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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Topic started by: kob3203 on Sunday 17 September 17 12:02 BST (UK)
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Entry 7 on the image shows the Earl Of Kingston as the occupier, and the immediate lessors as "In fee" (yellow highlight on attached image).
What does that mean ?
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Google is often quite good at finding answers-
http://www.findmypast.co.uk/articles/griffiths-valuation---explanation-of-terms
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Thanks - I obviously didn't Google 'in fee' correctly ! ;)
"In fee - Lands held 'in fee' were freehold tenures, derived from a grant from the Crown."
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All I did was google Griffith's valuation & 'in fee'
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Yes, even just in fee gets close. I must have mistyped something. :)
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This might interest you.
It is a good read for learning what can be discovered in and understanding Griffith's Valuation.
Is There More In Griffith's Valuation Than Just Names. by James R Reilly CGRS.
http://www.leitrim-roscommon.com/GRIFFITH/Griffiths.PDF
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Another is
http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/Griffiths-Valuation.html
http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/Richard-Griffiths.html