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The Land Tax Returns
are not often used by local or family historians. They provide valuable
evidence of when someone moved into an area and who their landlord was,
which can help to clarify where they lived in a particular place.
The Land Tax Returns have been
transcribed at ten yearly intervals, starting in 1781 and ending in
1831. The originals contain more information and are available at
Lancashire Record Office.
|
Sequence |
Year |
Tenant |
Landowner |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1781 |
George |
Fowler |
Mrs Jane |
Pearson |
|
2 |
1781 |
Edward |
Halton |
Mrs Jane |
Pearson |
|
3 |
1781 |
Robert |
Parkinson |
Mrs Jane |
Pearson |
|
4 |
1781 |
Edmond |
Hough |
Mrs Jane |
Pearson |
|
5 |
1781 |
Robert |
Turner |
Mrs Jane |
Pearson |
|
6 |
1781 |
John |
Green |
Mrs Jane |
Pearson |
|
7 |
1781 |
Edward |
Low |
Mrs Jane |
Pearson |
|
8 |
1781 |
Thomas |
Jackson |
Mrs Jane |
Pearson |
|
9 |
1781 |
James |
Ward |
Mrs Jane |
Pearson |
|
10 |
1781 |
John |
Harrison |
Mrs Jane |
Pearson |
|
11 |
1781 |
William |
Ince |
Mrs Jane |
Pearson |
|
12 |
1781 |
John |
Harrison |
Mrs Jane |
Pearson |
|
13 |
1781 |
Henry |
Bentham |
Mrs Jane |
Pearson |
|
14 |
1781 |
Jonathan |
Chadwick |
Mrs Jane |
Pearson |
|
15 |
1781 |
Robert |
Robinson |
Mrs Jane |
Pearson |
|
16 |
1781 |
John |
Wignall |
Edward |
Holt Esq |
|
17 |
1781 |
Richard |
Halliwell |
James |
Hammerton |
|
18 |
1781 |
Thomas |
Smith |
James |
Hammerton |
|
19 |
1781 |
John |
Waring |
James |
Hammerton |
|
20 |
1781 |
Thomas |
Smith |
James |
Hammerton |
|
21 |
1781 |
William |
Calderbank |
James |
Hammerton |
|
22 |
1781 |
John |
Medcalf |
James |
Hammerton |
|
23 |
1781 |
Gervis |
Clough |
Mr John |
Livesay |
|
24 |
1781 |
William |
Low |
Mr John |
Livesay |
|
25 |
1781 |
Thomas |
Smith |
Thomas |
Smith |
|
26 |
1781 |
William |
Calderbank |
William |
Calderbank |
|
27 |
1781 |
Nathaniel |
Trelford |
William |
Calderbank |
|
28 |
1781 |
William |
Fowler |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
|
29 |
1781 |
Matthew |
Bentham |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
|
30 |
1781 |
John |
Watmough |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
|
31 |
1781 |
Robert |
Rider |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
|
32 |
1781 |
Thomas |
Smalley |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
|
33 |
1781 |
James |
Holden |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
|
34 |
1781 |
John |
Russall |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
|
35 |
1781 |
George |
Eastham |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
|
36 |
1781 |
Hugh |
Watmough |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
|
37 |
1781 |
Hugh |
Sharrock |
Mr Paul |
Wagnall |
|
38 |
1781 |
Henry |
Riding |
Mr |
Boardman |
|
39 |
1781 |
Richard |
Robinson |
Mr |
Boardman |
|
40 |
1781 |
Lawrence |
Roscoe |
Mr |
Boardman |
|
41 |
1781 |
Henry |
Riding |
Mr |
Boardman |
|
42 |
1781 |
James |
Jolly |
Mr |
Boardman |
|
43 |
1781 |
Henry |
Riding |
