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. 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
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

Footnotes

  • 1. Ely, Trinity includes the inhabitants of the College, but they are not separately listed; they include one hearth in The Singing School and two In the Minster.
  • 2. The total is given as 1,227.
  • 3. One newly built hearth was in an existing house.
  • 4. One newly built hearth was in an existing house and six were in the Bishop's Palace.
  • 5. These are said to be in two houses.
  • 6. These include The Quaker Meeting House, 2 hearths.
  • 7. Thorney is listed in the middle of Witchford Hundred.
  • 8. These include one forge, in arrears.
  • 9. The total is given as 299.
  • 10. Whittlesey is listed in the middle of Witchford Hundred. It includes the inhabitants of Coates, Eastrea and Pondsbridge, separately listed in 1666.
  • 11. The total is given as 1,044.
  • 12. These include one hearth in a corn chamber, in arrears.
  • 13. Two of these entries are said to be for two houses.
  • 14. The total is given as 97.
  • 15. Murrow, Guyhirn, &c. include the inhabitants of Tholomas Drove, and possibly those of High Fen, who are separately listed in 1666.
  • 16. These include The Library, The madder mill and Old use, each with one hearth.
  • 17. The total is given as 1,178.
  • 18. One of these is said to be for two tenements.
  • 19. Coveney includes the inhabitants of Wardy Hill, who are listed separately in 1666.
  • 20. The total is given as 474.
  • 21. The total is given as 211.
  • 22. The total is given as 150.
  • 23. The total is given as 398.
  • 24. The total is given as 467.
  • 25. These include the Guildhall and the School, two hearths together, in arrears.
  • 26. The total is given as 126.
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