Griffith's Primary Valuation in
Irish Family History Research Guide
Discover your Irish ancestors' records with our Griffith's Primary Valuation in Irish Family History Research Guide!
The loss of 19th-century Irish census records presents unique challenges for family historians. Property and valuation records may be used as a “census substitute” and can help piece families together and link one generation to another. The most important of these is Griffith’s Primary Valuation, published between 1847 and 1864. This often underutilized resource serves as an entryway to 19th-century ancestral research. Used in conjunction with other records such as parish registers, maps, civil registration, landed estate records, and early 20th-century census records, Griffith’s Primary Valuation can help trace the history of an Irish family in a specific location.
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