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Norfolk, King's Lynn District, Lynn Regis (King's), 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, ForenameAmount Taxed Notes
John LUCASij

Henry BELL alder (man)x

John HAYWARDiij

Willm REVELYiij

Edm ABBOTTvij

Sam PETTITTvj

Benian or Beniam PARKINij

Willm GLOVERiij

James DAVYviij

Samuel ROBINSONv

John HUGGINSij

Robt BLAKEj

Henry MASTERSij

Tho OLDMANij

Edw FARTHINGEij

Willm EDWARDSij

Samuel HUTTENij

John KEMPEiiij

Mary SCOTTAWAYij

Willm DEMMOCKiiij

Robt FRANCESiiij

Robt POINTINGEiiij

HARWICKviij

Robt HAYWARDij

Thomas HARWICKviij

Wid CHAPMANiij

John RINGSTEADv

Thomas PARKEij

Willm PRESTONvj

John BRADFORDiiij

Nich ASELDINEviij

Robt TOMSONiij

Robt SUPERENCEvj

Thomas SMITHij

John GRIGBYij

John CREEKEiij

Hillary BROWNEiiij

John PETTITTiij

Tho CARTERx

Edmond CHAPMANix

Wid OGLEij

Edmond CREMERvij

Henry HULYARDiij

Wid QUASHiij

Thomas BENYvj

Edw BELL clxj

Alce HOLLY widix

Walter KERBYX

John CARYv

Edw GIBSONiij

Geo BUNGAYij

Amy METTFORDiij

John DEMSTERiij

Gyles MYNNSij

John RUDDij

Thomas WALLERiij

3 lines missingmissing

Thom....missing

Thomas .....missing

John CHAPMANmissing

Franc PARKIN and Willm CROSSEj

John NICHOLSONj

Willm NORTONj

Thomas ROBINSONij

Edmond SMITHj

John WANFORDij

Henry COOPERiij

Mrs SAY widvj

Peter TOMPSONiiij

Edw ROSEj

George MONYj

George VINYARDj

Rich WRIGHTmissing

Willm WOOLFERj

Francis CLACKSONij

Wid SHERRWOODij

Wid BUTLERj

Francis COWARDj

John HAYWARDj

James SWANSONj

Arthur OATESj

Robt BARNARDiij

Tho ROBINSONvi

Willm ANSELLiij

Tho HOLLANDv

Nich KEMPEv

Edmond QUASHij

Willm SHARPEij

John TOWERSv

Henry KNAPEiij

Wid BETTSij

Nicholas ROCKSv

Jeremy HOWELLv

John BUCKLANDij

John RICHARDSONj

Willm CARTERij

John MANINGEij

Rich SMYTHiij

John HAMPTONv

Tho DENISONij

Willm MASONiij

Ellen JOHNSONx

James LOGSTONEiiij

Tho WHITBYv

Ralfe EMERSONix

Tho ROCKITTj

Francis SLATERij

John RICHARDSONij

John WHITEij

Willm MASON jriij

Willm CREMERvj

Beniam HOLLY aldermanx

Eliz BILLINGSv

Robt THETFORDiiij

Willm STANTON gentxj

Coniston CANTix

Franc ROLFE gentxj

Math CRISPEij

Francis EBERSONiiij

John ATTLESEYvj

Rich EDWARDSij

Nich SHORTINiiij

Willm RUTLACKij

Peter ALLENij

Thomas HAYNESiiij

John HUDSONiiij

Wid DORRij

Thomas SPENCERvj

George ROBINSONij

John WOODSiij

Symond TAYLOR and John MORSExxj

Willm COOPERv

John CLAYv

Daniel GOODINGEix

Seth HAWLY AND Willm DOUGHTYxiiij

Rich LANGLYvij

Eliz SCOTTiij

Robt TOMPSONij

Rolfe SANDYj

Adam BRACKETTiiij

Henry WYBOROUGHj

Robt WOLLINGSiiij

Willm MAKINSiiij

Robt SHAWij

Willm MANNERLINGEij

Arthur HOWSEij

John SANDERSiij

John WILSONiiij

George SKARFEiij

Edw CLARKEvj

John SCOTTij

Barth MILLSij

Wid READij

John SNEATHij

Wid DAYiiij

Rober BUNTINGEij

Francis HOLLYiij

Willm WALLINGEij

Edw MASONiij

Thomas YOUNGSij

Tho WOLLINGTONij

John MOTTij

Marmaduke RUDDj

George PAINTERj

Willm DUKGEER or DUNGEERij

Thomas SOMESij

Moyses HARTEj

Edw BIGNYj

Rich FINCHiij

John BULLj

Jonathan BONHAMj

Willm GUGERij

Willm DANDEYij

Wid BULLINGEj

Townsend WILSONij

Margarett DIGHTONij

Andrew RICHESiij

Willm THURSTON senij

Osbert WADEij

Willm METTCALFEij

Edw MARGERIMj

Taseby ANBROUSij

John YOUNGSij

Edw DAVEYij

Wid WEEDESij

Widd FARROWij

John SMITHij

Charles PLASTiiij

Tobt THURSTONij

Willm STEPHENSij

George BURTONj

Tho BASTOWj

Francis SHOTBOLTj

John PERKINGSj

John CHAMBERLINEvij

Tho BONHAMiij

Tho PEACHYj

John DODDINGEj

John BAGLYj

John PAYTONj

Tho BOSTONiiij

Tobt WOODSiij

Malicha SCOTTiiij

John BURLEYij

John FLEMINGEij

Wid LOCKij

Willm COLLij

Christofer EMPINij

Sander FELLj

Willm BLINCKHORNEij

John BRYANTij

Tho WILKINSONij

Philip BIGLANDij

Thomas DAWSONij

Francis GOLDSMITHv

Ralph NATURESv

Willm NASHj

Willm BARNARDij

Elias EMSvj

John HIXij

Thomas BRADSHAWij

John SMITHiij

Thomas YOUNGSij

Wid EMERSONj

Steven WRIGHTij

Osborne SHINFELLij

Willm BURNEij

Wid LONGSTAWij

Gabriell COCKij

Nich OXBURROWij

homas WOODYARDj

Henry WHEELERij

Wid BROWNEvj

George OSBORNEiiij

Nich MARLOWiij

Parnell AKERSj

John RANDALLj

Thomas BUDDINGEij

Willm DONEiij

John FERRORiiij

Ciprian CARRiiij

Wid BEDDINGHAMiij

Edmond SHOULDHAMx

Willm JENBEYij

Rich JACKSONiij

James ADCOCKiiij

Wid DICERij

Wid HARTij

Beniam POSTLEj

Zachary TRUEj

John WESTWOODiij

Francis CRANEj

Francis COLLINSij

Wid GURLINGEij

Willm GARRARDiij

Thomas HARTEij

Wid BLOWENiij

John MARFORDj

Wid MONYij

John BANNISTERij

Francis COLLINSiiij

Wid MOOREij

Wid SCOTTAWAYij

Mathew EBDENij

Tho WILTSHIREiiij

Tho ANTINGHAMij

John HAMMONDij

John SQUIREij

Edw WRIGHTij

Wid MASONiij

John SMITH ship masteriij

Francis SEAGOODvij

5 lines missingmissing

John BANNISTERij

Wid GABESiij

Wid TILLSONij

Henry FOSTERiij

Henry TOMPSONiij

Robt THOROWGOODvj

Manew BONNYiiij

Barth WORMELLiij

Edw BOTEMANvj

David DITCHMANij

John SYMSvij

Willm BROWNEvij

Dr Rich CLAMPEvj

Robt CUTFORDiiij

Anthony SLEADv

Robt DRAKEiiij

Wid DAWSONj

Mrs LOWERYj

Robt BACKHOWSEj

Tho COCKEij

Willm MUSSEij

Tho ARCHERij

Thomas GREENExj

Tho BRANSUMiij

James BARCOCKiij

Edw SHANTERiij

Tymothy MOOREij

Rich SMITHj

Thomas CLARKEij

George HUMFRYj

Willm COLLINSj

Willm MANSERj

Thomas AUFORDiiij

Symond THACKERiij

Edm BISHOPv




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