History
Poll Tax for 1379
Poll taxes were levied on individuals rather than property or wealth, with everyone over a certain age,(16 for the Poll Tax of 1379), being liable to pay a given amount.
A large amount of the raised went on military spending. The most notable taxes were those granted in 1377, 1379 and 1380, the last of these being a major factor in the outbreak of the Peasants' Revolt in 1381.
Many records have survived, the most detailed being the Poll Tax of 1379. All known surviving receipts and assessments from these fourteenth-century taxes have been recorded in The Poll Taxes of 1377, 1379 and 1381
Strafforth wapentake, Whiston parish: Whiston:
Willelmus Abbe. Tax 4d.
Isabella de Balne. Tax 4d
Henricus de Balne, and his wife, Alicia. Tax 4d
Johannes Bene. Tax 4d
Johannes de Berlay. Tax 4d
Hugo de Bochynthorp , and his wife, Matilda. Tax 4d
Mergareta Bosell. Tax 4d
Laurencius Bossell, and his wife, Agnes. Tax 4d
Rogerus del Brome(Broom), and his wife, Idonia . Tax 4d
Beatrix Bussell. Tax 4d
Johannes Bussell. Tax 4d
Willelmus Butter , and his wife, Beatrix. Tax 4d
Johannes d Carleton. Tax 4d
Johannes Carter , and his wife, Alicia. Tax 4d
Johanna Carter. Tax 4d
Katerina Seruiens. Servant. Tax 4d
Johannes Carter. Tax 4d
Magota de Clifton. Tax 4d.
Hugo Coke. Tax 4d
Willelmus Colle , and his wife, Emma. Tax 4d
Robertus Day(Dey), Smith, and his wife, Alicia. Tax 6d.
Thomas Emcus , and his wife, Isabella. Tax 4d
Robertus Foll. Tax 4d
Johanna Fox. Tax 4d
Johanna Furnyuall (Furnival) widow of Thomas Lord Furnival. Tax 480d
Johanna Seruiens. Servant. Tax 4d
Willelmus Gibson . Tax 4d
Ricardus Gilberti. Tax 4d
Willelmus Goderd, Walker. Tax 6d
Robertus de Henkirsyll, Smith, and his wife, Beatrix. Tax 12d.
Alicia Henkirsill. Tax 4d
Willelmus Hull. Tax 4d
Johannes Kydder. Tax 4d
Johannes Lyotte, Wright, and his wife, Idonia. Tax 4d
Rogerus de Manyngham , and his wife, Agnes. Tax 6d
Agbes Milner. Tax 4d
Simon Milner. Tax 4d
Simon Milner , and his wife, Johanna. Tax 4d
Galfridus Milner , and his wife, Matilda. Tax 4d
Willelmus Milner , and his wife, Cecilia. Tax 4d
Johannes del More , and his wife, Elena. Tax 4d
Robertus del More , and his wife, Alicia. Tax 4d
Johannes del More. Tax 4d
Robertus del More.Son. Tax 4d
Johannes de Morton, Cook. Tax 6d
Johannes Mountenay, Armiger. Lord of the Manor. Tax 40d. Son of Johanna Furnyuall (Furnival)
Beatrix Nelle . Tax 4d
Radolphus Nelle , and his wife, Matilda. Tax 4d
Johannes Neuhall, and his wife, Johanna. Tax 4d
Johannes de Neuhall. Tax 4d
Johannes Nemyny. Tax 4d
Beatrix Nellev . Tax 4d
Agnes Norysse. Tax 4d
Agnes Seruiens. Servant. Tax 4d
Johannes d Notyngham. Tax 4d
Johannes Norysse, Glover, and his wife, Agnes. Tax 6d
Johanna Rayne. Tax 4d
Adam Rayner, Franklin, and his wife, Alicia. Tax 40d
Johannes Rayner, Mower, and his wife, Margareta . Tax 6d
Agnes Robyndoghter. Tax 4d
Willelmus Robynson, and his wife, Alicia. Tax 4d
Ricardus de Rodes, and his wife, Cristiana. Tax 4d
Idonia Roy. Tax 4d
Isabella Roye. Tax 4d
Galfridus Roye. Tax 4d
Johannes Saule. Tax 4d
Henricus Scalle, and his wife, Beatrix. Tax 4d
Johannes Scraa. Tax 4d
Johannes Shephird. Tax 4d
Robertus Shephird and wife, Agnes. Tax 4d
Thomas Shephird. Tax 4d
Willelmus Shephird, and his wife, Matilda. Tax 4d
Willelmus Shephird, and his wife, Agnes. Tax 4d
Robertus Smyth, Smith, and his wife, Alicia. Tax 6d
Johannes Smyth. Tax 4d
Magota Snare. Tax 4d
Thomas Snayre,Tailor, and his wife, Isabella. Tax 6d
Johannes Taylour, Tailor and his wife, Agnes. Tax 6d
Matilda Tayllour. Tax 4d
Baroness Joan Uxor Thome. Tax 480d.
John and Margaret Uxor . Tax 80d.
Willelmus Vysce, Chapman and his wife, Cecilia. Tax 12d.
Ricardus Wade, Mason and his wife, Lora. Tax 12d.
Johanna Wall. Tax 4d
Willelmus Wall. Tax 4d
Johannis de Whistan, ¹Sergeant. and Mergareta. Tax 80d
Robertus de Whistan , and his wife, Alicia. Tax 4d
Margareta de Whistan. Tax 4d
Agnes Seruiens. Servant. Tax 4d
Robertus Willelmi. Tax 4d
Johanna Wraske. Tax 4d
Johannes Wraske, Marshall, and his wife, Matilda. Tax 12d.
Hugo de Wyghton. Tax 4d
Mergareta Wyse. Tax 4d
Source:Leic Univ.
To compare:
Whiston Total People Taxed: 95. Total Tax: £4 8s.0d.
Treeton Total People Taxed: 64. Total Tax: £1 2s. 4d.
Brinsworth Total People Taxed: 35. Total Tax: 18s.2d.
Todwick Total People Taxed: 41. Total Tax: 17s.8d.
Ulley Total People Taxed: 32. Total Tax: 12s.10d.
Brampton-en-le-Morthen: Total People Taxed: 22. Total Tax: 7s.0d.
¹A servant who accompanies his lord to battle, or a horseman of lower status used as light cavalry. Also means a type of tenure in service of a nonknightly character is owed a lord. Such persons might carry the lords banner, serve in the wine cellar, make bows/arrows or any other dozen occupations. Sergeants pay the feudal dues of wardship, marriage, and relief
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