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Starting in 1897, the government levied taxes on estates over a specific value.<br> | Starting in 1897, the government levied taxes on estates over a specific value. Starting in 1796, a tax or death duty was levied by the government on estates over a certain value. These estate duty or death duty records may add considerable information not found elsewhere. Information found in them includes the following. | ||
*Name and address of the deceased<br> | |||
*Date of death<br> | |||
*Place and date of probate<br> | |||
*Names, addresses and occupations of the executors<br> | |||
*Details of estates and related matters <br> | |||
*Amount of the duty paid<br> | |||
They also included information about the people who received bequests (beneficiaries), or who were the next-of-kin, such as exact relationship to the deceased.<br> | |||
To learn more about these records, read The National Archives (England) online leaflets.<br> | |||
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=245 How to Interpret Death Duty Registers]<br> | |||
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=107 Death Duty Record][http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=107 s, From 1796]<br> | |||
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