A Hearth Tax was granted to Charles II by an Act of 1662; it was withdrawn in 1689.
The tax itself was collected twice a year at Michaelmas and on Lady Day. Every householder who was "Rated or Rateable to Church and poor", that is anyone who owned property worth 20s a year or more and was not otherwise exempt by poverty, the relief of alms or relief was liable to an annual payment of two shillings for every fireplace or stove in his house.
| Chrich and Fritchley Hearth Tax for 1670 | ||
|---|---|---|
Wm. |
Allin |
1 |
Geo. |
Ammot |
1 |
Tho. |
Ammott |
1 |
Godf. |
Amott |
3 |
Thos. |
Barker |
1 |
Tho. |
Barnes |
1 |
Geo. |
Barnes |
1 |
Jn. |
Beard |
4 |
G. |
Berisford |
1 |
Jos. |
Berisford |
1 |
Jo. |
Bigton |
1 |
Hen. |
Bonsall |
1 |
Hen. |
Bonsall |
1 |
Jacob |
Bowmer |
1 |
Sam. |
Brown |
1 |
Wm. |
Burgaine |
1 |
Jn. |
Burgaine |
1 |
Jn. |
Burton |
1 |
Wm. |
Buxton |
4 |
Rich. |
Cellers (Sellers?) |
1 |
Rich. |
Cheetham |
1 |
Wm. |
Cocker |
1 |
Jn. |
Cowlishaw |
1 |
Wm. |
Cumberpatch |
1 |
Widow |
Elliot |
2 |
Tho. |
Elliott |
1 |
Ed. |
Fisher |
2 |
Joh, |
Flint |
1 |
Fra. |
Flint |
1 |
Wm. |
Flint |
1 |
Fra. |
Freepound |
1 |
T. |
Fritchley |
1 |
Mr. |
Golding |
2 |
Anto. |
Harrison |
1 |
Jn. |
Hasallam snr |
2 |
Geo. |
Heyworth snr |
1 |
Anto. |
Higgott |
1 |
Jn. |
Hill |
1 |
Abr. |
Holmes |
1 |
Jos. |
Horobin |
1 |
Jn. |
Howorth |
1 |
Anto. |
Johnson |
1 |
Wm. |
Kirkham |
1 |
Wm. |
Lamme |
1 |
Rob. |
Langley? |
1 |
Tho. |
Lowe |
3 |
Widow |
Lowe |
1 |
Ed. |
Lowe |
1 |
Tho. |
Madder |
1 |
John |
Marshall |
1 |
Tho. |
Marshall |
1 |
Alice |
Mason |
1 |
Hen. |
Meacocke |
1 |
Jn. |
Oates |
1 |
Ric. |
Radford |
1 |
Anto. |
Reynes |
1 |
Jn. |
Reynes |
1 |
Mrs. |
Roobey |
4 |
James |
Sharp |
2 |
Wm. |
Smith |
1 |
Jn. |
Smith |
1 |
Tho. |
Smith junior |
1 |
Tho. |
Smith junior |
2 |
Tho. |
Smith senior |
1 |
Hen. |
Sowter |
1 |
Jn. |
Sowter |
1 |
Rob. |
Sowter |
1 |
Jn. |
Spencer |
1 |
Widow |
Storer |
1 |
Wm. |
Swift |
1 |
Jn. |
Vallance |
1 |
Sa. |
Vardin |
2 |
Jn. |
Wetton |
2 |
Rob. |
Wilcockson |
1 |
Hen. |
Wilcockson |
1 |
Jn. |
Wild |
1 |
F. |
Wild |
2 |
(f) Anto., George & Sam |
Wood |
6 |
Wm. |
Wood |
1 |
Jn. |
Wood |
2 |
Rog. |
Woodhouse |
1 |
Ed. |
Woodland |
1 |
(f) Mr |
Wright |
6 |
| J. Bancroft & Rich. Riley collectors | ||
| John Spencer, Constable | ||
The original records for the 1662, 1664 and 1670 assessments are in the National Records at Kew
Reference: E 179/94/378, E 179/93/339 and E 179/245/7.
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