The Hearth Tax for Rugeley & Brereton

The 1666 Hearth Tax for Rugeley and Brereton arranged alphabetically and annotated by Walter N Landor in 1927

The number after each name is the number of hearths on which the tax was paid. If no number is given the person was exempt.

B signifies that their house was in Brereton

Select a letter below to go directly to surname entries starting with that letter

A  B  C  D-E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N-O  P-Q  R  S  T  W  Y

Notes at the end of the Rugeley & Brereton Hearth Tax:

The above is attested.

               By Tho: Joanes     Viccar ibidem. 

                    Tho: Kendricke & Rich: Bullocke      Churchwardens

              Allowed by:

                   C. Wolseley & W. Chetwind         Justices of the Peace

                   By Ed: Collins                              Constable

                   By John Lees                               Constable

(The total number of hearths chargeable is given as 222)

(The notes in brackets after each name were compiled in the 1920s by Walter N Landor and he pointed out that none of the identifications were absolutely proven, as they were mainly taken from the parish register. The more doubtful identifications are preceeded by a ?)