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Hearth Money Rolls Leckpatrick

  Leckpatrick Parish, Strabane, County Tyrone – 1663-1664

Hearth Money Roll

Source Ref PRONI : Tennison Groves Mss T808

The Hearth Tax was introduced by the government of Charles II in 1662 at a time of serious fiscal emergency. The original Act of Parliament was revised in 1663 and 1664, and collection continued until the tax was finally repealed by William and Mary in 1689. Under the terms of the grant, each liable householder was to pay one shilling for each hearth within their property for each collection of the tax. Payments were due twice annually, starting at Michaelmas 1662.

However, the administration of the tax was extremely complex, and assessment and collection methods changed radically over time. As a result, the majority of the surviving documents relate to the periods when the tax was administered directly by royal officials, who returned their records to the Exchequer, namely the periods 1662-1664 and 1669-1674. Outside these periods, the collection of the tax was 'farmed out' to private tax collectors, who paid a fixed sum to the government in return for the privilege of collecting the tax. These farmers were not required to send their assessments into the Exchequer, although a few returns from these periods do survive.

Arranged by county and parish, they list the name of the householder and the number of hearths on which he was taxed at the rate of one shilling on every hearth or fireplace. The tax was collected over areas known as ‘Walks’ and based on the town.

 

SURNAME

 NAME

TOWNLAND

ALGEO

Robert

Woodend

BOGES [BOGGS]

Humphray

Loughneas

BROUNE

William

Killynaght

BROWNE

James

Holyhill

CARR

James

Ballymagorry

CLANDINNING

James

Rinahaha

COLHOUN

Robert

Lower Town Parks

DARAH

William

Castletown

FOSTER

John

Coolermoney

GAMBLE

Robert

Ballymagorry

GLEN

John

Killynaght

HECKER

Robert

Town Parks

HENDERSON

Thomas

Coolermoney

HAY

William

Village of Leckpatrick

KNOX

James

Coolermoney

KYLE

William

Cloghogall

LANTRUM

Alexander

Leckpatrick

LOWRY

John

Ballemagorry

MACASKIE

James

Ballee

MARKY

John

Ballee

MATHESON

Gilbert

Cloghogall

MATHISON

John

Cloghogall

McALESTER

Cormick

Cavanaca

McCAL

John

Tullyard

McCARRELL

John

Ballydonaghy

McCARTAN

Ivor

Artigarvan

McCATARE

Archbald

Artigarvan

McCORDALL{McCorkell?}

Owen

Castletown

McCUSKAR

Neil

Artigarvan

McDOUNE

Manus

Gortacrum

McILMURRAY

John

Ballydonaghy

McILMURRY

Archbald

Ballydonaghy

McKINLEY

John

Coolermoney

McNERRON

Malcom

Liscurry

McPATRICK

Duncan

Tinafore or Tirefore

MITCHELL

John

Ballesrian

MILLIKIN

John

Rinahaha

NESMITH

William

Ballemagorry

OHANNY

Neil

Tinafore or Tirefore

OCANE

Manus

Disart

OCASNAN

Hugh

Gortacrum

ODONNELY

Rory Dow

Gortacrum

OHANNY

Neil

Tinafore or Tirefore

OLAFFERTY

Terlogh

Cavanacaw

MARLY

Edmond

Cavanacaw

ORAN

James

Cavanacaw

OTRESSY

Brian

Gortacrum

PETERSON

James

Tilliard

PETERSON

John

Loughness

POLK

Charles

Leck Town

QUINTIN

Thomas

Ballydonaghy

ROBB

Jorges

Ballee

ROGERSON

George

Tinafore or Tirefore

WALLACE

John

Ballylaw

WEIR

Adam

Disart

 

 

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