|
This page presents a transcription of the Cess Roll from 1817--part of the difficulty of tracking who owned which piece of land can be seen by the terminology used - pieces of land are known by the names of owners or former owners, and not by their names, despite the fact that it's obvious from the map collection at the National Library that at least some of the names were in use as far back at the 17th century.
Since the multiple holdings of some landowners are shown together, it is not clear why others are shown as separate entries (eg Thomas Boswall). It is, of course, possible that 3 people of the same name held the different properties, but the records do not support this.
|
|
