Norfolk: Brettenham

Land Tax: 1767-1833

This tax was based on the value of property etc. and paid by the owner or (sometimes) occupier according to their agreement. It started in 1692 and valuations are based on those done at this date.

For more information on these records see the Land Tax Assessments page. This is also where examples of the standard headers from 1798 to 1825 and 1826 to 1832 are linked to.

These Norfolk Record Office documents [with the references C/SCD 2/28/1 1767 to C/SCD 2/28/39 1832] are from the Norfolk Quarter Sessions Land Tax Assessments which are arranged by divisions this one being in Shropham Hundred. Note that C/SCD 2/28/6 1797 exists but does not contain an entry for this parish.

Year	Proprietors' Names	Occupiers' Names	Yearly Value [Valuation] £.s.d	Yearly Assessment £:s:d	Quarterly Assessment £:s:d
1767-8	S^r W^m Beauchamp Proctor Bart.		147.0.0	22:1:0	5:10:3
	M^r Warran Rector of Brettenham		42.0.0	6:6:0	1:11:6

	[JPs= CD, WG, JW]	£	189.0.0	28:7:0	7.1.9

1781-2	S^r Tho^s Beauchamp Proctor Bart.	Chris^r Twiss	147.0.0	29.8.0	7.7.0
	Rev^d M^r Warren	D^o	42.0.0	8.8.0	2.2.0

	[JPs= WP, HH, WL] [AS= CT]	£	189.0.0	37.16.0	9.9.0

1782-3	S^r Tho^s Proctor Bart.	Chris^r Twiss	147.0.0	29.8.0	7.7.0
	Rev^d John Warren	D^o	42.0.0	8.8.0	2.2.0

	[JPs= CD, WC, HH] [AS= CT]	£	189.0.0	37.16.0	9.9.0

1784-5	S^r Tho^s Beau^p Proctor Bart.	Chris^r Twiss	147.0.0	29.8.0	7.7.0
	Rev^d M^r Warren	D^o	42.0.0	8.8.0	2.2.0

	[JPs= WW, WC, HH] [AS= CT]	£	189.0.0	37.16.0	9.9.0

1796-7	S^r Tho^s Beauchamp Proctor Bart	Chris^r Twiss	147.0.0	29.8.0	7.7.0
	Rev^d Tho^s L. Jones	D^o	42.0.0	8.8.0	2.2.0

	[AS= JT]	£	189.0.0	37.16.0	9.9.0

From 1798 a printed form was used which contained the following.

The original document had the following headings spelt out in full. They have been contracted to allow for a clearer display.

Names of Proprietors = "Names of Proprietors -- Listed Alphabetically"
Value = "Valuation"
Exon = "Sums assessed & exonerated"
Not Exon = "Sums assessed & not exonerated"
Estate = "Sums assessed of PERSONAL ESTATES STOCK"
OFF = "Sums assessed of OFFICES ANNUAL AMOUNT"
YEAR PAY = "TOTAL of YEARLY PAYMENTS"
QTR PAY = "QUARTERLY PAYMENTS"

The original had all the following columns:-

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	J	K
		Exon		Not Exon
Names of Proprietors	Occupiers	Value £ Rent	£.s.d	Value £ Rent	£.s.d	Est ate £.s.d	OFF £.s.d	YEAR PAY £.s.d	QTR PAY £.s.d

Columns G & H were blank so have not been included.


			Exon		Not Exon
Year	Names of Proprietors	Occupiers	Value £ Rent	£.s.d	Value £ Rent	£.s.d	YEAR PAY £.s.d	QTR PAY £.s.d
1800-01	S^r Tho^s Beauchamp Proctor Bart	Christopher Twiss			147.0.0	29.8.0	29.8.0	7.7.0
	Rev^d Tho^s L Jones	D^o			42.0.0	8.8.0	8.8.0	2.2.0

