The following is from Scotlands People:
We’re delighted to announce that the Valuation Rolls (VRs) for 1885 have just been added to the ScotlandsPeople website.
The new records comprise 1,441,484 indexed names/addresses and 77,238 digital images (taken from 144 volumes), and cover every kind of property that was assessed in 1885 as having a rateable value. With the addition of these latest records, ScotlandsPeople now has Valuation Rolls for 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915 and 1920.
What do the 1885 Valuation Rolls contain?
Published yearly on Whitsunday from 1855 to 1955, the VRs include the names of owners, tenants and occupiers of each property. The named person in the VR is usually the head of the household and, in many cases, occupations are also listed. Since the Rolls list every type of rateable property in Scotland, the records include people from all social classes.Rather than being a sudden snapshot of the population taken on one nominated day (as in a census record), the details for the VRs were gathered by the assessors over several months prior to publication.
What can I find out from the 1885 Valuation Rolls?
You can learn who was living at a specific address, and whether they rented or owned the property. You can also see the rent that was paid for the house or flat, as well as the yearly rateable value of the property. The Rolls are fully searchable by name and address.Valuation Rolls – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
If you have any questions about Valuation Rolls, visit the dedicated FAQs page that we’ve created to help explain what the VRs are all about.
