Author: HarrietP
Journalist and amateur genealogist
Window tax – a tax upon light and air
The Window Tax was introduced in 1696 and repealed in 1851 and was used as a means of assessing which households were liable to pay church and poor rates. It was soon mocked as a tax upon light and ai... Read More
Job titles old and new
In days of yore, people had job titles that seem quaint (and sometimes incomprehensible) to us now. Like swingler (someone who beat flax) and feather dresser (who cleaned them for sale). The industria... Read More- 30 of 30
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