tax records is called the index of surnames of householders in griffiths primary valuation and the tithe applotment books, commonly called the householders index. Recapitulated kilmurry ibrickan tithe applotment book, 1834. Desertcreight, a parish, in the barony of dungannon, county of tyrone, and province of ulster, 2. Tithe was a tax payable to the established church church of ireland. Tithe applotment books 18231838 for dromore parish.
In this case, click on a reference to find a camera icon to see images. This was done over the ensuing fifteen years, up to the suspension of tithe payments in 1838. In the original enumeration, each landholder was recorded along with details such as townland, size of holding, land quality and. Index to the tithe applotment book, trory parish, co. These were used for the upkeep of the church of ireland and were paid from the time of the reformation. This parish comprises, according to the ordnance survey, 14,399. Tithe applotment books tithes were an income tax on farming, usually about one tenth of the annual income. Presented here is a list of the tithes for the parish of raloo from 176971. You will find the name, townland and parish and date of enumeration, but no images or additional details. Search distribution of surnameshouseholders report, ulster. A unique land survey taken as a way to determine the amount of tax payable by landholders to the church of ireland, the tithe applotment books represent a virtual census for prefamine ireland. Bear in mind that spellings used may vary considerably from current day.
More images are available in the familysearch catalog ireland, tithe applotment books, 18141855. Index to the tithe applotment book, cumber upper parish. Search raloo tithes, county antrim, 17691771 ulster. For the newry the tithe applotment books are available in proni under reference fin5a.
Forkill civil parish, county armagh tithes applotments. Irelands tithe applotment books their value to family historians. According to mclysaght, this was a castlemehigan family from near crookhaven. Errors with regard to location of parishes in counties will also be rectified as. Tithe applotment books their value to irish family historians. They have about the same boundaries as the parishes for the church of ireland but different from the parishes of the catholic church. Tithe applotment survey 182337 ireland genealogy projects. Only surname and townland for the civil parish was transcribe. It covers the surnames of farmers usually leaseholders in the tithe applotment books compiled 18231838 and also all names of property occupiers in the printed version of the tenement valuation, known as griffith valuation, covering all properties in ulster 18571864. Index to the tithe applotment book, all saints parish, co. A printed list of the tithe books is available in the public search room of proni. Eglish civil parish, county armagh tithes applotments.
Carlow ireland barragh civil parish baronies of forth and st. About county antrim, ireland, householders index, 1851, 1857 with no complete census for ireland or northern ireland prior to 1901, researchers of irish ancestors are left with the few local censuses available or the title applotment books, which can be used for most of the country. Title applotment books a tithe was one tenth of the produce of agricultural land levied for the support of the official, stateestablished church of ireland and its clergymen. Index to the tithe applotment book, cumber upper parish, co. The collection, which covers all 32 of the counties of the island of ireland, is the first in a series of national archives records of genealogical interest to be digitised by the genealogical society of utah ie familysearch in partnership with the national archives and be placed online with free. Year of compilation, ranging from 1822 to 1837, vary from parish to parish. Ballyferriter parish, database of over 3,000 records compiled from. Ireland householders index genealogy familysearch wiki. The tithe applotment books were transcribed and indexed by our partners, the.
Tithe applotment books online timeline genealogy ireland. This necessitated a complete valuation of all tithable land in ireland, the results of which are contained in the manuscript tithe applotment books for each civil parish. Thomas bonfield of gower townland, kilmacduane parish in 1825. It does not appear in the raphoe tithe applotment book for which there is only an 1841 survey of beltany. They are known as the tithe applotment books because the results of this land survey were originally compiled in nearly 2,000 handwritten books. Mullins, upper union of carlow, enniscorthy and shillelagh tithe applotment books name index 7th jan, 1825 nai film ref. Tithe applotment books the national archives of ireland. It reflects the order of townlands within each parish tithe book. The tithe book for the deanery of derry, which includes the parishes of burt, inch, muff and templemore, doesnt record a year of compilation.