Dear Marcie I can't fault your interpretation of the records- it works for me! However, the reason for Griffiths was to establish the land/property value for tax purposes. So,although it shows John Fee as the landlord for Rose's house, we are never going to know who actually paid the rent. If it was his mother,maybe she preferred the peace and quiet of her own place rather than in a household full of kids! You would need to establish her approximate age to ever work out if she was his mother,his sister-in-law,or even an unmarried sister. Just out of interest,the numbering system used by Griffiths can be of significance. In this case it was straightforward- 1 a+b The instruction manual that accompanied the Griffiths survyors stipulated: "when a cottager's house and gardens are included within the limits of a farm,the farmer's house should have the italic letter a prefixed to the number of the lot.....the cottager's houses the letter b,c,d etc." Some entries are more complex and it is sometimes possible to deduce family relationships from them. In general terms,anyone holding 5 acres or less was considered a cottier or labourer.Between 5-30 acres was a small farmer,and more than 30 acres, a large farmer. A building could be only a "house" or an "office". A house included dwellings,and public buildings such as schools,churches. An office included factories,mills,shops,as well as farm buildings-stables,cowbarn,piggery etc. A typical holding will be "house,office and land",or "house and garden". A garden meant a small plot of land used to raise food,be it in the country or in town. It was not a flower bed. Going back to Marcie's family- I think Rose's name was STRETTON/STRETTAN rather than Stratton. I'm sure you have found this already- there are very few of that name in the parish. Michael,farming in Drumbad,and John,Hugh and Hugh jun. in Drumbibe. The RC records date from 1841. I don't have a townland map of Leitrim,so I can't tell how close the townlands are to each other.I did notice another John Fee farming in Clogher,and a further 9+ acres of land rented to a John Fee in Cromlin and Unshinagh.Whether or not this last was your John or the other one,you can only tell by looking at the revisions and comparing dates etc.(I'm sure you've done this already.) Just one other avenue - do you know the name of the landlord in 1833? Grenham mentions estate records for Sir Humphrey Crofton being available in the NLI. He includes townlands in Oughteragh parish "rental,March 1833,with tenant's names in alphabetical order...." Now,the Croftons no longer owned any land in that parish, in Grifiths c 1856,but they might have done so in 1833. Just a thought. Regards Cathy