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Norfolk, Wayland District, Attleborough, Hearth Taxes, 1664

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, ForenameAmount Taxed Notes
Israell AMYSiiij

Wid HEYWARDvj

John DOVERij

Francis PHILLIPSiij

Robt CLUBBUCKiij

John PANNELLviij

Samuel CLEMENTSij

James WESINGHAMij

Willm JARVISij

John SMITHij

Rich COFFERij

John CADWELLij

Tho DENNYij

Mr Nich STOCKINGmissing

George HOOKEiiij

Elizab and Tho COCKEvij

Robt KNIGHT?ij

Nich LASTiij

Henry HIPPSONiij

Rich LAWESiiij

Marie BARLIMANj

Robt HARRISONj

Robt SMITHj

Wid GALLANTj

Tho SPINKEj

Willm BRYANTj

John POTTERj

Peregrine PARSONiij

James LYPROUDiij

Willm COMANvij

John BROWNEj

Willm LONGE ?j

John CLARKEiiij

Stephen REEVEj

John LITTLEPROUDiij

Mr CLEALEv

Tho GLISSEiij

Steven DAVYj

Edward BALEj

Robt VENTRISiiij

Franc BICKLY Esqrxxiij

Richard HUBBERDij

Tho LITTLEPROUDj

Wid NOBBS ij oriij

Mrs HARRYSONiiij

John PALYiiij

John PAGEij

Tho ROWSEiij

Gilbert ROWSEiij

..... MIDDLETONiij

..... ......Eiij

missingj

missingiiij

Tho PADNEmissing

John READERmissing

Rich PILGROMmissing

Symon OKELYj

Wid PILGROMj

Mary JOLLYj

Francis CLARKEiij

Henry NARFORDiiij

Tho HOWSEiiij

John THAYNEj

John WILCOXxj

John SEMONSvj

Robt RUMBALLj

Steven COLTMANiij

Nich HEYWARDij

Tho SYERij

Nich BROWNEj

John POTTERij

Robt BONNERj

Tho BOSWORTHij

John COOPERj

Tho COCKLEv

Henry PEARTREEiij

Wolfrin TAYLORij

Mr GREEN at the cockevj

Tho SYER at the milliij

Peter NEAVEiij

John MOREv

Richard CROWSONij

John JOHNSONij

Tho PECKiiij

Tho PECKj

Robt MARGERUMij

Willm DICKERSONij

Tho MILLERij

Lawrence TAYLORij

John SMITHiiij

Robt LIUWLUE ?j

Richard ELMERvj

Willm SKELTONj

James HASTINGSj

Tho TAYLORij

Tho DAYiij

Richard THIRKETTLEvj

Francis RANSON ?j

John FREEMANij

Wid PECKj

Rich HUNTj

Tho TURNERiij

John TAYLORij

George AMESj

Tho HILLj

John PADWELLiij

Willm NORMANj

John TURNERij

Robt PAGEij

Wid KNIGHTSj

Willm BROOKEj

Robt HOWSEiiij

Robt ALDREDiij

Symon BROOKEiiij

Adam HOWSEij

Tho BROOKEij

Tho HUNTij

Gilbert RICHESj

Edm COOKEiiij

James STASIEj

Willm SPALLj

Jacob BROOKEj

Richard BURTONij

Wid SEPPENSj

Willm CLARKEij

Gilbert ROWSEj

John SICKLEMOREj




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