What were they: They were a way of obtaining revenue to make up a shortfall in the Crown's revenue.

Time period: 1662-1689

Exemptions: persons who didn't pay church or poor rates ie paupers did not pay this tax. Persons living in a house worth under 20s a yer. Charitable institutions with an annual income under 100 pounds a year. Industrial hearths eg kilns, furnaces etc but smiths and bakers do not seem to have been exempt.

Who paid it: The occupier of the house. If a leaseholder was absent the landlord paid it.

How much: The Tax of a shilling per hearth was payable twice a year.

Therefore a Hearth Tax assessment is a list of persons, arranged by townships or parishes, which shows against each name the number of hearths in that person's occupation.

Initially only taxable persons were listed in the assessments. This was changed in 1663 and from then on both chargeable and non chargeable persons were shown.

Transcribed by: Marg Keable
Date Added: July 05, 2000

Surname, Forename	Amount Taxed	Notes
Mr Chr TAYLOR	iij
Math FAIRECHILDE	ij
Lawrance PORTER	j
Edm RYALL	j
John ALDRIDGE	j
Widow JEX	j
John PEACOCK	j
Willm GURNELL	j
Nich DISLEY	iij
Eliz LUBBOCKE	v
John CROW	iiij
Tho BARKER	vij
Nath GILL cler	v
Margarett ANDERSON	iij
John ISAAC	j
Alexander GILL	ij
Dorothy HARROOD	j
Willm SMITHSON	ij
Mr John DURRANT	iiij
Willm SMITHSON	ij
Mr John DURRANT	iiij
John CHOWELL	iiij
....t ALLEN	ij
..... GREGORY	ij
Arden GILL	j
Willm TURNER	iij
Mr Willm DOUGHTY	iij
Tho EMPSON	iij
Rich GREENWOOD	vj
Robt RUSSELL	v
Tho LAWES	vj
Joseph HARMER	ij
Mr John TRUE	v
Marie HALL	ij
Lancelot SEXTON	v
Tho HACKFOR	iij
Tho KNIGHTS	viij
John GOOLE	viij
Major DOUGHTY	ix
Major DOUGHTYES farmor	missing
Edward BELL	ij
John TIBBENHAM	missing
John PORTER	j
John TOMPSON	vj
John BRIDAY	missing
Widd COWELL	missing
Patt LEVERINGTON	ij
Samuell SALTER	ij
John SUPRELL	j
Nath SMYTH	iiij
Widd REEVE	j
John POTTER	j
Margerum ASHWELL	j
Willm THORNE	j
Peter GILL	iij
Tho MASH	j
John SOAME	j
Tho WARD	j
Robt WOOLSEY	j
Willm HOCKINGS	ij
Widow JEFFERY	j
Willm GILBERT	iij
John SAM......	iij
Elizabeth ......	v
Mr Robert BU......	vj
John SOME........	v
Joseph MAKEFEILD	ij
Robt VOUTE	v
Wilm EMPSON	iiij
John ABRAHAM	v
Edm BARRON	ij
George P.....	ij
John PESCODD	ij
Tho PESCODD	missing
Willm WILSON	missing
Stephen FISHER	missing
Farefax ELOTH	missing
Edmd BARKER	missing
2 lines	missing
James HARROD	ij
Jeffrey FLAXMAN	iij
Margarett BERRY	ij
Gregory BERRY	j
Willm BULLEN	ij
Philip HART	ij
Margaret BODDAY	j
Willm MUNSON	ij
Chr TOMPSON	iij
John HEWITT	iiij
John ELLIS	ij
Willm GREENE	ij
Willm PINCHIN	iij
Widow THORY	ij
Francis SUFFLINGE	ij
Katherine EXHAM	iij
Tho BOOTE	ij
Willm HOWSE	iij
George BARRICKE	j
Edward POTTER	ij
Willm CARR	ij
Willm PURDY	iij
Franc CURTIS cler	vij
GOSSE his howse	ij
Edm RUMBALL	j
Matt BARKER	v
Mr Edward CURTIS	vj
John WITHERBY	ij
Willm LACYE	iiij
Henry SOAME	ij
The same	iiij
Tho LUBBOCKE	iiij
Robt HALL	vij
Willm TURNER	ij
Tho RUMPE	ij
Giles LUSHER	ij
Mr BROWNE	vj
Willm BULLEN	iiij
John SOAME	ij
Good BATEMAN	j
Henry SOAME	iij
the same	ij
Willm BOWINGE	ij
Tho BRIGGS	iij
John COULSHALL	ij
Wm HOWES	ij
Willm TIRRELL	iij
Tho RISEBURGH	iij
Tho FLAXMAN	ij
Tho SMYTH	ij
James ALLEN	iiij
Robt VOUTE jun	j
John BUNETT	iiij
Edmund HARROOD	ij
Humfrey ALLYSON	v
Willm EMPSON	iij