Norfolk: West Harling

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.

Other accounts available


- Overseers' Accounts -
Rates	1774-1827

- Land Tax Accounts -
Payments	1767-1833

Year	[Proprietors' Names]	Occupiers' Names	Yearly Value [Valuation] £	Yearly Assessment £.s.d	Quarterly Assessment £.s.d
1767-68	William Croftes Esq^r for the Hall		67	10.1.0	2.10.3
	D^o for the Parsonage		52	7.16.0	1.19.0
	D^o for the Stonehouse [Farm]		132	19.16.0	4.19.0
	D^o Middle Harling Farm		112	16.16.0	4.4.0
[AS=WB]	M^r W^m Briggs		64	9.12.0	2.8.0

	[JPs= JW, WG, CD]	£	437

1781-82	Richard Croftes Esq^r	Himself	67	13.8.0	3.7.0
	D^o	Rev^d M^r Peppial (*)	52	10.8.0	2.12.0
	D^o	Jn^o Jex	64	12.16.0	4.4.0
	D^o	Rob^t Kitton	132	26.8.0	6.12.0
[AS=AA,AN]	D^o	Ab^m Ayton	112	22.8.0	5.12.0

1782-83	Richard Croftes Esq^r	Himself	67	13.8.0	3.7.0
	D^o	D^o	132	26.8.0	6.12.0
	D^o	Rev^d M^r Pepperil	52	10.8.0	2.12.0
	D^o	Jn^o Ward	64	12.16.0	4.4.0
[AS=AN]	D^o	Ab^m Ayton	112	22.8.0	5.12.0

1783-84	The Exor^s and Trustees of the late Richard Croftes Esq^r	Themselves	67	13.8.0	3.7.0
	D^o	D^o	132	26.8.0	6.12.0
	D^o	Rev^d Pepperil	52	10.8.0	2.12.0
	D^o	Jn^o Ward	64	12.16.0	4.4.0
[AS=AN]	D^o	Ab^m Ayton	112	22.8.0	5.12.0

1784-5	Not found

1796-7	Sir John Seabright Bar^t	Himself	67	13.8.0	3.7.0
[AS=AN]	D^o	Alex^r Nicolson	132	26.8.0	6.12.0
	D^o	Rev^d R Dean	52	10.8.0	2.12.0
	D^o	Jn^o Ward	64	12.16.0	4.4.0
	D^o	Ab^m Ayton	112	22.8.0	5.12.0

1797-8	As 1796-7

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. Only changes are included in the following transcription.


			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	Dean Rev^d Rich^d	Sir J S Sebright			52.0.0	10.8.0	10.8.0	2.12.0
	Sebright Sir John	J. H. James Esq^r	67.0.0	13.8.0
	D^o	Alex^r Nicolson [AS]	132.0.0	26.8.0
	D^o	Ab^m Ayton	112.0.0	22.8.0
	D^o	Jn^o Ward	64.0.0	12.16.0

1801-02 to 1802-03 - No changes from 1800-01

1803-04	Sebright Sir John	J. H. James Esq^r	67	13.8.0

1804-05	Ayton John Esq^r	Himself	67.0.0	13.8.0
	D^o	Alex^r Nicolson [AS]	132.0.0	26.8.0
	D^o	Ab^m Ayton	112.0.0	22.8.0
	D^o	Jon Ward	64.0.0	12.16.0
	Dean Rev^d Rich^d	Himself			52.0.0	10.8.0	10.8.0	2.12.0

1805-06	Ayton John Esq^r	Cha^s Murton	132.0.0	26.8.0
	D^o	D^o	64.0.0	12.16.0
	D^o	Alex^r Nicolson	112.0.0	22.8.0
Looks like Nicolson went from Stone House to Middle Harling Farm?

1806-07	Dean Rev^d Rich^d	Himself			52.0.0	10.8.0	10.8.0	2.12.0
	-------	Himself	67.0.0	13.8.0
	Franks Jacob Esq^r	Cha^s Murton	132.0.0	26.8.0
	D^o	Alex^r Nicolson	112.0.0	22.8.0
	D^o	D^o	64.0.0	12.16.0

1807-08 - No changes from 1806-07

1808-09	Franks Jacob Esq^r	W^m Pymer	132.0.0	26.8.0
	D^o	Cha^s Murton	64.0.0	12.16.0

1809-10 to 1810-11 - No changes from 1808-09

1811-12	Franks Jacob Esq^r	Will^m Pymer [AS]	132.0.0	26.8.0

1812-13	Franks Jacob Esq^r	Himself	67.0.0	13.8.0
[AS=JWN]	D^o	Jam^s Nicolson	112.0.0	22.8.0
	Franks Jacob Esq^r	Will^m Pymar	132.0.0	26.8.0

