Transcribed by Susan D. Young.

Crown Copyright, courtesy of www.nationalarchives.gov.uk.  Hearth Tax Assessment Lady Day 1664, duplicate transmitted to the Exchequer 17 Aug 1664.  PRO:  E179/249/37A.  Also, centre for Kentish Studies call number Q/RTh.

The Hearth Tax was introduced in England and Wales by the government of Charles II in 1662 at a time of serious fiscal emergency and provided an account of the persons and number of hearths and stoves, in their respective possessions, both chargeable and non-chargeable.  The original Act of Parliament was revised in 1663 and again in 1664.  Collection of the Hearth Tax continued until the tax was finally repealed by William and Mary in 1689.  Under the terms of the original grant, each liable householder was to pay one shilling for each hearth within their property on each collection of the tax.  Payments were due twice annually, at Michaelmas (29 September) and Lady Day (25 March), commencing Michaelmas 1662.

Hundred of Cranbrooke in the lathe of Scray

Cruthole Borough

Chargeable

SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	NO. OF HEARTHS		SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	NO. OF HEARTHS
Alphee	Richard	2		Johnson	George	2
Bankes	Edward	1		Johnson	John	5
Beale	Roger	2		Kipping	William	3
Bennett	John	4		Lansdell	George	3
Blewet	Elias	2		Love	William	5
Boreman	John	2		Moore	William	2
Bowles	Robert	1		Myles	George	2
Bullocke	John	4		Pallmer	William	2
Burre	John	2		Pankhurst	Thomas	3
Catt	Steeven	1		Parkes	Thomas	1
Coulstocke	William	5		Rabson	Richard	5
Courthop	John	4		Rade	Thomas	3
Courthop, Esq.	John	3		Robins	Richard	2
Cryer	John	4		Roboate	Thomas	1
Cushman	Alexander	2		Saxby	Edward	2
Delton	Robert	3		Sharpe	Thomas	2
Dine	Christopher	3		Sharpe, Jr.	Peter	4
Dunke	Thomas	6		Sharpe, Sr.	Peter	10
Dunke	William	8		Sharpye	John	5
Dunkin	John	2		Skinner	Thomas	2
Ellis	Thomas	3		Swifte	Robert	1
Frylan	Nathaniel	1		Tayler	Robert	11
Gibbon	George	6		Tolherst	John	3
Goldsmith	John	5		Walter	Edward	4
Gouldford, Esq.	Edward	17		Walter	Isaac	4
Goulding	Richard	2		Wenham	Daniel	3
Hamwell, widd	Ann	1		Weston	Thomas	3
Hatch	Henry	2		Willford	Luke	4
Hunt	William	1		Willy, widd	Elizabeth	6
Jewhurst	John	1

Cruthole Borough

Not Chargeable

SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	NO. OF HEARTHS		SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	NO. OF HEARTHS
Allen	Thomas	1		Hunt	William	1
Apps	Widdow	2		Iler	George	1
Aston	Widdow	2		Jarrett	William	1
Binham	Thomas	1		Lamkin	John	2
Boreman	Alexander	1		Martin	Richard	1
Bullocke	John	2		Munn	John	1
Burcham	Richard	2		Newman	Ann	1
Chesen	John	4		Osborne	Widdow	1
Drury	Alexander	1		Oxenbridge	Richard	1
Fishenden	Thomas	1		Pankherst	Richard	1
Gilbert	Luke	2		Sampson	Widdow	1
Gilbert	Goodwife	2		Skilton	Widdow	4
Gore	William	1		Sutton	Widdow	1
Hallowes	William	1		Williams	John	4
Hayward	John	2		Witherden	Richard	1

Kings Franchise Borough

Chargeable

SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	NO. OF HEARTHS		SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	NO. OF HEARTHS
Acton	Richard	6		Hills	Andrew	5
Amos	Thomas	2		Holden, Gent	Robert	10
Austen	Samuel	6		Keale	John	2
Bassocke	Abraham	3		Knatchbull	Widdow	2
Bridgland	Richard	3		Newball	Richard	2
Brooke	Thomas	1		Petter	Richard	2
Colvill	John	7		Relfe	William	2
Colvill	Josias	5		Rucke, widd	[blank]	1
Davys	Edward	5		Russell	Richard	3
Daynes	John	3		Sheafe	Harman	8
				Woodwin	William	4

