Griffith’s Valuation

Many years ago I sent a letter off to the Valuation Office in Dublin to see if they had a record of employment for my great great grandfather Thomas McEntyre. Surprisingly, they did. They posted me back 3 photocopied pages dated 1st July 1872 showing the names of the officers employed, age, their starting date

In the past few months I’ve found out so much more about Thomas.Thomas Joseph McEntyre was born in Ireland about 1824, the son of James McEntyre and Elizabeth Cummins/Cummings. By 1850 he had entered the government service in Dublin, beginning a career with the General Valuation of Ireland (Griffith’s Valuation) that would last for more