An Explanation of the REASON the 1873 Return of Land Owners was called for, WHAT the difficulties were and, WHY

Ancestry.com - Search Reference Materials & Finding Aids Records

Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription.

Harvard Law School Library - Rare Books & Early Manuscripts

Includes English Deeds from 1170 to 1888; Manor Rolls Collection 1305 to 1770; Chancery Writs collection.

Manorial Documents Register

Online searchable record of the whereabouts of manorial documents in England and Wales.

Return of Owners of Land, 1873

This lists names of owners who owned more than an acre of land, address, extent of lands, and rental.

Tenures of Land and Customs of Manors

Details, including full index by surname, for new edition of Tenures of Land and Customs of Manors. First published in 1679, this book gives details of land tenure (who owned what pieces of land) in England and Wales, from Middle Ages onwards.

The Domesday Book Online