1612-13 'Undertakers':
The Historical Manuscripts Commission Report, 4 (Hastings Mss) gives lists of English and Scottish large landlords granted land in the northern counties of Cavan, Donegal and Fermanagh.

1630 Muster Rolls:
These are lists of large landlords in Ulster and the names of the able-bodied men that they could assemble to fight if the need arose. They are arranged by county and by district within the county. The Armagh County Museum copy is available in the National Library. (The reference number is Pos. 206). Some later lists are in the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.

1641 Books of Survey and Distribution:
After the wars of the mid-17th century, the English government needed solid information on land ownership throughout Ireland to carry out its policy of land redistribution. The Books of Survey and Distribution record ownership before the Cromwellian and Williamite confiscations, c.1641, and afterwards. The Books for Clare, Galway, Mayo and Roscommon have been published by the Irish Manuscripts Commission. For other counties, manuscript copies are available at the National Library.

1654-56 The Civil Survey:
This too was a record of land ownership in 1640, compiled between 1655 and 1667, and it is fuller than the Books of Survey and Distribution. It contains a great deal of topographical and descriptive information as well as details of wills and deeds relating to land ownership. It has survived for 12 counties only: Cork, Derry, Donegal, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Limerick, Meath, Tipperary, Tyrone, Waterford and Wexford. They all have been published by the Irish Manuscripts Commission.

1659 'Pender's Census':
This was compiled by Sir William Petty, also responsible for the Civil Survey, and records the names of persons with title to land (tituladoes), the total numbers of English and Irish living in each townland and the principal Irish names in each barony. Five counties, Cavan, Galway, Mayo, Tyrone and Wicklow, are not covered. The work was edited by Seamus Pender and published in 1939. (See reference NLI I 6551 Dublin).

1662-66 Subsidy Rolls:
These list the nobility, clergy and laity that paid a grant - or subsidy - in aid to the king. They supply name and parish and, sometimes, amount paid and occupation. They relate principally to counties in Ulster.

1664-66 Hearth Money Rolls:
The Hearth Tax was levied on the basis of the number of hearths in each house. These Rolls list the householders' names as well as the number of hearths. They seem to be quite comprehensive. For the copies of the Hearth Money Rolls listed in The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland under the reference T 307, an index is available on the Public Search Room shelves.

Various Dates Cess Tax Accounts:
'Cess' (from an abbreviation of 'assessment') was a very elastic term that could be applied to taxes levied for a variety of reasons. In Ireland it was very often to support a military garrison. The accounts generally consist of lists of householders' names along with amounts due.

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