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Search new British Rate Books on findmypast
We've just published 19 million new British rate book records. These beautiful handwritten records are exclusive to findmypast and we've made them available online for the first time:
Rate books are like very early census records – they go back as far as 1598
Discover where your ancestors lived: their names, addresses and who owned each property
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