From the 1820s to the 1840s a complex process of reform attempted to standardise the basis of local taxation in Ireland. The first steps were to map and fix administrative boundaries through the Ordnance Survey and the associated Boundary Commission. The next step was to assess the productive capacity of all property in the country in a thoroughly uniform way. Richard Griffith, a geologist based in Dublin, became Boundary Commissioner in 1825 and Commissioner of Valuation in 1827. The results of his great survey, the Primary Valuation of Ireland, were published between 1847 and 1864. The valuation is arranged by county, barony, Poor Law Union, civil parish and townland, and it lists every landholder and every householder in Ireland.
| Occupier_sur_name | Immediate_lessor | Townland | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson George | Viscount De Vesci | Clonkeen | Laois |
| Bagshaw James | Leigh, John | Poormansbridge | Laois |
| Banim Patrick | Perry, Robert | Ironmills or Kilrush | Laois |
| Barron Elizabeth | Dawson, Damer, Esq. | Ironmills or Kilrush | Laois |
| Barron Martin | White, Mary, Mrs. | Ironmills or Kilrush | Laois |
| Beale Denis | Viscount De Vesci | Ballymullen | Laois |
| Beckden Anne | Delany, Bernard | Ballymullen | Laois |
| Beckett Michael | Lester, John, Esq. | Tullyroe | Laois |
| Bell William, Esq. | Viscount De Vesci | Blackhills | Laois |
| Bennett Anne x 2 | Commissioners for Education in Ireland | Boston or Coolballyogan | Laois |
| Bergin John | Muldowney, Richard | Clonkeen | Laois |
| Bergin John | Viscount De Vesci | Rathmoyle | Laois |
| Bergin Joseph | Stock, Samuel, Esq. - Reps | Lisbigney | Laois |
| Bergin Judith | Dawson, Damer, Esq. | Ironmills or Kilrush | Laois |
| Bergin Mary | Viscount De Vesci | Rathmoyle | Laois |
| Bergin Patrick | Viscount De Vesci | Boley | Laois |
| Berry Thomas, Rev. | Viscount De Vesci | Tullyroe | Laois |
| Betts Clements | Chambers, Daniel Esq. - Reps of | Knockamoe | Laois |
| Betts Clements | Viscount De Vesci | Knockamoe | Laois |
| Betts William | Boxwell, Sarah, Mrs. | Knockamoe | Laois |
| Birmingham Michael | Viscount De Vesci | Killamuck | Laois |
| Bolton George, Esq. | Burns, Jeremiah | Rathmoyle | Laois |
| Bolton George, Esq. | Hetherington, Francis | Rathmoyle | Laois |
| Bolton George, Esq. | Viscount De Vesci | Rathmoyle | Laois |
| Bonham William | Dobbs, Kidare, Esq. | Tullyroe | Laois |
| Booker Pigott, Esq. | Sutcliffe, John | Blackhills | Laois |
| Bowe Catherine | Foster, Richard | Rathmoyle | Laois |
| Bowe John | Viscount De Vesci | Clonkeen | Laois |
| Bowe John | Viscount De Vesci | Killamuck | Laois |
| Bowe Mary | Morris, Robert | Watercastle | Laois |
| Bowe Patrick | Viscount De Vesci | Ballymullen | Laois |
| Bowe Timothy x 2 | Viscount De Vesci | Clonkeen | Laois |
| Boxwell Sarah, Mrs. | Hartnell, Thomas - Reps of | Knockamoe | Laois |
| Boxwell Sarah, Mrs. | Trustees of Loan Fund | Knockamoe | Laois |
| Boxwell Sarah, Mrs. | Viscount De Vesci | Knockamoe | Laois |
| Brazill John | Stock, Samuel, Esq. - Reps | Lisbigney | Laois |
| Brennan Edward | Dobbs, Kidare, Esq. | Tullyroe | Laois |
| Brennan James | Mills, Oliver | Tonduff | Laois |
| Brennan John | Mills, Oliver | Tonduff | Laois |
| Brennan John x 2 | Commissioners for Education in Ireland | Boston or Coolballyogan | Laois |
| Brennan Mary | Sutliffe, John, sen. | Knockamoe | Laois |
| Brereton Thomas | Viscount De Vesci | Abbeyleix Demesne | Laois |
| Brett Elizabeth | Viscount De Vesci | Rathmoyle | Laois |
| Brophy Elizabeth | Jestin, James | Tullyroe | Laois |
| Brophy Honoria | Lady Isabella Pigott | Boley | Laois |
| Brophy John | Viscount De Vesci | Killamuck | Laois |
| Broughton Arthur | Viscount De Vesci | Brandra | Laois |
| Broughton Henry | Wingfield, William, Hon & Rev. | Tullyroe | Laois |
| Broughton Margt. | Viscount De Vesci | Brandra | Laois |
| Brownlow William, Esq. | Lady Isabella Pigott | Knapton | Laois |
My tables are sorted alphabetically by Occupiers’ name – any Immediate Lessor may be listed numerous times throughout a parish. Immediate Lessor names are not sorted alphebetically
In those instances when a person is listed twice in the same townland and the Immediate lessor was the same for each entry I have the occupiers name once and indicated how many times that name occurs in that townland beside it.
I have excluded the name of Immediate Lessors of Vacant properties when that person was already listed as being an Immediate Lessor in the same townland. The names of Immediate Lessors of vacant properties are included if that person was not listed as an Immediate Occupier previously in that townland.< br />< br />
In those instances when a person is listed twice in the same townland and the Immediate lessor was the same for each entry I have the occupiers name once and indicated how many times that name occurs in that townland beside it. I have excluded the name of Immediate Lessors of Vacant properties when that person was already listed as being an Immediate Lessor in the same townland. The names of Immediate Lessors of vacant properties are included if that person was not listed as an Immediate Occupier previously in that townland.< br />< br />
The Immediate Lessor is the person who owns or leases the property from the Landholder. The Occupier is the person who leases the land from the Immediate Lessor. The Occupier, in turn, may sub-let part of the property that they are listed as being the Occupier of, in which case, their name is then listed in the Immediate Lessor column. You need to see the original pages of the Griffiths Valuation which lists the type of property being leased.