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Ellenhall Hearth Tax 1666

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SEIGHFORD (including ELLENHALL) 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 It was repealed in 1689, although it was producing £170,000 a year, on account of its unpopularity, the tax being especially obnoxious because of its inquisitorial 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. 


Seighford Constablewick Hearthes Chargeable. 

 

Sir Thomas Whitgreaue Eight 

Francis Eld, Esquire Sixe 

Doctor Thornbury Sixe . 

Mr. John Wright Foure 

James Bagnall One 

Widdow Hinleston One 

John Talbott One 

William Peake Two 

John Beane Two 

Thomas Arcall One 

William Alkin One 

Thomas Asbury One 

William James   One 

Richard Frost One 

Humfrey Frost One 

Humfrey Till One 

Richard Davenport One 

Richard Bagnall Two 

John Davenport One 

John Brookes One 

Silvester Maydem One 

Thomas Bill One 

Robert Bill One 

Widdow Frost One 

Widdow Vnton One 

 

Greate Bridgford. 

Thomas Brett Two 

Walter Palmer Two 

Jane Wotton One 

William Ward One 

Richard Sympson  One 

 

Little Bridgford. 

Henry Yate One 

Widdow Finney One 

Richard Woodnett    One 

Richard Alsopp One 

Edward Cooper One 

William Hollies One 

Francis Norris One 

 

Ellenhall. 

Thomas Banckes One 

Walter Alkin One 

Widdow Astley One 

Edward Swift One 

Richard Tagg One 

Richard Smith One 

Thomas Jones One 

William Heath Two 

George Peake Two 

John Peake Sixe 

John Smith One 

John Arcall One 

Humfrey Price One 

Richard Wolrich One 

William Turner One 

Henry Byshopp One 

Widdow Crabber One 

John Masefeild One 

Thomas Reade One 

Mrs. Whitgreaue One 

Thomas Yate One 

Thomas Keeleing One 

Edward Keeleing One 

Francis Wolrich One 

Francis Hubbold One 

                                                           Total  94 

 

The following are certified for not to bee Chargeable according to the Acte as aforesaid (vizt.). 

Elias Dudson                             Eliz. Trigger, vidua 

Margrett Rathbone                    Isabell Bunne, vidua 

Roger Swineshutt                     Isabell Turner, vidua 

Bridget Smith                            Edward Bowdale 

Mary Cockes                           Richard Jones 

Robert Whittmore                    Richard Phillippes 

Ellen Madeley, vidua               Anthony Harvey 

Margrett Glover                      Walter Wright 

William Chapman                  Peter Boden 

Widdow Steedeman             James Leese 

John Bill                                Anne Halley, vidua 

Nicholas Wood                     Edward Bloore 

 

By John Wright,       Vicar ibidem. 

Humfrey Frost,        Churchwarden 

Humfrey Till,           Overseer. 

 

Allowed by : 

E. Bagot,  Tho. Whittgreaue   and Wal. Chetwynd   Justices of the peace.


By Rich. Bagnold,              Constable ibidem.