Familyrelatives.com have added "Great Landowners of Great Britain and Ireland" to the Land Owners collection.

"The Great Landowners of Great Britain and Ireland. A list of all owners of 3000 acres and upwards, worth £3000 a year; also, one thousand three hundred owners of 2000 acres and upwards in England, Scotland, Ireland & Wales, their acreage and income from land, culled from The Modern Doomsday Book; also their Colleges, Clubs and Services.  Corrected in the vast majority of cases by the Owners themselves." By John Bateman, FRGS 1883

The records in the main include the Title, Surname, forename(s), British order of chivalry and address, as well as their education, Clubs, a list of services to the Queen and Parliament and year of birth, service and marriage. Finally the county, acreage and the gross annual value or rental income are listed.

For a better understanding of the collection it is interesting to read the Preface. This can be viewed by entering the page number 7 in the viewer bar and press Go

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The information in the land records includes the owners of land of 3000 and 2000 acres and upwards;
The names and addresses of the owners
The estimated extent of the land of each owner
The gross estimated rental of the property appearing under the name of each owner.

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