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Fenton & Longton Hearth Tax 1666
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FENTON & LONGTON 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 It was repealed in 1689, although it was producing £170,000 a year, on account of its unpopularity, the tax being especially obnoxious because of its inquisitorial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.
Fenton and Longton Constablewicke. Hearthes Chargeable.
Thomas Hill, Senior One
Thomas Hill, Junior Five
Thomas Hewett Foure
Richard Broade Foure
Thomas Fenton Foure
John Edwardes Two
Joseph Butterton One
Thomas Serjeant One
Mary Degge One
Richard Fenton Two
Thomas Mayre One
William Sympson One
Thomas Hamersley One
Robert Bagnall Three
William Baddaley One
George Cliffe One
Ralph Marten One
Botteslowe.
Mr. William Bagnall Sixe
Thomas Machin Two
John Whilton Two
John Poulston Two
Thomas Whitehurst Two
Randle Webbe One
William Lockett One
Richard Mountford One
Normicote Grange.
Richard Cotton Nyne
George Stonyer Foure
Thomas Wood Three
John Walker Three
Peter Tompson One
George Buxtons One
William Lunt One
John Turner One
Henry Latham One
John Wright One
Longton.
Mr. Richard Foley Seaven
Thomas Cliffe Three
John Boulton One
Thomas Lowe One
Isaac Lowe One
Richard Walklatt One
Thomas Walklatt One
George Beley One
John Bullocke One
William Hulme One
Robert Bagnall One
Gabriell Clarke One
Ralph Hatten One
Mearelane end.
Thomas Tittensor Foure
Widdow Sanders Three
Widdow Meare One
Roger Clay One
Thomas Wood One
Robert Bryan One
Richard Coleclough Two
Anthony Russell One
John Baggaley One
John Fernihaugh One
John Lockett One
George Townsend One
Hanley.
Thomas Smith, gentleman Eight
John Meare One
William Danniell Two
Robert Aston Two
Samuell Malkin One
Robert Hollins One
William Shawe One
Thomas Meare Two
Ralph Turner One
Francis Poole One
William Poole One
Robert Tyler One
Thomas Waldron One
Roger Tamms One
Total 140
These following are certified for not to bee Chargeable according to the Acte as aforesaid (vizt.)-
Mary Macclesfeild Anthony Keeleing
Thomas Lumax Richard Smith
Robert Keeleing Widdow Ellyes
Henry Smith Widdow Allen
Robert Ball Widdow Lighten
Ralph Ellys John Wood
Thomas Mellor Sarah Tamms
Ralph Sympson John Sanckford
Ralph Toft John Bryan
John Cuddey John Rowley
Anne Sheppard John Asten
Randle Hassall Susanna Thomas
John Polston Robert Spooner
Mary Hall Robert Almon
Arnold Wall Richard Tabberner
Thomas Jackson Robert Fallowes
Margrett Mayre Thomas Parker
Edward Gray Catherine Feild
Dorrothy Skellett Robert Skellett
George Wood Richard Wood
Richard Anson John Wood
Margrett Holland Clare Eeaves, vidua
By J. Mainwaring, Rector ibidem.
Tho. Smith, Churchwarden.
Allowed by E. Mainwaring, Justice of the peace.By Tho. Smith, Constable.