A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 4, City of Ely; Ely, N. and S. Witchford and Wisbech Hundreds. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 2002.
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T D Atkinson, Ethel M Hampson, E T Long, C A F Meekings, Edward Miller, H B Wells, G M G Woodgate, 'Analysis of Hearth Tax Assessments, Isle of Ely: 1674 Lady Day', in A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 4, City of Ely; Ely, N. and S. Witchford and Wisbech Hundreds, ed. R B Pugh( London, 2002), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/vch/cambs/vol4/pp277-279 [accessed 2 November 2024].
T D Atkinson, Ethel M Hampson, E T Long, C A F Meekings, Edward Miller, H B Wells, G M G Woodgate, 'Analysis of Hearth Tax Assessments, Isle of Ely: 1674 Lady Day', in A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 4, City of Ely; Ely, N. and S. Witchford and Wisbech Hundreds. Edited by R B Pugh( London, 2002), British History Online, accessed November 2, 2024, https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/vch/cambs/vol4/pp277-279.
T D Atkinson, Ethel M Hampson, E T Long, C A F Meekings, Edward Miller, H B Wells, G M G Woodgate. "Analysis of Hearth Tax Assessments, Isle of Ely: 1674 Lady Day". A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 4, City of Ely; Ely, N. and S. Witchford and Wisbech Hundreds. Ed. R B Pugh(London, 2002), , British History Online. Web. 2 November 2024. https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/vch/cambs/vol4/pp277-279.
1674Lady Day | |||||||||||||||
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Totals of entries, with hearths | Totals | ||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | over 12 | Entries | Hearths | |
ELY | |||||||||||||||
Trinity, (fn. 1) charged | 162 | 121 | 64 | 36 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 | .. | 2 | 4 | 1 of 14 1 of 13 | 448 | 1,198 (fn. 2) |
empty, &c. | 4 (fn. 3) | 9 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 (fn. 3) | 27 (fn. 2) |
exempt | 47 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 47 | 47 |
Stuntney, charged | 2 | 13 | 4 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 22 | 59 |
empty, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
total | 216 | 143 | 68 | 38 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 | .. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 531 | 1,332 |
St. Mary, charged | 82 | 48 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 of 20 | 188 | 456 |
empty, &c. | 1 (fn. 4) | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 (fn. 4) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 (fn. 4) | 9 (fn. 4) |
exempt | 37 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 37 | 37 |
Chettisham, charged | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 41 |
empty, &c. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 |
total | 124 | 58 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 245 | 449 |
Total | 340 | 201 | 90 | 57 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 776 | 1,881 |
ELY HUNDRED | |||||||||||||||
Downham, charged | 72 | 45 | 6 | 1 (fn. 5) | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 129 | 213 |
empty, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
exempt | 33 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 33 | 33 |
total | 106 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 163 | 247 |
Littleport, charged | 70 | 68 (fn. 6) | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 163 | 296 |
empty, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
exempt | 84 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 85 | 86 |
total | 154 | 70 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 249 | 384 |
Total | 260 | 115 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 412 | 631 |
THORNEY (fn. 7) | |||||||||||||||
charged | 52 | 42 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 133 | 283 (fn. 9) |
empty, &c. | 7 (fn. 8) | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 15 (fn. 9) |
exempt | 24 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 25 | 26 |
Total | 83 | 43 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 167 | 324 |
WHITTLESEY (fn. 10) | |||||||||||||||
charged | 227 | 208 | 55 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 of 14 | 522 | 1,008 (fn. 11) |
empty, &c. | 11 (fn. 12) | 6 (fn. 13) | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | 29 (fn. 11) |
exempt | 119 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 119 | 119 |
Total | 357 | 214 | 57 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 660 | 1,156 |
WISBECH HUNDRED | |||||||||||||||
Elm, charged | 13 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | {1 of 17 1 of 13} | 72 | 214 |
empty, &c. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 |
exempt | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 17 |
total | 30 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 91 | 235 |
Leverington, charged | 29 | 37 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 89 | 209 |
empty, &c. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 |
exempt | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 11 |
total | 40 | 40 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 103 | 226 |
Parson Drove, charged | 13 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 39 | 76 |
empty, &c. | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 7 |
exempt | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 14 |
total | 30 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 58 | 97 |
Newton, charged | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 37 | 98 |
empty, &c. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 |
exempt | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 |
total | 18 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 45 | 108 |
Outwell, charged | 13 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 of 13 | 39 | 96 (fn. 14) |
empty, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 (fn. 14) |
exempt | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 7 |
total | 20 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 47 | 105 |
Tydd St. Giles, | |||||||||||||||
charged | 19 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 54 | 115 |
empty, &c. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 |
