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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. |
| PRO: E179/254/14 Blisworth Hearth Tax 1674 |
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| These people paid the hearth tax | These people were certified for | |||
| Mr. Yates | 5 | Joane Chessherre | 1 | |
| Mr. Plowman | 7 | John Blacin | 1 | |
| Edward Edwards | 1 | Magret Gardiner | 1 | |
| Dorothy Tibbs | 5 | John Benson | 1 | |
| Richard Bandee | 2 | Elizabeth Griffin | 1 | |
| Widdow Plowman | 2 | Thomas Dove | 1 | |
| Richard Bland | 2 | William Gee | 1 | |
| Thomas Plowman | 2 | Francis Deacon | 1 | |
| William Plowman | 1 | Elizabeth Coleman | 1 | |
| William Billing | 1 | Thomas Ayer | 1 | |
| George Plowman | 3 | John Fretter | 1 | |
| Robert Dunkly | 2 | Thomas Kingston | 1 | |
| Arshur [sic] Hooton | 1 | Francis Hamonds | 1 | |
| Charles Griffin | 2 | John Nicholls | 1 | |
| William Plowman | 5 | George Dunkley | 1 | |
| Mrs. Eastase | 6 | William Grace | 1 | |
| Thomas Greene | 2 | Mary Sparow | 1 | |
| Thomas Pery | 1 | George Caswell | 1 | |
| George Freeman | 2 | John Davy | 1 | |
| Richard Cooke | 4 | William Eyle | 1 | |
| John Henson | 2 | John Todd | 1 | |
| William Simkins | 3 | Elizabeth Cliffton | 1 | |
| Richard Davy | 2 | Ann Barnes | 1 | |
| William Plowman | 1 | Richard Barnes | 1 | |
| John Atkins | 2 | Ursula Medbery | 1 | |
| Olem Brown | 1 | William Snell | 1 | |
| John Gibbs | 1 | Elizabeth Clarke | 1 | |
| Widdow Bland | 3 | Elizabeth Saunders | 1 | |
| Robert Paine | 1 | William Somers | 1 | |
| Widdow Plowman | 1 | Dorothy Cooper | 1 | |
| William Plowman | 4 | |||
| Robert Billing | 1 | |||
| Thomas Sharman | 1 | |||
| William Gibbs | 2 | |||
| Thomas Jurden | 1 | |||
| Richard Davy Jun. | 2 | |||
| John Stalton | 2 | |||
| William Edwards | 2 | |||
| Thomas Tue | 2 | |||
| Edward Betts | 2 | |||
| John Stalton | 3 | |||
| John Brafield | 3 | |||
| Thomas Dingly | 1 | |||
| Thomas Wells | 3 | |||
| Thomas Atkins | 2 | |||
| Widow Gibbs | 1 | |||
| Edward Stomer | 1 | |||
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