Copy Tithe Apportionment Books

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 133 EGR14/73/2
  • Dates of Creation
      c.1839-1850
  • Physical Description
      9 items. EGR14/73/2/1, /3, /5 & /7 are volumes; other items are stitched gatherings or single sheets of paper. Condition: all items are soiled and abraded at the edges.

Scope and Content

The subseries contains 9 copies of the tithe apportionment books for tithes payable to the vicar of Bowdon in the townships within the parishes of Bowdon and Ashton upon Mersey. The copies were probable contemporary, or near contemporary, with the original apportionments. For each parcel of land in a township the following information is provided in tabular format: the name of the landowner, the name of the occupier, the number on the plan, the name and description of the land and premises, the area in statute measure, and the amount of rent charge payable to the vicar.