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Author
Publisher
Devon Family History Society
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
3 volumes ; 21 x 15 cm (9 x 6 in).
Language
English
Description
Extracted information from church rates including estate name, owner surname, owner forename, occupant surname, occupant forename. Churchwardens were responsible for the upkeep of the parish church and everything connected with it, ranging from major building repairs to washing the surplices. In order to pay for all this, they imposed rates, known as church rates, on the residents of the parish. The rates were based on the value of the property each...
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