Actually, a large number of the Irish actually trace back to Scotland........... and in the 1840-60 era a number moved back to Scotland (and England as well) seeking work in the coal mines.
Jim McKane Kitchener, Ontario On Sun, Jan 9, 2022 at 8:13 PM Louise Marshall via CoTyroneList < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Anjeannette > > My husband has Moffitt in his line and whilst I thought they were all > Irish they actually trace back to the Clan Moffat originally from the > Scottish town of Moffat. > > You could try the Clan Moffat website http://www.clanmoffat.org/ > > They also have a facebook group. > > Hope this helps! > > Happy searching > > > Louise Marshall > M: 0437 431 421 > E: [email protected] > > ------------------------------ > *From:* AJ Staley via CoTyroneList <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, 10 January 2022, 11:23 > *To:* 'CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List' > *Cc:* 'Roger Cousens'; AJ Staley > *Subject:* [CoTyroneMailingList] Re: CoTyroneList Digest, Vol 953, Issue 1 > > Thanks Roger Cousens for the information on Griffith’s Valuation. I also > have Moffits, Moffitts, Moffetts, Moffats, Moffatts in my line and have > not been able to find the location in which they were from in Ireland. > This gives me just a bit more of information that I can try to pin them > down. > > > > Appreciate the help given by ALL (Jim, Len and other) contributors to this > group. > > > > Sincerely, > > Anjeannette Staley > > > > *From:* Roger Cousens via CoTyroneList < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, January 9, 2022 3:41 PM > *To:* CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List < > [email protected]> > *Cc:* Roger Cousens <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [CoTyroneMailingList] Re: CoTyroneList Digest, Vol 953, Issue 1 > > > > The first publication of Griffith’s Valuation (searchable at > http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/) can be just the start > of an investigation. The valuations were revised every few years, making > it possible to see when people moved in or out of a location. For anyone > who has not tried it, after searching Griffith’s Valuation on the > Askaboutireland database, it is worth then searching the revision books at > https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/services/searching-valuation-revision-books > This has told me, for example, when someone might have died, when they > might have emigrated or when there was a new landlord. It can be > hard-going at first finding the pages that you want (nowhere near as hard > as searching for transcriptions of wills on Family Search!), but they are > ordered by baronry and townland (the order is given at the front of each > book) and each volume tends to retain the order of the previous revision. > > > > There are some great guides on the web to the history of the valuation and > the years that it took place. A good start is John Grenham’s summary at > http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/history-heritage/irish-genealogy/what-is-griffiths-valuati/ > > Also > https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/img_auth.php/5/5a/Griffiths_Valuation_Records_D_Poffenberger.pdf > > > > For anyone interested in general history of the time at which the survey > was conducted, there is also a fascinating PhD thesis on Griffith’s > valuation at https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/7778/1/Smyth%202008.pdf > > > > One of my biggest frustrations using the Askaboutireland database (and the > censuses) is that they sometimes do not use the spelling of the townland > name that we use now, or made an error, so it does not come up on a search > (you cannot select “Include similar names” when searching for places). You > need to be a bit imaginative and try different spellings, or search for the > person (rather than a place) and then scroll through the pages of results > – though of course the spellings of names are inconsistent because many > people at the time were illiterate and the spelling was guessed (my > Moffits, Moffitts,Moffetts, Moffats, Moffatts). > > > > Regards > > Roger Cousens > > > > *From:* Len Swindley via CoTyroneList < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, 7 January 2022 10:31 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Cc:* barry woolner <[email protected]>; Len Swindley < > [email protected]> > *Subject:* [EXT] [CoTyroneMailingList] Re: CoTyroneList Digest, Vol 953, > Issue 1 > > > > *External email: *Please exercise caution > > > ------------------------------ > > Hello Barry, > > > > My hard copy is dated 1858, but Griffiths was a compilation of several > years prior to that. > > > > Regards, > > Len Swindley > ------------------------------ > > *From:* barry woolner via CoTyroneList < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, 7 January 2022 7:24 PM > *To:* [email protected] < > [email protected]> > *Cc:* barry woolner <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [CoTyroneMailingList] Re: CoTyroneList Digest, Vol 953, Issue 1 > > > > Hi Jim/Len, > > re the post on 31/12/2021- could you tell me what year this was please? > Great site. Appreciate the work. Have a save and happy 2022. Barry > Index to Griffiths Valuation Camus Parish (Strabane), Co. Tyrone, Northern > Ireland > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* 31 December 2021 16:30 > *To:* [email protected] < > [email protected]> > *Subject:* CoTyroneList Digest, Vol 953, Issue 1 > > > > Send CoTyroneList mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send a message with subject or > body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of CoTyroneList digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. New Content - Index to Griffiths Valuation Camus Parish, Co. 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