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The Hearth Tax
In England, the Hearth Tax was imposed from 1662 - 1689. The records provide the name of every head of household, the place where he/she lived, and the number of fireplaces in the house. The tax was imposed twice a year. Those people who were too poor to pay were recorded as "certified for". The records which follow refer to the year 1674, which is the only one for which complete records are available for the Cleley Hundred. |
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Ashton Hearth Tax 1674
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| John Waite |
3
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John Hobcroft |
1
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| Thomas Bell |
3
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Ann Clarke |
1
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| Thomas Hodgkin |
1
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Richard Cox |
1
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| Widdow Maning |
1
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Widdow Tomlin |
1
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| Robert Bull |
2
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Widdow Elders |
1
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| Richard Chevell |
1
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Widdow Marit |
1
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| Robert Mariot |
1
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Robert Foster |
1
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| Nicholas Fary |
1
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William Tapp |
1
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| Widdow Chevell |
1
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John Clarke |
1
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| Mr. Browne |
5
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William Stow |
1
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| Mr. Umbles |
2
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Richard Russell |
1
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| Francis Greene |
2
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Thomas Weston |
1
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| John Pencost |
2
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Widdow Wills |
1
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| Jane Sturges |
1
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Thomas Tary |
1
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| Richard Goodman |
3
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Rowland Bugens |
1
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| George Kingston |
3
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John Chambers sen |
1
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| Edward Linel |
1
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Thomas Holifeild |
1
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| Thomas Wright |
1
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Widdow Baly |
1
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| Widdow Britton |
6
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Woddow Banbrooke |
1
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| Richard Webb |
2
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George Wells |
1
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| Robert Smith |
1
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John Cambers jun. |
1
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| Thomas Seabrooke |
1
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Alice Scaldwell |
1
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| Mr Clarke |
4
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William Billin [sic] |
1
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| Richard Linel |
1
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William Keeper |
1
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| Mr Derrell |
11
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Alice Collinton |
1
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| Mr Marit |
6
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| John Read |
1
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| Thomas Read |
3
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| John Coles |
2
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| John Barnes |
1
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| Widdow Britten |
2
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| Henry Richardson [sic] |
2
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| Francis Blunt |
1
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| and a forge |
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| Anthony Bell |
4
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Total
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97
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