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==Online Resources== | |||
*'''1222-1967''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62646/ UK and Ireland, Families of Historic Properties, 1222-1967] at Ancestry — index & images ($) | |||
*'''1873''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/england-and-wales-return-of-owners-of-land-1873 England & Wales, Return of Owners of Land 1873] at Findmypast — index & images ($) | |||
==Wales Land and Property== | |||
Land records can help you learn where and when an individual lived in a specific place. They can also help you establish patronymic family ties and provide information not found in church or chapel records. The wealthy owned the land, but they kept records about the poor who rented the land from them. | Land records can help you learn where and when an individual lived in a specific place. They can also help you establish patronymic family ties and provide information not found in church or chapel records. The wealthy owned the land, but they kept records about the poor who rented the land from them. | ||
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===Availability of Estate Records=== | ===Availability of Estate Records=== | ||
If any estate records of a land owner survive, they may be in a record office or library, where you can search them for references to the family you seek. A few [[Wales Estate Records]] are available on microfilm at the | If any estate records of a land owner survive, they may be in a record office or library, where you can search them for references to the family you seek. A few [[Wales Estate Records]] are available on microfilm at the Family History Library or some [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ family history centers]. | ||
The National Library of Wales has many estate records in its manuscript department. Most county record offices also have collections of estate papers. For a general description of the collections containing estate records at the National Library of Wales see: | The National Library of Wales has many estate records in its manuscript department. Most county record offices also have collections of estate papers. For a general description of the collections containing estate records at the National Library of Wales see: | ||
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. ( | 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 | 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 {{FHL|370759|title-id|disp=film number 1597120 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. ( | 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}}.) | ||
Look for the indexes, calendars and schedules in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | Look for the indexes, calendars and schedules in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
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Further information about estate records can be obtained from: | Further information about estate records can be obtained from: | ||
The Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts. "Guides to Sources for British History based on the National Register of Archives." ''Principal Family and Estate Collections: Family Names A–K.'' London, England: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. 1996. ( | The Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts. "Guides to Sources for British History based on the National Register of Archives." ''Principal Family and Estate Collections: Family Names A–K.'' London, England: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. 1996. (Family History Library {{FHL|766749|title-id|disp=book 942 H25gs v.10.)}} This volume is currently available in the library. The volume containing surnames L–Z is not yet available. | ||
===Manorial Records=== | ===Manorial Records=== | ||
Manorial records include information about land transfers and rent payments for tenants of the manor. See [[Wales Court Records]] for more information about manorial records.< | Manorial records include information about land transfers and rent payments for tenants of the manor. See [[Wales Court Records]] for more information about manorial records.<ref>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ''Research Outline: [[Wales Genealogy|Wales]]'' (Salt Lake City: Corporation of the President, 2000), 41-42. NOTE: All information in the original research outline has been added to the FamilySearch Wiki, where it is both enhanced and updated by the genealogical community. </ref> | ||
===External Links=== | ===External Links=== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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