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Three copies of tithe awards/agreements were made. ''One copy'' was lodged with the Tithe Commissioners and will be in TNA in four series: | Three copies of tithe awards/agreements were made. ''One copy'' was lodged with the Tithe Commissioners and will be in TNA in four series: | ||
{{Block indent|*''IR 18 Tithe Files 1836-1870''.<br> }} | |||
{{Block indent|*''IR 29 Tithe Apportionments''.<br> }} | |||
{{Block indent|*''IR 30 Tithe Surveys (maps, mostly copies)''.<br> }} | |||
{{Block indent|*''IR 77 Tithe Surveys (maps, some originals)''.<br>}} | |||
In the series numbers the second part of the number indicates the county and the third part the piece number and for one parish it is the same number in each series. Thus for Fifield (piece 59), Oxfordshire (27) the references are IR29/27/59 for the apportionment and IR30/27/59 for the map. | In the series numbers the second part of the number indicates the county and the third part the piece number and for one parish it is the same number in each series. Thus for Fifield (piece 59), Oxfordshire (27) the references are IR29/27/59 for the apportionment and IR30/27/59 for the map. | ||
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Catalogues of holdings can be obtained from county archives either online or in printed form, for example: | Catalogues of holdings can be obtained from county archives either online or in printed form, for example: | ||
{{Block indent|*Bedfordshire has a catalogue of enclosures, maps and tithe awards.<br> }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Kent Archives Office has listed its tithe maps and awards 1812-1888, and 1836-1938. It has now repaired them all and put them on CD available at libraries and for purchase; unfortunately the CDs only contain the maps and not the accompanying awards.}} | |||
Some examples of available tithe maps include:<br> | Some examples of available tithe maps include:<br> | ||
{{Block indent|1=*Gloucestershire Tithe Maps for many districts 1831-1846 on four films {{FSC|722371|item|disp=FS Library films 2093195, 2092985, 2093081, 2093083}}.<br> |2=1}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Seymour describes his family’s lands in Dorset using the 1845 tithe map, OS maps, certificates and censuses.<br> }} | |||
{{Block indent|1=*11 films (starting at {{FSC|113788|item|disp=FS Library film 0992671}}) of Surrey tithe apportionments are listed on the FamilySearch Catalog.|2=1}} | |||
Many illustrations and discussion can be found in Evans and Crosby (''Tithes. Maps, Apportionments and the 1836 Act: A Guide for Local Historians,'' 1997), Kain and Prince (''Tithe Surveys for Historians'', 2000), Munby (''Tithe Apportionments and Maps''. #20 in Short Guides to Records edited by Lionel M. Munby, 1972), Pearl (''Parish Sources Part II The Tithe Survey: the Domesday of the 19th Century''. Family Tree Magazine Vol 7 #6, page 4-5) and Hindle (''Maps for Historians'', 2002). As the tithe maps and apportionments were used by the central government until 1966 their copies are at TNA, and they contain many later amendments, but these notes are not on the copies held in county record offices. | Many illustrations and discussion can be found in Evans and Crosby (''Tithes. Maps, Apportionments and the 1836 Act: A Guide for Local Historians,'' 1997), Kain and Prince (''Tithe Surveys for Historians'', 2000), Munby (''Tithe Apportionments and Maps''. #20 in Short Guides to Records edited by Lionel M. Munby, 1972), Pearl (''Parish Sources Part II The Tithe Survey: the Domesday of the 19th Century''. Family Tree Magazine Vol 7 #6, page 4-5) and Hindle (''Maps for Historians'', 2002). As the tithe maps and apportionments were used by the central government until 1966 their copies are at TNA, and they contain many later amendments, but these notes are not on the copies held in county record offices. | ||
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