Mr John |
Hawkshead |
|
44 |
1781 |
Isaac |
Rosthorn |
Mr Thomas |
Baldwin |
|
45 |
1781 |
William |
Stringfellow |
Mr Edward |
Chadwick |
|
46 |
1781 |
John |
Pinnington |
Mr Edward |
Chadwick |
|
47 |
1781 |
Richard |
Stringfellow |
Mr Edward |
Chadwick |
|
48 |
1781 |
William |
Stringfellow |
Mr Edward |
Chadwick |
|
49 |
1781 |
Richard |
Booth |
Mr Edward |
Chadwick |
|
50 |
1781 |
John |
Low |
Mr Edward |
Chadwick |
|
51 |
1781 |
Mary |
Jolly |
James |
Bentham |
|
52 |
1781 |
William |
Barker |
James |
Bentham |
|
53 |
1781 |
William |
Woodcock |
William |
Woodcock |
|
54 |
1781 |
Elizabeth |
Whittle |
Daniel |
Chisnall |
|
55 |
1781 |
William |
Rutter |
John |
Ellison |
|
56 |
1781 |
John |
Scott |
Thomas |
Taylor |
|
57 |
1781 |
Thomas |
Christopher |
Mr Thomas |
Low |
|
58 |
1781 |
Thomas |
Mason |
Mr Thomas |
Low |
|
59 |
1781 |
John |
Fishwick |
John |
Trelfall |
|
60 |
1781 |
|
|
William |
Hadock |
|
61 |
1781 |
Thomas |
Cowling |
Thomas |
Cowling |
|
62 |
1781 |
Joseph |
Houlcroft |
Joseph |
Houlcroft |
|
63 |
1781 |
John |
Clare |
William |
Dickenson Esq |
|
64 |
1781 |
John |
Low |
John |
Low |
|
65 |
1781 |
Henry |
Carter |
Henry |
Carter |
|
66 |
1781 |
William |
Rutter |
William |
Rutter |
|
67 |
1781 |
Thomas |
Brown |
|
|
|
68 |
1781 |
John |
Taylor |
Ms |
Harvey |
|
69 |
1781 |
Richard |
Wilson |
Mr |
Harrison |
|
70 |
1781 |
Edmond |
Tunstall |
William |
Dickenson Esq |
|
71 |
1781 |
Henry |
Nixon |
Mr |
Boardman |
|
72 |
1781 |
George |
Barrow |
Mr Charles |
Gosnall |
|
73 |
1781 |
Thomas |
Tunstall |
William |
Sharrock |
|
74 |
1781 |
Robert |
Clevely |
Mr |
Standish |
|
75 |
1781 |
Thomas |
Waring |
Sir Richard |
Clayton |
|
76 |
1781 |
William |
Hart |
Sir Richard |
Clayton |
|
77 |
1781 |
John |
Blackledge |
Sir Richard |
Clayton |
|
78 |
1781 |
John |
Wrennal |
Sir Richard |
Clayton |
|
79 |
1781 |
Mr |
Shaw |
Sir Richard |
Clayton |
|
80 |
1781 |
George |
Pinnington |
Sir Richard |
Clayton |
|
81 |
1781 |
Mr John |
Vause |
Mr John |
Vause |
|
82 |
1781 |
Henry |
Waring |
Henry |
Waring |
|
83 |
1781 |
Thomas |
Waring |
Thomas |
Waring |
|
84 |
1781 |
John |
Waring |
John |
Waring |
|
85 |
1781 |
John |
Clare |
Seth |
Bibby |
|
86 |
1781 |
James |
Smaley |
Ann |
Low |
|
87 |
1781 |
John |
Bentham |
Thomas |
Taylor |
|
88 |
1781 |
Jeremiah |
Porter |
Sir Richard |
Clayton |
|
89 |
1781 |
William |
Baxendell |
Mr John |
Fisher |
|
90 |
1781 |
|
tythe & barn |
Revd Mr |
Perryn |
|
1 |
1791 |
Alexander |
Shaw |
Mrs Jane |
Pearson |
|
2 |
1791 |
John |
Harrison |
Mrs Jane |
Pearson |
|
3 |
1791 |
Seth |
Fowler |
Mrs Jane |
Pearson |
|
4 |
1791 |
James |
Ainscow |
Mrs Jane |
Pearson |
|
5 |
1791 |
Robert |
Turner |
Mrs Jane |
Pearson |
|
6 |
1791 |
William |
Calderbank |
Mrs Jane |
Pearson |
|
7 |
1791 |
William |
Low |
Mrs Jane |
Pearson |
|
8 |
1791 |
Thomas |
Jackson |
Mrs Jane |
Pearson |
|
9 |
1791 |
Betty |
Halton |
Mrs Jane |
Pearson |
|
10 |
1791 |
John |
Harrison |
Mrs Jane |
Pearson |
|
11 |
1791 |
Richard |
Robinson |
Mrs Jane |
Pearson |
|
12 |
1791 |
Thomas |
Worthington |
Mrs Jane |
