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Whitgreave Hearth Tax 1666

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 It was repealed in 1689, although it was producing £170,000 a year, on account of its unpopularity, the tax being especially obnoxious because of its inquisitorial 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

 

Whitgreave Constablewick. Hearthes Chargeable.

 

Butterton.

Thomas Swynerton Three 

Ralph Palyn Two 

[sic] Mrs. James Butterton Two 

George Hambleton Two 

John Salt One 

Henry Sympson One 

 

Whitgreave. 

Mr. Bryan Lane    Five 

Richard Deane   Two 

John Blakeman, Senior   One 

John Blakeman, Junior   One 

Thomas Ward, Senior   One 

Thomas Ward, Junior   One 

Richard Wolrich   Three 

James Till   One 

Edward Harvey  One 

Grace Cash, vidua   One 

John Till, de Hawthorne One 

John Till, de Lake One 

John Till, de greene One 

William Walter One 

Thomas Wolrich Three 

John Till, de Ouer house One 

Ralph Weston One  

John Till, de greene, Junior One 

William Middleton One 

William Hubbord One 

Thomas Broade . One 

                                          Total  41

By Taylor de greene,  Constable ibidem.