St. Mellion Parish
HEARTH TAX 1662/1664
The Hearth Tax was an attempt to tax people according to their wealth, working on the principle that the wealthier they were the more hearth’s they would have in their home. The tax and variants were in existence for several decades but records for St Mellion only exist for 1662 and 1664. It was often found that people had stopped up hearths after the first taxation in order to reduce their tax. Notes may refer to the differences between the two collections.
William TREVISA gent of Crockadon 8 ex
Andrew VOYSEY voysey in Park 3 ex
Edward HAWKYNS in Greensell 4 ex blockt up 2 & now Rob Gadgecombe
George VINCENT in Greenswell 3 ex
John LIDSTONE in Parsonage house 5 ex
John TREMEERE sen. In Dunston 4 blockt up two
Walter HOSKYN in Dunston 4 ex
William PEARSE in Bealbury 5 ex
Thomas MOULTON in Norwood 1 ex
William TOZAR 4 ex
George AUSTIN 2 ex
John DENBOW 3 ex
Richard ELYOTT in Wollaton 3 ret one short & now Sam Elyott
John TREMEERE in Wollaton 1 ex
Thomas THURLEBYE 1 ex now Peter Parramore poor not rated r.o.p.
George WILLS 3 ret one too may b. m.
John SHEERE 2 ret one short
Oliver SCAWEN in Reason 1 ex now Jane Scawen wid.
Anthony TREHANE 2 ex
John DEACON in Reason 1 ex
John TREMEARE in Reason 1 ex
John GEWENS in Reason 1 ex
Elizabeth SARGENT 1 ex
Samuel HORNDON in Axford 2 ex now Anthony Horndon
John CONGDON 1 ex
James SMITH 2 ex
John JOSLYN 1 ex
Anne JEFFORD 1 ex
William OLLIVER 1 ex now John Smith
Jane EVANS 1 ex
Robert LEANE 1 ex
Eleanor EDGCUMBE 2 ex
Anthony BULLER 1 ex
76 ex
Hearths not mentioned in former returns
Sir John CORYTON BART. 20
Ralph CONGDON 1
John VINTON 2
Thomas THURLEBYE 1
Eliz and Christian HORNDON or the occupant 1
James SMITH and the occupants 1
John MOONE in a void house `
John BLIGHT 1 28 ex