There have been a number of different land valuations undertaken in Ireland. The well-known Griffiths Valuation between 1848 and 1865 is the first to come to mind, but there were others also. The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) holds Townland Valuations Records between 1828-1840 and Annual Revision Lists between 1869-1929 also exist. Rent Rolls from the 1700s, lease renewals and deeds of settlement can also be found. Details found on these records which mention the name Oakman are listed below.
Please note — details from the
Tithe Applotment Books are listed on a separate page.
Hearth Money Roll for 1669 – Mazareene Barony
1669 – Widow OAKMAN – Ballymoneymore
Armagh Rent Rolls – PRONI T729(3) page 124
1714 – Thomas OAKMAN – Knockineaglr(?), Co Armagh
Rent Roll Hertford Estate – PRONI D427 pages 61-2 and 220
1719 – William OAKMAN – Aghadolgan, Co Antrim
1728 – William OAKMAN – Aghadolgan, Co Antrim
Hearth Money Roll 1724 – PRONI T1023/11 page 10
1724 – William OAKMAN – Shop Street, Galway Town
Rent Roll Hertford Estate – Manor of Killultagh – PRONI D427(2) page 61
1728 – Walter OAKMAN – Ballydonaghy, Co Antrim
Rent Roll Hertford Estate – Glenavy – PRONI D427(2) page 65
1728 – Walter OAKMAN – Glenavy, Co Antrim
Freeholders List, Pre 1840 Registers & Pollbooks, Co Armagh (PRONI)
1753 – William OAKMAN – Armagh – Cromcooks
Freeholders’ Records (Deputy Check Book for Co Antrim, 1776)
1776 – Walter OAKMAN – Ballydonaghy – Ballydonaghy
1776 – William OAKMAN – Ballydonaghy – Ballydonaghy
1776 – John OAKMAN – Ballyminimore – Ballyminimore
1776 – Nicholas OAKMAN – Ballyminimore
Lease – PRONI D509(2564)
1831 – William OAKMAN – Pigeontown, Co Antrim
Memorial of Lease – PRONI T956(123)(126)
1837 – William OAKMAN – Pigeonstown, Co Antrim
1842 – William OAKMAN – Pigeonstown, Co Antrim
Townland Valuation Records 1828-1840, Parish of Glenavy, Co Antrim
| Occupier | Location | Description | Value | Source | My Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John OAKMAN | No 12 (later No ??) Ballydonaghy |
House and offices | £4 2s 0d | PRONI VAL/1B/171 | NOTE: For the sake of distinguishing between the different properties, I have named this one at Ballydonaghy Ballydonaghy cottage. It is situated a very short distance from Darraghmore in the neighbouring townland of Ballyminimore. |
| Walter OAKMAN | No 5 (later No 10)
Ballyminimore |
House and offices | £6 17s 0d | PRONI VAL/1B/171 | NOTE: This property was known as Darraghmore and is close to what is still known as Oakman’s Hill. |
| William OAKMAN | No 8, (later No 9) Pigeonstown, Ballyvollen |
House and offices | PRONI VAL/1B/171 | NOTE: This property was known as Pigeonhill. | |
| John OAKMAN | No 4 (later No 5??) Templecormick, Ballinderry | House and offices | PRONI VAL/1B/167 | NOTE: This is likely to be Ashvale. |
Griffiths Valuation (1848-1864)
| No | Occupier | Lessor | Description | Townland, Parish, County | Area | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | William OAKMAN, jun | Marquis of Hertford | House, offices and land | Ballydonaghy, Camlin, Antrim | 28a 0r 15p | £21 0s 0p |
| 78 | John KIRKPATRICK | John OAKMAN | House, offices and land | Ballydonaghy, Camlin, Antrim | 6a 0r 0p | £6 0s 0p |
| 14a | William OAKMAN, sen | Marquis of Hertford | House, offices and land | Ballydonaghy, Camlin, Antrim | 13a 0r 20p | £11 10s 0p |
| 14b | William TOLAND | William OAKMAN | House | Ballydonaghy, Camlin, Antrim | — | £0 10s 0p |
| 24 | Benjamin OAKMAN | Marquis of Hertford | House, offices and land | Ballydonaghy, Camlin, Antrim | 133a 1r 35p | £115 10s 0p |
| 11 | William OAKMAN | William Coffey | House, offices, yard & small garden | Charlotte St, Townparks,
Town of Ballymoney, Antrim |
— | £4 5s 0p |
| 1 | John OAKMAN | Marquis of Hertford | Land | Ballysessy, Camlin, Antrim | 22a 3r 35p | £24 15s 0p |
| 2 | John OAKMAN | Marquis of Hertford | Land | Drumanduff, Ballinderry, Antrim | 23a 2r 20p | £17 15s 0p |
