Acreage: Land was measured by statue acre, rood & perch; a statute acre contained 4840 sq yards reguardless of its shape, a rood was one-quarter of an acre of 1210 sq yards, a perch was one-fortieth of a rood containing thirty (30) sq yards. COUNTY CESS; A local tax levied on the occupiers of land ( Owner and tenant) to finance the operation of the grand jury. TOWNLAND; These are small areas of land such as family farms or a group of farms. The Townland is the smallest of the administrative divisions. The average townland size is 350 acres - the smallest townland is a little over an acre while the largest is over 7,000 acres. Townlands frequently take thier name from physical characteristics of the area, from ruins of churches or forts, and from clan names. The Published Townland Valuation for county Fermanagh was released in 1840. The Tenement Valuation for county Fermanagh was completed between 1861-July 4, 1863.

The Land and it's Tenancy An occupier of five aces or lesss was generally designated as a cottier or laborer. He held his house and land "from year to Year". Rent was frequently set by the landlord at an auction to the highest bidder among those seeking a holding. Ofter the laborer paid his rent by working on the landlord's land at 5 to 6 pence a day rather than paying with hard cash. Five acres or less of inferior soil were rented to these occupiers to raise food for their families, since landlords were often unwilling to let good land to a laborer An occupier holding between five and thirty acres was considred to be a "small" or "medium" farmer who usually paid his rent in cash. Small farmers frequently rented "from Year to Year", while medium farmers often had a lease for bettetr quality land. An occupier who held thirty or more acres was a "strong" farmer or grazer of livestock who held a favorable lease on the land. The majority of leases for a stated period of time were either for thirty-one years or a "lease of lives". A lease of lives set its length by the number of years remaing in the lives of three individuals names in the lease and agreed upon by the landlord and the tenant. Although not required, the three lives usually included the lessee, his youngest child and a third person. It was not unheard of for the third person to be teh reigninh monarch or royal child. The lease remained in force and the rent agreement unchanged until the death of the last person named.

The bounderies of parishes are always bounderies of townlands; that is to say, one townland cannot be contained in two parishes; It sometimes happens that an estate may lie on both sides of the boundery of a parish, and that the townland in each parish is called by the same name, and is considered to be one townland, but in such cases I have always divided teh townland, and added the word (Upper or Lower, East or West) to the original name, to serve to distinguish them. As each parish will be seperately assessed, it is necesary that no confusion should arise as to the bounderies of any denomination or division belonging to it, consequently in all cases the boundery of a parish must likewise be the boundery of a townland as far as that parish or the county asessment is concerned. This statement clears up a mis-understanding of of seperate places/townlands named upper/lower, east/west. IE.,; one townland, one parish, but in different estates for tax purposes.

Hi Delma: I can't help you with you family tree research, but you mentioned the 6th Dragoons. Take a look at this great web site of British Regiments and Corps of the British Army. The 6th Dragoons are there. Perhaps you can learn something from it. http://www.regiments.org/milhist/uk/bargxrefn.htm Maxine Forest, Ontario Canada Delma. E. WARD wrote: > > I am researching Thomas ANDERSON who married Jane CUNNINGHAM in 1790-Antrim of Belfast Fermanagh Enniskillen. Their son Thomas Cunningham ANDERSON born 1796 at Elm Park Dublin. The latter was supposed to be Lt.Col. in the 6th. Dragoons and had died by 1834 when his widow -formerly Helen REA married Alexander RICHEY. Thomasina Eliza ANDERSON married Thomas KELLER a Dublin solicitor/barrister > Do I have relatives lurking somewhere in this most beautiful country.E-mail address [email protected] > Thank you Del Ward in sunny North Queensland Australia > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB

