That was quite a large tax as 1 guinea in 1798 was worth about £77.64 in 2004, calculated on retail price index David From: "Tony Knight" <tony.knight@tiscali.co.uk> To: <HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 3:40 PM Subject: [Ham] Did you know that.............. > 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 ]. > > Take care > Linda & Tony > > > > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Visit the knightroots website at www.knightroots.co.uk >