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St. Mary the Virgin, Eastry Parish Church

Eastry 1664 Hearth Tax Return


Transcribed by Susan Young
PRO: E179/249/37A mem. 1, fol. 82r, p. 294: 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 Eastry in the Lath of St Augustine

The Upper Halfe Hundred

Eastry & Street


Chargeable

SURNAMEGIVEN NAME# HEARTHS
ADAMSJohn1
ANSELLJohn5
AUSTENJohn4
AUSTENMichaell3
CHURCHMANSamuell4
DENNChristopher2
DRAYTONWilliam1
DURBANIngram1
FRIENDThomas4
FRIENDWilliam, miller1
GOULDERBartholomew2
GOULDERRoger5
HAM[M]ONDJohn1
HORNEJohn2
HORSFEILDThomas2
PARAMOURSusan, Mrs1
PETTETTJohn4
PETTETTJohn, in another house2
PITTOCKSamuell1
PITTOCKThomas2
RICHARDSONWiddow1
ROBERTSJoseph, Gent., for Court Lodge14
SACKETTRobert1
SMYTHRalph4
SOLEAndrew5
SONDESGeorge, Sir, Knt. Of ye Bath for ye parsonage7
STACYHezechias1
STOKESNicholas1
STUPPELLAbraham1
TERRYSamuell1
THOMPSONRichard2
THOMPSONRobert2
WATTSAnthony1
WHISTONJohn, Mr., for the vicarage3
WHITEHEADRoger2
WOODJohn1
WOODRobert4
WOODWARELeonard2


In Eastry


Not Chargeable

SURNAMEGIVEN NAME# HEARTHS
GIBSONRobert1
HALLWilliam1
HAWKESMark1
HAWKINSRobert1
NAMANThomas1
NEAMERichard1
PRINTERAbraham1
THOMPSONAmbrose1