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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 | 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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WALES, [COUNTY] - LAND AND PROPERTY | WALES, [COUNTY] - LAND AND PROPERTY | ||
Some record offices also have indexes to their estate records. The National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United Kingdom contains many calendars to estate records on microfiche. See | Some record offices also have indexes to their estate records. The National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United Kingdom contains many calendars to estate records on microfiche. See [[Wales Archives and Libraries]]. | ||
Many estate records are still in private hands. One way to locate these records is through the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts. See | Many estate records are still in private hands. One way to locate these records is through the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts. See [[Wales Archives and Libraries]]. | ||
Further information about estate records can be obtained from: | Further information about estate records can be obtained from: | ||
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=== Manorial Records === | === Manorial Records === | ||
Manorial records include information about land transfers and rent payments for tenants of the manor. See | 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]]'' (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 === | ||