Hello,
I am trying to find out more about my ancestors from the Kilrush area. I am grateful to have been given the following information by Paddy Waldron of the KDHS;
My Gt Gt Gt Gt Grandfather was a Thomas Chambers (no further detail). His son, also, Thomas Chambers (circa 1802 - 1865), married Mary Colpoise (Colpoys..?). They had 5 children, including Charles (my gt gt grandafther. b. 1837, Dublin, d. 1921, Kent, England). He worked for the Provincial Bank, initialy in Kilrush, then other areas, settling in Dublin, then moving to London - he became a director of the bank and left a good sum in his will. He married Mary Anne Grant (duaghter of Rev Alexander Grant, Killmurry House, Fermoy, Cork). Charles Chambers and his decendants are all Catholic.
I would be very interested to know more about these ancestors - and about any Chambers decendants still in the area; any details would be most gratefuly received,
Regards, Nick Chambers
chamberpot
Friday 5th Apr 2013, 07:18PMMessage Board Replies
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Hello
Thanks for your message
You could try checking for the Chambers family in Kilrush in the land records called the Tithe Applotment Books (1823-38) http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp or the later Griffith's Valuation (1848-64) http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
The Tithe Applotment List might be of use to you, or at least interesting for you. These lists constitute the only nationwide survey for the period, and are valuable because the heaviest burden of the tithes to the Established Church, the Church of Ireland, fell on the poorest, for which few other records survive. The information in the Tithes is quite basic, typically consisting of townland name, landholder's name, area of land and tithes payable. Many Books also record the landlord's name and an assessment of the economic productivity of the land. The tax payable was based on the average price of wheat and oats over the seven years up to 1823, and was levied at a different rate depending on the quality of land. For Parishes where the registers do not begin until after 1850, this information can be useful, as they are often the only surviving early records. They can provide valuable circumstantial evidence, especially where a holding passed from father to son in the period between the Tithe survey and Griffith's Valuation.
There were Chambers living in the Kilrush area recorded on both the 1901 and 1911 census,
Also there are mentions of Chambers of Kilrush in the link below perhaps some will connect with your own previous research.
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/kilrush_notes_1760_1960/marriages1.htm
Best regards Michael
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Michael Browne
Monday 29th Apr 2013, 11:34AM