Witheridge Lay Subsidy Rolls

The Lay Subsidies represent a tax on moveable goods, and the lists can be used to calculate the population. They show returns of taxes raised at irregular intervals on entire populations of villages and towns by the reining monarch when in special need of revenue. Only the very poor were exempted from this tax.

1524-1546 Lay Subsidy Rolls Medieval tax on moveable goods revived by Henry VIII. Lists used to calculate population.

The Rev Castlehow unearthed these lists. They are included here because after over 400 years a number of the names are continuing today, either as family names (Wall, Stevens, Thorne, Oxenham, Vicary, Crooke, Southwood, Partridge), or as house or farm names (Grendon, Thorne, Ford, Mill, Cobley, Lashbrook). A neighbour parish appears in Agneta Thelbrygge (Thelbridge), although there are no Witheridge's. It is strange that in spite of all the efforts of the worldwide Witheridge Family History Society, they have never been able to place any in the place itself, although there is a Witheridge family in the South West today.

1543 Lay Subsidy Roll. 33 and 34 Hen VIII from Photostat
Leonard S Thomas Melhuyshe William Tanner John Upcott Andrew Gybyns John Dodderyg Robert Uppynton Thomas Nycoll Richard Wall Walter Towke John Grendn Richard Stevyns John Ware Hugh Melhuyse George C Richard Thorn Richard Wear Richard Ford Roger Chastey John Lot John Downe Thomas Thorne Marye Gover Richard Tanner	John Hoyge John Glasse Ralph Po Richard Thomas John Bremelcomb Willymot Orchard Laurence Vikery Julian Adams Robert Smalrygge Walter Crugge Thomas Radford Agneta Thelbrygge George Condy Martin Condy Thomasine Condy Agneta Condy William, H Ren John C William Oxenham Thomas Drab Thomas Myll John Pateryg John Callanie	John Smyth John Hoyge William Vikery? Philip Coddyston Robert Down Mathew Bremelcomb John Upcott Thomasina Crown John Herton John John John Cro Richard Cro John yerd William Hoyge John Pare Bremelcomb Richard Elizabeth John Downe de Hugh Downe Thomas Tanner

Lay Subsidy Roll Temp VIII
John Mersh pro bonus suis Thomas Melhuish do 12 6 Thomas Tanner do 10 0 William Tanner do 10 0 Walter Tawte ? do 10 0 John Dodderidge do 10 0 Thomas Rockes ? 10 0 Richard Wall 10 0 John Upcott 10 0

1591 Lay Subsidy Roll 34 Eliz E179 101/411 Terrarum Tax
Thomas Melhuish gen £12 16s Wm Walle 40s 2/8 Jn Crooke £3 4 Chris Southwood 20s 16d Leonard Holle 40s Jn Crudge 20s Jn Chilladon 20s Jn Cade 20s	George Tanner 20s Thos Notte 20s Jas Stofforde ? £3 Leonard Patridge £3 Laurence Zelleman 20s John Vicary 40s John Cobley 40s Wm Cokerham 20s	Jn Trixie 20s Hugo Thomas 40s John Hopper 20s Rich Partridge 40s Thos Nott Wm Frost Alexander Marrish (Norrish) ? D Uppington

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