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Chimney money
(redirected from Hearth Tax)

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hearth money, a duty formerly paid in England for each chimney.

See also: Chimney



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Two records dating from the 17th century where you will find householders are the hearth tax (1662-1674) and Window Tax (1696-1851).
Taxing way to trace the past by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
However, judging by the 1666 Hearth Tax Returns - an unpopular tax levied on every fire hearth in a household - the 600 souls living in Honley were not wealthy.
Village life: Honley by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
The hearth tax was abolished by William of Orange and replaced with the window tax, which led to people blocking up windows and consigning their houses to darkness.
Why we are losing our right to privacy by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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