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St. Mary the Virgin, Elham Parish Church

Elham 1664 Hearth Tax Return


Transcribed by Susan Young
PRO: E179/249/37A mem. 1, fol. 69r-69v, pp. 249-250: A TRUE DUPLICATE conteyning an account etc. (signed) Wm. Peyton Philip Packer, Chr. Dering Clerk of the Peace.
"An accompt as well of the names of the persons and number of hearths and stoves in theire respectyve possessions that are Chargeable by virtue of a late act intituled an act for the establishing an additional revenue upon his Majestie his heires and successors for the better support of his and theire crowne and dignity as alsoe of the names of the persons and number of hearths and stoves in theire respective possessions which are not chargeable by the said act which accompt being transmitted by the justices of Peace unto the clarke of the peace of the said county is by him engrossed in parchment to be still kept in the said county And now this duplicate thereof being signed by two justices of the peace and the clarke of the peace of the said county of Kent is transmitted into his majesties court of Exchequer by virtue of another late act entitled an additionall act for the better ordering and collecting the revenues arising by Hearth money.

A duplicate hereof was transmitted unto the exchequer on the xvijth day of August 16 Charles 1664."

The Hundred of Loningborough in the Lath of Shepway

Towne Borough


Chargeable

SURNAMEGIVEN NAME# HEARTHS
AELSTJohn, Gent.1
ALLENJohn1
BAKERThomas3
BALDOCKRichard1
BEANEJohn6
BEANEWiddow1
BELLWilliam3
BONHAMThomas1
BOUGHTENHenry4
BUSHRobert1
CHRISTIANGeorge2
CORKEGeorge5
DAYThomas3
FOREMANJohn2
GIBBONWilliam1
GILBERTJohn5
GILLWilliam1
GINDERThomas, Jr.5
GINDERThomas, Sr.1
GODWINWiddow1
HAM[M]ONDThomas4
HANINGTONHenry, Clerk5
HAWKINGThomas1
HAWKINSRichard3
HERBERTRichard3
HEYESEdward1
HEYMANJohn5
HOBDAYThomas1
HOGBENHenry3
HOGBENJohn, Gent.8
HOGBENWilliam3
HUBBERTJohn, Gent.6
JOHNCOCKHugh1
KNOWLERRichard1
LADDThomas4
MIDDLEMASMichael2
MOOREWiddow1
NEVETTJames1
NEVETTThomas1
NEVETTWiddow3
NORTONJohn1
NORTONThomas1
ODDENJohn1
PAGERobert1
PARTRIGEWilliam3
PHILPOTTJohn2
PREBLERobert1
ROGERSClement1
RUCKDaniell8
RUCKThomas2
SHARPEMoses4
SLADDENWiddow2
SLADDENWiddow2
SPAYNEAugustine3
STACEWiddow1
STOKESJohn, Gent.3
STROUDJohn4
STROUDWilliam1
STURDEYJohn3
SWAFFERJosias2
WARLYJohn7
WHITEJohn3
WOODThomas2


Not chargeable

SURNAMEGIVEN NAME# HEARTHS
ADCOCKNicholas1
BENHAMStephen1
BETTS[blank]1
BETTSRoger1
BIRDJames1
BIRDThomas1
BRIDGESJohn2
BROWNEWiddow1
CHAMBERSSymon1
CODHAMJohn1
COOKEWiddow1
COOPERJohn1
DENTONRobert1
FAGGElizabeth1
FREINDJames1
GARDNER[blank]1
GOULDERJohn1
GRIFFENWiddow1
HARRISONWiddow1
HAWKINGRobert1
HAWKINGThomas1
HAYESEdward1
HORSFEILDMathew1
HUBBARDWiddow1
HUDSONMichaell1
HUNTWiddow1
JANCOCKEWilliam1
JOHNCOCKJames1
JOHNCOCKMartha1
JOHNCOCKThomas1
JOHNCOCKWiddow1
KNOTTJohn1
LUCASWiddow1
LYONJohn1
MABOURNEWiddow1
MARSHHenry1
MARSHRobert1
NORCOCKMichaell1
OYNESJohn1
PAGEMichaell1
PAGEWiddow1
PENFOLDJohn1
PILCHERDavid1
POPEWiddow2
PREBLERichard2
REEVEWiddow1
RUSSELLWilliam1
SHARPMoses1
SOMESWiddow1
SPAINEAugustine1
STROUDJames1
STROUDWiddow1
UNDERDOWNEWiddow1
WALLAbraham1
WARRYJohn1
WEBBWilliam1
WILLIAMSJohn1
WOODThomas1
WOODOWERJohn1