I'm very much looking forward to chatting to Lincolnshire Family History Society's Grantham branch about the #hearthtax tomorrow evening (Wed 18th) - come and join us! Harrow by Lane Methodist Church hall, Grantham, kicking off at 1930

So looking forward to
your NRY transcripts. Book format for the ERY. Happy days! 👍😀 #HearthTax

Records for loathed 300-year-old tax reveal 'incredible' details about 17th Century Wiltshire has some of the earliest records of a tax on fireplaces.

Article on BBC website about the #17thcentury #HearthTax. Of the counties whose records have been examined for the project, Wiltshire's date back the furthest.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Records for loathed 300-year-old tax reveal 'incredible' details about 17th Century Wiltshire has some of the earliest records of a tax on fireplaces.

Records reveal 'incredible' details about 17th Century #HearthTax
www.bbc.com/news/article... #GenealogyNewsFlash