exempt | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13 | 13 |
total | 33 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 69 | 131 |
Upwell, charged | 24 | 24 | 5 | .. | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 64 | 154 |
empty, &c. | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 9 |
exempt | 26 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 | 26 |
total | 53 | 27 | 5 | .. | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 96 | 189 |
Welney, charged | 7 | 11 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 22 | 45 |
empty, &c. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 5 |
total | 8 | 13 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 25 | 50 |
Murrow, Guyhirn, &c. (fn. 15) | |||||||||||||||
charged | 34 | 27 | 9 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 73 | 127 |
empty, &c. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 |
exempt | 31 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 31 | 31 |
total | 66 | 28 | 10 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 107 | 164 |
Wisbech St. Mary, | |||||||||||||||
charged | 28 | 35 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 of 14 | 90 | 228 |
empty, &c. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 |
exempt | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 34 | 34 |
total | 62 | 36 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 126 | 267 |
Wisbech St. Peter, | |||||||||||||||
charged | 147 (fn. 16) | 94 | 53 | 44 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 of 22 1 of 13 | 410 | 1,165 (fn. 17) |
empty, &c. | 1 | 5 (fn. 18) | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 15 (fn. 17) |
exempt | 105 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 105 | 105 |
total | 253 | 99 | 53 | 45 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 522 | 1,285 |
Total | 613 | 349 | 119 | 85 | 42 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1,289 | 2,857 |
WITCHFORD HUNDRED | |||||||||||||||
Coveney, (fn. 19) charged | 18 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 41 | 83 |
Manea, charged | 22 | 13 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 43 | 75 |
empty, &c. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 |
exempt | 17 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 | 19 |
total | 41 | 14 | 5 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 63 | 96 |
Haddenham, charged | 72 | 84 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 of 17 | 206 | 470 (fn. 20) |
empty, &c. | 1 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 10 (fn. 20) |
exempt | 75 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 75 | 75 |
total | 148 | 87 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 286 | 555 |
Mepal, charged | 10 | 20 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 35 | 69 |
Continued | |||||||||||||||
Stretham, charged | 39 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 100 | 206 (fn. 21) |
empty, &c. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 6 (fn. 21) |
exempt | 26 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26 | 26 |
total | 67 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 129 | 238 |
Thetford, charged | 7 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 31 | 69 |
empty, &c. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 8 |
exempt | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 |
total | 12 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 38 | 81 |
Sutton, charged | 42 | 75 | 14 | 7 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 141 | 284 |
exempt | 50 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 51 | 52 |
total | 92 | 76 | 14 | 7 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 192 | 336 |
Wentworth, charged | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | 52 |
exempt | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 6 |
total | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 25 | 58 |
Wilburton, charged | 11 | 23 | 5 | 6 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 of 18 | 50 | 144 (fn. 22) |
empty, &c. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 (fn. 22) |
exempt | 15 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | 23 |
total | 26 | 29 | 5 | 6 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 71 | 171 |
Witcham, charged | 22 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 59 | 149 |
exempt | 9 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 11 |
total | 31 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 69 | 160 |
Witchford, charged | 11 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 41 | 87 |
empty, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
exempt | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 22 | 22 |
total | 33 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 64 | 111 |
Chatteris, charged | 92 | 98 | 12 | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 of 14 | 213 | 400 (fn. 23) |
exempt | 38 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 38 | 38 (fn. 23) |
total | 130 | 98 | 12 | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 251 | 438 |
Doddington, charged | 37 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 of 18 | 73 | 154 |
exempt | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | 14 |
total | 51 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 87 | 168 |
Benwick, charged | 15 | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 29 | 44 |
exempt | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 8 |
total | 23 | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 37 | 52 |
March, charged | 139 | 72 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 256 | 451 (fn. 24) |
empty, &c. | 7 | 5 (fn. 25) | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 17 (fn. 24) |
exempt | 66 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 66 | 66 |
total | 212 | 77 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 334 | 534 |
Wimblington, charged | 31 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 66 | 117 (fn. 26) |
empty, &c. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 2 (fn. 26) |
total | 33 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 68 | 119 |
Total | 937 | 582 | 145 | 57 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1,790 | 3,269 |