Hearth Tax Returns for Henham and Pledgdon
- Dated 9 December 1600, found in St. Julien’s House, Wood End Green in 1907
The Hearth Tax was levied between 1662 and 1689. The rate was two shillings (10p in today’s money) per annum for each hearth in a building. The records include the householder and his/her number of hearths. Some poor residents were exempt. The record for 1662 has been transcribed and is much easier to read than the photocopy of the 1671 original. Copies of both are at the county archive in Chelmsford.
Left: An example of a Hearth Tax Certificate dated 9th December 1600. (found at St Julians, Wood End, Henham.
1662 Hearth Tax for Henham (total 144)
(with thanks to Sasha Wilson for identifying the Return)
(with thanks to Sasha Wilson for identifying the Return)
| householder | forename | no. of hearths | householder | forename | no. of hearths |
| ABBOTT | Robtus | 03 | MEAD | Nichus | 03 |
| ARCHERS | Simon | 07 | (MEAD) idem | Nichus | 01 |
| BRAND | Johes | 02 | MONCK | Josias | 01 |
| *BRAND | Lewis | 01 | MORE | Willus, sen | 03 |
| BROWNE | Georgius | 02 | MORE | Willus, jun | 04 |
| BUSH | Nichus | 04 | MORRIS | Thomas | 05 |
| BUSH | Willus | 01 | MUNCK | Thomas | 04 |
| CLARK | Johes | 03 | MUNCK | Thomas | 01 |
| CORKER | vid | 01 | OAKLY | Edrus | 02 |
| CORNELL | Johes | 08 | PERRIN | vid | 05 |
| COULT | Jacobus | 03 | PERRIN | Georgius | 02 |
| DAVYE | Willus | 03 | PERRIN | Thomas | 01 |
| ELY | Samuel, clerk | 05 | PRESTLAND | Lewis | 01 |
| * GUN | Willus | 02 | SALMON | Robtus | 03 |
| GUYVER | Johes | 05 | SMYTH | Johes | 04 |
| HALL | Robtus | 03 | STANES | Johes | 03 |
| HAMOND | Daniel | 01 | STANES | Ricus | 03 |
| HAYWARD | Simon | 03 | STUBBIN | Johes | 03 |
| HEADLAND | Willus | 02 | * WOOD | Henry | 02 |
| HELLUM | Jacobus | 06 | WOOD | Johes | 03 |
| HILLS | Anna,vid | 01 | WOOD | Ricus | 02 |
| HUMFREY | Thomas | 03 | * WRIGHT | Johes, sen | 02 |
| JOSSLYN | Henry | 05 | WRIGHT | Willus, sen | 04 |
| LINSELL | Willus | 03 | WRIGHT | Willus, jun | 06 |
* means ‘˜inserted’ after the Return was completed
1662 Hearth Tax for Pledgdon Hamlet in Henham (total 47)
| householder | forename | no. of hearths | householder | forename | no. of hearths |
| BALTROPE | Daniel | 01 | MUNSHOWE | Thomas | 01 |
| BALTROPE | Johes | 01 | ROBSON | Johes | 01 |
| BLAKES | Nathaniel | 06 | ROBSON | Thomas | 01 |
| BRAY | Allexander | 03 | STANES | Henry | 03 |
| CRABB | Tuor | 01 | THOMPSON | Lucas | 01 |
| DENNIS | Johes | 01 | TURNER | Mattheus | 01 |
| GULL | Johannes | 01 | WAKEFIELD | Johes | 01 |
| HALLS | Clemens | 06 | WAYLETT | Thomas | 01 |
| MICHELL | Johes | 11 | WOLLEY | Mattheus, gen | 06 |
1667/1668 Hearth Tax for Henham
(Essex CC archive ref SEAX Q/RTh 3)
| Hearth Tax List of Exempt People 1673 | Upper and Lower Hearth Tax Return for 1673 | ||
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