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A freeholder was a man who held his property either "in fee," which means outright ownership, or by a lease for one or more lives (such as the term of his life or the term of three lives named in the lease). A tenant who held land for a definite period such as 31 years or 300 years did not qualify as a freeholder. A person with a freehold of sufficient value, depending on the law at the time, could register to vote. Books recording freeholders who had registered to vote are known as freeholders registers, and they were generally arranged by the county and sometimes the barony. A freeholders register is a valuable substitute for a census. It can help pinpoint where your ancestor was living within a county, which is particularly helpful if the relevant church records have been destroyed. The people named as "lives" in leases were often related to the leaseholder, so family relationships may be suggested by the freeholders list. With the name of a landlord, you can turn to estate papers to find copies of the actual leases. Many original manuscript freeholders registers for the Irish counties were destroyed in the Public Record Office fire of 1922. However, some freeholders registers were published prior to the fire, such as in newspapers. Copies of the destroyed records did exist in some cases. In other cases, freeholders registers had been kept by private individuals, such as landowners. The NAI, the NLI, and the PRONI each have significant collections of freeholders records which they have built up over the years from the surviving material.
Ireland Freeholders' - Boyd/Boyde Surname | Freeholder | Address | Occup | Landlord | County | Parish | Reg Date | | Boyd Abraham | Glenarm | - | - | Antrim | - | - | | Boyd Adam | Little George's Street | Carpenter | - | Antrim | - | 1832 | | Boyd Adam | Ballykeel | - | William Nedham | Down | - | 1816 | | Boyd Adam | Ballykeel | - | William Nedham | Down | - | 1819 | | Boyd Adam | Ravara | - | Thomas Sinclaire | Down | - | 1824 | | Boyd Adam | Saintfield | - | Nicholas Price | Down | - | 1815 | | Boyd Alexander | Ballyblack | - | Sir J Blackwood | Down | - | 1755 | | Boyd Alexander | Ballyblack | - | Sir J Blackwood | Down | - | 1787 | | Boyd Alexander | Castleespie | - | Sir J Blackwood | Down | - | 1789 | | Boyd Alexander | Cunningburn | - | - | Down | - | 1820 | | Boyd Alexander | Cunningburn | - | Jane Echlin | Down | - | 1824 | | Boyd Andrew | Lisnisk | - | Basill | Donegal | - | 1775 | | Boyd Andrew | Bangor | - | - | Down | - | 1790 | | Boyd Andrew | Carnacally | - | - | Down | - | 1782 | | Boyd Andrew | Cloghskelt | - | - | Down | - | 1783 | | Boyd Andrew | Cloghskelt | - | Lord Dungannon | Down | - | 1783 | | Boyd Andrew | Cornekeely | - | - | Down | - | 1782 | | Boyd Andrew | Cronacally | - | - | Down | - | 1782 | | Boyd Andrew | Loghorn | - | Mr Arbuckle | Down | - | 1787 | | Boyd Andrew | Lurgan | - | - | Down | - | 1787 | | Boyd Andrew | Portaferry | - | Andrew Savage | Down | - | 1821 | | Boyd Andrew | Corlave | - | - | Fermanagh | Drumkeeran | 1796 | | Boyd Andrew | Corlave | CoFermanagh | - | Fermanagh | - | 1788 | | Boyd Archibald | Artana | - | Mr Ford | Down | - | 1768 | | Boyd Archibald | Loughans | - | - | Down | - | 1789 | | Boyd Archibald | Loughans | - | Sir R Johnston | Down | - | 1769 | | Boyd Archibald | Ship Quay Street | Reverend | - | Londonderry | - | 1832 | | Boyd Armstrong | Drumadonell | - | Lord Clanwilliam | Down | - | 1789 | | Boyd Armstrong | Drumadonnell | - | - | Down | - | 1817 | | Boyd Armstrong | Drumadonnell | - | Earl & Countess Clanwilliam | Down | - | 1823 | | Boyd Bankhead | Russell Street | Carpenter | - | Antrim | - | 1837 | | Boyd Bankhew | Russell Street | Carpenter | - | Antrim | - | 1836 | | Boyd Bernard | Cloveneden | - | William Marks | Armagh | - | 1826 | | Boyd Brown James | Marleycoobeg | - | James Boyd | Armagh | - | 1824 | | Boyd Bullock | Lurgan | - | Charles Brownlow | Armagh | - | 1818 | | Boyd Charles Rev | Magheradroll | - | - | Down | - | - | | Boyd Daniel | Culbrim | - | - | Antrim | - | - | | Boyd Daniel | Culbrin | - | - | Antrim | - | - | | Boyd Daniel | Drumga | - | - | Armagh | - | 1753 | | Boyd Daniel | Aughnabeck | - | Hugh Patterson | Down | - | 1821 | | Boyd David | John Street | Schoolmaster | - | Antrim | - | 1832 | | Boyd David | Long Lane | Schoolmaster | - | Antrim | - | 1834 | | Boyd David | Long Lane | Schoolmaster | - | Antrim | - | 1837 | | Boyd David | Aglesnafin | - | - | Down | - | 1817 | | Boyd David | Aglisnafin | - | Arthur/Marquis Of Downshire | Down | - | 1824 | | Boyd David | Ballyclare | - | - | Down | - | 1789 | | Boyd David | Ballyhamlin | - | Mr Allen | Down | - | 1789 | | Boyd David | Ballyholland | - | - | Down | - | - | | Boyd David | Ballymagachy | - | - | Down | - | 1789 | | Boyd David | Ballymagauchy | - | - | Down | - | 1747 | | Boyd David | Ballynabragget | - | - | Down | - | 1789 | | Boyd David | Ballyrolly | - | - | Down | - | - | | Boyd David | Ballyskeaugh | - | Marquis Vane/ Londonderry | Down | - | 1824 | | Boyd David | Ballywilliam | - | - | Down | - | - | | Boyd David | Ballywilliam | - | - | Down | - | 1747 | | Boyd David | Ballywilliam | - | - | Down | - | 1813 | | Boyd David | Ballywilliam | - | - | Down | - | 1829 | | Boyd David | Ballywilliam | - | - | Down | - | 1766 | | Boyd David | Ballywilliam | - | Marquis Vane Londonderry | Down | - | 1824 | | Boyd David | Ballywolan | - | - | Down | - | - | | Boyd David | Castleespie | - | Sir J Blackwood | Down | - | 1789 | | Boyd David | Castlewellan | - | Lord Annesley | Down | - | 1789 | | Boyd David | Downpatrick | - | - | Down | - | 1747 | | Boyd David | Drumherk | - | Sir J Blackwood | Down | - | 1783 | | Boyd David | Drumhirk | - | - | Down | - | 1783 | | Boyd David | Drumkirk | - | - | Down | - | 1783 | | Boyd David | Dundrum | - | - | Down | - | 1789 | | Boyd David | Green Graves | - | - | Down | - | 1747 | | Boyd David | Magheramurphy | - | Jeremiah Atkinson | Down | - | 1816 | | Boyd David | Magheramurphy | - | Jeremiah Atkinson | Down | - | 1819 | |
