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, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Hearth / Window Tax, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
Title: | Belper Research Website |
Link: | http://www.belper-research.com/ |
Description: | Belper Research Website |
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, Hearth / Window Tax, Tithe Records, Religious Lists / Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Bonsall History Project Website |
Link: | http://www.bonsallhistory.org.uk/ |
Description: | Bonsall History Project Website |
Extra Info: | Click on Site Contents for records |
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: | Hearth / Window Tax, Other Records |
Title: | Cromford Village, Derwent Valley |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20200319154143/http://... |
Description: | Cromford Village, Derwent Valley |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. Click on History. |
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, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | EARLAM Family History |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20150411030403/http://... |
Description: | EARLAM Family History |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site no longer active. Most information still seems to be available. A resource for those with EARLAM relatives. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Other Records |
Title: | FE(A)THERSTON((E)HAUGH) One Name Study |
Link: | https://featherstone.one-name.net/ |
Description: | FE(A)THERSTON((E)HAUGH) One Name Study |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Other Records |
Title: | Liz's Family History Site |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~glossopfamily/genea... |
Description: | Some Resources for the area around Glossop, Derbyshire |
Extra Info: | Covers Great and Little Hucklow, Taddington, Hognaston, Mellor and Glossop area.Trade Directory Extracts are on the village pages. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
Title: | Matlock & Matlock Bath - The Andrews Pages |
Link: | https://www.andrewsgen.com/matlock/ |
Description: | Matlock & Matlock Bath - The Andrews Pages |
Extra Info: | Includes many records from 16th Century onwards. Many interesting records for the area. |
Classification: | Hearth / Window Tax, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records |
Title: | North West Derbyshire Sources |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~dusk/genealogy/ |
Description: | North West Derbyshire Sources |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers |
Title: | North West Derbyshire Sources |
Link: | http://www.nwdbysources.uk/ |
Description: | Various North West Derbyshire Records |
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: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Newspapers, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Parish of Eyam |
Link: | https://places.wishful-thinking.org.uk/DBY/Eyam/in... |
Description: | Eyam Parish |
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, Other Records |
Title: | South Derbyshire Genealogical Resources |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~brett/genealogy/sdi... |
Description: | South Derbyshire Genealogical Resources |
Extra Info: | Hearth Tax records are included with the census records. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy |
Title: | Stapenhill Online Resources: Cauldwell Databases |
Link: | http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~blanchec/genealogy/... |
Description: | Stapenhill Online Resources: Cauldwell Databases |
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: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Wirksworth Genealogy and Local History |
Link: | http://www.wirksworth.org.uk |
Description: | Wirksworth Genealogy and Local History, including Trade Directories and Taxes |
Extra Info: | Also look under the scrapbook. Many old photographs of families of the area. |
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