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=== Title Deeds === | === Title Deeds === | ||
Records of landownership and transfer | Records of landownership and transfer can be difficult to find. While many exist in archives and private collections, there was no national system of registration of deeds before 1862. Deeds provide the names, addresses, and occupations of the parties mentioned, a description of the property, and the date and terms of the sale. They can include the names of relatives and generations of property holders. | ||
The original records for Yorkshire are in the East, West, and North Yorkshire County Record Offices. The Middlesex records are at the London Metropolitan Archives (formerly the Greater London Record Office). You can find microfilm copies of some deeds listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | Yorkshire and Middlesex began recording deeds as early as 1708. The original records for Yorkshire are in the East, West, and North Yorkshire County Record Offices. The Middlesex records are at the London Metropolitan Archives (formerly the Greater London Record Office). You can find microfilm copies of some deeds listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
[COUNTY], ENGLAND - LAND AND PROPERTY | [COUNTY], ENGLAND - LAND AND PROPERTY | ||