Trentham Hearth Tax 1666

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 It was repealed in 1689, although it was producing £170,000 a year, on account of its unpopularity, the tax being especially obnoxious because of its inquisitorial 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

 

Trentham Constablewicke. Hearthes Chargeable. 

The Lady Catherine Leveson Thirty Three 

Mr. Addams One 

Mr. Robson Two 

Peter Franklyn Two 

John Bould Two 

Hugh Hewett One 

William Dickeson One 

Thomas Taylor Three 

Thomas Parkes One 

Edward Taylor One 

Richard Momtford Three 

Nicholas Townsend One 

Arthur Taylor One 

John Jervis One 

John Clarke One 

Thomas Liverseech Two 

Thomas Heanes Two 

John Taylor Two 

Thomas Stockdale One 

Jesper Persons One 

Richard Whitehurst Two 

Roger Bayley One 

William Hanley One 

William Heanes One 

Widdow Benson Two 

 

Blurton. 

Thomas Aspinall, Minister Two 

George Coleclough, gentleman Five 

John Foden Two 

Richard Middleton One 

Thomas Elkin One 

Thomas Townsend Two 

John Morton One 

Margrett Rushton One 

Roger Stonyer One 

Richard Townsend One 

William Marten One 

William Barnes One 

Adam Barnes One 

Thomas Bagnall Two 

Thomas Bagnall Two 

Widdow Degg One 

John Lowe Two 

John Bradwell One 

Roger Bagnold One 

James Bagnold One 

Widdow Walter One 

Henry Sherratt One 

Roger Townsend One 

Ellen Jones One 

 

Cocknage. 

John Greatebach Three, whereof one taken downe. 

Symon Pyott One 

Thomas Amery One 

George Stonyer One 

Thomas Amery , One 

 

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

Thomas Cotton                    Thomas Madder 

Robert Baggaley                  Roger Buxtons 

Margrett Boulton                  Thomas Milward 

John Daniell                         Dorothy Bloore 

William Vaughin                   Robert Fearnes 

Eliz. Russell                         Anne Amison 

Richard Brerehurst              Francis Wotton 

Thomas Meate                     Eliz. Amison 

Catherine Hitchcocke          William Cooper 

Robert Bell                          Michaell Johnson 

Margrett Tilseley                 Anne Bayley 

Eliz. Bloore                         Anne Amison 

Richard Sudlay                  Thomas Allen 

Ellen Rushton 

 

By Tho. Adams,         Minister. 

Tho. Taylor,               Churchwarden. 

Allowed by : 

E. Mainwaring, George Parker and George Digby      Justices of the peace

By Roger Baly, Constable.