1813-14 - No changes from 1812-13

1814-15 (Notes)	Dean Rev^d Rich^d	Himself			52.0.0	10.8.0	10.8.0	2.12.0
	-------	Himself	67.0.0	13.8.0
	Franks Jacob Esq^r	J W Nicolson	112.0.0	22.8.0
	D^o	Will^m Pymar	132.0.0	26.8.0
	D^o	Cha^s Murton	64.0.0	12.16.0

1815-16 - As 1816-17 but Colborne down as "Colhoune N: W: R: Esq^r

1816-7 (Notes)	Dean Rev^d Rich^d	Himself			52.0.0	10.8.0	10.8.0	2.12.0
	-------	Himself	67.0.0	13.8.0
	Colborne Ridley Will^m Nicholas	J W Nicolson	112.0.0	22.8.0
	D^o	Will^m Pymar	132.0.0	26.8.0
	D^o	Cha^s Murton	64.0.0	12.16.0

1817-18 to 1821-22 - No changes from 1816-17

1822-23 (Notes)	Dean Rev^d Rich^d	Himself			52.0.0	10.8.0	10.8.0	2.12.0

1823-24	N. W. Rid^y Colborne	Samuel Kersey	112.0.0	22.8.0

1824-25 to 1825-26 - No changes from 1823-24

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	52.0.0	Rev^d M^r Ridley	C. Deane	Land		2.12.0
	67.0.0	N. W. Ridley Colborne	Himself	Land	13.8.0
	112.0.0	D^o	Sam^l Kersey	Land	22.8.0
	132.0.0	D^o	Will^m Pymar	Land	26.8.0
	64.0.0	D^o	Cha^s Murton	Land	12.16.0

1828-29 & 1832-33	132.0.0	D^o	Tho^s Pymar	Land	26.8.0

[End of Document]

Notes

A William Croftes of West Harling had his will proved in Nov.-1770. A Richard Croftes was buried at West Harling in July 1783. John Saunders Sebright married a Miss Croftes about 1793. There is more information on this family in NRO records.
The Reverend Henry Pepperrel took up his post in 1766 (Patron was William Crofts, Esq.) according to the "List of Norfolk Benefices" by "Dawson Turner" published in 1847 (under "Harling, East with Middle Harling"). Pepperrel was succeeded by Reverend Richard Deane on 31th Dec. 1789 (Patron was Harriet Crofts, spinster.). Deane was succeeded by Reverend Chas. Jno. Ridley on 10th Jan 1826 (Patron was his brother N. W. Ridley Colborne, Esq.).
JPs (Justices of the Peace) who passed these accounts are:-
"CD" = "Charles Dunham", "WG" = "William Grigson", "JW" = "John Wright"
Assessors [AS] or Collectors [CO] (1826 form said they must live within parish) :- "AA" = "Abraham Ayton" , "WB" = "William Briggs", "AN" = "Alexander Nicolson" , "JWN" = "J. W. Nicolson" , "WP" = "William Pymer" or "Pymar"
In other documents the following alternative spellings have been seen which appear to refer to the same people/places:-
Dean/Deane, Pepperrel/Pepperil/Peppial, Pymer/Pymar, Sebright/Seabright.
Abbreviations in the above transcription have the following meanings:-
"Ab^m" = "Abraham", "Bar^t" = "Baronet", "D^o" = "Ditto", "Jn^o" = "John", "Rev^d" = "Reverend", "Rich^d" = "Richard", "Rob^t" = "Robert", "S^r" = "Sir", "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.
In the "1832 Register of Electors - Western Division" the following are present as being qualified under West Harling :-
2591 Nicholas William Ridley Colborne, Esq - West Harling Hall - Freehold Land Himself
2592 Kersey Samuel - West Harling Occupier of 50l. a year - Farm near the green
2593 Murton Charles - West Harling Occupier of 50l. a year - Thorpe house farm
2594 Pymar Thomas - West Harling Occupier of 50l. a year - Stone house farm
2595 Ridley Charles John, Clerk - West Harling, Parsonage House - Rector of West Harling On the Glebe Lands
Note that the "Fiche labelled 1814" contains the Land Tax for 1816 for this parish and similarly the "Fiche labelled 1816" contains the 1814 entry.
Only entry in 1822-23 was for Richard Dean.
The following are from West Harling Parish Registers:- Burials
- [20] Richard DEANE Clk 36 years Rector of this parish - 20/Nov/1825 aged 83 years
The following are from Mundford Parish Registers:- Burials
- William Pymar aged 68 of West Harling buried Sept 1818
- William Pymar aged 29 of West Harling buried Sept 1827
Nicholas William RIDLEY assumed additional surname "COLBORNE" in 1803 and became in 1839 1st Baron Colborne of West Harling. MP for Thetford 1818-26 and other places.