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==What | ==What Land and Property 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. | ||
*Assists in learning where a person lived previously, his or her occupation, if he or she was a naturalized citizen, and other clues for further research. | *Assists in learning where a person lived previously, his or her occupation, if he or she was a naturalized citizen, and other clues for further research. | ||
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==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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*See [[:Category:Land and Property]] for country Land and Property articles. | *See [[:Category:Land and Property]] for country Land and Property articles. | ||
== | ==Strategies for Using Land and Property Records== | ||
*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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