Analysis of Hearth Tax Assessments, Isle of Ely: 1666 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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'Analysis of Hearth Tax Assessments, Isle of Ely: 1666 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, (London, 2002) pp. 275-277. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/cambs/vol4/pp275-277 [accessed 19 March 2024]

ANALYSIS OF HEARTH TAX ASSESSMENTS

1666 Lady 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, paid 221 122 50 28 25 8 6 5 4 2 1 2 {1 of 15}{1 of 13} 476 1,101
Stuntney, paid 4 11 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 of 15 20 55
both, unpaid 77 18 7 5 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 108 159
both, total (fn. 1) 302 151 59 35 26 8 6 5 4 2 1 2 3 604 1,315
St. Mary, paid 92 45 15 8 5 1 3 1 3 .. .. .. .. 173 346
Chettisham, paid 7 9 2 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 20 43
both, unpaid 39 7 3 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 66
both, total 138 61 20 10 5 1 3 2 3 .. .. .. .. 243 455
Total 440 212 79 45 31 9 9 7 7 2 1 3 3 847 1,770
ELY HUNDRED
Downham, paid 56 51 3 .. 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 113 187
unpaid 15 9 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 40
total 71 60 4 1 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 139 227
Littleport, paid 81 65 9 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 159 256
unpaid 38 7 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 58
total 119 72 11 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 206 314
Total 190 132 15 4 2 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 345 541
THORNEY (fn. 2)
paid 116 29 18 1 3 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 169 263
unpaid 19 4 2 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 42
Total 135 33 20 2 4 1 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 196 305
WHITTLESEY (fn. 2)
Whittlesey, paid 216 119 20 8 3 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 {1 of 16}{1 of 13} 371 614
unpaid 65 18 6 4 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 96 151
total 281 137 26 12 5 3 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 467 765
Coates, paid 40 7 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 62
unpaid 21 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 28
total 61 9 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 73 90
Eastrea, paid 28 22 2 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 88
unpaid 7 3 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 23
total 35 25 4 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 67 111
Pondsbridge, paid 55 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 63 71
unpaid 13 9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 31
total 68 17 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 85 102
Total 445 188 32 14 6 4 .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 692 1,068
WISBECH HUNDRED
Elm, paid 21 35 4 5 2 4 .. 1 1 1 .. .. 1 of 13 75 197
unpaid 5 3 2 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 26
total 26 38 6 6 3 4 .. 1 1 1 .. .. 1 87 223
Leverington, paid 15 37 6 5 3 1 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 71 178
unpaid 9 6 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 30
total 24 43 9 5 3 1 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 89 208
Parson Drove, paid 20 21 3 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 83
unpaid 2 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 10
total 22 22 5 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 93
Newton, paid 8 12 6 .. 3 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 31 82
unpaid 3 3 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 16
total 11 15 7 1 3 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 39 98
Outwell, paid 23 17 3 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 48 98
unpaid 2 1 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 16 17
total 25 18 4 3 .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 54 115
Tydd St. Giles, paid 33 19 2 4 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 105
unpaid 7 4 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 26
total 40 23 3 6 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 74 131
Upwell, paid 44 17 3 .. 5 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 72 135
unpaid 5 3 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 25
total 49 20 6 .. 6 2 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 84 160
Welney, paid 10 6 .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 35
unpaid 7 4 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 18
total 17 10 1 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 53
Guyhirn, paid 26 4 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 37
unpaid 1 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 8
total 27 6 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 45
Murrow, paid 13 12 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 44
unpaid 2 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 9
total 15 14 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 53
Tholomas Drove, paid 4 6 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 20
unpaid 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 4
total 5 6 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 24
Wisbech High Fen,
paid 12 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 16
Guyhirn, &c., total 59 28 5 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 94 138
Wisbech St. Mary,
paid 28 29 11 8 1 2 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. 82 194
unpaid 6 4 3 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 36
total 34 33 14 10 2 2 1 .. 1 1 .. .. .. 98 230
Wisbech St. Peter,
paid 181 84 34 42 22 14 9 3 5 1 3 3 1 of 24 402 1,048
unpaid 22 10 6 4 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 92
Total 510 344 100 84 43 27 14 5 8 4 5 3 2 1,149 2,589 (fn. 3)
WITCHFORD HUNDRED (fn. 4)
Coveney, paid 15 4 1 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 40
unpaid .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 6
Wardy Hill, paid 14 7 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 28
unpaid 6 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 8
both, total 35 13 1 3 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 82
Manea, paid 38 10 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 68
unpaid 9 2 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 19
total 47 12 4 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 64 87
Haddenham, paid 89 82 10 6 .. 1 4 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 194 363
unpaid 27 13 5 2 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 88
total 116 95 15 8 1 1 5 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 243 451
Mepal, paid 12 17 2 .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 32 60
unpaid 2 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 7
total 14 18 3 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 36 67
Stretham, paid 47 27 7 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. 84 140
unpaid 20 8 5 3 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 70
total 67 35 12 5 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 121 210
Thetford, paid 12 13 4 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 64
unpaid .. 2 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 15
total 12 15 5 4 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 79
Sutton, paid 67 55 7 3 .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 134 225
unpaid 18 9 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 47
total 85 64 8 5 .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 164 272
Wentworth, paid 12 6 3 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 43
unpaid .. 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 14
total 12 8 3 2 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 57
Wilburton, paid 20 16 3 4 .. 2 2 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 of 18 49 131
unpaid 2 8 .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 31
total 22 24 3 6 1 2 2 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 62 162
Witcham, paid 30 21 2 2 1 1 .. 1 1 1 .. .. .. 60 124
unpaid 3 3 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 16
total 33 24 3 3 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 68 140
Witchford, paid 24 15 4 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 75
unpaid 7 5 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 24
total 31 20 5 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 59 99
Chatteris, paid 132 64 4 1 .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 of 18 204 312 (fn. 5)
unpaid 6 3 1 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 28
total 138 67 5 3 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 1 217 340
Doddington, paid 49 17 4 2 1 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 76 136 (fn. 6)
unpaid 6 2 2 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 20
total 55 19 6 3 1 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 87 156
Benwick, paid 19 9 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 45
unpaid 6 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 10
total 25 4 .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 55
March, paid 220 51 10 4 3 2 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 292 412
unpaid 12 5 3 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 43
total 232 56 13 7 3 2 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. 315 455
Wimblington, paid 40 12 3 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 83
unpaid 7 5 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 24
total 47 17 4 2 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 71 107
Total 971 498 90 56 9 11 10 6 1 6 .. 2 2 1,662 2,819

Footnotes

  • 1. Ely. The inhabitants of the college are included in the Trinity list but are not separated.
  • 2. Whittlesey and Thorney are listed at the beginning of Witchford hundred and their hearths are included in its total.
  • 3. The total of hearths for the hundred is totted in the book as 2,254 paid+315 unpaid = 2,569; it is actually 2,272+317 = 2,589.
  • 4. Except for Chatteris, the places which later constituted the two divisions of this hundred are grouped together.
  • 5. Owing to a wrong addition on p. 46 of the book the total is given as 313.
  • 6. Owing to a wrong addition on p. 33 of the book the total is given as 135.