FindmyPast adds Scottish landowners list from 1873 and updates Irish equivalent

From FindmyPast (www.findmypast.co.uk):

Scotland, Return of Owners of Land 1873

This week's second new addition is the land ownership survey book pertaining to Scotland, which was carried out at the same time as the one for England and Wales. It similarly lists names, addresses, land sizes, and land valuations.

While the book for England and Wales is more precise with its land measurements, the Scottish counterpart recounts just acreage (meaning there's no acronyms to consider here).

NB: This is the Return of Scottish Landowners as printed by the House of Lords in 1874, which details the names and addresses of every landowner holding more than one acre in Scotland. Arranged in counties, it details returns for all those living outside of a burgh containing more than 20,000 individuals, and separately for those living within such a burgh. The records also record how much land was owned, the annual value of the land and the heritage derived from it, with the definition of an owner including feuars, leaseholders of 99 years or more, and liferenters.   

FindmyPast has also added similar records from England and Wales, and updated the following Irish collection from the same period:

Ireland, Return of Owners of Land 1876

In conjunction with the books for England, Wales and Scotland, we've also updated and improved our Return of Owners of Land book for Ireland, which was recorded in 1873 but not published until 1876.

The 33,627 records in this set contain the same information as the other books: the landowners' names and addresses, as well as the size and value of their land. 

NB: This noted the number and names of 32,614 people who held land of one statute acre or more, whether it was built upon or not. This included lessees for terms exceeding 99 years or with a right of perpetual renewal, as well as the numbers of land owners with lands of less than an acre, but without noting their names. Those recorded are listed alphabetically by county, with the entries noting the size of their holdings and its rateable value. The Fáilte Romhat platform also hosts a free to access version online at www.failteromhat.com/lo1876.htm.

For further details on these, including the equivalents for England and Wales, as well as the links, visit https://www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/bela-zola-land-returns. Note that these datasets are also available on TheGenealogist.co.uk.

Chris

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