Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston Tax Records, 1822-1918
This collection contains tax records, transfer books, tax books, and assessor's lists from the Boston City Archives.
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Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston Tax Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains tax records, transfer books, tax books, and assessor's lists from the Boston City Archives. The records in this collection cover the years 1822 to 1918. (Parallel tax book series for years before 1822 when Boston was incorporated as a City, are at the Boston Public Library, Rare Books and Manuscripts Division.)
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
To Browse This Collection
| You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Massachusetts, Boston Tax Records, 1822-1918. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Names and ages of property owners and possible relationships
- Legal description of real and personal property
- Time periods when families resided in Ohio
- Occupation of the property owner
- Places of residence
- Names of other relatives
- Additional information associated with the property
Collection Content
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Collection Details
Location of Original Records
City of Boston Archives, West Roxbury, Massachusetts
"Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston Tax Records, 1822-1918." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 30 April 2026. City of Boston Archives, West Roxbury.
