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A History of the County of Oxford
… family, built a row of almshouses at Newland for six women inmates in 1827, besides financing a new Congregationalist … of 4 s. for each inmate; a deed of 1832 ruled that inmates should be at least 50 years old and should belong to … allegedly went to prosperous tradesmen, and of the six inmates in Townsend's almshouse at Newland, four were noted …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 232 The union workhouse, with accommodation for 450 inmates, was built in 18356 on a 14-acre site west of the … a nearby quarry provided building stone and work for male inmates. The building (Fig. 28), designed by George Wilkinson …
A History of the County of Oxford
… until 1788, when the justices ordered its closure. 159 Inmates, chiefly vagrants, petty criminals, and 'lewd women', … In 1776 the building was said to have accommodation for 60 inmates, but in 1803 it housed 115 people and in 181315 … presumably vagrants; including 115 workhouse inmates, almost 20 per cent of the resident population thus …
A History of the County of Essex
… to understand spinning. 58 The wedding expenses of inmates were paid on four occasions between 1759 and 1765. … amount could be varied slightly according to the number of inmates and the price of flour. Paupers were to be treated …
A History of the County of Essex
… cottages on the manorial waste or who were living as 'inmates' in others' households. 20 More than half the …
A History of the County of Essex
… and all pensioners were ordered into it. But most of the inmates were incapable of heavy work, and outdoor relief had … 1,000 towards this. At first there was little work for the inmates, but by 1827 land around the house was being …
A History of the County of Oxford
… poor by 1790, 63 was dismissed in 1795 for ill-treating inmates, and a management committee took over until the …