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In 1709 the British government began taxing indentures of apprenticeship as a means of raising revenue to cover the expenses of war. This tax, collected by the Inland Revenue Service, lasted for 100 years. Apprenticeships financed by parish or charitable funds were exempt from the tax and there were likely other exemptions.The duty collected on each apprenticeship was recorded in a register book. These registers deal mostly with apprenticeships of the third type mentioned above. | In 1709 the British government began taxing indentures of apprenticeship as a means of raising revenue to cover the expenses of war. This tax, collected by the Inland Revenue Service, lasted for 100 years. Apprenticeships financed by parish or charitable funds were exempt from the tax and there were likely other exemptions.The duty collected on each apprenticeship was recorded in a register book. These registers deal mostly with apprenticeships of the third type mentioned above. | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has microfilmed copies of the Inland Revenue Service’s register books. These are divided into two parts: “town” records, for those taxes collected and paid in London, and the “country” records, for those taxes collected by the district collectors and sent to London for recording. The Library also has some indexes to the registers created by the Society of Genealogists. The FamilySearch Library has a register for this collection found in the miscellaneous section of the register table (Reg. 942 U27a). The register books give little more information than what is included in the indexes. The important additional information is the number of years of the indenture and the amount of the duty collected. | ||
To see an example of an Apprenticeship Indenture click [[Norwich, Norfolk, Apprenticeship Indentures 1774|here]].<br> | To see an example of an Apprenticeship Indenture click [[Norwich, Norfolk, Apprenticeship Indentures 1774|here]].<br> | ||
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== Inland Revenue Service register == | == Inland Revenue Service register == | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library’s collection of Inland Revenue Service register books, and indexes to them, includes: | ||
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To find actual apprenticeship papers and related records in the collection of the | To find actual apprenticeship papers and related records in the collection of the FamilySearch Library, look in the Place Search of the catalog under: | ||
ENGLAND, [COUNTY] – OCCUPATIONS | ENGLAND, [COUNTY] – OCCUPATIONS | ||
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