MORTIMER\MORTYMER names in Devon – research tools. DEVON LAY SUBSIDY ROLLS 1543-1545

The intro. to the transcribing of names by T.L.Stoate tells us the subsidy granted 1543 was to enable the King (Henry V111) to continue the war against Scotland. The previous 1524 subsidy had a tax on wages but this was dropped for this later one.  The lower limit on land and goods was still £1 with ‘the net cast just as wide’ as the £1 in wages was replaced by £1 in goods. Although the 1543 subsidy did not tax wages this made little difference to the number of taxpayers appearing. (As  in the 1524 Subsidy, £1 in wages and £1 in goods were interchangeble).

Where a list was damaged the names and amounts were replaced by one from one of the other years. Exeter was omitted, being transcribed in ‘Tudor Exeter’ however I found no Mortimer names in M Rowe’s publication.  By the end of the 16th century though, Mortimers had established themselves (see IGI for large family of John Mortymor felt-maker of Exeter St. Sidwell).

There were 32 entries for Mortimer\Mortymer\Mortymor\Mortemor in the Devon 1543-1545 Lay Subsidy Rolls. See the Map of Hundreds in a later post.

NB:  In the 1524 Roll I posted, SANDFORD Parish wasn’t indexed separately and the names would have been included with CREDITON Parish.

Name	Parish	Hundred	Amount in £
MORTYMER,  Thomas	Sandford	Crediton	20
MORTYMER, William	Sandford	Crediton	16
MORTYMER, Roger	Sandford	Crediton	1
MORTYMER, Walter	Sandford	Crediton	1
MORTYMER, Thomas	Sandford	Crediton	4
MORTYMER, John	Sandford	Crediton	4
MORTYMER, Nicholas	Sandford	Crediton	2
MORTIMER, John	Newton-St. Cyres	Crediton	10
MORTYMER, John	Colebrooke	Crediton	6
MORTYMER, Thomas	Colebrooke	Crediton	4
MORTYMER, Richard	Drewsteighton	Wonford	9
MORTYMER, John	Stoke Canon	Wonford	2
MORTYMER, John	Cheriton Bishop	Wonford	5
MORTYMER, Richard	Tedburn St. Mary	Wonford	12
MORTYMER, James	Tedburn St. Mary	Wonford	1
MORTYMER, Nicholas MORTYMER, John MORTYMER, Walter MORTYMER, John snr. MORTYMER, John jnr.	Stockleigh English Cheriton Fitzpaine Cheriton Fitzpaine Bradninch Bradninch	West Budleigh West Budleigh West Budleigh Hayridge Hayridge	30      3      1     10      2
MORTYMER, John MORTYMER, Joan MORTYMER, Hugh MORTYMER,Edmond MORTYMER, John MORTYMER, Robert MORTYMER, Robert MORTYMER, Michael MORTYMER, Thomas MORTEMOR, Thomas MORTYMER,Thomas MORTYMER, Richard	Thorverton Caleleigh Mollond (Molland) Nymet Tracey (Bowe) Witheridge Totnes Stokynham Stokynham East Portlemouth Woodleighe Bery Pomeroy Bery Pomeroy	Hayridge Hayrdge South Molton North Tawton Woolfardisworthy Coleridge Coleridge Coleridge Coleridge Stanborough Haytor Haytor	1      1      1      3      1      6      2      2      1      1    L 2  (Land)      2
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