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
John COEMAN	ij
Robt GREY	v
Francis TURNER	v
John SABBORNE	ij
Robt CULLYER	iiij
Margarett MADGETT	j
Margarett ROGERS	j
John DEY	iij
Willm BRETT	iiij
John CHEANY	j
John KNYVET gent	v
Tho SCARLES	ij
Robt WHITEINGE	iij
Tho HUGGIN	iiij
Stephen GRAY	iij
John ETTREDGE	j
... SEAMONS	iij
Robt WHITEINGE	iij
... TURNER	ij
Willm BREWSTER gent	iiij
Tho GOOCH	iiij
Rich BROWNE	iij
Isaac TUCKE	ij
John MAPES	ij
John CORNINGE	ij
Rich SEAMAN	j
Willm GRAY	iiij