Kings Franchise Borough

Not Chargeable

SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	NO. OF HEARTHS		SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	NO. OF HEARTHS
Bassocke	Widdow	2		Gorredge	William	1
Burges	Joseph	1		Hunt	Thomas	1
Cheyney	Thomas	1		Judd	Robert	1
Foster	Thomas	1		Morris	Ezechiell	2
French	John	1		Wilding	John	1
Fuller	John	1		’

North Borough

Chargeable

SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	NO. OF HEARTHS		SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	NO. OF HEARTHS
Allen	Thomas	3		Jeffery	Robert	1
Amery	Thomas	4		Kingshood	Thomas	2
Baker	John	2		Kingsnoth	John & Richard	8
Balden	Robert	2		Knight	Richard	4
Bassocke	Ann	2		Lawrence	Alice	2
Batherst	Haslen	4		Leper	Robert	1
Bayley	Thomas	3		Love	John	4
Bayly	Richard, in a house he left at Mich[elm]as last	5		Marchant	Robert	10
Bayly	Richard	1		Marlian	William	4
Bayly	Richard	4		Millgate	William	2
Beale	Thomas	3		Munn	John	5
Bennett	John	3		Newball	Richard	1
Brissenden	William	3		Osborne	Edward	3
Buckherst, Mr.	John	6		Payne	John	3
Buckland	John	8		Polant	John	5
Buckwell	Henry	2		Poute	Francis	2
Buren	Thomas	5		Pullen	Mary	1
Casselden	Mary	1		Russell	John	1
Christian	John	2		Seares	Christopher	2
Clarke, Mr.	Robert	5		Sherlocke	John	1
Cooper	Christopher	4		Shinkfeild	George	3
Cornwell	Francis	6		Simons	William	3
Draner, Mr,	Robert	2		Skinner	Goulden	3
Drayner	Thomas	4		Slayney	John	3
Drayner	Simon	2		Sutton, Mr.	Steeven	7
Foster	William	3		Tamsett	Robert	3
Fowle	Henry	3		Tayler	Richard	3
Fowle	Thomas	4		Water	John	3
Fulleger	John	4		Waters	John	3
Fulleger	William	3		Webb	Richard	9
Fuller	Samuel	6		Wesson	Thomas	3
Gooden	Steeven	3		Whacer	Alexander	1
Grayling	Alexander	3		Whitwicke	Robert	6
Grove	Mary	4		Wilcher	Nicholas	3
Harman	Thomas	2		Wyborne	Elizabeth	1
Hofford	Hames	3
Homsby	John	3
Hughes	Thomas	4

North Borough

Not Chargeable

SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	NO. OF HEARTHS		SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	NO. OF HEARTHS
Bassucke	John	1		Hadman	Richard	1
Brooker	Roger	4		Hunney	Michael	1
Brunger	Joseph	1		Jennings	Walter	2
Buckwell	John	1		Jennings	Henry	1
Burden	Martin	1		Jennings	Thomas	1
Burden	John	1		Jones	Roger	1
Burton, Sr.	Peter	1		Marten	John	1
Burtonm Jr.	Peter	2		Nichols	Widdow	1
Chittenden	Thomas	4		Pilbeame	Robert	1
Daynes, Jr.	Widdow	1		Polley	Widdow	1
Daynes,Sr.	Widdow	1		Smith	Robert	1
Dockings	Widdow	1		Smith & Bassocke	Richard & Robert, respectively	3
Drayner	Thomas	1		Stinnings	Robert	2
Faireall	Widdow	3		Strood	George	2
Fryland	John	1		Waterhouse	William	2
Garrett	William	1		Webb	John	2
Gilbert	George	1		Whachers	Isbell	2
Gillham	Widow	1		Willard	John	1
Gomerell	John	1		Wollett	Thomas	1
Goore	Robert	1		Wood	Thomas	1
Gore	Widdow	3		Wood	Richard	1
Gullen	Thomas	1

