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Gnosall Hearth Tax 1666
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GNOSALL 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 It was repealed in 1689, although it was producing £170,000 a year, on account of its unpopularity, the tax being especially obnoxious because of its inquisitorial character.
Gnosall Constablewick. Hearthes Chargeable.Richard Smart Eight
Francis Whitehurst Two
Roger Fowke Foure, formerly 2 too many by mistake
John Stevenson Three
Walter Fostour Two
William Cotton Two
John Barrard One
John Payne One
Eliz: Whittgreaue (d. 1680) Two
Charles Fyge One
John Leese One
Richard Triger Two
Widdow Hall One
John Blakeman One
John Thrustans One
John Leeke One
Rich: Haynes One
Thomas Bradshaw One
John Bott One
William Golding One
Matthew Smith (d. 1674) One
Tho: Payne One
Walter Whitehurst One
Eliz: Stevenson, vidua One
Thomas Reynoldes Two
John Hayes One
William Mitton One
Rich: Jorden One
William Payne One
Francis Sutton One
Henry Viccars One
Rich: Hall One
Francis Hancox One
John Moore One
William Addams Two
Thomas Ellis One
Tho: Barnard Two
John Codwell (John Caldwell d. 1683) Two
John Barnett One
Elias Moore One
Tho: Whitehurst One
John Congreve Two
William Sansom One
Anthony Wood Two
William Foster One
Robert Beech One
John Taylor One
John Hill One
John Astley One
William Astley One
Widdow Astley One
Widdow Podmore One
Widdow Pearkes One
Tho: Pearkes One
Hemry Shutt One
Widdow Blake One
John Walsgreaue (d. 1683) One
John Eccleshall One
William Bradshaw (d. 1683) One
John Stafford One
Tho: Brodwell One
Tho: Attkins One
Eliz: & Tho Gottam One
Thomas Eccleshall One
George Keeleing One
Total 88
The following are certified for not to bee Chargeable according to the Acte
James Woodhouse Humfrey Bernard
John Stafford Samuell Jones
John Walsgrate Eliz: Lee, vidua
Roberte Jorden Dorrothy Eccles, vidua
Frances Blake, vidua Roberte (?) Mosse (Robert M. d.1683)
John Eccles Tymeson Moore
William Golding, Junior William Bradshawe
William Smith Tymeson Eccles, vidua
Eliz: Gotam John Whitehouse
Margery Robinson alias Taylor Thomas Payne, Junior
Thomas Tomkinson William Meeson
Thomas Southall Tho: Bradwell
Tho: Woodhouse Emans Payne, vidua
Mary Payne, vidua Allice Payne, vidua
Eliz: Payne, Senior, vidua Eliz: Payne, Junior, vidua
Thomas Davies, Senior Thomas Davies, Junior
John Davis Robert Davis (? of Hollies, d.1674)
Humfrey Davis William Davis
Catherine Bird, vidua Ellen Adderley, vidua
Thomas Oades Rich: Bradwell
John Parton, alias Chambers Widdow Knight
John Phillippes John Lynehill (John Lineal, d. 1688)
Tho: Alkin James Tarbox
Richard Shutt Widdow Bleast
Rich: Rathbone
By Tho: Reynoldes, Minister ibidem
John Foxe & Rich: Fowke (sic)
Allowed by
Tho: Whitgreaue & E. Littleton, Justices of the Peace.
By Tho: Davies Constable
(these notes in brackets are from the Gnosall parish registers)