Tithes were originally payments in kind made to support the local parish church and its clergy. They were commuted in 1836, allowing payment by money. The Tithe Act 1936 abolished all tithe rent charges.
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Tithe Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | British History Online |
Link: | https://www.british-history.ac.uk/ |
Description: | British History Online |
Extra Info: | A variety of records and documents relating to the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. |
Classification: | Tithe Records, Valuation Books, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists |
Title: | FOY's genealogy |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20090727161941/http://g... |
Description: | FOY and FOYE in Ireland and England |
Extra Info: | This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information still seems to be available. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Tithe Records, Information |
Title: | Internet Archive |
Link: | http://archive.org/ |
Description: | Internet Archive |
Extra Info: | Has many scanned books. Click on texts and then search the archive. Note gazetteer and gazetteers give different results. |
Classification: | Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Tithe Records, Religious Lists / Records |
Title: | Quaker Women's Petition, 1659 |
Link: | Quaker Women's Petition, 1659 by Find My Past |
Description: | Quaker Women's Petition, 1659 by Find My Past |
Extra Info: | Over 7,000 women signed this anti-tithe petition in 1659, delivered to Parliament. Organized by the Society of Friends, or 'Quakers' not all signatories were followers of the faith, but all disagreed with the taxes imposed by the Church of England. |
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