Hearth Tax Record List
A Listing of all the documents of Hearth Tax or Lay subsidy that I found.
The thirteenth regnal year of Charles II is reckoned from 30 Jan 1661 to 29 Jan 1662, as his reign is dated from the moment of his father’s execution.
| Date | Regnal | PRO | ERO | Documents | Posn in chart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1662 | 14 Chas II | 246/80 | Q/RTh1 | cards in drawer | ||
| 1663 | Q/RTh2 | Alterations only; | not seen I think | |||
| 1664 | 16 Chas II | 112/69 | Michaelmas in pencil | Main col of 3 | ||
| Alterations of 1666 v.i. | LH & RH cols | |||||
| Chas II | 246/26 | Mich. | Only col of 1 | |||
| 1665 | 246/20 | Accompt Lady Day 1666 | Main col of 2 | |||
| 1666 | 18 Chas II | 112/71 | Duplicate single ms | |||
| 18 Car II | 112/69 | Complex; 3 cols | LH & RH of 3 | |||
| 1667 | none found | |||||
| 1668 | Q/RTh3 | |||||
| ?1669 | Q/RTh4 | |||||
| 1670 | none found | |||||
| 1671 | Q/RTh5 | |||||
| 1672 | 25 Ch II | 246/12 | corrected from 15 C II | |||
| GOK | Chas II | 246/29 | County fragments.4 ms |
Mainly from notes made in the PRO in Chancery Lane on 2 Nov 1988. Their index is in a white foolscap book No 60 on the LHS near desk in the Round Room. Essex is near the back of the book. These numbers actually have a solidus, not a point but the FW SS will not print this format.
All entries are prefixed E179. It is quite probable that all are now @ Kew.
The documents in the ERO are much less extensive.
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