The Hearth Tax was levied between 1662 and 1689 on each householder according to the number of hearths in the dwelling. The tax was introduced in England and Wales by the government of Charles II. Window Tax was a tax on windows or similar openings, levied from 1696 until it was abolished in 1851.
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
Title: | BENDING Family History |
Link: | http://www.jbending.org.uk/ |
Description: | BENDING Family History |
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: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Poor Rate |
Title: | CLUETT / CLEWETT Records and One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.cluett.org.uk/ |
Description: | CLUETT / CLEWETT Records and One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Part way down the home page is the Search link. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Tithe Records, Valuation Books, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
Title: | DALTON Data Bank and One Name Study |
Link: | http://www.daltondatabank.org/ |
Description: | DALTON Data Bank and One Name Study |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Tithe Records, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Poor Rate, Other Records |
Title: | DIBDEN One Name Study |
Link: | https://www.angelfire.com/ar3/dibden_onename/ |
Description: | DIBDEN One Name Study, Including Variants |
Extra Info: | Many references to the DIBDEN name. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Newspapers, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | GUMBLETON One Name Study and Family History |
Link: | http://martleweb.co.uk/gumbleton/ |
Description: | GUMBLETON One Name Study and Family History |
Classification: | Hearth / Window Tax |
Title: | Hearth Tax - Leicester 1664 |
Link: | https://archive.org/details/cu31924028040586 |
Description: | Hearth Tax Returns for Leicester 1664 |
Extra Info: | Online book. A list of the number of hearths each house had and names of heads of households for Leicester. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Religious Lists / Records, Information, Other Records |
Title: | Open Library |
Link: | http://openlibrary.org/ |
Description: | Open Library - Scanned Books Online |
Extra Info: | Use the search facility and select e-books only. Some English trade directories, journals, historic accounts of counties and more. |
Classification: | Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc. |
Title: | RAMSDALE Family Register |
Link: | http://www.ramsdale.org/ |
Description: | RAMSDALE Family Register |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Poor Rate, Other Records |
Title: | Sheepy Group Parishes |
Link: | http://www.mdlp.co.uk/resources/lei.htm |
Description: | Sheepy Group Parishes |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Tithe Records, Register & Rent Rolls, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
Title: | STERRY One Name Study |
Link: | https://www.sterryworldwide.com/ |
Description: | STERRY One Name Study |
Extra Info: | Includes STERRY apprentices, London guilds, manorial records, newspaper extracts and more |
Classification: | Hearth / Window Tax, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Poor Rate, Other Records |
Title: | TONG / TONGE / TONGUE Genealogy |
Link: | http://www.tongefamily.info/ |
Description: | TONG / TONGE / TONGUE Genealogy |
Extra Info: | Mainly around Lancashire and Manchester. |
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