In 1872 the Government commissioned a survey of all significant landowners initially in England and Wales. See Wikipedia
The results of this survey were published in 1873. The survey lists land owners, their holdings and income.
Doug Haynes has a copy of this 'Modern Domesday Book' for Chester (Cheshire). Doug has scanned his copy and I've put this digital file on Google Drive. Click on 1873 Ownership to see the complete copy. Note each page is stored as a separate PDF. Gill Clough and Doug have also produced a list of all local land owners. This can be accessed as 1873 local.
These documents make fascinating reading, showing both the wealthy land owners and those with more humble holdings.
Please let me know if you have any problems accessing these data.
Wednesday 27 January 2016
Our Christmas Special 17th December
Just for the record, I note that the Society held its Christmas meeting on 17th December. It was an informal affair with mince pies and stollen, preceded by talks by committee members.
The main speaker was Doug Haynes who described how farming had changed over the past few decades. And oh, what changes! Bob Welch gave a presentation of his collection of old post cards of the area, and Paul Bujac also talked briefly about changes in the area and showed some of the local images available on line.
The main speaker was Doug Haynes who described how farming had changed over the past few decades. And oh, what changes! Bob Welch gave a presentation of his collection of old post cards of the area, and Paul Bujac also talked briefly about changes in the area and showed some of the local images available on line.
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