Thank you all for your responses. I have found I made a mistake in saying that in some cases the same book covers different time periods, so I am comfortable now. I did see revision dates in some more recent books.
Peter McKittrick Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia > On 8 Sep 2019, at 5:14 AM, Dave Mitchell via CoTyroneList > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Peter. > > For the colour codings and dates, these are often shown on the inside cover > or on the first or second page of each revaluation book (these images now > also online at PRONI) – often gives a more exact date than in the actual > townland listings, although difficult to be definitive! > > Cf. VAL/12/B/42/26B (1864 - 1880) > > The External Cover to the book says: > > Page 1 – Revised in 1866 > Page 2 – Revisions, April 1872 (or is it 1873?), April 1874, April 1876 > > In the actual pages for the townland of Cullion (Donagheady parish), dates > are given as 1869, 1870, 1875, 1876, etc. > > Dave Mitchell > Cape Town > South Africa > > > From: CoTyroneList <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > elwyn soutter via CoTyroneList > Sent: 07 September 2019 08:56 PM > To: CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List <[email protected]> > Cc: elwyn soutter <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] Revision Books of Griffiths Valuation > > Griffiths clerks revisited properties every couple of years and noted the > changes. A different colour was normally used for each year. Sometimes the > years can be out by a year or two. The books themselves do have a specific > start and finish dates which are evident if you handle the originals. > Typically they lasted 7 to 10 years but some were for different periods. The > changes in the VAL numbers were usually because of population changes which > meant that some electoral districts needed split or moved. > > Elwyn > > On Sat, 7 Sep 2019 at 03:49, Peter McKittrick via CoTyroneList > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: >> My recent subscription to the Mailing List has paid off almost immediately! >> Many thanks to Len Swindley for recently drawing attention to the online >> Revision Books. I had no idea they existed. The coverage over time and name >> changes have provided quite solid confirmation of aspects of my family tree. >> >> I have noticed that the date of changes is unclear, being restricted to >> specific periods of years, so the best I have been able to conclude is that >> the change(s) took place by such and such year at the latest. Change >> sequences are clear and useful. Sometimes the same book (going by page >> markings) purports to cover several different time periods even though >> having different “VAL” numbers. This creates a bit of uncertainty. The books >> themselves do not seem to have dates. Does anyone have any comments in this >> regard? >> >> Peter McKittrick >> Cheltenham, Vic Australia >> _______________________________________________ >> CoTyroneList Mailing List >> Mailing List Email Address: [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> Change Your Preferences: >> http://cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com >> <http://cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com> >> Mailing List Archive: https://goo.gl/mQCKrY >> <https://goo.gl/mQCKrY>_______________________________________________ > CoTyroneList Mailing List > Mailing List Email Address: [email protected] > Change Your Preferences: > http://cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com > Mailing List Archive: https://goo.gl/mQCKrY
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