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A History of the County of Oxford
… away' to the National schools by 'bribes of clothing, coal, and bread', suggesting that religious considerations … VCH Oxon. xii. 73. PRO, PROB 11/598, ff. 206v.214; below, charities. 10 th Rep. Com. Char. (Parl. Papers 1824 (103), …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of Dean and with the Midlands, principally for import of coal and salt; both companies offered preferential rates for coal passing through Witney, where coal prices, in contrast with those of most other goods, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… although by then the Marriotts were principally dyers, coal merchants, and farmers rather than blanket makers. 109 … establishing over thirty bread, clothing, and lending charities. 294 The problem of poor relief was one with which … listing rent from power looms and increased expenditure on coal. ORO, B1/Y1/1. Plans and notes in possession of J. B. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and continued as joint or sole trustees of several town charities long after the vestry's assumption of poor-law … hall and Butter Cross and continuing involvement in town charities, though their unrepresentative nature was becoming … 289 Until the advent of the railway the need to haul coal by road probably limited the gasworks' capacity to a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… that registered for worship in 1826, was rented from a coal dealer for use as a chapel, 137 though as usual with …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is wholly distributed among the poor, who also receive in coal the produce of 9 acres allotted at the inclosure. … some woodland and plantations. The substratum contains coal and lead, the former indifferent, and the latter very … have been sold by Sir W. Chaytor for nearly 100,000. Good coal abounds in the vicinity, at a moderate depth, and from …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… with the produce of some other bequests, in money, coal, and clothing. The poor-law union of Wokingham comprises …
A History of the County of Essex
… Wivenhoe Charities for the poor CHARITIES FOR THE POOR. Jonathan Feedham, by will proved … the 1920s, and distributions made in money, food, and coal. 22 M. B. Brown of New York had spent some years in …
A History of the County of Essex
… involved in more than one business. He was a warehouseman, coal merchant, and farmer, as well as an oysterman. The … makers. A coalyard was recorded in 1722, and there were 2 coal merchants in 1851. 23 In the 18th century and the early 19th coal from north- east England was transferred to lighters at …