>From Griffiths Valuation ,, of 1862. Surname: McKnight in county Fermanagh FIRST NAME PARISH LOCATION Charlotte Galloon Knockboy Charlotte Galloon Rockfield Christopher Cleenish Bellanaleck George Aghavea Lurgan James Aghalurcher Derrynavogy Matthew Derrybrusk Aghnaloo William Aghavea Brookeborough on Main St William Patrick Flanagan of Enniskillen, born abt 1833 married a Mary Anne McKnight in Enniskillen abut 1863. They had a daughter Anna Flanagan, of Enniskillen, born May 12, 1864( from LDS files of Flanagans in county Fermanagh) it also list all McKnights in alphabetical order. When I entered the placename of CARNBOY in my files, this is what I got: County Donegal, parish of Templecrone, location of Carnboy. Boyd's; Hugh, John, John Jr, John SR and Richard all in 1862. County Fermanagh, parish of Derryvullan, location of Drummal; Archdale, Mervyn Blakely, Christopher Carey, James Donnelly, James Graham, William Jones, Edward Kelly, Ellen Kervy, John Maguire, John Maguire, Michael Maguite, Thomas Maguire, William Tumith, Mary Ward, Francis

Yes, both Doug and I are related to Lottie Dundas ARMSTRONG in Irvinestown. Her husband was Fred (Edward) ARMSTRONG (1905-1983) in Belturbet, Co. Cavan. His father was Irving ARMSTRONG and his mother was a GOULD. Fred's siblings were: Robert, Jack, George, Ruth, Mamie and Dina ARMSTRONG. Bill Barber Hudson, NH -----Original Message----- From: Doug Fletcher [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 11:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Armstrong I have an elderly contact near Irvinestown who married into the Armstrong family. Not far from Kesh. I think her late husband was Fred Armstrong . She has been extremely helpful with our Dundas research (her maiden name) and I am sure she could be helpful on Armstrong as well. You could try her at Lottie Armstrong, Drumbow, Irvinestown, Co Fermanagh. Doug Fletcher Canada ============================== Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate your heritage! http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog

The Poor Law Act of 1838 During the years the Townland Valuation was being conducted, an alarming increase in the number of people in Ireland unable to support themselves was evident to civil authorities and religious leaders. Parliament legislated an Act in 1838 This Act declared that relief was to be provided within a Workhouse system. The legislations called for the country to be devided into administrative districts known as Poor Law Unions, each to be a geographical joining of townlands within ten miles of a large market town in which the Workhouse was to be located. Bounderies of unions often crossed county, barony and civil parsih lines, they did not, however, intersect townland bounderies. The admission ticket into the Poor Law Union Workhouse required the folowing entries; Name, surname , age, wife, children under 15 Married, divorced, widowed, ect Last time in a work house, time you left home Disability Ungency Names and callings of relations Last residence , and how long Electoral division, townland date. These would appear to ba a very good souce of information.

Earlier this year, I posted a notice of a book availiable about Griffiths Valuation of Ireland. >From the advertisement, it appeared to be a copy of the Valuation. It was not. It is a book explaining the terms, headings used, and the reason for the Valuations. Two items are of interest. The Valuation for county Femanagh was completed in 1862. The LDS film numbers are given; 258753 part 2 Ballyshannon Poor Law Union part 3 Clones Poor Law Union part 4 Enniskillen Poor Law Union part 5 Lisnaskea Poor Law Union

SOURCE; Ordinance Survey Memoirs,vol 4, page 133. A list of Manors where courts are not held. Carrowshee Donagh Kilcoo Castle Coole High Gate Castle Hasset Tullagh Cornagradie Castle Water House Portory Hunningstown (Honygstown) Aghalaghan A list of Manors where courts are held Tullanagh, alias Archdale Lowther Claby Newpirton Lisgould Shankill Dunbar Drumraw Castletown, alias Dernafougher Castletown Slutmulroney Shanneck Legan Brookeboroughg Incheloghageasse Armagh Rathmoran Mountsedborough Rathmoran

Thanks Janet. Ellen had the organization and I think you have put your finger on the actual site I had noted down (and lost). Someone else suggested www.omnimaps.com and they also have what I was looking for. Crawford. On Sat, 24 Mar 2001 [email protected] wrote: > In a message dated 3/23/01 10:16:49 PM, [email protected] writes: > > << Dear Crawford, > This is the address I have > Irish Genealogy Society > P.O. Box 16585 > St. Paul MN 55116 > They have a website, too. http://www.rootsweb.com/~irish/ > > Janet -CS "If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties." Francis Bacon

