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Elwyn Attwood
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Manchester area 'Rate Books'
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Saturday 28 August 21 10:42 BST (UK) »
I have come across the term 'Manchester Rate Books' when researching a family member from 1897.
Can anyone please explain what they represent please? I wonder if they were on low income perhaps?
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Saturday 28 August 21 11:46 BST (UK) »
No. They are records of property - owners and occupiers.
https://www.manchester.gov.uk/directory_record/212408/rate_books/category/1367/view_all_collections
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Elwyn Attwood
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Saturday 28 August 21 13:06 BST (UK) »
Thank you heywood for your response. that clears it up for me. It was just that I had never come across that before.
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