Male Servants

[Heather Positive Thinker]

Just received this email from my cousin about his direct ancestor who was a male servant. Does anyone know the answer please??

"Would you happen to know if records of the tax on male servants are kept at any of the principle archives. I wanted to have a delve for one concerning Mark Charles Baizley. The employing family purchased a yearly certificate, one of which was shown on Who Do You Think You Are a couple of weeks ago".

[Janet in Yorkshire]

Informative article about the tax here, who was included and when

http://regencyredingote.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/a-regency-bicentennial-the-servant-tax/

Never had cause to look for any examples of male servant tax - all mine worked on the land and not included - so can't answer your question, Heather.

Jay

[Darksecretz]

good old Google! see the bit about Taxation below

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyh...nd_18_01.shtml

[Darksecretz]

Informative article about the tax here, who was included and when

http://regencyredingote.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/a-regency-bicentennial-the-servant-tax/

Never had cause to look for any examples of male servant tax - all mine worked on the land and not included - so can't answer your question, Heather.

Jay

I have just read that article Jay, and it was quite informative, though she doesn't say where she found the info about the taxes though...

[Heather Positive Thinker]

Many thanks both. As you say, its very interesting isnt it but doesnt give the info cousin needs for his search :(

Kind of you x

[Darksecretz]

Many thanks both. As you say, its very interesting isnt it but doesnt give the info cousin needs for his search :(

Kind of you x

I would think reading that bit on the beebs site that any servant tax records would be at the Record Office/Archives in the county where the person was in service. [thats how I understood the wording to mean anyway]

[kylejustin]

so the law wasn't repealed until 1889? i may just be able to find my james conway who was a 'butler'.

[kylejustin]

bbc site says that the servants tax is at the national archives, it doesn't mention individual archives, or whether all of the records at kew.

[PhotoFamily]

Does anyone know the kind of information that would appear in the record? The links didn't mention the specifics that might be in an entry?

[Darksecretz]

bbc site says that the servants tax is at the national archives, it doesn't mention individual archives, or whether all of the records at kew.

so it does Kyle... :emb:

but maybe worth asking at Local Archives?

[Heather Positive Thinker]

Thanks again Thing is, Im not sure if he has enough detail for a full search.