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Land records can help you determine where and when your family lived in a specific place. Sometimes these records will be based on inheritance, and such records will often mention two or more generations of a family. In Scotland the land system had feudal roots in which the crown owned all of the land.  
Land records can help you determine where and when your family lived in a specific place. Sometimes these records will be based on inheritance, and such records will often mention two or more generations of a family. In Scotland the land system had feudal roots in which the crown owned all of the land.
== Online Resources ==
 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=34579 Scotland of Register of Deeds Index, Vll, 1667] ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1925 Perth, Scotland, Register of Deeds, 1566 - 1811] ($) 
*[http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/Content/Help/index.aspx?r=554&2080 Scotland Valuation Rolls, 1854+], index, ($).
*[http://www.nas.gov.uk/ National Archives of Scotland] Look at the "Guides to Records".
*[http://www.nas.gov.uk/ National Archives of Scotland] Look at the "Guides to Records and Google Books"]


=== Jurisdictions  ===
=== Jurisdictions  ===
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=== Land Records ''Tailzies'' (entail)===
=== Land Records ''Tailzies'' (entail)===


Research useTo obtain names and residence and relationship of those who inherited land after death of individuals.  They supplement parish register information.
*Research use  
 
To obtain names and residence and relationship of those who inherited land after death of individuals.  They supplement parish register information.
Record typeSettlement of heritable property inalienably on a specified line of heirs, not heirs at law.
*Record type
 
Settlement of heritable property inalienably on a specified line of heirs, not heirs at law.
Time period1688 to 1952.
*Time period
1688 to 1952
*Contents
Information on distribution of lands, names, relationships, and pedigrees of land holders.


Contents:  Information on distribution of lands, names, relationships, and pedigrees of land holders.
''Location''
National Archives of Scotland<br>
H.M. General Register House<br>
Edinburgh<br>
Scotland EH1 3YY<br>


Location:    National Archives of Scotland,  H.M. General Register House, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 3YY.
Population coverage:  20%.
Population coverage:  20%.


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=== For More Information  ===
=== For More Information  ===


For more information about sasine, service of heir, deeds, and other Scottish land and property records, see the following website and books:  
For more information about sasine, service of heir, deeds, and other Scottish land and property records, see the following books:  
 
[http://www.nas.gov.uk/ National Archives of Scotland] Look at the "Guides to Records".
 
Dobson, David. ''Scottish-American Heirs 1683-1883.'' Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1990. (Family History Library {{FHL|941 D2d|disp=book 941 D2d}}.)  
Dobson, David. ''Scottish-American Heirs 1683-1883.'' Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1990. (Family History Library {{FHL|941 D2d|disp=book 941 D2d}}.)  


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Gouldesbrough, Peter. ''Formulary of Old Scots Legal Documents.'' Vol. 36. Edinburgh, Scotland: The Stair Society, 1985. (Family History Library {{FHL|437197|title-id|disp=book 941 B4st v.36}}.)  
Gouldesbrough, Peter. ''Formulary of Old Scots Legal Documents.'' Vol. 36. Edinburgh, Scotland: The Stair Society, 1985. (Family History Library {{FHL|437197|title-id|disp=book 941 B4st v.36}}.)  


''An Introductory Survey of the Sources and Literature of Scots Law.'' Vol. 1. The Stair Society. Edinburgh, Scotland: Robert Maclehose &amp; Co., Ltd. for The Stair Society, 1936. (Family History Library{{FHL|248949|title-id|disp=book 941 B4st; film 1426033}}.)  
''An Introductory Survey of the Sources and Literature of Scots Law.'' Vol. 1. The Stair Society. Edinburgh, Scotland: Robert Maclehose &amp; Co., Ltd. for The Stair Society, 1936. (Family History Library{{FHL|248949|title-id|disp=book 941 B4st; film 1426033}}.)
 
Sinclair, Cecil. ''Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors: A Guide to Ancestry Research in the Scottish Record Office.'' Edinburgh, Scotland: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1990. (Family History Library {{FHL|941 D27s|disp=book 941 D27s}}.)  
Sinclair, Cecil. ''Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors: A Guide to Ancestry Research in the Scottish Record Office.'' Edinburgh, Scotland: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1990. (Family History Library {{FHL|941 D27s|disp=book 941 D27s}}.)  


[http://www.electricscotland.com/history/statistical/oldndx.htm The Old Statistical Account of Scotland (1791-1799) 21 Volumes]: Courtesy of Electric Scotland and Google Books
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