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''[[England Genealogy|England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Somerset Genealogy|Somerset]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Somerset_Taxation|Taxation]]'' | |||
The taxes of Somerset can fall under one of these | The taxes of Somerset can fall under one of these category's : | ||
*Probate Taxes (these are taxes after death)<ref> [[England_Probate_Records|England Probate Records]] </ref> . | *Probate Taxes ( these are taxes after death)<ref> [[England_Probate_Records|England Probate Records]] </ref> . | ||
*In 1692 the British government instituted another innovative scheme to increase revenue which came to be known as the land tax<ref>[[Land_Tax_Assessment_Records|Land Tax Assessment Records]] </ref> . | *In 1692 the British government instituted another innovative scheme to increase revenue which came to be known as the land tax<ref>[[Land_Tax_Assessment_Records|Land Tax Assessment Records]] </ref> . | ||
*The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 placed the responsibility for the care of the poor in England and Wales, from 1834 onward, on Poor Law Unions<ref> [[England_and_Wales_Poor_Law_Records_1834-1948|England and Wales Poor Law]] </ref>. The Poor Law Unions and their workhouses took over this responsibility from the Church of England parishes. Prior to 1834 a few parishes or collections of parishes had established a few workhouses to help relieve the poor and provide indoor relief in the form of food, clothes and shelter. | *The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 placed the responsibility for the care of the poor in [[England and Wales]], from 1834 onward, on Poor Law Unions<ref> [[England_and_Wales_Poor_Law_Records_1834-1948|England and Wales Poor Law]] </ref>. The Poor Law Unions and their workhouses took over this responsibility from the Church of England parishes. Prior to 1834 a few parishes or collections of parishes had established a few workhouses to help relieve the poor and provide indoor relief in the form of food, clothes and shelter. | ||
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[[Category:Somerset | [[Category:Somerset]][[Category:England Taxation]] | ||
Revision as of 19:46, 20 December 2015
The taxes of Somerset can fall under one of these category's :
- Probate Taxes ( these are taxes after death)[1] .
- In 1692 the British government instituted another innovative scheme to increase revenue which came to be known as the land tax[2] .
- The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 placed the responsibility for the care of the poor in England and Wales, from 1834 onward, on Poor Law Unions[3]. The Poor Law Unions and their workhouses took over this responsibility from the Church of England parishes. Prior to 1834 a few parishes or collections of parishes had established a few workhouses to help relieve the poor and provide indoor relief in the form of food, clothes and shelter.
- For a National overview of English taxes