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+==Head tombos/landholders==
-===Head tombos/landholders===
+These records contain lists of landholders and families, native and European colonial, under Dutch jurisdiction. These records cover 1742 to 1771. Contents usually contain District, division, village, full name of family head, age, wife’s name, children’s names, names of collateral relatives, age, caste, and occupation. They are found at the Sri Lanka National Archives, Colombo. Only 15% of the population actually had land.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Sri Lanka,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990-2000.</ref>
-Research use: Excellent family identification and linkage material.
-Record type: Lists of landholders and families, native and European colonial, under Dutch jurisdiction.
+==Dutch tombos/register of landholders==
-Time period: 1742 to 1771.
+Lists of principal Dutch landholders and families. These records cover 1742 to 1771. Information contains name of landholder, name of wife, lands held, taxes paid to Dutch East India Company, and lists of previous landholder. These records are located at the Sri Lanka National Archives, Colombo. About 30% of Dutch landholders in western and southern provinces are located in these records.
-Contents: District, division, village, full name of family head, age, wife’s name, children’s names, names of collateral relatives, age, caste, and occupation.
-Location: Sri Lanka National Archives, Colombo.
-Population coverage: 15%.
-Reliability: Good.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
-===Dutch tombos/register of landholders===
-Research use: A very important record group to build up local genealogies.  For some families this is the only source which provides linkage information.
-Record type: Lists of principal Dutch landholders and families.
-Time period: 1742 to 1771.
-Contents: Name of landholder, name of wife, lands held, taxes paid to Dutch East India Company, and lists of previous landholder.
-Location: Sri Lanka National Archives, Colombo.
-Population coverage: About 30% of Dutch landholders in western and southern provinces.
-Reliability: Good.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
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-[[Category:Sri Lanka]]
+[[Category:Sri Lanka]][[Category:Land and Property]]