Pearson |
|
13 |
1791 |
Richard |
Robinson |
Mrs Jane |
Pearson |
|
14 |
1791 |
William |
Marsden |
Edward |
Holt Esq |
|
15 |
1791 |
James |
Scotson |
James |
Hammerton |
|
16 |
1791 |
John |
Wignall |
James |
Hammerton |
|
17 |
1791 |
Edward |
Harrison |
James |
Hammerton |
|
18 |
1791 |
Richard |
Hart |
James |
Hammerton |
|
19 |
1791 |
Ralph |
Platt |
|
Livesays Assigns |
|
20 |
1791 |
Edward |
Harrison |
|
Livesays Assigns |
|
21 |
1791 |
William |
Low |
Mrs Jane |
Pearson |
|
22 |
1791 |
Edward |
Harrison |
William |
Calderbank |
|
23 |
1791 |
William |
Calderbank |
William |
Calderbank |
|
24 |
1791 |
William |
Calderbank |
William |
Calderbank |
|
25 |
1791 |
John |
Piper |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
|
26 |
1791 |
John |
Piper |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
|
27 |
1791 |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
|
28 |
1791 |
Thomas |
Berry |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
|
29 |
1791 |
James |
Houlding |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
|
30 |
1791 |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
|
31 |
1791 |
John |
Russall |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
|
32 |
1791 |
Robert |
Taylor |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
|
33 |
1791 |
George |
Eastham |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
|
34 |
1791 |
James |
Brindle |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
|
35 |
1791 |
Robert |
Clevely |
Mr Paul |
Wagnall |
|
36 |
1791 |
Matthew |
Bentham |
Mr Paul |
Wagnall |
|
37 |
1791 |
Robert |
Taylor |
Robert |
Taylor |
|
38 |
1791 |
John |
Riding |
Mr John |
Hawkshead |
|
39 |
1791 |
Isaac |
Rosthorn |
Revd Mr |
Baldwin |
|
40 |
1791 |
Mr |
Miller |
Mr |
Miller for Cott |
|
41 |
1791 |
John |
German |
John |
German |
|
42 |
1791 |
John |
Blacklidge |
James |
Hammerton |
|
43 |
1791 |
James |
Jolly |
Mr |
Boardman |
|
44 |
1791 |
Thomas |
Bibby |
Thomas |
Bibby |
|
45 |
1791 |
William |
Hart |
Sir Richard |
Clayton |
|
46 |
1791 |
Richard |
Robinson |
Richard |
Robinson |
|
47 |
1791 |
Ralph |
Jolly |
John |
Taylor |
|
48 |
1791 |
Ralph |
Jolly |
John |
Taylor |
|
49 |
1791 |
Thomas |
Dolphin |
Mr |
Threlfall |
|
50 |
1791 |
Henry |
Riding |
Mr |
Chisnall |
|
51 |
1791 |
John |
Roscow |
|
Ellisons heirs |
|
52 |
1791 |
Edward |
Wignall |
Mr |
Baldwin |
|
53 |
1791 |
Roger |
Ward |
Mr |
Lows heirs |
|
54 |
1791 |
Thomas |
Marsden |
Mr |
Lows heirs |
|
55 |
1791 |
Robert |
Charnley |
Mr |
Threlfall |
|
56 |
1791 |
Thomas |
Harrison |
Thomas |
Townley Parker Esq |
|
57 |
1791 |
Thomas |
Cowling |
Thomas |
Cowling |
|
58 |
1791 |
Richard |
Leyland |
Mr |
Chadwick |
|
59 |
1791 |
Jonathan |
Chadwick |
William |
Dicconson Esq |
|
60 |
1791 |
William |
Spencer |
William |
Dicconson Esq |
|
61 |
1791 |
Thomas |
Hoole |
Edward |
Standish |
|
62 |
1791 |
John |
Tonge |
Sir Richard |
Clayton |
|
63 |
1791 |
Robert |
Clevely |
Robert |
Clevely |
|
64 |
1791 |
George |
Pinnington |
Sir Richard |
Clayton |
|
65 |
1791 |
John |
Wainall |
Sir Richard |
Clayton |
