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Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 1 201 Send Message	Mad Alice	Report	29 Jun 2007 20:57
Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 1 201 Send Message	Does anyone know what they are likely to contain please? Alice
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 4 107 Send Message	ann	Report	29 Jun 2007 21:04
	I have a book and it says The return of Owners of Land 1873 Oxfordshire.Is it something like this you are looking for? Annie
	Researching: Hedges in Headington and Headington Quarry Oxford
Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 1 201 Send Message	Mad Alice	Report	29 Jun 2007 21:15
Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 1 201 Send Message	Thank you I'm not really sure - They are earlier than that 1803 - 1813 ish . They are listed\ at records office but I'm not sure what thwy may contain. Alice
Member Since: September 2005 Posts: 2 518 Send Message	Janet in Yorkshire	Report	29 Jun 2007 22:01
	Land tax was levied on the owners of land, but not tenants. The one's I have seen list the owners, the area of each property they owned and how much tax they paid. Jay
Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 1 201 Send Message	Mad Alice	Report	30 Jun 2007 20:35
Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 1 201 Send Message	Thanks Jay - think my lot were poor - so I think they may not be of much use to me!