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
Tho MONSEY	iij
Willm BAYFEILD	iij
George BAYFEILD	v
Allan LAMBIN	iij
Willm BREESE	v
Willm TURNER	j
Willm TURNER	ij
Henry DEWINGE	iij
Henry CO......LERD	iiij
Robt BREESE	viij
Willm ELLIS	ij
Tho DEWINGE	ij
Edm RUSH	v
Robt COLMAN	j
James ANNISON	ij
Robt MAYTON	ij
Amy WOODROW	j
Jone BARKER	j
Tho FISH	j
Willm SPRINGALL	j
Amy ALLEN sen	iij
Amy ALLEN jun	iij
Robt ALLEN	ij
Robt WALKER	j
Mary ALLEN wid	ij
Mary ALLEN wid	j
Tho EMBLINGE	j
Robt HEMKE	j
Willm DEWINGE	iiij
Eliz COXFER	v
Tho SUGGATE	iij
Robert HANUD	j
Robert DYE empty	j
Tho SEAGOE	j
Tho HEWYARD	ij
Byant BELL	j
Henry BREESE	j
George BIRD empty	ij
Amy ALLEN jun	iij
Robt ALLEN	ij
Robt WALKER	j
Mary ALLEN wid	ij
Mary ALLEN wid	j
Tho EMBLINGE	j
Robt HEMKE	j
Willm DEWINGE	iiij
Elizabeth COXFER	v
ho SUGGATT	ij
Samuell SUGGATE	iij
Robert HANUD	j
Robt DYE empty	j
Tho SEAGOE	j
Tho HEYWARD	ij
Byant BELL	j
Henry BREESE	j
George BIRD empty	ij