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hi 

am trying to trace any information on the Mulraney and Hammond families.

Michael Mulraney and wife Rose had moved to England by 1856.

 

Any info is most appreciated

 

Kind regards

Ian

Wednesday 6th Mar 2013, 09:50AM

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    Hello Ian

    Thanks for your message

    You could try checking for the Mulraney and Hammond families in the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp  or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64) http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/    

    The Tithe Applotment List might be of use to you, or at least interesting for you. These lists constitute the only nationwide survey for the period, and are valuable because the heaviest burden of the tithes to the Established Church, the Church of Ireland, fell on the poorest, for whom few other records survive. The information in the Tithes is quite basic, typically consisting of townland name, landholder's name, area of land and tithes payable. Many Books also record the landlord's name and an assessment of the economic productivity of the land. The tax payable was based on the average price of wheat and oats over the seven years up to 1823, and was levied at a different rate depending on the quality of land. For Parishes where the registers do not begin until after 1850, this information can be useful, as they are often the only surviving early records. They can provide valuable circumstantial evidence, especially where a holding passed from father to son in the period between the Tithe survey and Griffith's Valuation.

    There is lots of useful information to be found in the 1901 and 1911 census records. You can find this here: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/

    You can use the census linked above to see if there were still Mulraney and Hammond in the Navan area at this time.

    Best regards Michael

    Genealogy Support

    Thursday 25th Apr 2013, 12:12PM

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