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=== Estate Records === | === Estate Records === | ||
[[Image:River Amman, Carmarthenshire.jpg|thumb|right|256x343px | [[Image:River Amman, Carmarthenshire.jpg|thumb|right|256x343px]]Estate records, dating from medieval times into the twentieth century, are Welsh land and property records. They are some of the best sources of information about the poorer classes. The types and survival of material in estate records vary greatly. Generally, the documents can be grouped into three main categories: | ||
'''Personal records.''' These include letters, diaries, household accounts, and memorabilia of the owner and his family. | '''Personal records.''' These include letters, diaries, household accounts, and memorabilia of the owner and his family. | ||
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'''Governmental records.''' Often included among private estate papers are official governmental papers. Families who owned land served as county officials. Some county records have been found among private papers. Other governmental records include land tax records, court minutes, and official correspondence. | '''Governmental records.''' Often included among private estate papers are official governmental papers. Families who owned land served as county officials. Some county records have been found among private papers. Other governmental records include land tax records, court minutes, and official correspondence. | ||
To locate estate records you need to know the name of the estate owner. Approximately four out of five people in Wales rented the property they lived on. If you can locate your ancestor in the tithe apportionment or land tax records, you will find the name of the owner of the property. For more information, see [[Wales Taxation]]. | To locate estate records you need to know the name of the estate owner. Approximately four out of five people in Wales rented the property they lived on. If you can locate your ancestor in the tithe apportionment or land tax records, you will find the name of the owner of the property. For more information, see [[Wales Taxation]]. | ||
=== Availability of Estate Records === | === Availability of Estate Records === | ||
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The [[National Library of Wales|National Library of Wales]]. ''Guide To The Department of Manuscripts and Records: The National Library of Wales''. Aberystwyth, Wales: National Library of Wales, 1996. (Family History Library {{FHL|942.9 A3g|disp=book 942.9 A3g}}.) | The [[National Library of Wales|National Library of Wales]]. ''Guide To The Department of Manuscripts and Records: The National Library of Wales''. Aberystwyth, Wales: National Library of Wales, 1996. (Family History Library {{FHL|942.9 A3g|disp=book 942.9 A3g}}.) | ||
The staff of the [[National Library of Wales|National Library of Wales]] is preparing various indexes to these estate records. The Family History Library has filmed some of these indexes. The Topographical Index and Estate Index will help you identify estate records and which collection they are a part of. The codes given on the index cards may be interpreted by using the Key to Schedules Indexed. (Family History Library [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Wales_Land_and_Property?title=Wales%20Land%20and%20Property&action=edit film | The staff of the [[National Library of Wales|National Library of Wales]] is preparing various indexes to these estate records. The Family History Library has filmed some of these indexes. The Topographical Index and Estate Index will help you identify estate records and which collection they are a part of. The codes given on the index cards may be interpreted by using the Key to Schedules Indexed. (Family History Library [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Wales_Land_and_Property?title=Wales%20Land%20and%20Property&action=edit film 1597275 item 2].) For more information on how to use the indexes and schedules see: | ||
Department of Manuscripts And Records. ''Indexes To Schedules: Introduction''. Aberystwyth, Wales: The National Library of Wales, 1978. (Family History Library {{FHL|370759|title-id|disp=film number 1597120 item 1}}.) | Department of Manuscripts And Records. ''Indexes To Schedules: Introduction''. Aberystwyth, Wales: The National Library of Wales, 1978. (Family History Library {{FHL|370759|title-id|disp=film number 1597120 item 1}}.) | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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{{Place|Wales}} | {{Place|Wales}} | ||
[[Category:Wales|Land and Property]] | [[Category:Wales|Land and Property]] | ||