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 07, 2000

Surname, Forename	Amount Taxed	Notes
Mrs CALTHORPE wid	xij
Robt UTTINGE gent	x
Symond FAYREWEATHER	iiij
Martyn CASTLETON	ij
Robt THURGATE	iij
John WORTS	iiij
Thomas LAWSON	iij
John BASPOLE	iij
Wid NEAVE	j
John TOMPSON	ij
Francis ROOWE	j
Edm FOE	j
Rich BURRIDGE	j
Robt PYE	j
Rich JOHNSON	ij
Chris SARGEN	j
Thomas FOE	j
John MYHILL	j
John BOONE	ij
Robt ELGATE	j
Tho METCHELLS	ij
John GEDNEY	ij
John SUMMERS	j
Edw BARKER	ij
Willm WHITWOOD	j
Wid IKSON	j
Thomas BURRIGE	ij
John JOHNSONS	iij
Robt RANDALL	iij
John ARNUPP	iiij
Thomas BOOTS	ij
Willm JOHNSON	iiij
John MASHAM	iij
John SYMONS	iiij
Thomas GEDNY	ij
Henry SHARD	iij
Anthony DENES	iiij
John SHARGINGE	ij
Andrew PARKE	ij
James WRIGHT	ij
John HAMPER	iiij
Edward LAMBERT	ij
Anthony STEWARD	j
Nich READ	iij
Thomas DURRANT	iij
Oliver NOATE	ij
1	287
Stephen REDDINGE	ij
George JAY	ij
Wid JOHNSONS	j
Robt SKEETE	j