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Norfolk, Guiltcross District, Bressingham, 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 04, 2000

Surname, ForenameAmount Taxed Notes
Edmund SALTER clerkvj

Henry MALLOWESvij

John FULCHERj

Willm EATONj

Ben PECKEj

Tho BROWNEij

Robt BURROWEiij

Ann BROWNE widj

Grace WARDE widj

James ROUT senj

Abigail HARTvij

James ROUT junj

Edward GLESTERj

Tho WELHAMj

Joshua BALDRYij

Willm BARTROMEj

Judith WADE widj

Richard THORISBY gentiiij

Ann JEFFERYES widij

Andrew MALLOWESiij

Thomas ELLENORj

Edmund LICENCEj

Peter LITTLESTONj

Tho WHAYTE senij

Nicholas BARROWEj

Ann GROOME widiij

Tho WHAYTE juniij

Tho WASEiij

Robt KENSEYv

Charles MUSKETTiiij

John HOBART senij

John HOBART junx

Nich DEYvj

Robt HOBARTij

John WHAYTEiij

John LEVICKEj

Henry MALLOWESv

Willm FULLERv

Tho COOKEiij

Robt SALTER gentvj

Ann KEENE widij

Tho LANHAMj

Tho BUCKEiij

Edw FISHERj

Ann REEVEij

Rebecca BACKiiij

Tho LICENCEmissing

Joseph PECKETTij

Ralph RUDDEROMEj

Jeremy CARVERj

Robt ALDRIDiij

Edm BAKER clervj

Tho KENTiiij




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