Sponsor
Victoria County History
Publication
A History of the County of Essex: Volume 4: Ongar Hundred
Author
W. R. Powell (Editor)
Year published
1956
Supporting documents
Note on abbreviations
Page
208
Annotate
Comment on this articleDouble click anywhere on the text to add an annotation in-line
Citation Show another format: BHO MLA Turabian Chicago MARC21 Wikipedia
'Shelley: Poor relief', A History of the County of Essex: Volume 4: Ongar Hundred (1956), pp. 208. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=15661&strquery=shelley Date accessed: 24 May 2013. Add to my bookshelf
Highlight
(Min 3 characters)
Contents
POOR RELIEF Footnotes
In 1613 the cost of poor relief was 20s. 4d. (fn. 67) In 1776 it was £64. (fn. 68) In 1783-5 expenditure averaged £89 a year. (fn. 69) In the years of scarce food at the turn of the century it almost reached £300 and through the Napoleonic wars varied between £200 and £345. (fn. 70) There was a parish poorhouse by 1776. (fn. 71) In each of the three years ending at Easter 1815 there were 16 or 17 persons on 'permanent' outdoor relief and 9 or 10 persons who were relieved occasionally. (fn. 72) In 1836 Shelley became part of Ongar Poor Law Union.
Double-click menu [ Cancel ]