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From: "Colleen" <>
Subject: Fw: Tiptree Heath Occupations
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 08:21:04 +0100


> Not a good day to ask what tax collectors do, Herb.
>
> Yesterday was Budget Day here, the day our Chancellor of the Exchequer
gives
> the legions of dreaded tax collectors in Britain their orders to take more
> dough from us poor, beleaguered working people. George was a tax
collector
> alright, he states it on his enumeration of his own and his family's
census
> entry. Rates are local taxes, supposed to be used to pay for local
services,
> they are largely frittered away recklessly by the idiots we elect to spend
> our money. George would have assessed the amount of these payable,
> collected and recorded the Tiptree Heatherners' hard earned dosh - and
> presumably reported those who didn't or couldn't pay.
>
> From times immemorial here, there's been hostility towards taxes, national
> and local - but particularly the rates, those levied by the local (or
> parish) authorities. Hundreds of years ago - and in recent times - local
> authority rates (and the local Poll Tax) were so reviled and opposed that
> Britons have taken to the streets and fought - yes, civil insurrection -
> against these despised things.
>
> Put it this way, George wouldn't have been the most popular man in
Tiptree.
>
> Colleen
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 3:34 AM
> Subject: Tiptree Heath Occupations
>
>
> > Listers
> >
> > I received from Ian Hunter information from his Directories that my
great
> > granfather, George Banham,was a rate collector from 1874 to at least
1882.
> > Can someone shed some light on what a rate colector did in those days?I
> > assume he was a tax colector of sorts,but I would love to know just how
he
> > might do his job, where he fit in the local government infrastructure
and
> > just anything about the tax structure in those times?
> >
> > Secondly, he was listed in 1871 as the parish clerk for Tiptree
> > Heath,presumably for St Luke's Parish Church. Could SKS who has access
to
> ST
> > Luke's Parish registers see what years he served in that capacity?
> >
> > Finally, Colleen Morrison provided information that he enumerated the
1871
> > census. Could SKS who has access to the 1861, 1881 and 1891 Census for
> the
> > area covering Tiptree check and see if he enumerated any of these
census?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> > Herb Banham
> > FL USA
> >
>

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