Hi List, Check out the website below for more interesting information on the Hearth Tax The 1674 Hearth Tax Returns for Guilden Morden Name No. Hearths Occupations with dates from other documents. Wm PIGGOTT 1 weaver 1680 John PIGGOTT Esq 8 (Note: must have been VERY wealthy) Those discharged by legal certificates Wm PIGGOTT 1 http://www.cong1.freeserve.co.uk/hearth.htm Joe Bissett, PIGGOTT/CUMMISKEY List Administrator/Rootsweb I use America's Book CDs in my genealogical research to access otherwise unavailable primary source material. http://www.abcd-usa.com/ I support the Godfrey Memorial Library. http://www.godfrey.org/ Proud to be a member of LostCousins! http://www/LostCousins.com