Herculean effort for sure! I'm personally looking for pre 1800 TAB's. In tyrone co. This week with my wife. Both of our sides are from NI.
On Sat, May 26, 2018, 9:36 AM Len Swindley <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Boyd and all, > > > > I cannot stress the value of the Tithe Applotment Books to Irish > researchers, but my decade-long project of transcribing every parish in Co. > Tyrone has brought zero response and I have often wondered the value of > continuing with the project. Some parishes have two surviving books and > both warrant transcribing: tithepayers may be recorded in c1825 but gone > (generally emigrated) by the late 1830s. > > > > The possibly easiest method to locate the origins of emigrant forebears is > to refer to Griffiths Valuation (c1860) > http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/ for any concentration > of the names/s you are researching and then refer to the relevant tithe > applotment books. > > > > Am not sure if it will be possible to create an index from my files > (formatted in Word), but will be considered. To date, the number of pages > compiled amounts to 1,504, and the number of entries recording the names of > tithe payers amounts to in excess of 35,000. And the transcribing > continues. It is a major project and is not being undertaken in any other > county in Northern Ireland. > > > > These are VERY important records. > > > > Best wishes with your researching, > > Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows 10 > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* CoTyroneList <[email protected]> on behalf > of Boyd Gray <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 23, 2018 11:57:26 PM > *To:* CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List > *Subject:* Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] Griffith's Valuation Online > > Hi Len, > > A small point. > > As you say, the TABs are essential for researching the previous generation > and the only place to find them for Tyrone is at CTI, where you have > transcribed them. And they are essential viewing IF you know which parish > to research. > > However, I am often searching for a family in the 1820s/30s where the only > location known is Co Tyrone. This is easy for the GV as the website allows > one to search by county but I cannot do that with the CTI database. How > hard would it be to merge the TAB data which is currently divided by > parish, into a database covering the whole of Tyrone which would then be > easily searchable. Think the Hacketts in that email we commented upon > yesterday. > > Best wishes, > > Boyd > > https://www.westulstergenealogy.com/ > > https://www.facebook.com/westulstergenealogy/ > > http://familytrees.genopro.com/boydgray26/Boyd/ > > > > On 23 May 2018 at 14:15, Len Swindley <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes, Kathleen, Askaboutireland >> http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/ is a great website for >> searching for entries contained in the c1860 Griffiths Valuation – both by >> surname AND location. Remember that phonetic spelling of family names was >> most common in Griffiths, so it is useful to consider variations in >> spelling. The facility to upload data and photographs has been available >> since 2011 >> >> >> >> Also, the indexed Tithe Applotment Books of the 1820s and 1830s for Co. >> Tyrone are essential for researching the previous generation: the most >> extensive database for all Tyrone parishes is available on the >> CountyTyroneIreland website >> http://www.cotyroneireland.com/tithe/titheindex.html >> >> >> >> I hope that you have found some useful data amongst the many files on >> CTI. All good wishes, >> >> Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia >> >> >> >> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for >> Windows 10 >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* CoTyroneList <[email protected]> on >> behalf of K Cooper <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 22, 2018 8:17:37 AM >> *To:* CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List >> *Subject:* Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] Griffith's Valuation Online >> >> Periodically, I go back and check Griffith's again - especially if I find >> a link to a new family. This time I noticed the option to add information, >> photos, etc., to the record. Is this new or have I suddenly opened my eyes >> to something that has been there all along? It's a great idea. >> >> Kathleen Cooper >> >> On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 12:05 PM Jim McKane <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Griffith's Valuation is FREELY available & fully searchable online at - >>> >>> >>> http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=nameSearch >>> >>> Here you may search for only a Surname or include other options to >>> search the WHOLE database at one time. >>> >>> Enjoy and Good Luck >>> >>> Jim McKane, Webmaster of *CoTyroneIreland.com* >>> _______________________________________________ >>> CoTyroneList mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> >>> http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com >>> >> -- >> *Cuimhnigh ar na daoine ónar tháinig tú* >> *"Remember the men whence you came."* >> >> _______________________________________________ >> CoTyroneList mailing list >> [email protected] >> >> http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com >> >> > _______________________________________________ > CoTyroneList mailing list > [email protected] > > http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com >
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