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==What Land | ==What Land Records Are== | ||
*Land records and property records are primarily used to learn when and where an individual lived. | *Land records and property records are primarily used to learn when and where an individual lived. | ||
*Land records reveal other family information, such as the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or neighbors. | *Land records reveal other family information, such as the name of a spouse, heir, other relatives, or neighbors. | ||
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==Information in the Land and Property Records== | ==Information in the Land and Property Records== | ||
*These records may reveal where and when your ancestor lived and where they previously lived. | *These records may reveal where and when your ancestor lived and where they previously lived. | ||
*Often, family relationships and information may be stated or inferred such as the names of spouses, children, heirs, other relatives, and neighbors. | *Often, family relationships and information may be stated or inferred such as the names of spouses, children, heirs, other relatives, and neighbors. | ||
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*It is not uncommon to trace multi-generations in land records.<ref name="Ireland Research Outline">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Research outline: Ireland. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch Library, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2000.</ref> | *It is not uncommon to trace multi-generations in land records.<ref name="Ireland Research Outline">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Research outline: Ireland. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch Library, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2000.</ref> | ||
==Land and | ==Types of Land Records== | ||
* | ===Indexes=== | ||
Land indexes only list the names of the grantor/direct (seller) and grantee/indirect (buyer). Therefore, search the indexes for names of other relatives and neighbors to assist you in finding a land record in which your ancestor might be named. | |||
==Land Records by Country== | |||
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==Strategies | ==Research Strategies== | ||
*Recognize that it may take time to navigate and locate them. | *Recognize that it may take time to navigate and locate them. | ||
*Land records exist in cases in which other record types didn’t. This is because the line of ownership has to be proven. | *Land records exist in cases in which other record types didn’t. This is because the line of ownership has to be proven. | ||
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*Plat each transaction. This may reveal additional acquisitions or divisions between transactions and identify mixed jurisdictions. It may also allow you to analyze what is happening to neighboring properties. | *Plat each transaction. This may reveal additional acquisitions or divisions between transactions and identify mixed jurisdictions. It may also allow you to analyze what is happening to neighboring properties. | ||
==Women and Land Records== | ===Women and Land Records=== | ||
Finding a female ancestor in land records can be more challenging because of property laws in earlier time periods. It is more likely to find your female ancestor in records of her husband’s property being sold. The wife often was examined separately because of laws pertaining to her “dower right | Finding a female ancestor in land records can be more challenging because of property laws in earlier time periods. It is more likely to find your female ancestor in records of her husband’s property being sold. The wife often was examined separately because of laws pertaining to her “dower right,” which is not an indication that she brought land into the marriage, but rather it is related to her right to use of land following her husband’s death. Therefore, look for her husband’s name in the grantor/direct (seller) index, then search in the related entry. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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