Silkstone Parish - Hearth Tax Return - 1672

Description

A hearth tax was a property tax, or wealth tax, levied on each home. It was calculated based on the number of hearths or fireplaces within a home.

Payments of a Hearth Tax were required in England from 1662-1689 and it was the occupiers who were liable for this tax and not the owners. A tax
of 2 shillings (10p) had to be paid for each hearth in two instalments - Lady Day (25th March) and Michaelmas Day (29th September).

The hearth tax presents historians with a rich resource: providing a means of looking at a full range of social groups.

Layout:
Surname, Forename, Number of hearths and Notes.

Sorted by surname and by forename.

Places covered:
Barnsley;
Bretton;
Cawthorne;
Cumberworth;
Dodworth;
Hoylandswaine;
Silkstone;
Stainbrough;
Thurgoland.

A5 stapled booklet.
ISBN: 1-899224-23-8