Friday, July 24, 2009

Griffith's Valuation

"In order to produce the accurate information necessary for local taxation, the Tenement Act of 1842 provided for a uniform valuation of all property in Ireland, to be based on the productive capacity of land and the potential rent of buildings. The man appointed Commissioner of Valuation was Richard Griffith, a Dublin geologist, and the results of his great survey, the Primary Valuation of Ireland, were published between 1848 and 1864." (http://www.failteromhat.com/)

(We don't have the town name where our Peacock ancestors originated. Marriage and death records in Canada mention County Antrim twice and County Derry once. Other records just state Ireland. )

I have 'bolded' the names that are in our Peacock families.

Peacocks in Antrim:
*Chesnut, Park, Armoy
Alice, Carnanee, Ballylinny
*Samuel, Roseyards, Ballymoney
Anne, Whiteabbey, Carnmoney
Robert, Moylarg, Craigs
William, Loughmagarry, Craigs (NW of Ballymena)
Mary, Loughmagarry, Craigs
James, Loghmagarry, Craigs
William, Tullaghgarley, Craigs
Samuel, Carnlea, Kirkinriola (NE of Ballymena)
Archibald. Craigywarren, Kirkinriola
Stephen, Craigywarren, Kirkinriola
Henry, Crosshill, Killead
Alexander, Ballyrobin, Killead
Ellen, Ballynadrentagh, Killead
Henry, Ballynadrentagh, Killead
*Hugh, Drumnafivey, Loughguile (E of Ballymoney, S of Armoy)
James, Lisnacrogher, Skerry
Agnes, (Peacocke with an ‘e’)St. Ann’s Ward,Townparks Haldane Street, Shankill
Rebecca, Cromac, Townparks SussexPlace, Shankill
* thought to be three sons of Thomas died 1834

Peacocks in Derry:
William, Highland Row,Coleraine, Coleraine
Samuel, Gateside, Coleraine
John, Gateside, Coleraine
John, Blagh, Coleraine
John Knockantern, Coleraine

Francis, (with an e)Brooke St.,Coleraine, Coleraine
Wiliam, Killure,Macosquin
Thomas, Ballymacilcurr, Maghera
Thomas, (with an e)Ballymacilcurr, Maghera
Oliver, Charity St.,Magherafelt, Magherafelt,
John, Charity St.,Magherafelt, Magherafelt, (SW of Ballymena)
James, Kirkistown, Ballyrashane
Mary, Kirkistown, Ballyrashane
Margaret, Articrunaght South, Ballyrashane
Samuel, Articrunaght South, Ballyrashane
**Thomas, Knocknakeeragh, Ballyrashane

**followed up in land records - seen as a strong possibility

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