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STAFFORD BOROUGH 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 It was repealed in 1689, although it was producing £170,000 a year, on account of its unpopularity, the tax being especially obnoxious because of its inquisitorial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.
Stafford Burrough.The greene gate warde Hearthes Chargeable.
Mr. Backhouse Eleaven
Mrs. Worswicke, vidua Foure
Mrs. Wolrich & George Lauder Eight
Mr. Amos Taylor Twelve
Widdow Martin Foure
Mr. Thomas Fowler Three
Henry Crowder Foure
Mr. John Walter Five
Richard Blunt Foure
Thomas Greaves One
Mr. William Farmer Eight
Mr. Congreave Foure
Mrs. Bayley Two
Mr Hitchcocke Foure
William Wolrich Foure
Mr Hobson Five
Edward Brindley Two
Mr. Byrche Five
William Renshawe Three
Mrs. Abberley Tenne
Mr. William Elves Twelve
Mr. Nabbs Eight
Mr. James Greene Tenne
Mr. Felton Tenne
Francis Forde One
Mr. John Tanner Sixe
Ralph Collins One
Mr. George Fowler Foure
Ralph Richardson Two
John Blakeman Two
Michaell Moseley Two
George Adshed One
William Sherwine One
Mrs. Dorrington One
Marmaduke Webbe One
Widdow Matter One
Richard Till, spurrier One
Widdow Perkington One
Widdow Marsh One
Amie Backhouse Three
[F]rancis Leese Two
. . hn Harte Two
. . . rey Hobson Two
[Fra]ncis Leese Three
[C]aptaine Ruegley Two
William Huntbach Two
[Ri]chard Newbould, Junior Foure
[Tho]mas Perrey Two
[E]dward Wilson Eight
John Doody Two
William Underhill Two
[Jo]hn Fynney Foure
William Sutton Three
William Addams Two
[Th]omas Collins Foure
[Jo]hn Ollerenshaw Two
Total 218
Stafford Burrough adhuc.
Goale gate ward. Hearthes Chargeable.
Mrs. Anne Fowler Sixteene
Thomas Austen Foure
Roger Boulton Foure
John Shelley Foure
George Foxe Three
John Sole Three
Mr. Twigge Foure
Mr. Hynton One
Serjeant Winter Three
John Martine Three
Mr. Richard Farmer Sixe
John Beech Two
Richard Eldershawe Two
Richard Leese Two
The Goale Three
Samuell Twigge Three
Mr. Milward Five
Widdow Robinson One
Mr. Feake Two
John Trigger Foure
Francis Salt One
Thomas Cloose One
John Kenderdine Two
James Meeson One
Widdow Keeleing One
Richard Meeson Two
Thomas Livermore One
John Mosse, Senior Two
John Wolrich Five
Mrs. Backhouse Five
Robert Palin One
William Palmer Two
Richard Walter Two
John Merriddeth Seaven
Phillipp Wolrich Five
Mr. John Wilson Eight
Mr. Mosse Foure
James Lewes Three
Mr. Warde Nyne
Richard Parton One
Mr. Chamberlyne Five
Thomas Wood Two
Henry Cooke Foure
Ryce Kince One
Widdow Sharpe One
William Howard Two
William Kendall One
Matthew Babb One
Richard Dixe, Junior One
Robert Mosse One
Richard Dixe, Senior, & Humfrey Dixe Three
Thomas Sutton One
Thomas Spencer One
William Hemes One
Stafford Battey Five
Widdow Gryme One
Mr. Edward Wilson One
John Cloose One
Henry Daye One
Francis Leese One
Total 173
East gate ward. Hearthes Chargeable.Mr. John Hudson Three
Mr. Thomas Abnett Sixe
Mr. Thomas Clarke Three
Mr. Sparryes house Eight
William Dulam Three
Mrs. Handsley Two
Thomas Hall Foure
Widdow Tagge Three
Samuell Harper Two
Thomas Dickinson Three
Mrs. Mary Walthoe Sixe
Mountfort Clarson Three
James Godwine Iwo
Matthew Wolrich Three
Richard Cramor Three
Thomas Winter Two
Mr. William Barker Five
Randle Bucknall Foure
John Cooke Two
ould Mr. Palmers house Five
Mrs. Smith, vidua Two
William Sooud Foure
William Peaton Two
William Rixstones One
Tho. Bucknall formerly Mr. Bayleys, minister Foure
George Freepound Two
Thomas Malkin Three
John Huntbach Two
John Bayley One
William Deakin Two
John Wayde Five
William Wolrich Foure
Roger Hemes One
Thomas Ethell Three
Mr. John Palmer Sixe
Richard Gough Three
Walter Collins Two
William Walthoe One
Richard Stevenson Five
William Crispe Three
Edward Corbett One
Mr. Bayley, Minister Two
Mr. Richard Sherratt One
John Dagott Three
Mr. Ralph Harrison One
John Wall Three
Isaac Chamberlyne Three
Doctor Cole One
Thomas Fynney Three
George Renshawe One
William Kynson Foure
Anthony Byrd One
Mr. Baddeley of London for a voide house . . Three
Total 155
173
218Totall 546
These following are certified for (accordinge to the Acte) not to bee chargeable, as not haueing 2os. per annum of a full improved rent, nor Renting 205. a yeare, nor beeing worth Tenne pounds of reall or personnall estate in theire owne handes or in the handes of any other person or persons for them (vizt.)
