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==Online Resources==
==Online Resources==
*[https://eap.bl.uk/project/EAP935/search?f%5B0%5D=p_related_subjects%3ALand%20use Ghana Land Use Records] at British Library - images
*[https://eap.bl.uk/project/EAP935/search?f%5B0%5D=p_related_subjects%3ALand%20use Ghana Land Use Records] at British Library - images
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== Land Records ==
== Land Records ==


Research use: An important supplement to records which begin later, as well as a source to build up local genealogies. For some families this is the only source of linkage information.
Land records, especially records of Portuguese, Dutch, Danish, and British holdings contain names and family relationships of both Europeans and natives not found in other sources. Records can begin as early as 1600 and go to the present. Information on these records may include name of landholder, name of wife, lands held, taxes paid, lists of previous landholders, lists of native workers, sometimes with families. These records are found in the National Archives in  Accra; the National Archives in Portugal, National Archives in the Netherlands, National Archives in Denmark, and the [[England The National Archives|National Archives]] in London.
 
Record type: Land records, especially records of Portuguese, Dutch, Danish, and British holdings which contain names and family relationships of both Europeans and natives not found in other sources.
 
Time period: 1600 to present.
 
Contents: Name of landholder, name of wife, lands held, taxes paid, lists of previous landholders, lists of native workers, sometimes with families.
 
Location: National Archives, Accra; also the National Archives in Portugal, in the Netherlands, in Denmark, and the [[England The National Archives|National Archives]] in London.
 
Population coverage: 20 to 40% of the European population; 10 to 15% of the native population.
 
Reliability: Good.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Ghana,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1991-1998.</ref>


== References  ==
== References  ==
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