Land tax was a tax payable annually by virtue of ownership of land, abolished in Britain in 1963. Lay Subsidy was a tax on movable property.
| Classification: | Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Other Records |
| Title: | Find My Past's England and Wales Census Land and Survey Records |
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| Description: | Find My Past's England and Wales Census Land and Survey Records |
| Extra Info: | As well as the census, other Land Tax for a variety of counties. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
| Title: | The Genealogist Website |
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| Description: | The Genealogist Website |
| Extra Info: | Subscription site. Includes many university registers, trade directories and more. |
| Classification: | Land Tax / Lay Subsidy |
| Title: | Wills, Probate and Tax Records |
| Link: | Wills, Probate and Tax Records |
| Description: | Ancestry's London, Scottish, Yorkshire and Ireland's Griffiths Valuation Records |
| Classification: | Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Other Records |
| Title: | British History Online |
| Link: | https://www.british-history.ac.uk/list-index-soc/m... |
| Description: | Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales |
| Extra Info: | Gives dates that the markets started and the value of the towns from lay subsidy rolls. |
| 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, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Tithe Records, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | Bubwith : A One-Place Study |
| Link: | http://bubwith.net/ |
| Description: | Bubwith : A One-Place Study (Yorkshire) |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Newspapers, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | CHITTENDEN One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.chittenden.com.au/ |
| Description: | CHITTENDEN One Name Study |
| Classification: | Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | COMBS and COOMBS Family One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.combs-families.org/combs/ |
| Description: | COMBS and COOMBS Family One Name Study |
| Extra Info: | Includes some names from the Worshipful Drapers Company of London. |
| 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: | Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers |
| Title: | Family Search Records Collection - England |
| Link: |  |
| Description: | Family Search Records Collection - England |
| Extra Info: | An increasing number of records, including school records, land tax assessments and more. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Newspapers, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Tithe Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
| Title: | Great Ayton - History of the Village |
| Link: | http://greatayton.wikidot.com/home |
| Description: | Great Ayton - History of the Village |
| Extra Info: | Click on Sources. |
| Classification: | Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc. |
| Title: | JOWETT and Variations One Name Study |
| Link: | http://www.jowitt1.org.uk/ |
| Description: | JOWETT and Variations One Name Study |
| Classification: | Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
| Title: | Kirkby Malhamdale Local and Family History Pages |
| Link: | http://www.kirkbymalham.info/ |
| Description: | Kirkby Malhamdale Local and Family History Pages |
| Extra Info: | The website provides an extensive range of information for both local and family historians. |
| Classification: | Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Other Records |
| Title: | Land Registry - Digital Archives |
| Link: | https://digitalarchives.landregistry.gov.uk/start/... |
| Description: | Land Registry - Digital Archives |
| Extra Info: | Contain scanned images of Land Registry's historical 1862 Act Register. About 2,000 properties were registered aeound England and Wales. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Other Records |
| Title: | MALLINSON Family Project |
| Link: | http://www.mallproj-home.co.uk/ |
| Description: | MALLINSON Family Project |
| Extra Info: | Also variants. Many concentrated around Huddersfield. |
| Classification: | Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Other Records |
| Title: | Parish of Bradford - Some History |
| Link: | http://archive.org/details/continuationand00jamego... |
| Description: | Parish of Bradford - Some History |
| Extra Info: | Online book. Includes a list of Bradford mayors, many lists of local people, some pedigrees of local families and more. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | Pocklington Village History |
| Link: | https://pocklingtonhistory.com/ |
| Description: | Pocklington Village History |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Other Records |
| Title: | Redmire Township and the Surrounding Area in Wensleydale |
| Link: | http://www.redmire.net/ |
| Description: | Redmire Township and the Surrounding Area in Wensleydale |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Valuation Books, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records |
| Title: | SERCOMBE, SIRCOMBE, SURCOMBE, or SIRCOM One Name study |
| Link: | http://www.mit.edu/~dfm/genealogy/sercombe.html |
| Description: | A Compilation of SERCOMBE Families |
| Extra Info: | Scroll down to sources of information. |
| Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Sheffield Records Online |
| Link: | https://www.sheffieldrecordsonline.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Sheffield Records Online |
| Extra Info: | Includes a cutler master and apprentice index. |
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