Valuation Office Books 1842-1854
The printed volumes of the Primary (or Griffith’s) Valuation, the record of Ireland’s first comprehensive property tax, have been available online for many years now, and are a crucial part of the genealogical infrastructure for the mid-nineteenth century. But the records which underlie and inform the printed valuation have never been digitised until now, and they contain more information about households and landholding than can be found in the printed version.
These records contain over 2 million names. They provide a comprehensive assessment of the rental value of Irish lands and property from the mid-1820s to the mid-1850s. The books reveal where and when individuals rented or owned property and provide rare glimpses of life in pre-famine Ireland.
There are four distinct kinds of books involved;
For easy access to the relevant books for Beagh, click HERE
This includes Field Books dated 1842-1849, House Books 1843-1854 and Quarto Books 1844.
These records contain over 2 million names. They provide a comprehensive assessment of the rental value of Irish lands and property from the mid-1820s to the mid-1850s. The books reveal where and when individuals rented or owned property and provide rare glimpses of life in pre-famine Ireland.
There are four distinct kinds of books involved;
- Valuation Office Field Books: The Field Books of the Valuation Office are manuscript books that record the information required for the valuation of agricultural land. The Field Books cover rural areas, and urban areas are covered in the House Books. The books date between 1830 and the mid-1850s and the date of the work in each county varies.
- Valuation Office House Books: The House Books of the Valuation Office are manuscript books in which information on houses and buildings is recorded. The books include houses and buildings situated in rural areas and in cities, towns and villages. They date between 1833 and the mid-1850s and were made as the other valuation work was carried out, county by county.
- Valuation Office Tenure Books: The Valuation Office Tenure books are a series of manuscript notebooks in which information required for the Tenement Valuation was compiled. The Tenure Books are also known as Perambulation Books, as the staff ‘perambulated’ or walked around the boundaries of the tenements. The Tenure Books were made between 1846 and 1858, under the Acts of 1846 and 1852, and cover rural areas and some towns.
- Valuation Office Quarto Books: The Valuation Office Quarto Books are a series of manuscript books relating to the valuation of houses and buildings in towns. The Quarto Books date between 1839 and 1851, and the work took place at various dates as part of the valuation of each county
For easy access to the relevant books for Beagh, click HERE
This includes Field Books dated 1842-1849, House Books 1843-1854 and Quarto Books 1844.