Death Duties

[Ed McKie]

Trying to read up a bit on death duties, but can find very little on line.

However !!!

BBC history on line says
2 August 1894
Death duties are introduced
Death duties, the predecessor of the present inheritance tax, were proposed by the Liberal chancellor of the exchequer, Sir William Harcourt. They replaced earlier taxes on estates. They also equalised liability between real (estate) and personal property. Duties were paid at a variable rate depending on size. They became an important revenue-raiser but were fiercely resented by many landowners, already feeling the pinch as a result of depressed agricultural prices.

Whereas Findmypast has Death Duty Registers 1796-1903.

Can anyone explain this ?

Cheers..Ed

[AnnB]

Does this link help Ed?
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=107&j=1

Best wishes
Ann

[Ed McKie]

Thank you for that Ann.

For some reason I could not find that article by myself at TNA. In fact I always have trouble finding anything on that site, unless I go through A2A.

Cheers..Ed

[Ladkyis]

I always seem to flounder around at TNA. I'm not too good on any website that requires me to click on more than one thing. I just don't seem to be able to get to where I want to be.
Thank goodness for the wonderful people on this forum who have found things and pointed me right at them and hung around to see that I find it. I would be seriuosly lost without this place.

[Geoffers]

For those who have problems navigating TNA's web-site and looking for the correct research guide, I suggest that you bookmark this link (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/researchguidesindex.asp)

It shows an alphabetical listing of research guides. If you cannot find a topic obviously listed alphabetically, look across to the right of the page and there is a search engine "Search content of research guides".

For the case in point, enter 'Death Duty' and search. You'll get several interesting hits which may help to point you in the right direction.

When using the search facility, don't enter too much information. For example, try searching 'Death Duty registers 1796-1903' and you get three hits and so miss some possibly useful information. Search on 'Death duty after 1796' and you get no hits. The more you practice with it the better your ability to find what you are after.

Keep searches simple - remember "Less is More"

If you get stuck, please ask.

[AnnB]

For those who have problems navigating TNA's web-site and looking for the correct research guide, I suggest that you bookmark this link (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/researchguidesindex.asp)

It shows an alphabetical listing of research guides. If you cannot find a topic obviously listed alphabetically, look across to the right of the page and there is a search engine "Search content of research guides".


Mind you, Geoffers, this link should come with a warning - every time I go there I find myself looking at something I had no intention of looking at in the first place.......;)

Best wishes
Ann