Colnbrook One-Place Study

History of a village on an important road.

Thomas Burcombe

Thomas Burcombe

Male 1692 - 1711  (~ 18 years)


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   Date  Event(s)
1692 
  • 1692—1692: Land Tax introduced - an annual tax on personal estate, public offices and land.
1694 
  • 1694—1694: Mary II death leaves William III as sole ruler
1695 
  • 1695—1695: Freedom of Press in England granted
  • 1695—1695: Start of Dissenters' lists in parish registers, children born but not christened in the parish church, some were named 'Papist' and others 'Protestants'
1698 
  • 1698—1698: Duties (taxes) on entries in parish registers - repealed after five years
1701 
  • 1701—1701: Act of Settlement bars Catholics from the British throne
1702 
  • 11 Mar 1702—11 Mar 1702: First English daily newspaper The Daily Courant (till 1735)
1707 
  • 16 Jan 1707—16 Jan 1707: Union with Scotland - Scots agree to send 16 peers and 45 MPs to English Parliament
1710 
  • 1710—1710: Tax on Apprentice Indentures introduced
1711 
  • 11 Aug 1711—11 Aug 1711: First race meeting at Ascot