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Westmorland, England : Classification : Hearth / Window Tax


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.

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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, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Other Records
Title:Cumbria Genealogy Search
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20140216110425/http://...
Description:Selected Transcriptions
Extra Info:An archived copy of site that is no longer active. Most information is available to view. Click at the dot at the start of each description for transcription.
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:Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Other Records
Title:Eden Valley Genealogy
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20190828175450/http://...
Description:Eden Valley Genealogy and Transcriptions
Extra Info:This is an archived copy of a site that is no longer being updated. Most information is still availbale, although it may be slow to load.
Classification:Hearth / Window Tax
Title:Hearth Tax Digital
Link:https://gams.uni-graz.at/context:htx
Description:British Academy Hearth Tax Project & Centre for Hearth Tax Research
Classification:Hearth / Window Tax
Title:Hearth Tax Online - Householders in late 17th century England
Link:https://hearthtax.wordpress.com/
Description:Hearth Tax Online - Householders in late 17th century England
Extra Info:Hearth Tax Online is a web site dedicated to providing data and analysis of the records of the hearth tax introduced in England and Wales in 1662.
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, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy
Title:Parish Registers of Kirkby Stephen and More
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~enzedders/misc/
Description:Kirkby Stephen Parish Register Transcriptions and More
Extra Info:A one place study of Kirkby Stephen a site for family historians.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Hearth / Window Tax
Title:Patterdale Today
Link:https://www.patterdaletoday.co.uk/
Description:Patterdale Today
Extra Info:Follow the Local History link

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