Apr 01, 2020 list occupiers of irish land and church tithe owed to support the established church. The composition act 1823 specified that tithes due to the established church, the church of ireland, which had hitherto been payable in kind, should now be paid in money. Born 17901791 glinsk townland, clondavaddog civil parish, county donegal, ireland. Also includes an explanation of what tithe applotment books are. Search the entire indexed tithe applotment books 1820s30s for all 43 co. The tithe location reference database was created to help try to work around. James culbertson 17901791 glinsk townland, clondavaddog. 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. Tynan civil parish, county armagh tithes applotments. Records found at the browse point fermanagh inishmacsaint, 1834 are from donegal county not fermanagh. The process took 15 years, until the tithe was suspended in 1838. Married 1 sep 1818 rossnakill church of ireland, clondavaddog civil parish, county donegal, ireland. This page features hundreds of records relating to tithe applotment books throughout co.
We, george willcocks of mullantean house and james robinson of lurgy, commissioners, duly appointed and sworn under and by virtue of an act made in the fourth year of the reign of king george the 4th, entitled an act to provide for the establishment of composition for the tythes in ireland for a limited time to asses sic the sum of three hundred and fifteen pounds british on the parish of. A valuation was carried out, civil parish by civil parish, to determine how much would be payable by each landholder. Parish index, or by clicking on the go to button at the end of each row in the surname index. This essential source is now online at two separate places, the national archives of ireland and the lds website. Tithe applotment books date from the decades prior to the great hunger and the mass emigration that followed it. Occupiers of land in the parish of moyarta on 17th november 1827. These tithe books were compiled by lindel, and forms part of the donegal genealogy resources website. 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. These were used for the upkeep of the church of ireland and were paid from the time of the reformation. Ireland tithe applotment books familysearch historical. Tithe applotment books 18241838 records of tithes paid by tenants to the church of ireland. Killevy civil parish, county armagh tithes applotments.
The later survey, griffiths valuation is perhaps the most valuable as it is generally more comprehensive. This page features 394 free records relating to tithe applotment books in rearymore, co. The tithe applotment books are available online, free of charge on the national archives of ireland website. This is the oldest physical record i have of my mcfadden line. The population of ireland was recorded in 1841 as 8. The tithe applotment books 18231838 tithe was a tax levied on all agricultural land originally a tenth of produce excepting only church lands and glebes and urban areas and it was paid by leaseholders and occupiers of all religious denominations to the clergy of the established church of ireland.
Tithe applotment books for northern ireland the census substitutes collection at rootsireland. It is the northernmost county on the island, has its strongest cultural, commercial and ethnic ties with neighbouring areas of northern ireland, yet. Below is information that was generously donated for public use. Census tithe applotment books 1834 glinsk townland, clondavaddog civil parish, county donegal, ireland.
Index to the tithe applotment book, killea parish, co. Only surname and townland for the civil parish was transcribed. Tithe applotment books 1823 1834 sligo heritage and. Irelands tithe applotment books their value to family. Check out these and other old county armagh maps out at. To find links to collections for lower jurisdictions such as a county, town, or parish, go to locating online databases, and can be searched free of charge at your local family history center or the family history library in salt lake city, utah. The purpose was to make an assessment of land values for the payment of tithes which was a tax levied on land, but not dwellings or outoffices, for the support of the church. You will find the name, townland and parish and date of enumeration, but no images or additional details. County antrim, ireland, householders index, 1851, 1857. These records can be searched by name or place or you can simply browse the pages if you prefer.
The records found at kerry caher, 1826 contain records for kerry caher up to image 12 and tipperary, caher for the remainder of the images. The following is a complete index to the tithe applotment book for all saints, transcribed by len, and forming part of the donegal genealogy resources website. List occupiers of irish land and church tithe owed to support the established church. Occupiers of land in the parish of clondagad tab spelling. The lds has filmed the tithe applotment books however, they are not on films ordered by county. Index to the tithe applotment book, burt parish, co. There will be a tithe applotment book for almost every parish and townland in northern ireland from 1823 to 1837. Genukis pages for county donegal genealogy of the uk co. They are known as the tithe applotment books because the results of this land survey were originally compiled in nearly 2,000 handwritten books.
Donaghenry tithe applotment book 1828 original rootsweb. For an explanation of why these lists were drawn up, including several transcriptions for county donegal see lindel buckleys tithes transcriptions. Derrynoose civil parish, county armagh tithes applotments. Tithe applotment records the national archives of ireland. Tithe records 1820s30s tithe applotment books the tithe records are often seen as census substitutes for the early part of the nineteenth century and also as a kind of valuation record. They record the amount of irish tithe, ie tax, due from each occupier of land. Either way, as you will see below, it often falls short on both counts.
Irish genealogy hub is a voluntary group dedicated to publishing free irish ancestry records online for anyone with irish roots or irish family history. Donegal, ireland 1837 national archives of ireland ref. The tithe applotment books were compiled in the 1820s30s to record householders. Neither the ancestry nor rootsireland sites provide links to.
