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Norfolk, Depwade District, Pulham St.Mary V., 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 14, 2000
Surname, Forename | Amount Taxed | Notes |
Henry GOODSON | iiij
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Tho ADKINS | j
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John SUSSUM sen | j
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George GOWEN | j
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Richard RAYNER | j
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John GOODROME | iij
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Tho SUSSUM | j
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John MILLS | j
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Edmund MAYES | iiij
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Robt LEGOOD | ij
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Robt COBB | j
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Tho THELLETT gent | x
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Robt GEORGE | iij
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Tho SAYER | vj
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Richard EVENS | j
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Geo HESELTON and Simon GENSOM | v
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Robt FULLER | iiij
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Tho THIRKLE | ij
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Tho GOWER | j
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Willm ARTES | v
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Francis SUSSUM | ij
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Henry FLATMAN | vj
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Robt COOPER | iij
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John HAYEM | j
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James BARNES gent | x
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Doctor STARKEY | vij
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Nich HOMES | v
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Christian BULLEN wid | ij
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Robert WOODCROFT | iij
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Tho KNELSON gent | vij
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Hugh ELSON | ij
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John ANDREWES | iij
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Robt MORE | ij
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James DANES | ij
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Robt NEECH | iiij
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Tho FULLER | j
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Tho SAYER jun | iiij
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Bennett BOOTY | iij
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John AUGUR | j
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Nathaniell BOOTY | iiij
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Christopher TAYLOR | iij
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John PATTINGE | iiij
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Philip KIDMAN | j
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Robt PITTS | ij
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Tho SAYER | iiij
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John HAMOND | ij
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Daniell WALNE | iiij
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Peter FLATMAN | ij
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Richard BURTON | missing
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Willm MOBBS | missing
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Joseph BULLEN | missing
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Elizabeth GOSTLING | missing
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Philip DAVY | missing
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