Liz wrote: > Many thanks Charani. That William STRODE is certainly mine. Shame about > the BROWNEs - there might have been some in Street but I don't know that > early. Street is in the index, so the BROWNEs would seem to have arrived later. > You should have guessed that I would be interested in the CLOTHIERs! Many > thanks. <G> Xpian CLOTHIER [~ over "p"] vid, of Alford, 2 hearths Ex [~ over "x"] ffran CLOTHIER of West Bradley, 3 hearths, Returned one too many by mistake [Charge is for two hearths] Hen CLOTHEIR [sic] of Alford, 3 hearths Returned one too many by mistake [Charge is for two hearths] Sam CLOTHIER of Alford, 3 hearths Ex [~ over "x"] Dorothy CLOTHYER of West Bradley, 1 hearth [This entry was in the section at the end headed "Fragments", hence no additional information] > > Fingers crossed that you have no more family mis-haps this week! I could do without them that's for sure! :)) -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk

Thank you Charani. Will have to check them. I am curious to know - what is the maximum number of hearths anyone had? The Hearth Tax ceased in 1689. It seems the Window Tax started in 1696 so how did they get money from the population between 1689 and 1696? I suppose these taxes were like our Council Tax! Liz www.btinternet.com/~e.newbery OPC for Street, Somerset ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charani" <familyhunter@family-hunter.co.uk> Subject: Re: [B&D] Dwelly's Hearth Tax 1664-65 CLOTHIERs