The story of
Jayaben Desai and the Grunwick dispute
In August 1976, a group of migrant workers led by Jayaben Desai took a historic stand against racism, low pay and limited workers’ rights.
Series
Treasury: English Excise Establishment Registers
Catalogue reference: T 44
What's it about?
T 44
Quarterly English excise salary lists, etc.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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T 44
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Title (The name of the record)
- Treasury: English Excise Establishment Registers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1705-1835
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Description (What the record is about)
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Quarterly English excise salary lists, etc.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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57 bundle(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Taxation
- Pay and pensions
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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This incomplete series of records were inspected at the Treasury and selected by William Henry Black of the Public Record Office, between 1842-1845, see 7th Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records 30 March 1846, Appendix II, pp 20-21. The records were there for a brief period only and were incomplete at the time and some appeared to have been sent to the Commissioners of Customs following the fire at Custom House on 12th February 1814.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13781/
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