Item no 1589 - King`s Cliffe Heritage

Item 3786
Hearth Tax returns for King’s Cliffe in the Willybrook Hundred, for the years 1662-64
Notes in italics; ……. denotes indecipherable letters in original; query mark used to indicate
difficulty in reading name as transcribed.
Michaelmas 1663, King’s Cliffe
169 viewed, 127 payable ….
Matt Wildbore and Jn Ward, Constables
Name
Number of hearths
Arthur Ward
1
Tho. Tansley
1
John Car
1
Eliz. Tansley
1
John Peake
1
Eliz. Ashley, widow
1
John Ward senior
1
Arth. Pepper
1
Rob. Bayley
1
Thos. Baker
1
Isabell Harker
1
Edw. Redhead
1
John Newton
1
……….. Leach (?)
1
John Matt…..
1
Jos. Pinder
1
Solomon Wetherall
1
Jo. Eyt senior
1
Jo. Eyt junior
1
Wm Cligton
1
John Tansley
1
Tho. Randle
1
Wm Magson
1
James Magson
1
Tho. ffidgeon
1
Cl…… Strickland
1
Wm Bayley
1
Richard Jenkinson
1
Robt. Harker
1
Joan Gregory, widow
1
Joan Hausted, widow
1
Matth. Burton (or Burtran?)
1
Edith Martin, widow
1
Rommidge Tenison
1
Hen. Goslin
1
Math. Wildbore
1
Jo. Ireland
1
ffran. Mason
1
Job Lewis
1
Wm Magson
1
John Bingham
1
John Carter
1
Bridgett Dexter
1
1
Item 3786
Hearth Tax returns for King’s Cliffe in the Willybrook Hundred, for the years 1662-64
Notes in italics; ……. denotes indecipherable letters in original; query mark used to indicate
difficulty in reading name as transcribed.
Name
Number of hearths
Tho. Wright
1
Charity Strickland
1
Ro. Magson
1
Tho. Ireland
1
Wm Wade
1
Wm Lewis
1
Aug. Holmes
1
Names from this point onwards had a crossed line put through them on the original.
Daniel Crooks
1
Tho. Law
1
Anne Slade, widow
1
Mary Slade, widow
1
Anne ffletcher, widow
1
Jane Runn, widow
1
ffran. Se……….
1
Jo. Huggens
2
Rich. Peake
1
Edw. Smith
1
Wm Bayley
1
Jo. Walthorpe
1
Sheph. Chamberlain
1
Eliz. Garrett, widow
1
Rich. Rollyn
1
James Stirrop
1
Alice Ch………, widow
1
ffra. Stark
1
Jo. Goode
1
Widd. S…….
1
Wm Ventris
1
Wm Jones
1
Ann Andrewe, widow
1
Nich. Pu………
1
Sarah Hen………
1
Tho. Martin
1
Griffin Quincy
1
Ann Mattock, widow
1
Margaret Harold, widow
1
Tho. Burges
1
Hen. Clarkson
1
Kath. Peperdine, widow
1
Rob. Tidd
1
Robt Sismor
1
ffra. Op……..
1
John Magson
1
Widd. Jarvis
1
Rob. Charworth
1
Wm Thacker
1
2
Item 3786
Hearth Tax returns for King’s Cliffe in the Willybrook Hundred, for the years 1662-64
Notes in italics; ……. denotes indecipherable letters in original; query mark used to indicate
difficulty in reading name as transcribed.
Name
Tho. Scotney
Tho. M……..
Nich. Thor…….
John Adcocke
Wm Cooper
Number of hearths
1
1
1
1
1
The 96 above are returned not chargeable. (Note: only 95 hearths are actually listed)
Wed. Whitworth
Wm Boughton
Tho. Curtis
John Abbott
Wm Boughton
John Senton
Mary Tayler
John Gorham
1
2
4
2
1
2
2
2
These 17 returned not inhabited. (Note: only 16 hearths are actually listed)
Henry Bugby
Geo. Read
Jane Browne
Lionell Taylor
Hen. Ffoster
7
3
1
2
1
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Note: the numbers returned by the Constables do not agree with the number of hearths
listed. This may be the result of an error in the original return, or alternatively in the
manuscript transcription made from it.
The Hearth Tax was levied from 19th May 1662 until 1689 in England. Exempt from
payment were those in receipt of poor relief, those inhabiting houses worth less than 20
shillings per annum and not paying parish rates, charitable institutions such as schools
and almshouses, and industrial hearths with the exception of smiths’ forges and bakers’
ovens. The tax, paid by the occupier, was two shillings (equivalent to 10 pence) on
each hearth and this was collected in two instalments, at Lady Day (March 25th) and at
Michaelmas (September 29th).
Sue Trow-Smith
King’s Cliffe Heritage
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