Transcribing Tithe Maps

You tin assist the Cynefin Project digitize to a greater extent than or less 1,200 tithe maps past times transcribing as well as geo-referencing a collection of 19th century maps of Wales. By contributing to this crowdsourcing examine you lot volition assist to exercise an online resources which volition enable anyone to access as well as inquiry Welsh tithe maps.

The Welsh tithe maps were created betwixt 1838 as well as 1850 to demo where nation users were responsible for paying tithes. Tithes were a assort of taxation imposed on nation users, which were frequently paid inwards commodities, such every bit crops, wool, milk as well as stock.

The Cynefin Project consists of 2 top dog crowdsourcing tasks; i to geo-reference the maps as well as i to transcribe of import data on the maps. The geo-referencing chore consists of matching upwards recognizable features inwards the vintage tithe maps amongst the sames locations inwards a modern map. The transcribing chore involves matching upwards the tithe registration champaign numbers on the map amongst the right entries inwards the tithe apportionment document records.

Once all the tithe maps convey been geo-referenced as well as transcribed the Cynefin Project volition endure able to render an online resources which volition enable researchers to easily access a fully indexed tape of tithe champaign numbers, landowners, nation occupiers, champaign names, nation uses as well as payable tithes.