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Rick Thomas
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Tenant Landlord Question
« on: Thursday 16 April 09 12:40 UTC (UK) »
According to Griffiths for 1854, my earliest known ancestor Peter Smith was a tenant in Kilmainham of landlord Patrick Smith. But when I brought up Patrick for that year, he's listed as tenant to a Flood. Realize there were a couple of hundred Smiths in Meath at that time but am wondering if Peter wasn't 'sub-renting' from an older brother -- or even father. Was that common?
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leprechaun
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Re: Tenant Landlord Question
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 16 April 09 21:25 UTC (UK) »
It was rare for a large landowner to have individual rental or lease agreements with the hugh number of small tenants on his land.Instead,he would let a significant area to a middleman,who would then sublet to others,who may inturn rent out parts to the smallest tenants.
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