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Tithe Commission and successors: Tithes and Tithe Rentcharge: Declarations of Merger
Catalogue reference: TITH 3
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TITH 3
In many districts, no tithe apportionment was made even though the tithes were commuted under the provisions of the Tithe Commutation Act 1836. In cases where the landowners were themselves the tithe-owners, an agreement or award of gross tithe...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- TITH 3
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Title (The name of the record)
- Tithe Commission and successors: Tithes and Tithe Rentcharge: Declarations of Merger
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1837-1937
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Description (What the record is about)
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In many districts, no tithe apportionment was made even though the tithes were commuted under the provisions of the Tithe Commutation Act 1836. In cases where the landowners were themselves the tithe-owners, an agreement or award of gross tithe rentcharge was often followed by the redemption or merger of the tithe rentcharge. The Tithe Acts provided for mergers to be confirmed under the seal of the Tithe Commissioners. Merger, either of tithes or of tithe rentcharge, might take place before apportionment: in such cases, the merger may have been effected by the original Agreement or Award and not by a separate deed. The Tithe Act 1936 provided for all tithe rentcharges to be extinguished. The instrument under which merger was effected may sometimes be important to establish liability for chancel repairs.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For certificates of the Vicar's Rate in Halifax Act 1877 see MAF 16
For Awards of Exchange of Glebe Lands see MAF 14
For files regarding the custody of tithe documents see also HMC 4
For City of London Tithe Rates see MAF 8
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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)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 290 boxes and volumes
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- Indexes and registers are in TITH 3/278-290. An alphabetical key to parish names is with the paper copy of the list in the reading rooms at The National Archives, Kew.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14068/
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: TITH
Records of the Tithe Commission and successor bodies
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Tithe Commission and successors: Tithes and Tithe Rentcharge: Declarations of Merger