In a message dated 3/23/01 10:16:49 PM, [email protected] writes: << Dear Crawford, This is the address I have Irish Genealogy Society P.O. Box 16585 St. Paul MN 55116 >> They have a website, too. http://www.rootsweb.com/~irish/ Janet -CS

check this site www.ordnancesurvey.gov.uk you can search for places here I bought my ordnance survey map Discoverer series from Borders book store here in the UK but I think they are also in USA - check their site. I had to order mine but it only took a week £4.95 Wendy

Dear Crawford, This is the address I have Irish Genealogy Society P.O. Box 16585 St. Paul MN 55116 Ellen >From: Crawford MacKeand <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: Maps >Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 15:04:55 -0500 (EST) > >I found a source for Northern Ireland Ordnance Survey maps in the USA and >now I've lost the reference. Can anyone remind me?? > >There's one that nicely covers Ulster that I was considering. About >quarter-inch to the mile. Not Landmark but ???? I think. > >Thanks, Crawford. > > > >============================== >Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp >Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Hi Does anyone know if any of the 1901 census was destroyed in the 1922 fire in Dublin or are the records supposed to be complete? thanks Wendy

In a message dated 3/23/01 4:12:33 PM, [email protected] writes: << Does anyone know if any of the 1901 census was destroyed in the 1922 fire in Dublin or are the records supposed to be complete? >> They are complete. (Of course, as in every census, there is no guarantee that they didn't miss some people.) Janet C-S

I found a source for Northern Ireland Ordnance Survey maps in the USA and now I've lost the reference. Can anyone remind me?? There's one that nicely covers Ulster that I was considering. About quarter-inch to the mile. Not Landmark but ???? I think. Thanks, Crawford.

I recently chanced upon a passenger manifest (Liverpool to New York) in which the county of origin was given for all passengers; unfortunately, none of my people; however, I decided to copy the passengers from Co. Fermanagh, which you will see below. I have no further info about any of them, but perhaps this little bit will be of help to someone. From NARA publication M237 - NEW YORK, NEW YORK PASSENGER LISTS, 1820 - 1897: Roll #307, Mar. 3, 1869 - March 31, 1869 #245: Ship BRIDGEWATER; Liverpool - New York; arr 25 March 1869 # Name Age Sex Occupation County 434 Murphy Roger 45 M labourer Fermanagh 435 Murphy Mrs. 45 F Fermanagh 436 Murphy John 20 Fermanagh 437 Murphy Kate 17 Fermanagh 438 Murphy Mary 11 Fermanagh 439 Murphy [Thos] 10 Fermanagh 440 Murphy Ann 09 Fermanagh 441 Murphy Barney 07 Fermanagh 442 Murphy Ellen 05 Fermanagh 443 Murphy Bridget 03 Fermanagh 444 Murphy [Alice] inf Fermanagh 512 McWilliams Jane [28] F wife Fermanagh 513 McWilliams Jas 10 M Scotland** 530 [Clarey] John 21 M labourer Fermanagh ** Jane and Jas McWilliams were listed together, and it seems to me that they were probably mother and son. Brackets indicate some difficulty with the handwriting. Margaret J.

I am researching Thomas ANDERSON who married Jane CUNNINGHAM in 1790-Antrim of Belfast Fermanagh Enniskillen. Their son Thomas Cunningham ANDERSON born 1796 at Elm Park Dublin. The latter was supposed to be Lt.Col. in the 6th. Dragoons and had died by 1834 when his widow -formerly Helen REA married Alexander RICHEY. Thomasina Eliza ANDERSON married Thomas KELLER a Dublin solicitor/barrister Do I have relatives lurking somewhere in this most beautiful country.E-mail address [email protected] Thank you Del Ward in sunny North Queensland Australia

Granny has 3 attached gardens. They are getting easier to search but you still may want to use your 'find' under 'edit'. The URL <http://luke.www.50megs.com/index.html> should work for you. Good luck. D

Have you tried Granny's Genealogy Garden? She has a lot of information about Irish in Canada. D Researching Walmsley, Montgomery and Atkinson of Fermanagh