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1669 Hearth Money Rolls for North Antrim
The Hearth Tax was
introduced to Ireland in 1662. Arranged by county,
parish and, usually, townland, the Hearth Money
Rolls list the names of householders who were liable
to pay tax at the rate of two shillings on every
hearth or fireplace they had. Some people were
exempt* from the tax and, of course, others managed
to evade paying it. This means that the lists are
not a complete record of householders in a townland.
The tax was collected
over areas known as "Walks" which were based on towns. The
"Dunluce Walk" in County Antrim was
centred on the town of Dunluce which was just outside the castle.
It covered the baronies
of Cary, Dunluce and Kilconway in North Antrim as well
as the baronies of Coleraine and North East
Liberties in County Londonderry.
The best Hearth Money
Rolls for the North Antrim area are dated 1669 -
see a copy of a page from this source
(PRONI Ref. T/307). Note that the names are listed
by townland, parish and barony.
Below you will find a database of
names listed in the 1669 Hearth Money Rolls for the
baronies of Cary, Dunluce Lower and Upper, and
Kilconway in North Antrim. Note that in the database
there is a column which lists the exact spelling of
each surname recorded in the source and a column
with a standardised spelling selected by me.
Incidentally, you may not agree with some of my
standardised spellings. Feel free to make up your
own mind.
Note that the entries within the
Excel version of the database are presented in the
order in which they occur within the source. There
is also a separate sheet in the Excel file where the
entries are sorted by standardised surname, barony,
parish and townland. The entries in the PDF version
are arranged alphabetically by standardised surname,
barony, parish and townland.
| 1669 Hearth Money Rolls
for the Baronies of Cary, Dunluce and
Kilconway in North Antrim |
Excel |
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* Persons living on
alms, or persons not able to work, or persons who
had a house or lands worth less than eight pounds
per annum and with property valued at less than four
pounds. |