Lady Day 1666
Norfolk & Norwich Hearth Tax Assessment
The Hearth Tax was introduced during the reign of Charles 2 in 1662.
It was introduced to help make up a £200,000 shortfall in crown revenue and was abolished in the reign of William and Mary.
It was paid half-yearly on Michaelmas (29 th. September) and Lady Day (25 th. March) at the rate of 1/- (one shilling) per hearth where a house was had an income of more than 20/- per annum and where the occupier was a ratepayer of church and poor rates.
The occupier, not the landlord, paid the rate, except when the occupier was exempt.
There was a revision of the act on May 17,1664.
Exemptions :
1. Not paying either church or poor rates.
2. Houses earning under 20/- per annum.
3. Churches earning under 110 pounds per annum
4. Industrial furnaces such as kilns. (Smiths and bakers were not exempt)
There were 2 books published. Check the Norfolk Family History Society book list or the Norfolk Records Office to check if they are still available.
The Norfolk Hearth Assessment 1664 is also available from the LDS on fiche no. 6026428.
Name |
Area of Norfolk |
Number of hearths |
| Anne Starlinge | Aldeburg (Alburgh) | 3 |
| Sam Starling | Sherford (Shereford) | 4 |
| John Starling | Bingham | 6 |
| Wid. Starling | Wessenham All Saints (Weasenham All Saints) | 1 |
| Rich. Starling | Letheringsett | 2 |
| Henry Starling | Blakeney | 1 |
| William Starling | Gunton | 1 |
| Gregory Starling | Gunton | 2 |
| Henery Starling | St. Edmunds | 4 |
| Rich. Starling | St. Peter Mancroft | 2 |
| Richard Starling | St. Johns Timberhill | 2 |
Copyright 1997, 1998, 1999 by Paul Starling