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St. James Church, East Malling Parish Church

East Malling 1664 Hearth Tax Return


Transcribed by Susan Young
PRO: E179/249/37A mem. 1, fol. 35r: A TRUE DUPLICATE conteyning an account etc. (signed) Wm. Peyton Philip Packer, Chr. Dering Clerk of the Peace.
"An accompt as well of the names of the persons and number of hearths and stoves in theire respectyve possessions that are Chargeable by virtue of a late act intituled an act for the establishing an additional revenue upon his Majestie his heires and successors for the better support of his and theire crowne and dignity as alsoe of the names of the persons and number of hearths and stoves in theire respective possessions which are not chargeable by the said act which accompt being transmitted by the justices of Peace unto the clarke of the peace of the said county is by him engrossed in parchment to be still kept in the said county And now this duplicate thereof being signed by two justices of the peace and the clarke of the peace of the said county of Kent is transmitted into his majesties court of Exchequer by virtue of another late act entitled an additionall act for the better ordering and collecting the revenues arising by Hearth money.

A duplicate hereof was transmitted unto the exchequer on the xvijth day of August 16 Charles 1664."

The Hundred of Larkefield, Lathe of Aylesford

Parish of East Malling



Chargeable

SURNAMEGIVEN NAME# HEARTHS
ASHDOWNEAbraham4
ASHDOWNENicholas2
BASDENJohn1
BAYNARDGeorge3
BEECHINGThomas2
BONDJohn1
BOURNEWilliam2
BURDENHenry4
BURGISJohn3
BURGISWilliam3
CLEMENTSJohn3
CODDM[istres]s6
COTTONGeorge4
DANNClement3
DANNWilliam3
DOWLEThomas3
EDWARDSThomas4
EVERDENWiddow3
FLETCHERJames7
FLETCHERJames4
FLETCHERThomas, Jr.2
FLETCHERThomas, Sr.2
FURNERThomas, Mr10
FURNERThomas, Mr2
GARFARGeorge3
GILDEREdmund2
GILESJohn3
GILLETTNicholas4
GIPSONEdmund1
GOLDSMITHRichard2
GOSTLINGIsaac4
GRANSDENJohn5
HAYSTEDJohn3
HINDJohn2
JOHNSONJohn3
KEMSLEYJames4
KINGJohn2
LUSHFORDJames1
LUXFORDGeorge4
MALIMJames2
MARTENJohn3
MAYEdward2
MEERESAlice1
MILLESEdward5
MOONEDavid3
MOTTRichard3
MUNNHenry4
NETHERSOLEHugh3
NEWMANThomas, Jr.3
PACKJohn2
PACKJohn2
PACKThomas2
PALMERRobert3
PENNYALLJohn2
RAYFrancis3
RAYMarten1
READCharles3
RECORDChristopher2
SHEPHEARDRichard3
SHORTRichard3
SMEKEWilliam1
SMYTHRichard2
SMYTHRichard1
STRETFIELDEdward3
SWANNRobert2
SYBOURNEWalter3
TOMLINWilliam4
TOMLYNFrancis3
TOMLYNJohn4
TOMLYNJoseph1
TOMLYNWalter3
TOMLYNWilliam3
TROTTRobert1
TWYSDENThomas, S[i]r23
VIDGEONWilliam2
WATTSJames3
WATTSMoses3
WHITTLERobert7
WOOTTONJosias4
WORLDRIDGEThomas2
WORRALLM[istres]s5

Not Chargeable

SURNAMEGIVEN NAME# HEARTHS
BAKERGeorge1
BAKERRichard1
BEECHAMJohn1
BEELESJohn1
BIGGHenry1
BRIGHTJohn1
CHOUNERGeorge1
CLARKEWilliam1
CLEMENTSRobert2
COXRichard2
COZENSWilliam2
EDMUNDSWilliam1
ELFEJames1
FENESHenry1
FOWLERGeorge1
HOPPERThomas1
HUNEEdward1
KENNARDRichard1
LOUNESJohn1
MUSEDARRichard1
NEWMANThomas1
PIWELLEdward1
PLUMBThomas1
PLUMBWiddow2
RAYSamuel1
RENSTEDRobert1
STONEWiddow2
TURNERJohn1
WILLARDArthur1
WITTEJames1