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A History of the County of Shropshire
… of the manor of Eyton on Severn. 37 Three overseers of the poor were appointed in 1669 and disbursed £31 3 s. 3 d. on … expenditure had reached £94 13 s. 4 d. 39 In 1760-1 the poor were farmed to Thomas Hazlehurst for £50 a year. 40 By … parish apparently resumed direct responsibility for the poor, a workhouse was rented. Expenditure that year totalled …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… no church. Wykeham, West WYKEHAM, WEST, a parish, in the poor-law union of Louth, E. division of the wapentake of … in 1806, about 40 acres of land were allotted to the poor for fuel. Wymondley, Great WYMONDLEY, GREAT, a parish, … 18 acres. William Gill, in 1798, bequeathed to the poor 300 four per cent, consols., which were subsequently …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… Wan of several annual rents for the maintenance of the poor at St Martin's Hospital (1501) XLI. Donation by Martin … of several annual-rents, for the maintenance of one poor person in St Nicholas' Hospital. Glasgow, 1 June 1501. … . . constitute, and give in pure almsgift for ever to one poor person living in the Almshouse or Hospital of Saint …
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 …
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 …