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Huntington Hearth Tax 1666

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HUNTINGTON 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 It was repealed in 1689, although it was producing £170,000 a year, on account of its unpopularity, the tax being especially obnoxious because of its inquisitorial character. 


Huntington Constablewick.   Hearthes Chargeable. 

Eliz: Harding, vidua,    One 

John Grateley,      One

Roger Staley,     Two

George Stubbs,    Foure

William Beven,    Three

John Beven,   Three

William Cresswell,   Three

Catherine Milles,   One

George Greatolders,    One

John Frewin,   One

Humfrey Hand,   One

Widdow Harvey,   One

Thomas Bett,    One

William Harvey,    One

Henry Royley,   One

John Cresswell,   One

Widdow Colley,   One

William Anson,   One

Hugh Grateley,   One

Henry Royley,    One

William Huddle,   One

Allice Challenor,   One

John Smith,   One

John Chaundler,   One

Edward Smith,   One

John Fostour,   One

John Wells,   One

Edward Salte,   One

Margrett Webbe,   One

William Jenkinson,   One

Henry Lvnne,    One

John Davyes,   Two

Eliz: Grateley,    One

Mr Tho: Challenor,   Two

John Pitt,   One

Allice Perkin,   One

William Cresswell,   One

Edward Hand,   Two

John Hall,   One

William Hall,  One

                                                        Total  53 

 

These following are certified for not to bee Chargeable according to the Acte (vizt.). 

George Greatolders             William Jenkinson 

William Heeley                     John Hall

Margrett Webbe, vidua        Catherine Milles, vidua

 

By Tho: Bett,              Constable. 

Edw: Hand,                Churchwarden. 

John Pitt,                    Overseer. 

By John Grateley,      Constable.