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Image bank: Hearth Tax, August 1666

Hearth Tax, August 1666 (TNA: E179/252/32pt4p6)

This is a tax record for August 1666.
These people lived in Pudding Lane in London. The numbers show the amount of hearths (fireplaces) in each person's house. People who owned a house had to pay a hearth tax to the king. They paid 1 shilling (5p) for each hearth.
This tax was collected twice a year. Some people might stop up their fireplaces for part of the year so they did not have to pay the tax twice.

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Hearth Tax, August 1666
 
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