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
John CLAXTON	ij
John COOKEN gent	iiij
John MORE	j
Margarett YAMAN	j
Edm WISEMAN sen	j
Charles RINGWOOD	j
Willm STAMPT	j
Ann BUSH	j
John SWEET	j
Tho TRAPPETT	v
John PROCTER	ij
James LAWES	iij
John MACHIN	j
John CHAPMAN	j
Tho GODFREY	ij
John RUDLAND	ij
Willm PUDDINGE	j
.... TURNER	j
...... WISEMAN	iij
Francis HARE	missing
..... KETT	missing
Willm HARDY	missing
R... BAKER	missing
R... .......IN	missing
..... BURRELL	missing
Tho .....	missing
Richard .....GLESH	missing
Susan .....	missing
Mr ..... .....	missing
30 lines missing	missing
Peter AUSTIN	missing
Robt PAYNE	j
John BUCKE	ij
Edm BARNARD	j
John QUANTRILL	j
Arthur PLOWMAN	ij
Francis WISBEECH	v
Tho JARVIS	ij
Willm PAYNE	vij
Roger WELD	ij
Elizab GALLARD wid	j
Willm DYE	ij
Rich DYE	ij
Math BLOGG	ij
Constance HAGGAR	j
Willm SAYER	j
Nich T...TON	iiij
John LINCOLNE	ij
Mr Tho DOE	iiij
Henry WILSON	vij
Mr John BURRELL	iiij
Nich PAGE	iij
Robt COGHILL	iij
John RIPLEY	j
George GAY	iiij
Anthony LOCKE	iij
Tho RUMPE	v
Tho STONE	ij
John LYNES	vj
Robt DILLAN	iiij
John DRAKE	ij
George ....HIN	ij
John STOCKEN	ij
Anthony HERODS	j
John ELLIS	vij
Edm ELLIS	iiij
Tho LUNNIDGE	j
Edw KETT	j
Margarett RITTAM wid	j
Samuell CULLENDER	j
Willm PAYNE	j
Willm NOBS	j
Ann KETT wid	iiij
Philip CULYER	iiij
Henry NEEDS	v
Richard SCARLINGE	v
Elizab NOBBS wid	j
Tho KINGE sen	iij
Marke THERE	j
Nich STAFFORD	ij
Robt AGGAS sen and jun	xj
Rich LIGHTINGE	j
Mary BUTTON	j
Edm NEAVE empty	j
Tho KINGE jun	j
Stephen GIBBS jun	iij
Willm BISHOP	iiij
John RAYNOLDS	ij
Francis HARVY	iiij
Jeremy GASTLER	j
Robt RUMPE	ij
Rich STARKE	v
Mary FREEMAN wid	ij
Ann FREEMAN wid	iiij
Symon HOWSE	ij
Richard HOWSE	v
Stephen GIBBS sen	iij
Robt BETTS	iiij
Henry PAGE	ij
.... BERLEY	j
Tho CLIFFORD	ij
Henry BREESE	ij
Robt S......	ij
Myles ......	ij
Elizab HODGKIN wid	ij
Robt ....ETT	iiij
Willm .....KESTON	iiij
John HO.....	ij
Robt GALL...RD	ij
Wid DAY	j
Myles SU......	ij
Willm Dy.....	v
Joyce WHITEMAN	missing
Jeffry W.....MAN.........	ij
Symon B.......	missing
John ....	IJ
Willm ........ER empty	j
H... .......	missing
65 lines missing	missing
Tho ....	missing
John ......	missing
John ......	missing
Richard KEMPE	missing
Tho KNIGHTS	missing
John BROWNE	missing
Nich SAYER	missing
Edw SMITH	missing
Francis CLARKE	j
George SMITH	j
Willm MANSER	iiij
Edw PALMER	iij
Jon BRIGHTLINGE	v
James CLARKE	missing
John KNIGHTS	ij
John MADDIS	ij
Lawrence AUSTIN	ij
Nich BAXTER	j
Nich TUFFEILD	ij
Tho MORE	ij
John CURTIS	iij
John BARRITT	j
John DYE	ij
Charles BEALE	iiij
Willm JUBB	v
Peter BEAKE	iiij
Stephen MORE	iij
Edw COLMAN sen	iij
Alexander HAWLINGE	iij
Mathew DUFFEILD	ij
Willm WESTON	iiij
Tho HOPKINS	iij
John COLMAN	ij
John EDWARDS	xij
Robt LOCKE	j
Edward STORY	j
John WOODCOCKE	iiij
John BUNN	ij
Robt FLOWER	j
Edm EATON	iij
John SAYER	ij
Isaiah WEAVER	ij
Robt ROSE	iij
Samuell WEAVER	j
Rich CORBIN	iij
Robt DYE	j
John WOODCOCKE sen	j
Edw FOULGER	j
Rich COLMAN	iiij
Robt SKEPPER	iij
Robt KINGE	ij
Rich FOULGER	ij
Henry WOODCOCKE	iiij
Henry COLMAN jun	ij
Edm WOODCOCKE	iij
Henry COLMAN sen	ij
Henry BLABORNE gen	vij
Henry ROSE	iij
John DYE	iiij
Rich CANN	ij
John WRIGHT	iiij
Edw STILES	vij
John RAYNOLDS	v
Willm SCOTT	j
John AMYS	iij
John APPLETON	j
Jeremy COLMAN	ij
Tho WELD gent	xvj
John WILLIS	ij
Willm PROCTOR empty	ij
Robt symond	j
Peter LOCKE	X
Tho TALBOTT esqr	xiiij
Willm WOODCOCKE	ij
Edw OSSBORNE gent	xiiij
Henry HARPLY	ij
Rich SMITH	vj
John HARRIS	j
John BROWNE	ij
Tho WESTON	iij
Ann BANYARD	j
Stephen BREES	ij
Tho ISBELL jun	v
Tho ISBELL sen	v
Stephen BUTTOLPH	v
Edw GAY	ij
Robt WALLS	v
Willm CURSON	iiij
George WILLIAMS	ij
Robt PITCHER	iiij
Francis PARKER	j
Mr James SEABORNE	v
Franc COLE wid	j
Franc HALES	j
Arthur EARLE	ij
Robt WILLIA....	iiij
Peter PIT......	iij
John W.....	j
Robt ABORN	j
John TUTHILL	ij
35 lines missing	missing
John ......	missing
Mr John ...	iiij
Rich B.....	j