Anne Winckle Richard Hemes
Nathaniell Rowleston Anne Greene
John Matthewes Widdow Hobby
John Payne John Dayne
William Winckle Widdow Henshaw
Anne Batte, vidua Robert Falkner
Richard Chilton Thomas Tibson
Widdow Yeomans Thrustans Pratt
Thomas Cresswell John Warde
Symon Phillippes George Lee
John Moore Widdow Parker
Widdow Symons Thomas Warner
Ralph Allen Randle Benningham
William Godson Thomas Paynting
Francis Smith Widdow Bradford
Henry Bate Richard Hawton
Widdow Cook Robert Onyans
William Cardall Matthew Hand
Anne Wright Matthew Oakes
William Rutter Edward Rathbone
Widdow Allen Widdow Jessopp
William Perkin Widdow Launder
Edward Backhouse Ursula Chilton
George Wetton Widdow Beckett
Thomas Moulton Ralph Kenderdine
Thomas Daykin John Ange
Anne Cope Richard Pike
Widdow Dawson Sampson Graye
Addam Johnson Richard Flint
James Greene Peter Backhouse
Thomas Jorden Thomas Shawe
Walter Hemes Margrett Smith
Phillipp Walthoe Thomas Fletcher
Dorrothy Osbourne Thomas Higges
William Slaney John Winsors
Thomas Rogers Robert Palin
Edward Rathbone, Cordwayner Widdow Boose
John Jones Matthew James
John Hawley Thomas Bould
Edward Clowes George Hardinge
John Smith Thomas James
Widdow Cleaton Thomas Jones
Mary Bromley Widdow Vrram
Widdow Lycett Widdow Allaby
Thomas Smith Robert Madeley
James Coulton Widdow Trafford
Peter Dudley John Slaney
Anne Mosse Richard Rowlston
Edmund Price Widdow Price
Cristopher Gibson Margrett Dorrington
John Cadman Widdow Benfeild
Francis Dodd Thomas Dodd
William Harding Matthew Babb, Junior
Robert Kenderdine Garter Webbe
Thomas Palmer Thomas Hubbold
John Jobourne Widdow Cartwright
Widdow Oakes William Hall
John Harding Widdow Ancocke
Widdow Moore Ellen Backhouse
Josiah Standley Widdow Renshaw
Margrett Smith Thomas Floyd
Widdow Downes John Forde
John Tipper Richard Renshaw
George Byrche Humfrey Jorden
Richard Browne Widdow Rathbone
Widdow Sharpe Widdow Cadman
John Keeleing John Buckleys
Francis Wolrich Widdow Hadley
William Stevenson Michael Pedley
Margrett Gilbert Isabell Lawrence
George Wright William Spencer
Thomas Rathbone Anne Clarke
Edward Shawe Widdow Walthoe
Mary Davies Jane Walthoe
George Renshaw Widdow Cocknage
Mary Taylor John Smith
Edward Leese John Marsh
Widdow Vrram Addam Johnson
Eliz. Stoakes William Forde
Richard Clarke Thomas Howie
Widdow Downinge Widdow Turner
Thomas Chilton Nathaniell Benfeild
Anne Collins Widdow Keeleing
Richard Till John Hobby
Richard Royley Tymothy Dorrington
William Erpes
By Dannyell Bayley, Rector ibidem.
John Walthoe, Tho. Fowler Churchwardens ibidem
Allowed by :
Tho. Abnett, Mayor.
John Felton, Justiciarium pacis ibidem.
By vs : Thomas Blake, John Harte and William Sutton Constables ibidem.