Susan Do you know where your Black family lived? I have a DNA link to Blacks from around Douglas Bridge.
Kathleen On Sat, May 26, 2018 at 5:04 PM Susan Black <[email protected]> wrote: > Len > > Every list you put out is read thoroughly by myself, and well appreciated. > > I'm searching for Black, which is a common name. All we know are the names > and spouses of a large group who emigrated to Upper Canada from Tyrone, > Ireland in 1847. Thanks to your efforts I feel that I may now have a good > guess about where they emigrated from. I'm still working on the proof. > > Susan > > On 2018-05-26 7:35 AM, Len Swindley wrote: > > Hello Boyd and all, > > > > I cannot stress the value of the Tithe Applotment Books to Irish > researchers, but my decade-long project of transcribing every parish in Co. > Tyrone has brought zero response and I have often wondered the value of > continuing with the project. Some parishes have two surviving books and > both warrant transcribing: tithepayers may be recorded in c1825 but gone > (generally emigrated) by the late 1830s. > > > > The possibly easiest method to locate the origins of emigrant forebears is > to refer to Griffiths Valuation (c1860) > http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/ for any concentration > of the names/s you are researching and then refer to the relevant tithe > applotment books. > > > > Am not sure if it will be possible to create an index from my files > (formatted in Word), but will be considered. To date, the number of pages > compiled amounts to 1,504, and the number of entries recording the names of > tithe payers amounts to in excess of 35,000. And the transcribing > continues. It is a major project and is not being undertaken in any other > county in Northern Ireland. > > > > These are VERY important records. > > > > Best wishes with your researching, > > Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows 10 > > > > *From:* CoTyroneList <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> on behalf of Boyd Gray > <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > > > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 23, 2018 11:57:26 PM > > *To:* CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List > *Subject:* Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] Griffith's Valuation Online > > Hi Len, > > A small point. > > As you say, the TABs are essential for researching the previous generation > and the only place to find them for Tyrone is at CTI, where you have > transcribed them. And they are essential viewing IF you know which parish > to research. > > However, I am often searching for a family in the 1820s/30s where the only > location known is Co Tyrone. This is easy for the GV as the website allows > one to search by county but I cannot do that with the CTI database. How > hard would it be to merge the TAB data which is currently divided by > parish, into a database covering the whole of Tyrone which would then be > easily searchable. Think the Hacketts in that email we commented upon > yesterday. > > Best wishes, > > Boyd > > https://www.westulstergenealogy.com/ > > https://www.facebook.com/westulstergenealogy/ > > http://familytrees.genopro.com/boydgray26/Boyd/ > > > > On 23 May 2018 at 14:15, Len Swindley <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes, Kathleen, Askaboutireland >> http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/ is a great website for >> searching for entries contained in the c1860 Griffiths Valuation – both by >> surname AND location. Remember that phonetic spelling of family names was >> most common in Griffiths, so it is useful to consider variations in >> spelling. The facility to upload data and photographs has been available >> since 2011 >> >> >> >> Also, the indexed Tithe Applotment Books of the 1820s and 1830s for Co. >> Tyrone are essential for researching the previous generation: the most >> extensive database for all Tyrone parishes is available on the >> CountyTyroneIreland website >> http://www.cotyroneireland.com/tithe/titheindex.html >> >> >> >> I hope that you have found some useful data amongst the many files on >> CTI. All good wishes, >> >> Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia >> >> >> >> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for >> Windows 10 >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* CoTyroneList <[email protected]> on >> behalf of K Cooper <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 22, 2018 8:17:37 AM >> *To:* CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List >> *Subject:* Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] Griffith's Valuation Online >> >> Periodically, I go back and check Griffith's again - especially if I find >> a link to a new family. This time I noticed the option to add information, >> photos, etc., to the record. Is this new or have I suddenly opened my eyes >> to something that has been there all along? It's a great idea. >> >> Kathleen Cooper >> >> On Mon, May 21, 2018 at 12:05 PM Jim McKane <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Griffith's Valuation is FREELY available & fully searchable online at - >>> >>> >>> http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=nameSearch >>> >>> Here you may search for only a Surname or include other options to >>> search the WHOLE database at one time. >>> >>> Enjoy and Good Luck >>> >>> Jim McKane, Webmaster of *CoTyroneIreland.com* >>> _______________________________________________ >>> CoTyroneList mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> >>> http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com >>> >> -- >> *Cuimhnigh ar na daoine ónar tháinig tú* >> *"Remember the men whence you came."* >> >> _______________________________________________ >> CoTyroneList mailing list >> [email protected] >> >> http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > CoTyroneList mailing > [email protected]http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com > > > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > Virus-free. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > <#m_-4830724882699786715_m_-7551323055594642994_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > _______________________________________________ > CoTyroneList mailing list > [email protected] > > http://mail.cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com > -- *Cuimhnigh ar na daoine ónar tháinig tú* *"Remember the men whence you came."*
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