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 04, 2000

Surname, Forename	Amount Taxed	Notes
Edward BEDWELL	iiij
Robt HARDY gent	iiij
John ABELL	vj
Rich CURLE jun	iij
Tho Le NEVE cler	iiij
Willm SPARSELL	j
Chr CUTTER	j
Rich DRAKE	ij
Willm GAGIN	ij
Robt MINGAY	j
Henry SMITH	j
Daneill WHOOD	ij
James TURNER	ij
John COLEY	j
Randolph HUDSON	ij
Ann COLVY wid	ij
Willm ELLIS	iiij
Tho HARDY	ij
Willm MOSSE	ij
Chr BULLARD	j
Tho COLLS	iij
Palmegrave CLAXTON	iij
Tho COKE...	iiij
John NEVILL	iij
John MOSSE jun	j
Edm SALMAN	j
Robt LINGE	j
Arthur LINGE	ij
Willm HAYNES	ij
James JOSSE	j
John BULWER	ij
Tho LEVERIDGE	ij
Mary PICKARD	missing
Tho BARWICK	missing
Tho MOTLEY	missing
Robert .....	missing
Ellen ......	missing
Nath .....	missing
Willm ....	missing
Martyn ....	missing