|
66 |
1791 |
Thomas |
Shaw |
Sir Richard |
Clayton |
|
67 |
1791 |
Mr |
Vause |
Mr |
Vause |
|
68 |
1791 |
Mr |
Chadwick |
Mr |
Chadwick |
|
69 |
1791 |
Mr |
Mellor |
Mr |
Chadwick |
|
70 |
1791 |
|
Unsworth & co |
Mr |
Chadwick |
|
71 |
1791 |
John |
Booth |
Mr |
Chadwick |
|
72 |
1791 |
James |
Moor |
Mr |
Chadwick |
|
73 |
1791 |
William |
Stringfellow |
Mr |
Chadwick |
|
74 |
1791 |
William |
Barker |
Mr |
Chadwick |
|
75 |
1791 |
Richard |
Booth |
Mr |
Chadwick |
|
76 |
1791 |
Ralph |
Low |
Mr |
Chadwick |
|
77 |
1791 |
Seth |
Houlding |
Ralph |
Low |
|
78 |
1791 |
William |
Calderbank |
William |
Calderbank |
|
79 |
1791 |
Revd Mr |
Dewhurst |
Richard |
Latham |
|
80 |
1791 |
William |
Rutter |
William |
Rutter |
|
81 |
1791 |
Thomas |
Whalley |
Thomas |
Whalley |
|
82 |
1791 |
William |
Glover |
Mrs |
Harvey |
|
83 |
1791 |
Richard |
Wilson |
Revd Mr |
Fisher |
|
84 |
1791 |
Richard |
Halliwell |
Ellen |
Sharrock |
|
85 |
1791 |
William |
Gorton |
John |
Taylor |
|
86 |
1791 |
George |
Barrow |
Mr |
Gorsnall |
|
87 |
1791 |
Henry |
Waring heirs |
Henry |
Waring heirs |
|
88 |
1791 |
John |
Waring |
John |
Waring |
|
89 |
1791 |
John |
Barker |
Ellen |
Bibby |
|
90 |
1791 |
John |
Bentham |
Thomas |
Taylor |
|
91 |
1791 |
William |
Fairbrother |
Sir Richard |
Clayton |
|
92 |
1791 |
Revd Mr |
Fisher |
Revd Mr |
Fisher |
|
93 |
1791 |
|
tithe & barn |
Revd Mr |
Perryn |
|
1 |
1801 |
Alexander |
Shaw |
Mr |
Livesay |
|
2 |
1801 |
John |
Harrison |
Mr |
Livesay |
|
3 |
1801 |
Ralph |
Low |
Mr |
Livesay |
|
4 |
1801 |
William |
Fowler |
Mr |
Livesay |
|
5 |
1801 |
James |
Ainscow |
Mr |
Livesay |
|
6 |
1801 |
John |
Seddon |
Mr |
Livesay |
|
7 |
1801 |
William |
Calderbank |
Mr |
Livesay |
|
8 |
1801 |
William |
Low |
Mr |
Livesay |
|
9 |
1801 |
Nanny |
Hart |
Mr |
Livesay |
|
10 |
1801 |
John |
Halton |
Mr |
Livesay |
|
11 |
1801 |
John |
Harrison |
Mr |
Livesay |
|
12 |
1801 |
Robert |
Latham |
Mr |
Livesay |
|
13 |
1801 |
William |
Culshaw |
Edward |
Holt Esq |
|
14 |
1801 |
James |
Scotson |
James |
Hammerton Esq |
|
15 |
1801 |
John |
Wignall |
James |
Hammerton Esq |
|
16 |
1801 |
Thomas |
Low |
James |
Hammerton Esq |
|
17 |
1801 |
George |
Roocroft |
George |
Roocroft |
|
18 |
1801 |
John |
Heap |
|
Clark & German |
|
19 |
1801 |
John |
Roby |
|
Clark & German |
|
20 |
1801 |
William |
Low |
Mr |
Livesay |
|
21 |
1801 |
William |
Barker |
James |
Mawdesley |
|
22 |
1801 |
John |
Harrison |
John |
Harrison |
|
23 |
1801 |
William |
Calderbank |
William |
Calderbank |
|
24 |
1801 |
Richard |
Riding |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
|
25 |
1801 |
Thomas |
Berry |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
|
26 |
1801 |
|
Low cottage |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
|
27 |
1801 |
John |
Roper |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
|
28 |
1801 |
Betty |
Halton |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
|
29 |
1801 |
Seth |
Houlding |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
|
30 |
1801 |
Robert |
