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2-Apr-1796
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Richard BLAKE
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Housekeeper
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2-Apr-1796
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Mary KEMM
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wife of Thos
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26-Apr-1796
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Broome WITTS
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Housekeeper
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30-Apr-1796
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James WELLS
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Housekeeper
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30-Apr-1796
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Robert WELLS
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Housekeeper
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A tax on the use of Hair Powder was introduced by an Act of Parliament in 1795. Citizens who wore powdered wigs (or powdered their hair direct) had to obtain a certificate from the local Justices of the Peace to confirm that they had paid the annual tax of one guinea [ £1 1s 0d, or £1.05 in modern money ].
This transcription is made from the records of the Clerks of the Peace held at the Wiltshire & Swindon Record Office.
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