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St. Peter and St. Paul, Edenbridge, Kent © Copyright Ruth Sharville - geograph.org.uk/p/2039845 - licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence cc-by-sa/2.0.
Sts. Peter & Paul, Edenbridge Parish Church

Edenbridge 1664 Hearth Tax Return


Transcribed by Susan Young
PRO: E179/249/37A mem. 1, fol. 14r: 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 Westerham & Eadenbridge

In the Lath of Sutton att Hone

part of Edenbridge & part of Cowden


Chargeable

SURNAMEGIVEN NAME# HEARTHS
ALLENWiddow2
BANCOCKHenry1
BASSETTThomas4
BRABOURNEJohn1
BROOKERRobert4
BROWNEJohn2
CARTWRIGHTFrancis1
CHILDRENWiddow6
CHILDRENWiddow2
COALEJames2
COALEWilliam2
COBBETTJames1
COSHAMWiddow5
CRONKWiddow4
DANEThomas1
DRIVERRobert1
DUDNEYWilliam1
FOOTTEYThomas2
HARBORROUGHJames1
HENRYMr. Henry4
HOAREWiddow1
HOLMDENThomas4
HOLNEYJohn5
HUBBARDWiddow6
HUGGINSHenry1
HUNTWiddow2
JEM[M]ETTRichard, Gent.10
JOANESWiddow3
JOHNSONGeorge6
KINGEdmund4
KNIGHTEdward3
KNIGHTRichard, Gent.8
LANGFORDJohn6
LEIGHGeorge5
LEIGHJohn, of Brownes5
LIEGHRobert2
MOYCEMichaell1
PIGOTTRichard1
POWELLDavid3
SALEJoseph3
SLEACHEdmund2
SOANEWiddow3
SOM[M]ERTONWilliam1
SPATEHURSTMichaell2
STANFORDJames1
STANFORDJohn2
STAPLEHURSTEdward3
STILLRichard6
STREATFIELDJohn2
SWANNGeorge2
TAYLORWilliam5
WATKINSFrancis2
WELLSJohn1
WOODJohn, Gent.2


Not Chargeable

SURNAMEGIVEN NAME# HEARTHS
ARNOLDRichard1
AYLARDJames1
BASSETTJohn2
BASSETTWiddow2
BEARDJohn1
BROOKERJohn2
CARLTONMr., in an empty house2
CRONKWilliam2
DAYWiddow2
EDSALLHenry1
FIDLYNNicholas2
GROOMEBRIDGEGeorge1
HOAREJohn2
HONARZachariah1
JOHNSONGeorge1
LUPTENJohn1
MEDHURSTJohn1
MILESWilliam1
MORGANJohn1
NEVEThomas1
RISBROOKEEdward2
SHOOEBRIDGEThomas1
WALLERRobert1
YOUNGRichard1
Thomas Footey, Constable