Land Tax Assessment Records

History 407R Assignment

Please use the LTA Research form as you complete the following assignment. For the related handout material, please see Land Tax Assessments, A Census Substitute.

1. Robert Bell was christened in 1801 in the parish of Aysgarth. His father is named as Matthew Bell. In the 1861 census Robert said that he was born at Low Abbotside, Yorkshire. Find out if a Matthew Bell is listed in the Low Abbotside Land Tax records in 1801. Hint: the Quarter Session records for the different counties often contain copies of the Land Tax from 1798-1832. Remember that most land tax records held on the national level are for the year 1798! Low Abbotside is in the Wapentake of Hang West.

2. What film number did you use?

3. Who was the proprietor?

4. Are there any other people with the Bell surname in Low Abbotside, if so what are their names?

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