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A History of the County of Oxford
… Sophia (d. 1859) left the house to the corporation as a charity, but her wishes seem not to have been fulfilled. 14 … site bore an annual rent charge of 6 s. 8 d. for a bread charity founded by William Cornwell, baker, in 1552. 99 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… worth a total of £3 4 s. 8 d. was distributed. 94 Major's charity lapsed in 1783 and Bellinger's in 1795, and with … in 1828. 95 In 1839 it was agreed to assign the baking of charity bread for the year to the town's bakers in … were allotted stock yielding £1 6 s. a year, Major's charity 12 s. 2 d., and Bellinger's £1 7 s. Bread …
A History of the County of Oxford
… as trustee, treating the rectory house as a municipal charity. Confusion arose after a Scheme of 1909 made the … churchwardens of Woodstock trustees of the rectory house charity, and in 1949 the corporation's ancient trusteeship … (changed in the 19th century to 10 May) at which a bread charity was distributed. 71 In 1806 and 1825 the chamberlains …
A History of the County of Oxford
… houses in Market Place, later the endowment of a Bicester charity. 4 A Northampton dyer owned a High Street shop in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Woodstock had an early free grammar school, two small charity schools, and by the early 19th century several dame … by will left £ 4 a year for the school out of a larger charity payable by the Skinners' Company of London. 93 Other … 1880, and the school was probably closed by 1901 when the Charity Commissioners sanctioned Bell's retirement and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… only recorded council business was the distribution of a charity. In February 1838, on the initiative of the Revd. … venison in return. 39 Sir Thomas Spencer (d. 1622) gave a charity, and his grandson paid for the defence of the charter … outgoings, besides the schoolmaster's salary and other charity payments, were the fees of mayor, recorder, and town …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… for the poor and 2 s. to the churchwardens in 1595. 24 The charity to the poor was distributed in bread on Good Friday … again be applied for the benefit of the poor. 27 The charity could not be traced in 1969. A bread charity of £1 a year was established by Mary and Elizabeth …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Education EDUCATION. Margaret Clayton established a charity in 1616 for schooling four poor children of Woolaston, 98 and a master was paid out of the charity funds in 1683. 99 In 1781 the vestry resolved to … a mistress to teach nine poor boys, 1 and the Clayton charity of 40 s. a year was paid regularly to a master in the …