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Mucklestone Hearth Tax 1666

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MUCKLESTONE 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 It was repealed in 1689, although it was producing £170,000 a year, on account of its unpopularity, the tax being especially obnoxious because of its inquisitorial 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. 


Muckleston Constablewick. Hearthes Chargeable. 

Doctor Offley Five 

Jane Addams Two 

Humfrey Smith One 

Thomas Jenninges One 

Samuell Reynold es Three 

John Glover One 

John Lightfoote One 

John Morrey One 

Hugh Barlowe Two 

Widdow Richardson One 

Thomas Snape One 

John Pottes Two 

William Richardson Two 

Widdow Hollins One 

Thomas Sale One 

John Abbottes One 

Ambrose Badnall One 

William Burne One 

 

Oakelyne. 

John Chettwood, Esquire Eleaven 

Robert Parkson Three 

William Knight One 

William Richardson Two 

John Owyn One 

 

Winington. 

Charles Lord Gerard Nyne 

Rowland Stirrop One 

Richard Winington Two 

William Adams Two 

Thomas Naylor, formerly Joshuah Three 

John Addams Three 

William Shawe Two 

Mary Shawe One 

Widdow Newall Two 

John Goodale Two 

John Mason, formerly Dorothy One 

Richard Smith Two 

Ellen Fletcher One 

William Smith One 

George Peatchford Two 

Richard Walton One 

William Erpe One 

 

Knighton. 

Thomas Mason Two 

Thomas Pendleton One 

John Meredith One 

Robert Hulme One 

Widdow Brooke Two 

John Liverseech One 

John Bestweeke Three 

Jane Acton One 

                                    Total  94 

 

These following are certified for not to bee Chargeable according to the Acte as aforesaid (vizt.). 

Tho. Hampton                      Widdow Triver 

Grace Hampton, vidua        John Jackson 

Clare Hampton, vidua         John Gettinges 

Widdow Emery                   Widdow Dutton 

Thomas Badnall                 Tho. Partington 

Mary Harvey                       Anne Rushton, vidua 

John Hanley                       Widdow Thorpe 

Edward Snape                   William Winington 

David Vaughon                  John Abbott 

Elias Barktam                    William Walton 

Thomas Wood                   Edward Grococke 

Griffith Evans                     Thomas Hulme 

Thomas Hawkins               John Poole 

Widdow Mountfort             Robert Hulme 

John Maye                        Anne Hulme 

Allice Greene, vidua          Margery Lawton, vidua 

Anne Minshall                    John Mault 

Richard Shawe                  Widdow Turner 

 

By Gabriell Offley,                Rector ibidem

Samuell Reynoldes,             Churchwarden. 

William Bucknall, William Richardson   Overseers 

 

Allowed by : 

Charles Lord Gerard and E. Mainwaring       Justices of the peace. 

By Samuell Reynoldes,            Constable ibidem.