Coppenhall & Butterall Hearth Tax 1666

COPPENHALL & BUTTERALL CONSTABLEWICK HEARTH TAX 1666

The Hearth Tax or chimney-money was a payment to the king of 2s. on every hearth " in all houses paying to church and poor," first levied in 1662. It was repealed in 1689, although it was producing £170,000 a year, on account of its unpopularity, the tax being especially obnoxious because of its inquisitorial character. 

Coppenhall & Butterall Constablewick.   Hearthes Chargeable. 

Thomas Sherratt                 Sixe

John Aspley                        Two

Humfrey Wale                     One

Nicholas Wolrich                One

George Ward                     Two

Humfrey Machin                One

John Addams                    One

John Sallom, Senior         One

John Sallom, Junior          One

William Sallom                  One

Richard Royley                 One

William Tilsley                  One

Francis Fallowes              One

James Dymocke              One

 

                                                        Total  21

 

These following are certified for not to bee Chargeable according to the Acte

Anne Sumpter                        Joane Ames, vidua

William Brockhouse               Eliz: Bell

John Sumpter

 

By John Sherratt,                              Minister 

John Aspley & James Dymocke,      Churchwardens. 

Allowed by

E. Littleton & Ric: Congreve,            Justices of the Peace. 

By John Addams,                             Constable