1910 LAND TAX VALUATION ("DOMESDAY")
As part of its Finance Bill of 1909, the Government introduced a new taxation on land values. For this tax to be implemented, a valuation of all land carried out by the Inland Revenue was necessary, giving rise to the series of records known as the 1910 Domesday Books.
The country was split into 12 and then 14 Divisions, each of which in turn was divided into Districts with a District Valuer. These sometimes cut across existing County boundaries. In what is now Greater Manchester, Manchester and Bolton contained a Valuation Divisional Office, while Wigan, Oldham and Stockport had a District Valuer's Office.
THE VALUATION BOOKS
These books contain a great deal of information of use to the family historian. Of principal interest are the details of the name of occupier, together with his or her address, and the name and address of the actual owner of the property is also given, if different from the occupier.
In addition to giving details of owners and occupiers, information is also given about the property itself. This may be described in terms of house, shop, cottage, inn, etc., and its extent in terms of acres, roods, perches and yards is noted, as are both the gross and rateable values.
The valuation books are arranged by property number, which is not the most convenient way for family historians. However, most sets of books have a street index, and the forms from which the books are drawn, are arranged by street.
RECORDS HELD BY GMCRO
ASHTON
UNDER LYNE: Hartshead, Hurst, Mossley, Bardsley, Crossbank,
Lees, Waterloo, Droylsden, St. Peter's Ward, Ashton Under Lyne, Audenshaw,
Hattersley, Matley, Mottram, Denton.
BOLTON:
Bolton North, Bolton East, Kearsley, Little Lever, Bolton South, Bolton
West, Horwich, Adlington, Westhoughton, Belmont, Edgworth, Turton, Farnworth.
BURY:Bury,
Outwood, Unsworth, Whitefield, Ramsbottom, Tottington.
CHEADLE
HULME: Cheadle Urban District, Handforth, Hazel Grove,
Bramhall, Macclesfield, Sutton, Hurdsfield, Wilmslow, Adlington, Butley,
Mottram St. Andrew, Newton, Prestbury, Haliborne and Upton, Birtles,
Capesthorpe, Henbury, Marton, Siddington, Somerford Booths, Bollington,
Chelford, Snelson, Lower Withington, Kettleshulme, Lyme Handley, Alderley
Edge, Chorley.
- NB The italicized areas within Cheadle Hulme have been transferred to Cheshire Record Office, Duke Street, Chester.
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MANCHESTER:
Newton, Harpurhey, Crumpsall, Ardwick, Exchange Ward, New Cross Ward,
St. Michael's Ward, Openshaw, Moston, Bradford, Cheetham, Blackley, Clayton,
Collegiate Ward, Beswick.
OLDHAM:
Clarksfield Ward, Coldhurst Ward, Mumps Ward, St. James Ward, St.
Mary's Ward, Waterhead Ward, Oldham Below Town, St. Paul's Ward, Hollinwood
Ward, Hartford Ward, Werneth Ward, St. Peter's Ward, Westwood Ward,
Chadderton, Middleton, Whitworth.
ROCHDALE:
Birtle cum Bamford, Norton, Wardle, Crompton, Royton, Milnrow and
Littleborough, Prestwich, Heywood, Rochdale.
SALFORD:
Pendleton, Broughton, Salford, Swinton, Pendlebury, Clifton.
STOCKPORT:
Stockport South, Stockport North, Heaton Lane, Old Road Ward, Spring
Bank Ward, Hollywood, Edgeley Ward, Shaw Heath Ward, Compstall, Godley,
Newton, Hyde, Heaton Norris, Romiley, Bredbury.
STRETFORD:
Stretford, Urmston, Barton, Barton Moss, Davyhulme, Eccles, Irlam,
Worsley, Swinton, Flixton, Tyldesley with Shakerley, Astley, Little Hulton.
WIGAN:
Wigan, Leigh, Dalton, Billinge Chapel End, Billinge Higher End,
Winstanley, Hindley, Abram, Ashton in Makerfield, Orrell, Atherton, Ince in
Makerfield, Pemberton, Coppull, Parbold, Haigh.
© The Greater Manchester County Record Office 1997,1998,1999
