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A History of the County of Oxford
… to the family chapel, with the residue given to the poor on St. Thomas's day. Usually the whole amount was given to the poor, and from c. 1815 it was used to support the school and … to the parish, of which £10 was to be distributed to the poor in meat and bread on Christmas Day and on the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the 20th century, was sold in 1987. Although Yarnton was a poor living, several medieval vicars were long-serving, … Hall, who performed services regularly, attendances were poor; Gregory blamed his parishioners' 'thoughtlessness and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 39 were said by the vicar to be occupied by the 'labouring poor'. 79 From the late 19th century the major changes in the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the Spencer chapel or, if not needed there, for Yarnton's poor, 55 was usually spent on clothes for the schoolchildren. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… was allegedly the consequence of building new cottages for poor families, who then 'over-filled the new cottages also'. … houses, 2 public houses, and 39 cottages of the 'labouring poor'. 7 Cottages were said in 1868 to be 'badly constructed, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… anachronism that persisted into the 19th century; church, poor, surveyors', and constables' rates were all so assessed. … attended by c. 6 parishioners. 23 Two overseers of the poor were chosen annually by rota from the parish's leading … limit as high as £3 10 s. 25 In 1776 Yarnton spent £32 on poor relief, rising to an average of £76 between 1783 and …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… has tended to diminish the number of applications to the poor's fund. There are in various places remains of the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… under leet jurisdiction. 21 In 17756 41 was spent on poor relief, in the three years to Easter 1785 c. 37 a year. … 1831 and 1834 an average of 318. Yatesbury joined Calne poor-law union in 1835 25 and became part of North Wiltshire … 1936. 93 The school was closed in 1963. 94 CHARITY FOR THE POOR None known. This article was written in 19945. Maps used …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… amounting to 14. 14., is chiefly distributed among the poor. Yelvertoft (All Saints) YELVERTOFT ( All Saints), a … Anne Rant in 1698, is divided between the rector and the poor, the latter of whom have also 4 acres that were allotted … four women, each of whom receives a small allowance. The poor-law union of Yeovil comprises 35 parishes or places, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… resident for some forty years, and his bequests to the poor of many neighbouring parishes suggest that he had been …