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1873 Return of Owners of Land
This lists all those who owned one or more acres of land, together with
extent, address of owner and value. It is listed alphabetically ie
not by place. It can be consulted for Yorkshire in York reference
library and in full at the SoG and PRO.
See
transcription.
The Hearth Tax
This was in force 1662 - 1688 and was devised to increase the treasury
coffers by imposing a tax on householders whose house was worth more
than 20s a year, and who was a local ratepayer of church and poor rates.
Some of the returns survive at the Public Record Office ref
E179/216/462. The list for Michaelmas 1673 covering Malton has
been transcribed and published by the Ripon Historical Society ISBN 1
872618 07 3. It is useful for seeing where the wealth was in the
area and searching for specific family names.
The Window Tax
This replaced the Hearth Tax in 1696 and became punitive in the late
18th century leading to bricking and boarding up.
Finance Act 1910
This introduced the idea of taxing capital appreciation or real
property. This began with the Board of Inland Revenue conducting
an exercise to ascertain the site value of all land in the United
Kingdom as on 30 April 1909. This became the baseline for the tax, the
value at the time of any subsequent sale or transfer of the property
being used to establish the incremental increase upon which tax was to
be paid. The original value of all property in Malton can be seen
on microfilm at the North Riding County Record Office.
North Riding Register of Deeds
If you
are interested in a particular property or transactions of an individual
they can be researched through the North Riding Register of Deeds at the
North Riding County Record Office. These cover the period 1736 to
1970. You might find annexed plans, mentions of parties to the
transaction and possibly price paid.