Griffith's Valuation: Witter Parish, County Down

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Griffith's Valuation in Witter Parish

Griffith ’s Valuation took place in Witter parish and every other parish in county Down and 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 Down in 1863 and 1864.

Griffiths Valuation: Witter Parish 1863 and 1864

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

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