George Nixon Smith 1823

Hi,

Thank you for your message.

Griffith?s Valuation was property valuation survey that was carried out in Ireland between 1848 and 1864. It doesn?t give any genealogical information. It only names the head of the household, who they were leasing land from and a description of the property. If George was mentioned in the Valuation it will only have been if he was a land holder or renter.

I did a search of George Smith in Griffith?s Valuation, however multiple results came back with multiple parishes listed. So I?m not sure if the Valuation is going to be very helpful to you without more information.

I did do a search of a George Smith born 1820-1830, in Dublin at Family Search. One result came back for the parish of St. Nicholas Within in Dublin, born 18th May 1823. Do you think this could be your George? Here is a link to the result:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FR9F-H4L

If you would like to look into these records more, you can find information on Church of Ireland registers at the following links: http://ireland.anglican.org/about/42 and http://www.nationalarchives.ie/.  The Anglican Record Project is has created an index to their records: http://ireland.anglican.org/cmsfiles/pdf/AboutUs/library/AngRecord/bunclodyunionindex.pdf

Do you know George?s father?s name? If he was in the RIC this may be very helpful to your research. Excellent personnel records were kept from 1816. These can be found at the UK National Archives:http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/research-guides/royal-irish-constabulary.htm

There are microfilm copies at the National Archives of Ireland, The Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS) and the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI). For each recruit it includes a brief service record, date of marriage and wife's native county, and the name of the individual who recommended him. This is important to identify an exact place of origin, because the recommendations usually came from local clergymen or magistrates who knew the recruit personally. There is a book by Jim Herlihy called, The Royal Irish Constabulary: a complete alphabetical list of officers and men, 1816-1922, 1999. This supplies the Service Number needed to use the Registers quickly and easily.

Some other websites which you may find helpful are:

The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/

The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx

The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/

The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland http://www.proni.gov.uk/index/family_history.htm

Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm

Genealogy links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/dublin/index.html

Dublin Heritage: http://www.dublinheritage.ie/

Alternatively you could try contacting Dun Laoghaire Heritage and Genealogy for assistance-a fee may apply. Here are their contact details:

Dun Laoghaire Heritage and Genealogy,

Craft Courtyard,

Marlay Park,

Rathfarnham,

Dublin 16.

Phone: +353 (0) 1 495 4485     Email: cmalone@dlrcoco.ie

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