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Directory of Over Stichtse Overijssel and lending protocols 1379-1805

About Stichtse in Overijssel and lending protocols (= loan records) are over a period of more than four centuries the loans (transfers of property) recorded approximately 2500 farms, lands and tithe and fees in Overijssel, Drenthe, Gelderland and the county of Bentheim. The loan records contain about 25,000 names of persons, places, and inherit land. This resource offers a wealth of information about local history, but especially about the family relationships of owners borrow. All this from a time when other sources of information about real estate and people are relatively scarce.

Drenthe sentences ( "ordelen ') of the Etstoel 1518-1531, 1542-1560 and 1596-1604

"Werken der Vereeniging tot Uitgave der Bronnen van het Oude Vaderlandsche Recht, Gevestigd te Utrecht."

Index 30th and 40th farthing 1679-1795

The records of the 30th and 40th medal contain information about buying and selling of immovable property and to inheritance. The 30th was a penny of inheritance tax of 3.33 percent in the collateral line. Until 1696 only non-Drenthe had to pay this tax, but from that year on the residents of the Drenthe were included.

In addition, the 40th medal (2.5 percent) levied on transactions of immovable property, including houses and lands. From 1741 were not just the 'foreigners' taxed, but also the residents of Drenthe themselves.

Besides insight into the possession of the said persons, the source in some cases also shows family relationships.