Arranged by county and parish, they list the name of the householder and the number of hearths on which he was taxed at the rate of 2 shillings on every hearth or fireplace. The tax was collected over areas known as ‘Walks’ and based on the town.” [1]
Arranged by county and parish, they list the name of the householder and the number of hearths on which he was taxed at the rate of 2 shillings on every hearth or fireplace. The tax was collected over areas known as ‘Walks’ and based on the town.” [1]
The only results we currently have are for Tipperary. Additional data need to be extracted for other counties.
40 Bowe occurrences in Tipperary.
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1. “Seventeenth Century Census Substitutes.” Your Family Series: 14. Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. (www.proni.gov.uk/14_-_your_family_tree_series_-_seventeenth_century_census_substitutes.pdf Accessed 1 February 2011).