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A History of the County of Oxford
… doing so in 1595, as was Anne Pettie, one of the richest women in the town, in 1622. 70 It is not clear why appraisers … expense of William Townsend (d. 1832), to house six poor women. They provided a single upstairs room with a living … and laundry. The plan allowed for segregation of men and women as stipulated by the Commissioners. 233 In 1861 a new …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 159 Inmates, chiefly vagrants, petty criminals, and 'lewd women', seldom numbered more than four or five, and came from … and red-collared beadle'. 174 Witney was said to be 'very disorderly', though by 1838 the influence of reforming … included a few paupers until 1832, and both men and women until 1854, though by then the asylum catered chiefly …
A History of the County of Oxford
… galleries, church services could be a dispiriting, even disorderly, experience. 119 Jerram's Witney career left the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… boosted by Americans from Brize Norton airbase. Women deacons were nominated by the 1940s, and in 1969 a … the Briscoe family of Alvescot and Lew. Separate men's and women's meetings were held throughout. 83 During the earlier … 89 In 1769 the Witney meeting complained of lax or 'disorderly' members, and in 1773 nearly 30 were expelled …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1767 ten out of twelve recusants recorded in Witney were women, including a shopkeeper, mantua-maker, publican, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… by John Westend in 1451, are occupied by sixteen men and women, who receive a small allowance of fuel; and at …
A History of the County of Essex
… the number of beneficiaries increased until 1867 when 51 women and 17 men each received an average of 3 yd. of … trustees land in Rebow Road for six almshouses for single women or widows, preferably sailors' widows. She en- dowed … eight widows; by 1836 the beneficiaries included unmarried women. The charge may have been paid in 1863 but appears to …
A History of the County of Essex
… employed in dressmaking and 65 in tailoring, many of them women doing outwork for Col- chester clothing firms. … 34 Colchester Manu- facturing Co. Ltd. employed c. 25 women making clothing from 1935 until c. 1946 at its factory …