Abstract
This article explores the composition and geographies of individual wealth holding in England and Wales in the late nineteenth century. It draws on various forms of death duty records to determine the individual ownership of wealth including both personal property and real estate. By combining information on these different kinds of property, it is possible to explore how different strata of wealth holders accumulated specific forms of wealth at the time of their death. The article then examines how the composition of that wealth varied according to the wealth holder’s location in the urban hierarchy and distance from London. It points out important geographical differences in both the scale and nature of wealth holding and raises questions about the implications of these findings.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 848–872 |
| Journal | ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 4 Jan 2013 |
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| Publication status | Published - Aug 2013 |
Keywords
- Wealth holding
- Nineteenth century
- Real estate
- Death duty registers
- England and Wales
- London