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 06, 2000

Surname, Forename	Amount Taxed	Notes
John LEGGATT	iiij
Edmund WHITFEILD	j
Robt SAYER	j
John FOKER	ij
Tho DUNN	iij
Willm APPLEBY	viij
Tho FOKER	iij
Tho STRONGE	j
Ferman BROWNE	iiij
Chr WASEY	iiij
Robt BENDES	j
John HODDS	iij
Rich MATHEWES	iij
Willm GREENE	ij
Robt VINYARD	ij
Ralph NEUTON	v
Tho COOPER	j
Eliz SKIPP	j
Willm THAXTER	j
Alexander BROWNE	j
Willm FOKER	j
Tho FOKER	j
John LOFTIE	ij
Robt TREETE	j
Willm TREETE	j
Doctor LEWIN	ij
Tho EVERARD	j
Mr COCKE	j
Rich MIDDLETON	ij
Francis STANFORD	j
Willm SNELLINGE	j
John JEY	ij
Robt CROPLEY	j
Godfre PENDLETON	iiij
Willm GAY	j
Gabriell MUNDFORD	j
John BROWNE	ij
Edward CLEY	j
Symond ROGER	j
John RINGSTEAD	iij
Robt LANE	j
Henry HASTINGE	j
John KINGE	j