	[JPs= TBJ, JFF, WL] [AS= JT]			£	189.0.0	37.16.0	37.16.0	9.9.0

1801-02 to 1806-07 - No changes from 1800-01

1807-08	S^r Tho^s Beauchamp Proctor Bart	John Ellys Twiss			147.0.0	29.8.0	29.8.0	7.7.0
	Rev^d Tho^s L Jones	D^o	42.0.0	8.8.0

	[JPs= JW, GB] [AS= JET]			£	147.0.0	29.8.0	29.8.0	7.7.0

1808-09 to 1820-21 as 1807-08
1821-22 as 1807-08 but Occupiers blank

1822-23	S^r Tho^s Beauchamp Proctor Bart	John Ellys Twiss			147.0.0	29.8.0	29.8.0	7.7.0
	Rev^d Tho^s L Jones	D^o	42.0.0	8.8.0

1823-24 to 1825-26 - No changes from 1822-23

In 1826 a new printed form was used - see main land tax page link above for an example showing full header.

Year(s)	Rent [£.s.d]	Names of Proprietors	Names of Occupiers	Names or Description of Estates or Property	Exon [£.s.d]	Not Exon [£.s.d]
1826-27 & 1827-28	147.0.0	S^r Tho^s Beauchamp Proctor Bart	John Ellys Twiss	Farm		29.8.0
	42.0.0	Rev^d Tho^s L Jones	D^o	Glebe Land and Tythes	8.8.0
[AS & CO = JET]

1828-29 & 1829-30	147.0.0	S^r W. B. Proctor Bart	John Ellys Twiss	House & Land		29.8.0
	42.0.0	Rev^d Tho^s L Jones	D^o	Glebe Land and Tythes	8.8.0

1830-31	147.0.0	S^r W. B. Proctor Bart	Joseph Twiss	House & Land		29.8.0
	42.0.0	Rev^d Thomas Lewis Jones	D^o	Tythes and Glebe Land	8.8.0

1831-32	147.0.0	S^r W. B. Proctor Bart	John Palmer	House & Land		29.8.0
[AS=JP]	42.0.0	Rev^d Thomas Lewis Jones	D^o D^o	Tythe	8.8.0

1832-33 - As 1831-32 except "Description of Estates" was blank

[End of Document]

Notes

The Reverend John Warren took up his post in 1758 according to the "List of Norfolk Benefices" by "Dawson Turner" published in 1847. He was succeeded by Reverend Thomas Lewis JONES on 3rd February 1790. He was there till at least Oct 1844.
In the "1832 Register of Electors - Western Division" the following are present as being qualified under Brettenham :-
PROCTOR Sir W. Beauchamp Proctor Bart. of Langley - Freehold House and land - John PALMER, tenant
JONES Reverend Thomas Lewis of Ramsey, Huntingdonshire - Freehold Rectory of Brettenham.
PALMER John of Brettenham - Occupier of Glebe land and tythes - Property in Brettenham.
JPs (Justices of the Peace) who passed these accounts are:-
"GB" = "George Beevor", "WC" = "William Cockell", "CD" = "Charles Dunham", "JFF" = "J F Franklin", "WG" = "William Grigson", "HH" = "Hugh Hare", "TBJ" = "Thomas Beevor Junior", "WL" = "William Lobb", "WP" = "William Pawlett", "WW" = "William Woodley", "JW" = "John Wright"
Assessors [AS] or Collectors [CO] (1826 form said they must live within parish) :- "JP" = "John Palmer", "CT" = "Christopher Twiss", "JT" = "John Twiss", "JET" = "John Ellys Twiss"
In other documents the following alternative spellings have been seen which appear to refer to the same people/places:-
"John Ellys Twiss"/"John Ellis Twiss", Warran/Warren.
1767 - The Column labelled "Quarterly Assessment" was not on the original and has been calculated by dividing the "Yearly Assessment" by 4.
Abbreviations in the above transcription have the following meanings:-
"S^r" = "Sir", "Chris^r" = "Christopher", "Rev^d" = "Reverend", "Tho^s" = "Thomas" and "W^m" = "William".
Rate was at 4s/£1 (of Valuation) for all the above years except for 1767 when it was 3s/£1.