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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'Analysis of Hearth Tax Assessments, Isle of Ely: 1662 Michaelmas', 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, (London, 2002) pp. 274. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/cambs/vol4/p274 [accessed 19 March 2024]
ANALYSIS OF ISLE OF ELY HEARTH TAX
1662 Michaelmas | |||||||||||||||
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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 | 166 | 111 | 58 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 of 13 | 396 | 909 |
St. Mary | 90 | 43 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 of 13 | 187 | 408 |
College (fn. 1) | 6 | 4 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 of 18 | 24 | 116 |
Chettisham (fn. 1) | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 28 | 46 |
Stuntney | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 of 15 | 25 | 64 |
Total | 281 | 181 | 88 | 41 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .. | 4 | 660 | 1,553 |
ELY HUNDRED | |||||||||||||||
Downham | 69 | 42 | 11 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 126 | 211 |
Littleport | 71 | 70 | 13 | 8 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 165 | 302 |
Total | 140 | 112 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 291 | 513 |
THORNEY (fn. 2) | 106 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 161 | 251 |
WHITTLESEY (fn. 2) | 319 | 159 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 of 16 1 of 15 | 517 | 813 |
WISBECH HUNDRED | |||||||||||||||
Elm | 12 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 of 17 | 63 | 183 |
Leverington (fn. 3) | 34 | 48 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 121 | 286 |
Newton | 15 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 38 | 96 |
Outwell | 20 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 of 13 | 52 | 118 |
Tydd St. Giles | 24 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 56 | 111 |
Upwell | 26 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 62 | 140 |
Welney | 10 | 10 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 24 | 48 |
Wisbech (fn. 4) | 100 | 113 | 58 | 46 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 of 25 1 of 14 | 381 | 1,141 |
Total | 241 | 265 | 114 | 80 | 31 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 797 | 2,123 |
WITCHFORD HUNDRED (fn. 5) | |||||||||||||||
Coveney (fn. 6) | 23 | 17 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 of 13 | 45 | 85 |
Manea | 21 | 15 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 38 | 57 |
Haddenham | 72 | 82 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 of 17 | 193 | 417 |
Mepal | 7 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 32 | 73 |
Stretham | 42 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 94 | 180 |
Thetford | 8 | 20 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 35 | 81 |
Sutton | 45 | 80 | 10 | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 143 | 273 |
Wentworth | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 | 49 |
Wilburton | 23 | 24 | 6 | 5 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 of 18 | 63 | 156 |
Witcham | 23 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 60 | 148 |
Witchford | 26 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 53 | 96 |
Chatteris | 79 | 91 | 10 | 6 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 189 | 339 |
Doddington | 39 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 of 22 | 77 | 164 |
Benwick | 18 | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 32 | 47 |
March | 125 | 63 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 226 | 394 |
Wimblington | 40 | 18 | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 69 | 118 |
Total | 594 | 546 | 114 | 53 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1,367 | 2,677 |