Griffith's Valuation: Magilligan Parish, County Derry

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Griffith's Valuation in Magilligan Parish

Griffith ’s Valuation took place in Magilligan parish and every other parish in county Derry / Londonderry as well as throughout Ireland. Griffith's valuation is the name widely given to the Primary Valuation of Ireland, a property tax survey carried out in the mid-nineteenth century under the supervision of Sir Richard Griffith. The survey involved the detailed valuation of every taxable piece of agricultural or built property on the island of Ireland and was published county-by-county between the years 1847 and 1864.

The process of valuation was painstakingly thorough, involving multiple visits by valuation teams to analyse all of the factors influencing the economic status of the property: average rents paid in the area; distance from the nearest market town. The aim was to get as accurate as possible an estimate of the annual income that each property should produce. The Griffiths Valuation was carried out in county Londonderry / Derry in 1858 and 1859.

Griffiths Valuation: Magilligan Parish 1858 and 1859

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You should also check the records of Magilligan parish from the Tithe Applotment books in the 1820's and 1830's

KEY:   L: = Location     N: = Notes     V: = Village     T: = Town     C: = City

We have no records of people residing in this parish for the Griffith's Valuation at this time