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Cannock Hearth Tax 1666
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CANNOCK CONSTABLEWICK HEARTH TAX 1666
The Hearth Tax or chimney-money was a payment to the king of 2s. on every hearth " in all houses paying to church and poor," first levied in 1662. It was repealed in 1689, although it was producing £170,000 a year, on account of its unpopularity, the tax being especially obnoxious because of its inquisitorial character.
Cannocke Constablewick with its Hamletts. Hearthes Chargeable.Mr. John Byrche Eleaven
William Alport, Esquire Sixe
Henry Heeley Two
Mr. Wilson Sixe
Mr. Edw: Chamberlyne Two
William Traunter One
Joseph Knight One
John Davies One
Thomas Blythe Two
William Greene One
Thomas Lycett One
Henry Tymminges One
Richard Blythe Two
Anne Cheshire, vidua Eight
Dorothy Alport Three
Mr. Richard Alport Sixe
Tho: Willington Two
Mrs. Anne Beresford Five
Thomas Beven Three
Mr. Thomas Wood Sixe
Thomas Brevett Four
Edward Lightwood Two
William Cresswell One
Vincent Lunne Three
Edward Corbett One
Mrs. Allice Alport Sixe
William Smith One
Thomas Leese Three
Margrett Suger, vidua One
Francis Styche Foure
Richard Joyce One
John Dorrington One
Roger Milles One
Humfrey Byrche Two
Tho: Woodcocke One
Tho: Steedeman One
Francis Devenall One
John Walton One
Thomas Cooke Two
John Bourne Three
Thomas Brookes Two
Robert Wedge Two
William Henney One
John Addams One
LEACROFT
Edward Byrche, Esquire Fifteen
Thomas Stringer Five
William Fletcher One
Edward Fletcher One
Walter Byrche Two
William Salt One
John Lard Three
Robert Reynoldes One
Richard Hart One
William Worthington Five
Edward Perkins Two
Thomas Dorrington One
Edward Hart Two
John Deakin Three
Edward Rowley Two
HEDGFORD
Thomas Lightwood Five
Thomas Yeavaston Foure
Fran: Austens Three
Joane Wattson Three
Walter Standley Two
William Drakeford Three
Widdow Byshopp Two
Edw: Smythiman One
John Salte Two
Thomas Austen, Senior One
Edward Huddle One
Widdow Coape One
Anthony Brymill One
Edward Hopkins Three
John Smith Three
Robert Baylies Two
Robert Burrowes, Senior Three
James Chaddocke One
Thomas Chaddocke One
John Tymminges One
Daniell Lane One
John Cottrell One
Roger Kynnersley One
Edward Stringer Two
Thomas Coape Two
Thomas Welch Two
Thomas Devenall One
James Brindley One
Robert Bowers One
Thomas Quinton One
Anne Barler Two
William Elsmore Two
William Elsmore, Junior Two
Thomas Taylor One
Mr. Charles Colman Nyne, the house demolished and sould
John Taylor & Thomas Beech Two
Francis Kendricke One
Henry Rowley One
Total 237
These following are certified for not to bee Chargeable according to the Acte (vizt.).
John Richardes Richard Paynter
Widdow Luccocke Roger Walker
Thomas Woolley Rich: Tompson
Matthew Parker Tymeson Taylor
Widdow Salte John Spragge
Henry Baddaley Rich: Wilkes
John Bagott Widdow Fletcher
Phillip Dugmore William Walton
Mr. Charles Colman John Turner
Cristopher Ashford John Taylor
Joane Parkes William Bett
Humfrey Smythiman Widdow Jackson
Margery Bird Nicholas Middlemore
Widdow Tompkins Thomas Dorrington
Ralph Dorrington, Senior Symon Fletcher
Francis Kendricke Tho: Hill
Tho: Moore Henry Royley
Tho: Parker Thomas Anson
John Smith Widdow Pinson
Widdow Hipkins Thomas Lort
Anthony Bromall Widdow Coxe
LEACROFT
Ellen Hand Widdow Hollyes
Thomas Salt John Marston
Widdow Turner Widdow Offley
William Lort Widdow Adderley
Rich: Crutchley
HEDGFORD
Thomas Salt Widdow Uppadine
Widdow Amery John Brockhurst
William Podmore Thomas Watson
Tho: Wollaston Robert Richardes
Richard Smith William Edwardes
Thomas Stringer Thomas Arnold
Ralph Pattricke
CANNOCKWOOD
Robert Rochell Humfrey Rochell
Cristopher Coape Nicholas Nevell
John Welch Cuthbert Spencer
Thomas Harvey Rich: Reynoldes
John Barler James Adey
William Ashmore, Senior William Ashmore, Junior
William Howell John Wheeler
John Nevell John Murreine
James Craddocke William Brindley
By Henry Tymminges, Constable.
By Tho: Willington, Constable.