Information sur la source
Ancestry.com. Livre des taxes, Birmingham, Angleterre, 1736 à 1931 [base de données en ligne]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.Données originales :
Rate Books. Textual records. Library of Birmingham, Birmingham, England.
Livre des taxes, Birmingham, Angleterre, 1736 à 1931
Les taxes foncières étaient collectées dans chaque paroisse pour subvenir aux besoins des pauvres et des malades, à l’entretien des routes et des églises et à d’autres dépenses de la paroisse. Cette collection comprend les livres des taxes de la ville de Birmingham dans les Midlands de l’Ouest en Angleterre.
Rates were collected in each parish for support of the sick and poor, maintenance of roads and churches, and other parish expenses. This collection includes rate books from Birmingham, West Midlands, England. The following locations are included:
- Birmingham
- Handsworth
- Aston
- Harborne
- Northfield
- Kings Norton
- Erdington
- Balsall Heath
- Yardley
- Edgbaston
Rates were assessed based on a dwelling’s value. These records include a listing of who occupied the house, who owned the house, the type of dwelling, the name or situation of the property, how much rent was collected, and the rates paid. In some cases you may need to page forward for the rent and rate details, which appear on the next page.