Towne Borough

Chargeable

SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	NO. OF HEARTHS		SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	NO. OF HEARTHS
Austen	John	6		Lake, widd	Mrs	2
Austen, Gent.	William	5		Lane	Richard	2
Avery	John	4		Lee	Francis	1
Baker	Edmund	1		Lee, more	Francis	1
Barton	Walter	2		Leigh, Gent	John	4
Bayley, widd	Martha	5		Lowell	John	1
Beach	Nicholas	6		Mandy	Thomas	3
Benbrigge	John	2		March	William	2
Bills	Edward	3		March	Francis	2
Bills	Edward	2		Masters	Peter	3
Birch	Richard	2		Munn, Jr.	Thomas	2
Birch	William	2		Munn, Sr.	Thomas	6
Booreman	Thomas	2		Nash & White	Tho: & Peter, respectively	4
Botting	Thomas	3		Newell	Edward	1
Botting	Jeremy	4		Norden	Mary	6
Bowyer	Aaron	1		Norwood	Richard	3
Browne	Valentine	2		Osborne	Alexander	7
Butler	Samuel	2		Osborne	William	2
Buttery	Thomas	3		Osborne	Thomas	2
Carew	Henry	4		Osborne	Robert	6
Cooper, clerke	John	4		Parton	John	1
Couchman	Peter	4		Peckham	Christopher	2
Couchman	Edward	6		Pembrooke	Francis	1
Crampton	Samuell	1		Punnett	Thomas	2
Crampton, more	Samuell	1		Rabson	John	2
Crampton, wid	Margaret	3		Reade	John	1
Crittenden	Henry	2		Relfe, Gent.	John	7
Crothall	Richard	2		Reminngton	Alexander	5
Cruttenden	William	1		Reynolds	Steven	2
Daniell	Thomas	3		Rickard	Elizabeth	4
Daniell	Thomas	2		Robotham	Robert	3
Dodge	Richard	2		Robotham	Richard	2
Dunke	Thomas	1		Robotham	Robert	5
Evernden	John	3		Roe, Sr.	Thomas	1
Ferrall	Thomas	2		Rose	John	3
Ferrall	Thomas	4		Russell	David	2
Ferrall	Thomas	5		Scochford	James	1
Foord	Robert	2		Sharpey	Samuell	3
Fosten	Nathaniell	2		Silke	William	5
Fosten	Nathaniel	4		Smith	Steeven	2
Fow	Robert	1		Smith	Thomas	2
Frankwell	Richard	10		Streator	Walter	2
French	John	2		Uredge	Simon	2
Godfrey	Andrew	1		Vincombe	Richard	1
Goodrich	William	2		Vincombe, Sr.	William	2
Greene	William	4		Wacher	William	3
Hartley	Robert	3		Weller	Thomas	6
Harvey	Thomas	2		Weller	John	3
Harvey, Sr.	Richard	1		Weller	Steven	3
Hawes	Robert	7		Weller, Sr.	John	1
Hickmott	widdow	5		Weller, widd	Mary	1
Hinksell	John	3		Weller, widd	Dorothy	1
Hope	Richard	3		Willis, widd	Mary	3
Hughes	Richard	3		Wood	Robert, butcher	3
Humfrey	George	4		Wood	Robert, barber	3
Hunt, widd	Mary	2		Wood	John	2
Hutton	Christopher	1		Wood	William	3
Hutton	Christopher	2		Wood, wid	Anne	4
Jeffery	Gervas	4		Wood, widd	Anne	1
Kencham	Samuel	4		Worseley	George	2
Kilburne, Gent.	William	5		Yorkton	Samuel	3
King	Robert	8

