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A History of the County of Oxford
… supported in 1797 by a biannual payment of 18 s. from the overseers and by voluntary subscriptions. The teacher was the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and were usually attended by c. 6 parishioners. 23 Two overseers of the poor were chosen annually by rota from the parish's leading farmers. In 1828, 1831, and 1835 both overseers were women. 24 The parish paid for dinners after …
A History of the County of Oxford
… had called occasionally upon the services of Bampton's overseers, but paid for its own highway maintenance and incurred few other costs. 95 Bampton's overseers continued to serve Yelford until 1758 when, after a …