Land searches
Archives Départementales du Haut-Rhin, Cadastre napoléonien, Ensisheim, Matrices cadastrales 1825-1903, 3 P 1050/2
Searching for beneficiaries (parcels, easements, etc.), reconstructing the history of a house, tracing the evolution of a plot of land, identifying the building where your ancestors lived: these are all fascinating undertakings, but they require rigour and method. Land archives – cadastral matrices, section statements, registration registers, mortgages, land registers – form a complex whole where it is difficult to improvise.
We have developed specific expertise in land and property research. Our investigations enable us to establish the complete chain of transfers and transmissions for a given property, from the most recent title deed back to the Revolution, and sometimes even to the Ancien Régime, depending on the sources available.
Each assignment results in a detailed report, including:
- a written chronology of the successive transfers of the property;
- copies and analysis of the notarial and land deeds consulted;
- biographical notes on the identified owners;
- illustrations and current photographs of the property and its surroundings.
Our approach combines a thorough understanding of archival sources with clear presentation, in order to deliver a dossier that can be used both in a legal context and for the promotion of family heritage.
Prices and quotations on request.