Towne Borough

Not Chargeable

SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	NO. OF HEARTHS		SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	NO. OF HEARTHS
Allchin	William	2		Lambe	Widdow	1
Allen	Alice	1		Lamsden	William	1
Austen	Thomas	2		Levett	Widdow	1
Ballcombe	Thomas	1		Little	John	1
Batherst	Margery	1		Lurkin	John	1
Beeland, Sr.	Richard	1		Lye	Stephen	1
Beland	Simon	2		Mackley	Thomas	2
Bennett	Joseph	2		Marden	Widdow	2
Binskin	Ralph	2		Marten	Thomas	2
Birch	Widdow	1		Marten	Peter	1
Boorman	John	3		Martin	Richard	1
Boreman	Robert	3		May, widd	Ann	2
Boreman	Widdow	1		Medherst	Nathaniell	1
Botting	Jonah	2		Miller	Michael	1
Botting	Richard	1		Miller	John	2
Branford	David	2		Moore	Joseph	1
Brignoll	Katherine	1		Moore	Widdow	1
Browne	William	2		Morris	Steeven	2
Burden	John	4		Moter, widd	Joane	1
Burges	Widdow	2		Munn	Widdow	2
Busse	Mathew	1		Munn	William	1
Butcher	Ellenore	1		Nicholson	Thomas	1
Butcher	John	2		Norrington	Thomas	1
Catt	Widdow	2		Nowell	John	1
Catt	George	3		Offen	Richard	1
Chamberlaine	Alexander	2		Pankherst	Thomas	1
Champes	Thomas	2		Parkes	Richard	1
Chantler	Widdow	1		Parson	Thomas	1
Cheeseman	Thomas	1		Peters	Widdow	1
Chittenden	Steeven	1		Piper, widd	Sarah	1
Clements	Richard	1		Poyle	Thomas	1
Cooke	John	1		Poyle	Thomas	1
Cooke, widd	Elizabeth	1		Pullen	Anthony	2
Couchman	Robert	2		Reynolds	Widdow	1
Crampton	James	1		Roberts	Widdow	1
Crampton	Widdow	1		Roe	John	2
Crampton	James	1		Roe	John	1
Creed	Thomas	1		Roe	Richard	1
Crothall	Widdow	1		Roe, widd	Elizabeth	1
Dane, widd	Anne	1		Roes, widd	John	2
Dapp	Widdow	1		Savage	Edward	2
Deane	Simon	2		Scotchford	Thomas	1
Dowle	Thomas	1		Scotchford, widd	Dorothy	1
Emiott, widd	Mary	1		Scott	Thomas	1
Fernes	William	1		Sheafe	Richard	1
Fillmer	John	1		Sheere	Francis	1
Fosten	Richard	1		Simons	Andrew	1
Fosten	John	2		Skelton	Andrew	2
Fowle	Mary	1		Skilton	Thomas	1
Freeman	Katherine	2		Sloman	John	2
Freeman	Thomas	1		Snip	Herbert	1
Fryland	Thomas	1		Spencer	John	2
Fryman	John	1		Spilsted	Elizabeth	1
Glasbrooke	James	1		Springett	David	1
Godfrey	John	1		Steevenson	Henry	4
Goodman	Elizabeth	2		Stuard	Samuell	3
Greene	John	2		Swainsland	Thomas	1
Griffy	Widdow	1		Tharpe	Steeven	1
Gunn	Richard	2		Thornton	Widdow	2
Hamman	Widdow	1		Tillym widd	Phebe	1
Harris	Francis	1		Tolherst	Samuell	1
Harris	Nicholas	1		Tredcraft	Joane	2
Harris	Edward	1		Tyler	Steeven	1
Harris	Thomas	2		Vann	Mercy	1
Harris	John	1		Vigean, widd	Joane	2
Harvey, Sr.	Richard	1		Vincombe, Jr.	William	1
Herne	John	1		Wachers	Edward	1
Hickmott	Thomas	1		Wake, Jr.	William	2
Hobard	Thomas	1		Wake, Sr.	William	1
Hollands	William	1		Warren	Richard	1
Hope	Anthony	1		Webb	James	2
Hope	John	2		Welch	Widdow	1
Hope, widd	Ellenor	1		Weller	George	2
Hovenden	Roger	2		Weller, Sr.	Thomas	1
Hubbard	John	1		Weller, widd	Susan	1
Jenner	Thomas	2		Wenman	William	1
Jenner	William	2		Wenman	William	1
Judd	Lawrence	1		Whitton	Thomas	1
Judds widd	Robert	1		Willard	John	1
Knowles	Richard	2		Wood	Widdow of Isaac	1
				Woollett	Walter	1
				Woollett	William	2
				Wright, widd	Anne	1
				Young	William	1

