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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Chron. 25 Mar. 1854; 5 May 1855; 10 May 1856; 9 Oct. 1880. Poor Law Abstract, 1818, 31. Cf. Kelly's Dir. Cambs. (1900-37); …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… £600 on average in the 1820s. The amount spent on the poor supposedly doubled between 1776 and c. 1785 to £160, … buying large amounts of coal for distribution to the poor at reduced prices. In the mid 19th century the … 1835 Elsworth was included in Caxton and Arrington poor-law union, 24from 1894 in the rural district of that name, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… rebutted in 1751 a claim by the Desboroughs' heir at law. 78 When he died in 1765, 79 Elsworth descended to his …
The Environs of London
… him it descended to Sir Francis Wythens, Knt. Serjeant at Law, who died in 1704 63. It soon afterwards became the … anno 1680, founded an alms-house at this place for six poor persons (four of whom are to be of this parish, and two … King Henry VII. Lands, now 56l. 9s. per annum, To the poor inhabitants for the payment of fifteenths. 1509. John …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… four other almshouses, and among the benefactions to the poor are, a grant of land by Henry VII. in 1492, and another … together producing 40 per annum. An almshouse for four poor women, endowed with an estate near Lincoln, yielding 165 … other charitable bequests belonging to the city. The poor law union comprises fourteen parishes or places, and contains …
Old and New London
… 1606 James I. was visited at Greenwich by his brother-in-law, the King of Denmark, and the two kings went together to … by Evelyn, to build here and endow a hospital for eight poor persons, with a chapel attached. The almshouses, which … of Chancery in 1857. There are also almshouses for six poor women that owe their foundation to the same benevolent …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Cambridgeshire
… timbers on the upper floor are comparatively rough and poor; the wall-posts generally have enlarged heads and …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… road west of the village. 22 In 1837 Elvington joined York poor-law union. 23 It became part of Escrick rural district in … 'with little success' in the 1860s. 91 CHARITIES FOR THE POOR. Robert Spence, by will proved in 1906, left £50, part …
A Dictionary of London
… and bequeathed by him to the Mayor and Commonalty for six poor widows,-built upon the back of the capital messuage late …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… aisle are leaded. All the internal roofs are modern and poor. There is an absence of buttresses, except three modern … this sum about £50 a year was expended in turves for the poor at the rate of 3,000 a family, £11 in coals (1½ bushel a …