| 2a | John HUNTER | John OAKMAN | House and small garden | Drumanduff, Ballinderry, Antrim | — | £1 0s 0p |
| 9a | John OAKMAN | Marquis of Hertford | House, offices and land | Ballyvollen, Camlin, Antrim | 85a 1r 12p | £105 10s 0p |
| 9b | Francis COBURN | John OAKMAN | House | Ballyvollen, Camlin, Antrim | — | £0 15s 0p |
| 9c | Stafford CROSSAN | John OAKMAN | House | Ballyvollen, Camlin, Antrim | — | £0 15s 0p |
| 9d | John McNEECE | John OAKMAN | House | Ballyvollen, Camlin, Antrim | — | £0 10s 0p |
| 1 | William John OAKMAN | Marquis of Hertford | Land | Templecormac, Ballinderry, Antrim | 12a 1r 35p | £9 0s 0p |
| 1a | William PATTERSON | William John OAKMAN | House & small garden | Templecormac, Ballinderry, Antrim | — | £1 0s 0p |
| 1b | Charles MAZE | William John OAKMAN | House | Templecormac, Ballinderry, Antrim | — | £0 15s 0p |
| 5 | William John OAKMAN | Marquis of Hertford | House, offices and land | Templecormac, Ballinderry, Antrim | 15a 3r 25p | £14 15s 0p |
| 6 | William John OAKMAN | Marquis of Hertford | Land | Templecormac, Ballinderry, Antrim | 13a 3r 15p | £10 10s 0p |
| 6a | James ELLIOTT | William John OAKMAN | House | Templecormac, Ballinderry, Antrim | — | £0 15s 0p |
| 6b | John HUNTER | William John OAKMAN | House | Templecormac, Ballinderry, Antrim | — | £0 15s 0p |
| 10a | Nicholas OAKMAN | Marquis of Hertford | House, offices and land | Ballyminymore, Glenavy, Antrim | 106a 3r 27p | £98 0s 0p |
| 10b | Anne STEWART | Nicholas OAKMAN | House, office and garden | Ballyminymore, Glenavy, Antrim | 0a 1r 8p | £1 5s 0p |
| 13 | Nicholas OAKMAN | Edward Coey | House and yard | College St Sth, Townparks, Shankill, Antrim | — | £23 0s 0p |
| 15 | Nicholas OAKMAN & Robert GREER | In fee | Office and warerooms | Donegall St, Townparks, Shankill, Antrim | — | £35 0s 0p |
| 244-246 | Jane DRAIN | Nicholas OAKMAN | House, offices, yard & garden | Shankill Rd, Townparks, Shankill, Antrim | — | £13 0s 0p |
| 78-84 | — | Nicholas OAKMAN | building-ground (waste) | Mountjoy St, Townparks, Shankill, Antrim | 0a 0r 6p | £0 0s 0p |
| 15 | Lawson Browne & Thomas Browne | Nicholas OAKMAN | Timber yard | Ballymacarret, Knockbreda, Down | — | £15 0s 0p |
| 165½
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— | Anne & Cath OAKMAN | Half annual rent of Primitive Session Church, York Street |
York St, Townparks, Shankill, Antrim | — | £8 15s 0p |
| 100 | William MARSHALL | Mary Jane OAKMAN Catherine OAKMAN |
House, stores and yard (including rooms over No 102) |
High St, Townparks, Shankill, Antrim | — | £70 0s 0p |
| 9 | William OAKMAN | James Cochrane | House, offices and land | Legane, Aghaloo, Tyrone | 25a 0r 30p | £13 15s 0p |
NOTE: a = acre r = rood p = perch
Memorial of Deed of Settlement Declaration – PRONI T956(126) 149
1842 – John OAKMAN – Pigeonstown, Co Antrim
1856 – John OAKMAN – Pigeonstown, Co Antrim
Renewal of lease – PRONI D509(3053)
1850 – Eliza OAKMAN – Glenavy, Co Antrim – Renewal of lease for land in High Street, Belfast
1850 – Mary Jane OAKMAN – Glenavy, Co Antrim
Belfast Lease – PRONI D/300/2/1/40/12 – Killen papers, Co Antrim
1870 – Nicholas OAKMAN – Lease of land in Mountjoy Street, Belfast
Return of Owners of Land of One Acre and Upwards in Ireland 1876
1876 – John OAKMAN – Glenavy – 31a 03r 10p – £89 0s 0p
1876 – Nicholas OAKMAN – Prospect Terrace – 04a 02r 10p – £614 10s 0p
Annual Revision Lists – Lisburn Union – PRONI VAL/12B/8/4A-4D Glenavy
| Date | Occupier | Lessor | Description | Townland | Area | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1869 | Nicholas OAKMAN | Marquis of Hertford later Sir Richard Wallace |
No 10a House, offices and land Darraghmore |
Ballyminimore | 106a 3r 27p | £98 0s 0p |
| 1895 | Christiana HUME | — | No 10a Darraghmore |
Ballyminimore | — | — |
| 1905 | James KENNEDY | — | No 10a Darraghmore |
Ballyminimore | — | — |
| 1916 | unknown | — | No 10a Darraghmore |
Ballyminimore | — | — |
| 1922 | Mary Anne JORDAN | — | No 10a Darraghmore |
Ballyminimore | — | — |
NOTE: a = acre r = rood p = perch