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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the maintenance of two schools, in paying house-rent for poor parishioners, in the repair of the church and bridges, a … by Thomas, Lord Holmes, of which 10 are distributed to the poor, 10 paid towards apprenticing a boy, and the remaining … as the corporation supports the gaol, and maintains the prisoners; and writs, unless accompanied with a non omittas, …
A History of the County of Sussex
… was said to be attended by two well-to-do families, a few poor parishioners, and a fair number of outsiders. The … buried in Islington (Mdx.), devised £20 for teaching poor boys and girls. 58 By 1833, when his school had become a … in Aldingbourne or elsewhere. 88 CHARITIES FOR THE POOR. Before 1724 Mrs. Madgwick, lady of Bercourt manor, gave …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… century yellow metal BUTTONs were popular with the poor, judging by the descriptions of runaway apprentices and …
A History of the County of Somerset
… cleared but standard trees remained and grazing was thus poor. Labour services, valued at 51 s., comprised 140 owed … In 1647 it was said that the parish could not support its poor without assistance. 43 In the 18th century most relief … by 1888. 46 In 1835 Yarlington became part of Wincanton poor-law union and in 1894 formed part of Wincanton rural …
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, …