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Offline StephenBax

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BAX - East and West Sussex Land Tax Look up request, please
« on: Tuesday 03 March 09 22:26 GMT (UK) »
Hello, I am keen to get information on the E and W Sussex 1785 Land Tax, as follows, if at all possible for the BAX surname in these areas:

- in Itchingfield and Southwater near Horsham (now W Sussex)
- in Newick and Chailey ( E Sussex)
- in Slaugham, Cuckfield and Wivelsfield (now W Sussex?)
- in Ardingly (W Sussex)

Also, do the records tell you where exactly people lived, like Tithe records? Can they be mapped?

Many thanks

Stephen Bax

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Re: BAX - East and West Sussex Land Tax Look up request, please
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 04 March 09 17:22 GMT (UK) »
Hi Stephen,

Nothing in Itchingfield or Southwater.

In Newick there is the following person,

Owner: John Box (might have been transcribed wrong)
Occupier: Himself
Lands: His land
Rental: £1

Nothing in Chailey.

Nothing in Slaugham.

Nothing in Cuckfield.

Nothing in WIvelsfield.

In Ardingly, again this could be a transcription error.

Owner: Chapman
Occupier: John Box
Rental: £1

Owner: William, Newnham gent
Occupier: John Box jr
Rental: £1

Having a look in the index of both books I cannot see a BAX mentioned anywhere ! Sorry !

The records give the name of a house or land sometimes but that is about it.
Regards
Sean
Webb (Sussex), Barham (Sussex, Norfolk/Suffolk), Day (Somerset), Rowett(Somerset, Cornwall), White (Leighlinbridge), Deane (Roscommon), Quinn (Roscommon)