Rate Books Poor Rate and Land Tax Records

Gloucester Archives has a collection of rate books for Thornbury covering the period from 1867 to 1910.  Many of these books show the main occupant of each house and the owner and we are finding this a really useful way of identifying who lived in each house and helping us sort out problems caused by being unsure of the precise route used by the census enumerators.  The files are downloaded in PDF format.

Gloucester Archives has lists of owners of property for which the poor ate and land tax is payable, together with the occupants of their property.  The files are downloaded in PDF format.
 
1859 Rate Book - owners and occupants in whole of Thornbury 1769 Poor Rate Assessment 1770 Poor Rate Assessment
1862 Rate Book - owners and occupants in whole of Thornbury 1775 Land Tax  
  1867 Poor Rate Book - owners and occupants in whole of Thornbury 1780 Land Tax 1822 Land Tax
  1869 Thornbury Rate Book - only occupants, mainly in High Street and Castle Street 1781 Land Tax 1823 Land Tax
  1871 Thornbury Rate Book - only occupants, mainly in High Street and Castle Street 1782 Land Tax 1824 Land Tax
1876 Special Drainage District of Thornbury - owners and occupiers in whole of Thornbury 1783 Land Tax 1825 Land Tax
1877 Gas Rate Book of Thornbury - owners and occupiers, mainly in High St and Castle St 1784 Land Tax 1826 Land Tax
1880 Special Drainage District of Thornbury - owners and occupiers in whole of Thornbury 1800 Land Tax 1827 Land Tax
1885 Special Drainage District of Thornbury - owners and occupiers in whole of Thornbury 1809 Land Tax 1828 Land Tax
1890 Special Drainage District of Thornbury - owners and occupiers in whole of Thornbury 1810 Land Tax 1829 Land Tax
1894 Special Drainage District of Thornbury - owners and occupiers in whole of Thornbury 1812 Land Tax 1830 Land Tax
  1899 Special Drainage District of Thornbury - owners and occupiers in whole of Thornbury 1814 Land Tax 1831 Land Tax
  1905 Special Drainage District of Thornbury - owners and occupiers in whole of Thornbury 1819 Land Tax 1832 Land Tax
  1910 Special Drainage District of Thornbury - owners and occupiers in whole of Thornbury 1821 Land Tax  
  1926 Poor Rate Book - owners and occupants in whole of Thornbury   Return to Sources list