Griffiths Primary Valuation

Survey of Skillen by Parish Townlands

An Act was passed in 1826 that permitted a uniform valuation of property in all Ireland in order to levy the county cess charges and the Grand Jury Rates. Sir Richard Griffith began the assessment of the whole country, county by county. The valuation records every land owner and householder in Ireland. The survey took place between 1848 and 1864. It lists almost every head of household for every county.

An amendments to the act in 1826 excluded houses under the annual value of 3 pounds and another amendment in 1831 excluded houses under the annual value of 5 pounds.

Where two persons with the same surname were assessed in the same townland or parish they would be differentiated by either their father’s first name or by the colour of their hair. For example, in Clonachulion Townland of Kilcoo Parish in 1863 there must have been two James Skillen. One was identified as James Skillen (Black).

The main difference between the Tithe Applotment Books and the Griffiths Valuation is that all householders were identified in Griffiths. In the tithe Applotment only leaseholders of agricultural land are identified.

COUNTY DOWN

Surname	First Name	Townland	Parish
Skillen	Hannah	Main Street, Groomsport	Bangor
Skillen	Hannah	Main Street, Groomsport	Bangor
Skillen	James	Tullymurray	Donaghmore
Skillen	Thomas	Demesne of Down	Down
Skillen	Thomas	Russell’s Quarter	Down
Skillen	Robert	Bridge Street, Downpatrick	Down
Skillen	John	Bridge Street, Downpatrick	Down
Skillen	Thomas	Bridge Street, Downpatrick	Down
Skillen	Matthew	Scotch Street, Downpatrick	Down
Skillen	Thomas	Scotch Street, Downpatrick	Down
Skillen	William	Bridge Street, Downpatrick	Down
Skillen	Edward	Bridge Street, Downpatrick	Down
Skillen	Thomas	Stream Street, Downpatrick	Down
Skillen	Thomas	Scotch Street, Downpatrick	Down
Skillen	Bernard	Saul Street, Downpatrick	Down
Skillen	David	Saul Street, Downpatrick	Down
Skillen	Andrew	Victoria Street, Holywood	Down
Skillen	John	Inch Townland	Down
Skillen	James	Clonachullion Townland	Kilcoo
Skillen	William	Clonachullion Townland	Kilcoo
Skillen	James Jr.	Clonachullion Townland	Kilcoo
Skillen	John Sr.	Dunnaman	Kilkeel
Skillen	John Jr.	Dunnaman	Kilkeel
Skillen	John Jr.	Guineways	Kilkeel
Skillen	Elizabeth	Guineways	Kilkeel
Skillen	John Sr.	Guineways	Kilkeel
Skillen	Robert	Guineways	Kilkeel
Skillen	Samuel	Moneydarragh More	Kilkeel
Skillen	Samuel	Ballyveagh More	Kilkeel
Skillen	Ann	The Plantation Killyleagh	Killyleagh
Skillen	David	Ballykeel	Kilmood
Skillen	Alexander	Ballykeel	Kilmood
Skillen	Jane	Ballykeel	Kilmood
Skillen	George	Cromac Ballymacarret Newtownards Road	Knockbreda
Skillen	Thomas	Cromac Ballymacarret Roper’s Row	Knockbreda
Skillen	Thomas	Seaforde	Loughinisland
Skillen	Francis	Ballykine	Magherahamlet
Skillen	Harriet A.	Frederick St. Newtownards	Newtownards
Skillen	James	East Street Newtownards	Newtownards
Skillen	Robert	Corcreeghy	Newry
Skillen	James	Coose	Tullylish
COUNTY ANTRIM
Skillen	Alexander	Smithfield Townparks, Carlow Street	Shankill
Skillen	James	St. Ann’s Ward Townparks, Edward Street	Shankill
Skillen	Robert	Dock Townparks, Nelson Street	Shankill
Skillen	John	Cromac Townparks, McAuley’s Court	Shankill
Skillen	James	St.Ann’s Ward Townparks, Edward St.	Shankill
Skillen	John	Cromac Townsparks, McAuley’s Court	Shankill
COUNTY ARMAGH
Skillen	John	Killynure Townland	Lisnadill