Scotlands People- 1940 Valutation Rolls now available

[MonicaL]

Scotlands People has just added this new year to their online VRs databases.

From their recent newsletter:

National Records of Scotland have published valuation rolls from 1940 on our online research service, ScotlandsPeople, adding more than 60,000 new digital images.
 
You can now search over 2.8 million new indexed names and addresses for owners, tenants and occupiers of properties throughout Scotland.
 
Valuation rolls were created to help with collection of taxes, recording details of buildings, properties and their value, and the names of their owners and tenants.
 
They are a valuable tool for local history research and can be used to add foliage to your family tree by searching for people and properties between census years.
 
Paul Lowe, Registrar General and Keeper of the Records of Scotland, said:
 
“The 1940 valuation rolls provide a fresh insight into the lives of families and communities during this period and will give people in Scotland and around the world access to more of the records to further explore our shared history.”
 
1940 was the year the Second World War struck home for the people of Scotland with air-raids across the country.  Our archivists investigated the newly released records and found evidence of the devastating attack on Wick in Caithness in the first daylight air raid on Britain of World War II.

See also www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/guides/valuation-rolls

Monica 

[dowdstree]

Thanks for posting this information Monica.

I must check my emails to make sure I am still getting their newsletter 

Dorrie

[rosie17]

Thanks for posting Monica 

Rosie

[Rosinish]

They've only gone up in the last few days, I was browsing them last night & I'm a frequent visitor 

I find them a great help when looking for potential family members between census' using the street name only.

Annie

[rosie17]

Just checked my e-mails and I did receive a news letter 

Rosie