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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[London]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[London_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]]'' | |||
=== Before the Great Fire (1666) === | === Before the Great Fire (1666) === | ||
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A very useful guide for finding London property records predating the Great Fire is available online: | A very useful guide for finding London property records predating the Great Fire is available online: | ||
*''A Survey of Documentary Sources for Property Holding in London before the Great Fire:'' London Record Society, 22 (1985). Available [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=582 online] | *''A Survey of Documentary Sources for Property Holding in London before the Great Fire:'' London Record Society, 22 (1985). Available [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=582 online], courtesy: [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online]. | ||
The [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=64595 Topographical Index - City Parishes] section of the book identifies available records parish-by-parish. | The [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=64595 Topographical Index - City Parishes] section of the book identifies available records parish-by-parish. | ||
=== Feet of Fines | === Feet of Fines === | ||
During the medieval period, archival copies of agreements between two parties concerning land lawsuits were known as ''feet of fines''.<ref>Wikipedia Contributors, | During the medieval period, archival copies of agreements between two parties concerning land lawsuits were known as ''feet of fines''.<ref>Wikipedia Contributors, "Feet of Fines," ''Wikipedia,'' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feet_of_Fines, accessed 19 July 2011.</ref> | ||
Many of these old records have been published | Many of these old records have been published: | ||
* | *Hardy, W.J. and W. Page. ''A Calendar to the Feet of Fines for London & Middlesex. Vol. I: Richard I to Richard III''. London: Hardy & Page, 1892. Digital version at [http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/FHMedieval2,102887 Family History Archives]. | ||
== References<br> == | == References<br> == | ||
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Revision as of 00:37, 3 January 2012
England 
London Land and Property
Before the Great Fire (1666)[edit | edit source]
A very useful guide for finding London property records predating the Great Fire is available online:
- A Survey of Documentary Sources for Property Holding in London before the Great Fire: London Record Society, 22 (1985). Available online, courtesy: British History Online.
The Topographical Index - City Parishes section of the book identifies available records parish-by-parish.
Feet of Fines[edit | edit source]
During the medieval period, archival copies of agreements between two parties concerning land lawsuits were known as feet of fines.[1]
Many of these old records have been published:
- Hardy, W.J. and W. Page. A Calendar to the Feet of Fines for London & Middlesex. Vol. I: Richard I to Richard III. London: Hardy & Page, 1892. Digital version at Family History Archives.
References
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- ↑ Wikipedia Contributors, "Feet of Fines," Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feet_of_Fines, accessed 19 July 2011.