Donegal the tithe applotment books, 182337 the national. The paddyowens and the donegal gallowglass the mcfadden. Abby field ardatowel ardchicken ardeevin ardeskin ardinawark arditorol. They are in alphabetical order by parish, for the whole of. Donaghenry tithe applotment book 1828 original rootsweb co. Census lots 7 and 9, griffiths primary valuation 1858 glinsk townland, clondavaddog. The online national archives of ireland, dublin indexes are peppered with errors so it will be necessary to refer to my indexes and attempt to locate the relevant online page in the two tithe applotment books, but please be aware of the added challenge of the misspelling of townlands. Oct 27, 2012 the tithe applotment books list the occupiers of titheable land and are not a list of householders as is the case in a census. 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. Most family historians treat it as the former rather than the latter. These tithe books were compiled by lindel, and forms part of the donegal genealogy resources website you may link to this page but not copy it.
Lindel has an excellent collection of transcripts online including the tithe applotment books, griffiths. The composition act 1823 specified that tithes due to the established church, the church of ireland, which had hitherto been payable. 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. The tithe applotments entries were transcribed by pat connors from the tithe applotment books index. The original tithe applotment books are arranged by parish and townland and can be viewed in this format in the tithe applotment books. Using the tithe location reference database swilson. Complete your family history by finding web sites with online data so that you can answer the question. Hold the mouse pointer over the parish to see variant names. Please contact me if you would like to donate information. Unlike griffiths valuation they do not cover cities or towns. If you notice any names transcription errors, please select report errors in transcription report errors in transcription.
As such, they predate the better known, and more comprehensive, griffiths valuation by at least a couple of decades. Welcome to the national archives genealogy website. Index to the tithe applotment book, all saints parish, co. Both are seen as census substitutes but they do not include as much information as the census of 19011911. Donegal a guide to finding online genealogy resources for this county, including archives, libraries, surname lists, parish registers, cemeteries. Search only the tithe applotment book indices transcribed on cti over 50,500 records. The tithe applotment books, compiled between 1823 and 1838, are in the custody of the public record office of northern ireland. It is also transcribed at many county websites and fb pages. Tithe applotment books their value to irish family historians. It would have been somewhat less than this during the 1820s and 1830s, when the tithe applotment books were compiled. Records found at donegal drumhome, 1834 are from leitrum drumlease. Recently however, i found contradictory evidence and this raised a fascinating debate which i am summarising here.
Townlands subject to tithing recorded in the tithe applotment book retaining original spelling annahone. Cotyronemailinglist the parish of urney shares more. Ireland online genealogy records familysearch wiki. 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. 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. Tithe applotment books for moville, county donegal, ireland 1825 poll tax ordinance 1660 barrony of enishowen, county donegal, ireland persons named on the hearth money roll for the parish of leck, in the barony of raphoe, co donegal, ireland, 1665. These were used for the upkeep of the church of ireland and were paid from. Ardea town see mountmellick 23 townlands 8,478 acres. 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. 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. The national archives of ireland has made the tithe applotment books, 182337 for all of ireland available for free to search or browse online, with images of the original records also available.
They record the amount of irish tithe, ie tax, due from each occupier of land, regardless of his religion, to support the clergy of the protestant church of ireland. Available records tithe applotment books catholic parish registers griffiths valuations 1901 and 1911 census tithe applotment books aughamore aghowle lds 256562 griffiths valuations aughnish parish glenalla electoral division, 8581930 drumherrive glenalla ray lds 836441 items 2 3 rathmelton electoral division, 18941939 aghahull. There are records for almost every parish, giving the names of occupiers, the amount of land held, and. From this page, you can now access the census records for 1901 and 1911, census survivals for 182151, census search forms for 184151, the tithe applotment books from 1823 to 1837, the soldiers wills from 1914 to 1917, and the calendars of wills and administrations from 1858 to 1922. Occupiers of land in the parish of inagh on 8th april 1843. The tithe applotment books they were compiled between 1823 and 1837 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. Index to the tithe applotment book for urney parish, co. Tab 733 transcribed, compiled and submitted by len swindley. Applications to register freeholds in co donegal, 182931. Tithe was a tax payable to the established church church of ireland.
The tithe applotment books are the first in a series of national archives records of genealogical interest to be digitised by the genealogical society of utah in partnership with the national archives, and placed online free to access. Two sets of books are particularly important for research of property records in ireland, the tithe applotment books, and griffiths valuation. The tithe applotment books record the occupiers of tithe eligible land, not householders. 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. 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. Because the tithe was payable only by those who worked on agricultural land, you may not find your ancestors included.
Tithe applotment lists held by the lds, including film numbers. Aghanunshin aughnish clonca clondahorky clondevaddock clonleigh clonmany conwal. Here we give an index to the tithe applotment books by surname. In the original enumeration, each landholder was recorded along with details such as townland, size of holding, land quality and. In 1823 the system of tithes payable to the church of ireland was revised. Tithe applotment books date from the decades prior to the famine and the mass emigration that followed it. Tithe applotment books online timeline genealogy ireland. Tithe applotment books 42 parishes, two towns, and eight townlands.
The following is a complete index to the tithe applotment book for clondahorky, transcribed by len, and forming part of the donegal genealogy resources website you may link to this page but not copy it. Browse the tithe applotment books parishes in donegal. A batch of applotment books between drung and duncormick. Lindel has an excellent collection of transcripts online including the tithe applotment books, griffiths valuation, hearth money rolls etc. There is an owen mcfaddin listed in killoughcarron in the 1825 tithe applotment books and i think it is safe to assume he is my fourthgreatgrandfather. The books can be found under the proni reference fin5a. Tithes were an income tax on farming usually about one tenth of the annual income. Tithe applotment books 18231838 for dromore parish. Tithe applotment books tithes were an income tax on farming, usually about one tenth of the annual income.
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