HEARTH TAX

Note: The hearth tax was introduced in 1662, ‘it being easy to tell the number of hearths, which remove not as heads or polls do.’ Each hearth was taxed at the rate of two shillings a year, payable in two instalments at Lady Day and Michaelmas. Its unpopularity led to its abolition after the Glorious Revolution of 1688
Hearth Tax Returns. Lady Day 1664
Lathe of Scray	Chargable	Borough
Edward Chittenden	2 H’s	East	100 of Selbrittenden	(Sandhurst/Hawkhurst).
George Chittenden	2 H’s	Benenden	100 of Rolvenden
James Chittenden	3 H’s	Devernden	100 of Rolvenden
James Chittenden	2 H’s	Boresyle		Tenterden
James Chittenden	1 H's	Boresyle	(Hearthy in that Bor pulled up
John Chittenden	1 H	Bedmangore	100 of Teynham
John Chittenden	3 H’s	Standford	Lower half 100of Calehill
John Chittenden 300	2 H’s	Shelvington	Halfe 100 of Chart.100 of Tenham	(Pluckley/Bethersden)
John Chittenden 301	1H	Chelvington	100 of Chart & Longbridge	in Great Chart
John Chittenden 301	1 H	Bucksford	100 pf Chart & Longbridge	in Great Chart (widow)
John Chittenden 318	3 H’s	Standford	100 of Calehill
Richard Chittenden 246	4 H’s	Ridgeway	100 of Blackbourne	(Woodchurch)
Robert Chittenden		Acton	100 of Calehill	(Charing)
Robert Chittenden 310	1 H		100 of Calehill Upper ½ Hundred
Robert Chittenden 311	2 H’s	Sandhatch	100 of Calehill
Symon Chittenden	1 H	Holynes	100 of Calehill	(Smarden)
Symon Chittenden 315	1 H	Holynes	100 of Calehill Lower ½.
Steeven Chittenden	6 H’s	Maytham	100 of Rolvenden
Stephen Chittenden	1 H++	Towne	100 of Cranbrook	++ Not Chargeable
Thomas Chittenden	3 H’s	Sherman	100 of Great Barnefield	Hawkhurst & Cranbrook
Thomas Chittenden	6 H’s		100 of Great Barnefield	Hawkhurst & Cranbrook
Thomas Chittenden	4 H’s			in an empty house
Thomas Chittenden	4 H’s ++	North	100 of Cranbrook	++ not Chargeable
Widdow Chittenden	1 H ++	Dagswell	100 of Marden	++ not Chargeable
Widdow Chittenden	1 H ++	Bucsford	100 of Chart & Longbridge	++ not Chargeable
William Chittenden	3 H’s		100 of Great Barnefield	(Hawkhurst & Cranbrook)
William Chittenden 247	4 H’s	Old Harlakenden	100 of Blackbourne (Woodchurch	Warehone, Shaddoxhurst)
Lathe of Aylesford
Anthony Chittenden	1 H	W part of South		Lowry of Tunbridge
Daniel Chittenden	2 H’s			Parish of Yalding
Michael Chittenden	2 H’s	Frensted	100 of Eythorne.
Richard Chittenden	5 H’s	Frensted	100 of Eythorne.
Roger Chittenden	2 H’s	Otham
Lathe of Scray
William Chittenden	3 H’s	Elhurst	100 of Marden
William Chittenden 253	4 H’s	Elhurst	100 of Marden
Samuel Chittenden	2 H’s	Pattenden	100 of Marden
John Chittenden	4 H’s		100 of Great Barnefield.	Hawkhurst @ Cranbrook
Lathe of Sutton @Hone
Symon Chittenden	1 H			Parish of Shoreham
Lathe of Shepway
John Chittenden	2 H’s	Flotsam	100 of Allowesbridge	(Brenzett & Brooklands)
William Chittenden	3 H’s	Super Snoad	Upper Half 100 of Ham
William Chittenden 339	2 H’s	South Horton	Lower Half 100 of Stowting
James Chittenden	3 H’s	St Martine		Cittie of Canterbury
John Chittenden	3 H’s	Milkstreet		? Boughton under Blean
John Chittenden	2 H’s	Shelvinton		Great Chart
John Chittenden	1 H	Chelvington	100 of Chart & Longbridge	Great Chart
1664 Lathe of Shepway The Lower Half Hundred of Stowting Borough of South Horton
William Chittenden	2 H’s(80)	South Horton
William Chittenden	3 H’s(96)	Super Snoad
Upper Half Hundred of Stowting Borough of South Horton
John Chittenden	2 H’s(98)	Flotham
1664 Hearth Tax Surrey. MS 7 - 1664.
Chittington Widow			(3) 741. BRM
George Chittenden/ton	Tax of 2d	(tuppence)1665		Oxford St Ebbes’ Parish
James Chittenden		3 Chimneys	Newingate Ward,	Citie of Canterbury
Appendix III The Tenterden Assessment
James Chittenden 433	2 H’s	Boresyle
James Chittenden434			Hearths in that borough pulled up	- videlicet
Appendix IV. Canterbury City and County - Assessments
James Chittenden 443	3 H's		Newington Ward	Citie of Canterbury
HEARTH TAX. SURREY. MS 7 - 1664
Chittington	(3)	Widow	741. BRM