Hearth Tax 1664
This is a transcription of a transcription of the Hearth Tax returns for Gerrans & St Anthony.
The hearth tax was introduced in England and Wales in 1662 to provide a regular source of income for the newly restored monarch, King Charles II. Parliament had accepted in 1662 that the King required an annual income of £1.2 million to run the country.
Sometimes referred to as chimney money, the hearth tax was essentially a property tax on dwellings graded according to the number of their fireplaces. The 1662 Act introducing the tax stated that 'every dwelling and other House and Edifice …shall be chargeable ….for every firehearth and stove….the sum of twoe shillings by the yeare'. The money was to be paid in two equal instalments at Michaelmas (29 September) and Lady Day (25 March) by the occupier or, if the house was empty, by the owner.
If you would like to know more about the Hearth Tax then take a look at http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/hearthtax/hearthtax/history/index.html
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Hearth Tax - St Anthony in Roseland
| Forename | Surname | Number of Hearths | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur (Gen) | SPRY | 8 | ret one short |
| Thomas | WINSTON | 3 | the house pulled down |
| Oliver | PEARSE | 1 | ex |
| Richard | JAMES | 1 | ex |
| John | HARRIS | 3 | ex |
| Theophilus | MARVELY | 2 | blockt up one |
| Hercules | PEARSE | 1 | ex |
| Margaret | JOHN | 6 | blockt up two |
| Richard | PEARSE | 3 | ex |
| John | CANON | 2 | ex |
| Grace | MITCHELL | 2 | ex |
| Nicholas | MITCHELL | 1 | ex |
| Margaret | SAY | 2 | ex |
| William | JOHN | 2 | ex dead ye house void but Mr BOSCAWEN owner |
| John | CREGOE | 4 | blockt up two |
| John | TYMBY | 2 | ex |
| Edward | LUKE | 1 | ex |
| Pearse | POLLARD | 2 | ex |
| Robert | PEARSE | 1 | ex |
| Richard | POLLARD | 1 | ex dead ye house void and worth nothing |
| Total | 48 | ex |
Hearth Tax - Gerrans
| Forename | Surname | Number of Hearths | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh (Gen) | TREVANION | 9 | now Hugh TREVANION Esq |
| Robert | TRAVANION | 5 | now Hugh TREVANION Esq |
| John | ROBYNS | 5 | ex |
| John (Clerk) | BEDFORD | 5 | ex |
| John | KEMPE | 5 | ex |
| Ferdinando | HOBBS | 6 | ex |
| Anthony | CREWES | 4 | ex |
| Henry | CREWES | 3 | one fallen down |
| Francis | WALTER | 3 | stopt up one |
| Nicholas | KEMPE | 4 | ex |
| John | LANNARDS | 4 | blockt up one |
| Stephen | JOHN | 5 | ex |
| Mathias | JACKE | 4 | blockt up two |
| Stephen | JENNINGS | 3 | ex |
| Humphry | JENNINGS | 2 | ex |
| Edward | HOBBS | 5 | ex |
| George | JENNINGS | 3 | ex |
| Richard | GARDINER | 4 | blockt up one |
| Stephen | RESUGGAN | 1 | ex |
| Katherine | LANNARDS | 2 | ex now Hugh LANNARDS |
| George | SAWELL | 1 | ex |
| Robert | RESUGGAN | 4 | blockt up two |
| William | JAGOE | 3 | ret 1 too many b.m. |
| John | MARTYN | 1 | ex |
| John | HOUSE | 1 | ex |
| Eastlake | JOHN | 1 | ex |
| John | QUINTRELL | 2 | ex now Rich. CHALLEN |
| Robert | NORMAND | 1 | ex |
| Stephen | PEARCE | 2 | blockt up one |
| Robert | BENNETT | 1 | ex |
| Richard | NEWY | 1 | ex |
| Hugh | HAYNE | 2 | ex |
| James | JOHN | 3 | blockt up one |
| Margery | JOHN | 2 | blockt up one |
| Stephen | STODDEN | 2 | ex |
| Stephen | JENNENS | 3 | blockt up one |
| Stephen | RESUGGAN | 1 | no such person to be found |
| Henry | HUNKE | 1 | ex |
| Stephen | BENNETT | 1 | ex |
| Total | 115 | ex |
Hearths not mentioned in the former returns
| Forename | Surname | Number of Hearths | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| William | JENNENS | 1 | - |
| John | CALLINACK | 2 | - |
| Roger | PEARCE | 1 | - |
| Nicholas | CREWES | 1 | - |
| John | NEWEY | 1 | - |
| William | NOWEY | 1 | - |
| John | ANDREW | 1 | - |
| Briant | WALTER | 1 | - |
| Stephen | EXBRIDGE | 1 | - |
| John | HAYNE | 1 | - |
| William | POMEROY | 1 | - |
| Christopher | POLGREENE | 2 | or Osborne PLETTACK the occupant |
| John | PENTECOST | 1 | or Humphry SAMPSON the occupant |
| Thomas | ROBBINS | 1 | or Rich CROFT the occupant |
| Hugh | LANNARD | 1 | or James CARLYON the occupant |
| John | LANNARD | 2 | for Treloone tenement |
| Stephen | RESUGGAN | 1 | or Stephen NICHOLLS |
| John (clerk) | BIDFORD | 2 | for a tenement in Trelowan |
| Edward | HOBBS | 1 | for Tregassee tenement |
| Hugh (Esq) | TREVANYON | 1 | for Treleven tenement |
| Total | 24 |
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