Abbots Franchise Borough

Chargeable

SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	NO. OF HEARTHS		SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	NO. OF HEARTHS
Baker	John	3		Jeffery	Alexander	2
Ballard	William	1		Jenner	William	3
Botting	John	3		Knell	John	2
Bredgland	James	8		Miller	John	4
Coulgate, widd	[blank]	4		Moorebread	John	5
Courthop	Alexander	4		Morris	James	1
Crampton	Samuell	4		Parton	James	6
Day	John	2		Potter	John	3
Ellis	John	4		Potter	Samuell	2
Fowle	Richard	4		Wells	Edward	2
Groombridge	Alexander	16		Weston	John	7
Harper	Michaell	4
Hayward	John	2

Abbots Franchise Borough

Not Chargeable

SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	NO. OF HEARTHS		SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	NO. OF HEARTHS
Bathurst	Thomas	4		Marrian	Widdow	1
Berry	Thomas	1		Orris	Joseph	3
Collyer	Richard	2		Peters	Thomas	1
Courthop	Peter	1		Poyle	Robert	1
Earle	Widdow	1		Tolherst	John	1
Garrett	Widdow	2		Weller	John	1
Hart	Nicholas	1		Wright	Thomas	2

Borough of Smithsditch

Chargeable

SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	NO. OF HEARTHS		SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	NO. OF HEARTHS
Austen	John	3		Mantle	John	3
Baker, widd	Lady	38		March	Joseph	2
Basden	Thomas	9		Morris	Ezechiell	3
Bates	William	1		Muncke	Thomas	2
Briant	Humfry	2		Newball, Jr.	Richard	2
Brissenden	William	2		Newball, Sr.	Richard	3
Bryant	Allen	1		Parton, widd	Hannah	3
Cafinch	William	2		Plummer	Thomas	8
Chadwick	John	1		Russell	Richard	3
Chantler	John	3		Russell	Partridge	2
Cheese	Thomas	1		Sharpe	Susannah	2
Cruttall	James	3		Smith	Thomas	3
Day	William	1		Spice	Richard	2
Dibley	Richard	1		Standing	James	4
Double	Walter	2		Tayler	Nathaniell	3
Foster	William	4		Tolherst	Mary	3
Foster	Thomas	1		Tree, widd	Martha	2
Gorage	John	4		Underhill	Elizabeth	1
Graylen, widd	Mildred	2		Upton	Mr., of Throwley in an empty house	[blank]
Heyward	John	2		Webb	John	4
Holden, Jr.	Richard	6		Weller	Dency	4
Hovenden	Anne	4
Huglin	Robert	2

Borough of Smithsditch

Not Chargeable

SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	NO. OF HEARTHS		SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	NO. OF HEARTHS
Allen	John	1		Hopper	John	2
Austen widd	Mary	1		Hunt	Robert	1
Beale	Edward	1		Judge	Joseph	2
Beale	Thomas	2		Judge	Thomas	1
Boorner	Edmund	1		Judge	Widdow	1
Brunger	Widdow	1		Kelsden	Samuell	1
Caffinch	Thomas	1		Luckherst	Widdow	1
Caffinch	Abraham	1		Markettman	Thomas	1
Cannon	John	1		Missingham	Edward	1
Cliffe	Richard	1		Murten	Joseph	1
Couchman	Alexander	2		Obenes	Widdow	1
Fowle	John	2		Patton	John	borsholder
Frowe	Thomas	1		Peckham, Jr.	Christopher	1
Gardner	Widdow	2		Reader	Widdow	2
Goodley	Steeven	1		Richardson	John	2
Gray	Thomas	2		Rolfe	Elias	1
Grinsted	widdow	1		Sillis	Richard	1
Hattnup	Matthew	1		Varball	Thomas	1
Heyther	John	3		Wilding	John	1
Hoare	Widdow	2		Wybornem widd	Dinah	1
				Young	John	2

