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Norfolk, Thetford District, Weeting with Broomhill, 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 09, 2000
Surname, Forename | Amount Taxed | Notes |
Robt TIRRELL esqr | vj
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John TUCK esqr | iiij
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Willm COAKE ? their were creases through the name | j
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Tho MANINGE | iiij
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John MIDDLETON | j
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John POOLY | ij
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Franc HUNS | vij
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Franc HOBRUM Cl | iij
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John CORNE | ij
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Robt MOPTN or HOPTN | ij
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John SPINKE | iij
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Tho WAYMAN | ij
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Sym WINDWOOD | ij
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John KINGE | j
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John COCK | ij
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Tho ARMIGER | ij
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Robt RAYNES | j
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Willm MILLER | iij
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John COOPER | j
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Hen OLLETT | ij
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Wid BURLY | j
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John TAYLOR | ij
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Will MILLER for fishers howse and shepherds howse | ij
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Sam WRIGHT | j
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Tho TOMPSON | j
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Hen CADICE | ij
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Wid HANDALL | iij
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Edm WRIGHT | j
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John Maninge | j
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Sam WRIGHT | j
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Tho BUTTEN | iij
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Abrah FISHER gent | iiij
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Tho BOWLES | iij
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Willm SELLS | ij
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Mr MILLER | vj
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Fran HUNNS jun | ij
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Tho LEA | j
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Wid YOUNGS | j
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Wid MEAD | v
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Mr JACOB | v
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Willm ARMINGER | j
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Wid LEVERINGTON | ij
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Joseph VARNE | j
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Franc ....... | missing
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Wid B..... | missing
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