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St. Martin, Eynsford Parish Church

Eynsford 1664 Hearth Tax Return


Transcribed by Susan Young
PRO: E179/249/37A mem. 1, fol. 18v, pp. 59-60: 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 Axton In the Lath of Sutton at Hone

Parishes of Eynsford & Lullingstone


Chargeable

SURNAMEGIVEN NAME# HEARTHS
BANKINEdward2
BECKETTJohn3
BOOMERArthur1
BOSVILEHenry, Esq.10
CHAPMANGeorge4
COFFINHenry2
CROOKEJohn1
DALTONAbraham2
DUNMOLLHenry3
DURLINGChristoph[er]2
DURLINGHenry1
DURLINGThomas5
DURLINGWilliam2
EBBOTTWilliam4
EVERESTHenry2
FISHERFrancis1
FISHERWilliam4
FULLERJohn2
GIFFORDGeorge, Esq.10
GOLDSMITHJames2
HADLOWWilliam5
HADLOWWilliam1
HARTJohn1
HARTWilliam, Esq.40
HAYWARDChristopher4
HENMARCHJames4
HOCKLEYRobert1
KENESTONEGeorge, Mr5
KENNALLSHenry2
KINGSLANDRichard4
KNOTTGeorge2
LANDERJohn2
LANDERThomas2
LANDERThomas4
LANDERWilliam1
LASHHugh1
LENHAMHenry3
MACEThomas2
MARRANTThomas1
MASONMrs5
MOSIERJohn2
MOSIERThomas1
NETLINGHAMWilliam2
PALMERMr., Clerk3
RAWLINGSWiddow4
SCUDDERJohn1
SEARLESJohn2
WAKELINWilliam3
WALLERHenry4


Not Chargeable

SURNAMEGIVEN NAME# HEARTHS
BANKINJames1
BOOMERWilliam1
BURRJohn1
BURRMark, Jr.1
BURRMarke1
BURRNathaniel1
BURRNathaniel, Jr.1
BURRRobert1
BURRThomas1
CARLIEEdward2
CORNFORDJoseph1
CREWERHenry1
DEANEJohn1
DUNMOLLWiddow1
EVERESTThomas1
FISHERThomas1
FRIDAYThomas1
HARMANWiddow2
HAWLYWiddow1
HENMANAbraham1
KNOTTThomas1
KNOTTWilliam1
LASHEdward1
LENHAMEdward2
LENHAMHenry1
LIGHTFOOTWilliam1
LINGWiddow1
MACEWilliam1
MUMFORDEdward1
OATESJohn1
RIVERSJohn1
ROWEThomas1
ROWNDFrancis1
SMITHThomas1
TERRYEdward1
TERRYFrancis1
WALKERFrancis1