Tithe records and maps on TheGenealogist's Map Explorer™ can be an absorbing way to find out more about where your ancestors lived and worked. Some of the occupiers may only have had a small plot, as we can see on the page of the apportionment book for the castle. Above the extensive listings for Joseph Willis is one for George Ridout whose Garden is listed as being just 10 rods in size. That is 30¼ square yards. It is not just large landholders who appear in these fascinating records. Continue reading...
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We have just released over 3,000 new Tithe Maps to our Map Explorer™, bringing the total to over 6,900 maps. Map Explorer™ now has over four million selectable records shown using Map Pins, displaying maps for historical periods up to the modern day. By making use of our powerful Map Explorer™, you can see how the landscape where your ancestor lived or worked changed over time.
Map Explorer™ now features various colour and black and white Tithe maps as well as modern map base layers and historical maps which are all georeferenced to allow you to see how places change over the years. Map Explorer™ is a useful tool for browsing an ancestor's area to find other plots that they owned or occupied, while our Master Search can be used to look for ancestors' plots across the tithe records and then view them on Map Explorer™.
The addition to Map Explorer™ this week of the black and white tithe maps for Cheshire, Dorset, Hertfordshire, Kent, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Staffordshire and Yorkshire West Riding are linked to the apportionment books which enable you to discover ancestors who both owned or occupied property between 1837 and the 1850s, with some additional altered apportionments in later years when property was sold or divided.
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Tithe records and maps on TheGenealogist's Map Explorer™ can be an absorbing way to find out more about where your ancestors lived and worked. Some of the occupiers may only have had a small plot, as we can see on the page of the apportionment book for the castle. Above the extensive listings for Joseph Willis is one for George Ridout whose Garden is listed as being just 10 rods in size. That is 30¼ square yards. It is not just large landholders who appear in these fascinating records. Continue reading...
"The Gold subscription is excellent value for money"Nick - Value for money
"TheGenealogist has a strong census search tool to help you locate ancestors more easily"Claire - Ease of use
"The street search tool for census records is superb."Nick - Navigation
"Trees are quick and easy to build on the site, and the results are particularly visually attractive."Jenny - Family Tree Builder
"In TreeView, the ability to expand or reduce the image is excellent."Alan - Family Tree Builder
“TheGenealogist has an excellent search option that lets you search for a family using just first names.”
Sarah Williams, Editor - Who Do You Think You Are Magazine
“The Genealogist is a great place to search for your ancestors and the details of their lives, using a combination of simple and advanced search facilities and
a huge variety of the most vital records and resources for family history.”
Adam Rees, Editor - Your Family Tree Magazine
“Top marks to TheGenealogist for their All-in-One search. For relevant, easy-to-view, detailed search results this is the search site to use. Combine it with the new
phonetic search tool to make even better family history discoveries.”
Helen Tovey, Editor - Family Tree Magazine
“The unique Non-Conformist records on TheGenealogist.co.uk are invaluable.”
Laura Berry, Editor - Your Family History Magazine
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