Borough of Faire Crouch

Chargeable

SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	NO. OF HEARTHS		SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	NO. OF HEARTHS
..........	in an empty house	5		Lacke, widd	Mrs	2
Alley	James	4		Lake, Esq.	Thomas	6
Allforne	John	4		Langford	Steeven	1
Atkin	Thomas	2		Lockherst, Sr.	Edward	2
Ballard, Jr.	Richard	2		Luckherst	Alexander	3
Ballard, Sr.	Richard	3		Luckherst	Edward	2
Barnden	Edward	6		Martin	William	3
Bassock	Richard	6		Merriam	Henry, an empty house where he dwelt	4
Batts	Richard	2		Merriell	Thomas	4
Bayly	Thomas	6		Neale	Samuell	3
Bayly, Jr.	Samuell	2		Neave	Ralfe	2
Blewet	Elias	3		Offry	Thomas	3
Bridgland	Samuell	2		Philpott	Thomas	1
Bromley	John	2		Porter	Mathew	2
Browne	Mathew	2		Porter	Richard	1
Catstreet	Christopher	2		Ragly	Widdow	3
Chewning	John	2		Rimington	John	2
Coleman	Peter	4		Roberts, widd	Lady	32
Combes	Peter	4		Rochester	John	3
Courthop	Robert	4		Serly	John	2
Daw	George	2		Tindall	Thomas	5
Dawson	Steeven	4		Tyler	Moyses	2
Evernden	John	2		Vinsett	Richard	3
Fillips	Henry	3		Walter, Sr.	Isaac	3
Fuller	Jonah	4		Whenam	John	1
Goodman	John	3		White, Jr.	Steeven	3
Guy	Robert	2		Wickham	John	2
Hilles	William	6		Wildish	John	2
Hovelden, Sr.	Richard	2		Williams	John	3
Hovenden	Robert	6		Wimsett	Richard	2
Iggleden	Joseph	2		Wimshit	Thomas	2
Jarrett	Robert	4		Wood	John	3
				Woore	John	2

Borough of Faire Crouch

Not Chargeable

SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	NO. OF HEARTHS		SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	NO. OF HEARTHS
Atkin	Widdow	3		Matres	Widdow	1
Bacham	Thomas	1		Mattocke	Widdow	1
Backett	Widdow	1		Miller	Thomas	1
Baker	Widdow	1		Minge	Andrew	1
Bankes	Widdow	1		Morgan	Widdow	1
Barrow	Richard	1		Morgan	Samuel	1
Beckhing	James	1		Morgan	Thomas	1
Brett	Thomas	1		Morgen	John	1
Brumley	Thomas	2		Morris	Widdow	1
Chatten	Widdow	2		Oore	Richard	1
Coleman	Widdow	2		Oyler	Thomas	2
Collens	Thomas	1		Parkes	Nicholas	2
Collier	Widdow	2		Peene	William	1
Combes	Peter	borsholder		Pousden	John	1
Conly	Widdow	1		Rayson	John	2
Crapwell	William	2		Reed	Thomas	1
Dove	John	2		Scotchford	William	2
Earle	Widdow	1		Shakerly	Alexander	5
Forminger	William	2		Tampkin	Jarvis	3
Grove	John	1		Tolherst	Thomas	1
Haffenden	Thomas	1		Tolherst	Christopher	1
Hartnap	John	1		Walter	Peter	1
Harvye	William	1		Webb	Widdow	1
Hickmott	Widdow	1		Wemset	Steeven	1
Hunt	Thomas	1		West	Peter	1
Jervas	George	1		Willson	John	1
Johnson	Thomas	2		Young	Thomas	1