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Title: ROGERS Oswestry, in Index to Death Duty Register
Post by: JGDavies on Saturday 16 April 16 11:02 BST (UK)

Having found an entry in the 'Index to Death Duty Register' that I'd like to follow up I've got as far as: the National Archives website: 'Will register: surnames N - R, folios 249-479' (cannot be downloaded).
Is the NA the only source I need to follow or is there likely to be anything related elsewhere?

Transcription details
Andrew Rogers; 1845; Park Ucha, Oswestry, Court: PCC And Country Courts
Record set:    Index to Death Duty Registers 1796-1903
National Archives reference:    IR27/274

Actual entry:

Testator: Rogers, Andrew;
Residence: Parc Ucha, Oswestry;
Executor: David Williams, Seven Oaks
Court: St Asaph;
Register: 9;
Folio: 530

PS: I'm aware of the existance - though not the full meaning of - https://archives.library.wales/index.php/hills-farm-otherwise-park-uchaf-oswestry (https://archives.library.wales/index.php/hills-farm-otherwise-park-uchaf-oswestry)

Title: Re: ROGERS Oswestry, in Index to Death Duty Register
Post by: osprey on Saturday 16 April 16 13:31 BST (UK)

is on the NLW Site so can be read via link

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01hh7/ 

Title: Re: ROGERS Oswestry, What significance £300 in an 1845 will?
Post by: JGDavies on Saturday 16 April 16 16:01 BST (UK)

Thanks for that.

There are two notes on the front cover of the 1843 will 'sub-£300' and 'less than £300'. Does this amount have some significance in 1845, say comparable to todays inheritance tax amount, when the will was executed?

Title: Re: ROGERS Oswestry, in Index to Death Duty Register
Post by: osprey on Saturday 16 April 16 16:28 BST (UK)

I'm not sure there was a lower limit for Legacy Duty at that time. This explains the system

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01hh8/