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Maps for family and local history : the records of the Tithe, Valuation Office and National Farm Surveys / Geraldine Beech and Rose Mitchell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Beech, Geraldine.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public records--England--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Public records.
- Public records--Wales--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- England--Genealogy--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- England.
- Wales--Genealogy--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Wales.
- England--Maps--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Wales--Maps--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Great Britain. Tithe Commissioners--Archives.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain. Valuation Office--Archives.
- Great Britain. Public Record Office--Guidebooks.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (129 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd rev. ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto : Dundurn Group, 2004.
- Summary:
- Maps for Family and Local History shows how three great land surveys can provide information on ancestral homes, as well as fascinating historical snapshots of specific areas. Covering 1836 to 1943, the Tithe, Valuation Office, and National Farm Surveys provide a wealth of information on rural and urban localities, on dwellings, settlements, and landscapes as well as the status of householders. The text gives the rationale behind the surveys and covers each in detail. Fully updated by map experts from The National Archives, this illustrated guide is the perfect companion to researchi
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Using the National Archives; Family and local history: using maps in the National Archives; 1 Introduction to the three surveys; 2 The mid-nineteenth-century Tithe Commission; 3 The Valuation Office survey, 1910-15; 4 The National Farm Survey of England and Wales, 1941-3; 5 How to find an Ordnance Survey sheet number; 6 Case study across the three surveys: Down St Mary, Devon; 7 Case study across the three surveys: Darlaston, Staffordshire; Further reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-97016-6
- 1-282-80991-1
- 9786612809910
- 9786611970161
- 1-77070-170-2
- 1-55488-223-0
- OCLC:
- 699474555
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