Hi Walt, When reading Griffith's you need to keep an eye on the owner of the land column. You may find that your relative was leasing land from this London Guild. I found my GGgrandfather in Griffiths with the owner listed as The Worshipful Company of Mercers. I asked my cousin what this was all about when I was in Ireland and was told that that meant the land was leased or rented from this Guild in England,cheers Leo.

Leo is quite right. The Salters Guild was an absentee landlord and by the time of Griffiths valuation in Derry, they were leasing directly to tenants, some of whom sublet. Walt, what name and what Townland? In Magherafelt? Artrea? Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leo McKEEFRY" <leo.mary@clear.net.nz> To: <NIR-DERRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 7:07 AM Subject: Re: [Derry] WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF SALTERS (WCOS) > Hi Walt, > When reading Griffith's you need to keep an eye on the owner of > the land column. You may find that your relative was leasing land from > this London Guild. > I found my GGgrandfather in Griffiths with the owner listed as > The Worshipful Company of Mercers. I asked my cousin what this was all > about when I was in Ireland and was told that that meant the land was > leased or rented from this Guild in England,cheers Leo. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx