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
Willm MINGAY gent	vij
Tho WASPE	iiij
Willm BUNN	iiij
Philip DAWSON	iiij
Tho MUNFORD	iij
John CURSON	ij
Willm SHEENE	iij
Tho FLETCHER gent	vj
Tho HALFNIGHT	v
Willm SHEENE	v
Robt HEATH	iij
Tho BRANSBY and Tho WARNER	v
Tho GRINT	j
Lawrance CHAPMAN	j
Robt HARVY	j
Hen DENNINTON	iiij
John NEWMAN	j
Hannah WITHERELL wid	iiij
Willm SHEENE jun	iij
Willm HOLMES gent	vij
Robt ......ITTINGE	iij
Robt RIX	ij
Willm MORE	j
Robt GEDGE	ij
John BENBRIDGE	j
Tho HARVY	ij
Edw FAMNER ?	ij
Tho MALLETT	j
John BLYTH	ij
Margarett SHEENE	j
Roger BRANCH	j