Taylor |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
|
31 |
1801 |
Widow |
Eastham |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
|
32 |
1801 |
Widow |
Livesay |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
|
33 |
1801 |
Robert |
Taylor |
Robert |
Taylor |
|
34 |
1801 |
Robert |
Clevely |
Mr |
Wagnor |
|
35 |
1801 |
Robert |
Parkinson |
Mr |
Wagnor |
|
36 |
1801 |
John |
Riding |
Mr |
Hawkshead |
|
37 |
1801 |
John |
Glover |
Mr |
Baldwin |
|
38 |
1801 |
Mr |
Mellor |
Mr |
Chadwick |
|
39 |
1801 |
Benjamin |
German |
Mr |
Livesay |
|
40 |
1801 |
Richard |
Tyrer |
James |
Hammerton Esq |
|
41 |
1801 |
James |
Jolly |
Samuel |
Crook Esq |
|
42 |
1801 |
William |
Hart jr |
Mr |
Livesay |
|
43 |
1801 |
William |
Hart sr |
Sir Richard |
Clayton |
|
44 |
1801 |
Joseph |
Eamer |
John |
Taylor |
|
45 |
1801 |
Robert |
Hargreaves |
Mr |
Johnson |
|
46 |
1801 |
William |
Yates |
William |
Yates |
|
47 |
1801 |
Henry |
Smith |
Mr |
Baldwin |
|
48 |
1801 |
John |
Todd |
Mr |
Farrington |
|
49 |
1801 |
Thomas |
Dolphin |
Mr |
Trelfall |
|
50 |
1801 |
Roger |
Ward |
Mr |
Low heirs |
|
51 |
1801 |
Thomas |
Mayson |
Mr |
Low heirs |
|
52 |
1801 |
Robert |
Charnley |
Mr |
Trelfall |
|
53 |
1801 |
Thomas |
Harrison |
Mr |
Parker heirs |
|
54 |
1801 |
Thomas |
Cowling |
Thomas |
Cowling |
|
55 |
1801 |
Jonathan |
Chadwick |
Mr |
Dicconson |
|
56 |
1801 |
John |
Tong |
Sir Richard |
Clayton |
|
57 |
1801 |
James |
Pilkington |
Sir Richard |
Clayton |
|
58 |
1801 |
John |
Unsworth |
Mr |
Chadwick |
|
59 |
1801 |
Robert |
Latham |
Sir Richard |
Clayton |
|
60 |
1801 |
James |
Roscow |
Mr |
Vause |
|
61 |
1801 |
Richard |
Leyland |
Mr |
Chadwick |
|
62 |
1801 |
Ralph |
Low |
Mr |
Chadwick |
|
63 |
1801 |
William |
Barker |
Mr |
Chadwick |
|
64 |
1801 |
Edward |
Unsworth |
Mr |
Chadwick |
|
65 |
1801 |
James |
Moor |
Mr |
Chadwick |
|
66 |
1801 |
Jane |
Brindle |
Mr |
Chadwick |
|
67 |
1801 |
William |
Stringfellow |
Mr |
Chadwick |
|
68 |
1801 |
John |
Pinnington |
Mr |
Chadwick |
|
69 |
1801 |
John |
Halton |
Mr |
Chadwick |
|
70 |
1801 |
Mr |
Chadwick |
Mr |
Chadwick |
|
71 |
1801 |
Ralph |
Low |
Ralph |
Low |
|
72 |
1801 |
William |
Barker |
Mr |
Livesay |
|
73 |
1801 |
George |
Carter heirs |
George |
Carter heirs |
|
74 |
1801 |
Hugh |
Swift |
William |
Dicconson |
|
75 |
1801 |
|
Whalleys heirs |
Sir Richard |
Clayton |
|
76 |
1801 |
Widow |
Glover |
Mrs |
Harvey |
|
77 |
1801 |
Richard |
Wilson |
Revd Mr |
Fisher |
|
78 |
1801 |
James |
Chisnall |
James |
Chisnall |
|
79 |
1801 |
Edward |
Wignall |
John |
Waring |
|
80 |
1801 |
Richard |
Miller |
Mr |
Gorsnall |
|
81 |
1801 |
Widow |
Wareing |
Widow |
Wareing |
|
82 |
1801 |
John |
Barker |
Ellen |
Bibby heirs |
|
83 |
1801 |
Thomas |
Ollerton |
|
Scott |
|
84 |
1801 |
William |
Fairbrother |
Sir Richard |
Clayton |
|
85 |
1801 |
Revd Mr |
Fisher cott |
Revd Mr |
Fisher |
|
86 |
1801 |
William |
Spenser |
Mr |
Dicconson |
|
87 |
1801 |
Thomas |
Hart |
Mr |
Standish |
|
88 |
1801 |
Richard |
Robinson |
Mr |
Livesay |
|
89 |
1801 |
|
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