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==Online Resources== | |||
*[http://maps.nls.uk/estates/index.html Estate Maps of Scotland, 1772-1878]: From the National Library of Scotland, a brief selection of digitised estate maps. | |||
== Estate Papers == | |||
Most of our Scottish ancestors never owned land but rather lived and farmed land belonging to someone else. The Estate owner kept management records of their lands, estates and tenants. Some of these records have survived and reside either in the hands of the current estate owner or are at the National Archives of Scotland (NAS) as a Gift and Depost (GD). Some large estates have their own archives on-site. The types of papers in an estate could be: | Most of our Scottish ancestors never owned land but rather lived and farmed land belonging to someone else. The Estate owner kept management records of their lands, estates and tenants. Some of these records have survived and reside either in the hands of the current estate owner or are at the National Archives of Scotland (NAS) as a Gift and Depost (GD). Some large estates have their own archives on-site. The types of papers in an estate could be: | ||
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Once the name of the land owner has been determined, search the NAS' catalog for their name or the property name along with references of E,GD or RH. The FamilySearch Catalog should also be searched under the county where the property was located and look under the topic of "Land and Property". | Once the name of the land owner has been determined, search the NAS' catalog for their name or the property name along with references of E,GD or RH. The FamilySearch Catalog should also be searched under the county where the property was located and look under the topic of "Land and Property". | ||
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[[Category:Land_and_Property | [[Category:Land_and_Property]] | ||
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