Death Duties

[kylejustin]

Does anyone have any experience with obtaining information about death duties?

I know the index is on FMP, and the national archives in Kew hold the files.

Do they include much information? How do you obtain copies?

[Anne in Carlisle]

They hold variable amounts of information (sorry!!). The format I have seen is like a table with limited space for entries but in some cases there is useful stuff squeezed in. I have a death duty entry which mentions a family relationship .... it is the only document I have found proving that two women were sisters.

I thought I got mine online from FMP but I may have bought a download from TNA (about £3.50).

Anne

[kylejustin]

it seems the country court registers are on TNA from 1796-1811. the prerogative court registers for this period and all registers from 1812-1903 are at TNA. thanks anne, i didn't know that.