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The Environs of London
… Christopherus, a poor Greek, who had suffered losses by sea to the amount of 1000l. and upwards, anno 1643; … Christian, born near Jerusalem, who had met with a loss at sea, 1650. John Cheynell, late minister of Beedon, Bucks, who …
A History of the County of Essex
… charities was 116, most of which was spent on gifts of coal, food, and clothing. Robert Rampston (d. 1585) left … in trust to maintain a tomb in the church, and to provide coal for the poor, 10 s. being given to the parish clerk for … Bunce, by will proved 1875, left 693 in trust to provide coal at Christmas for 25 aged poor. 58 Thomas Reed, by will …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… half in breadth, and is bounded on the east partly by the sea; the soil is generally fertile, and the grounds about … village, situated on a fertile plain within a mile of the sea, consists of some well-built houses and numerous … 2658 a. 1 r. 27 p., of which the soil is generally poor. Coal is obtained in the neighbourhood, and a basaltic dyke …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Mounds, two, 1 m. S.E. of the church, and within the sea-wall near the head of a creek. They are of irregular …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… near the township, and has a commodious landing-place for coal, lime, and gravel; on its banks are some mills, and … the hills is very fine. A little north of High Carricks, coal was worked in 1810, in pits about ten fathoms deep, but …
A History of the County of Oxford
… £300 stock yielding £9 a year. It was distributed in coal to 80 poor families in that year, and continued usually as a coal charity, frequently augmented by the corporation from … c. £340 a year; pensions were no longer given, but coal and groceries were distributed. In 1977 a Scheme for …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 3 wheelwrights, 3 saddlers, and a coachmaker; there were 3 coal merchants, 2 corn dealers, and a currier and cheese …
A History of the County of Oxford
… overseers. 73 The corporation continued to contribute to a coal fund, financed by subscription. In 1800 the council agreed to store coal in the town hall or shambles cellars before it was resold to the poor at low prices; in 1842 a coal magazine was established. In 1828 the corporation agreed …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 988 inhabitants. This parish, which reaches to the sea-coast, comprises about 6000 acres. Stone of good quality … meadow and pasture, 353 woodland, and 40 road and waste. Coal is obtainable, though not wrought; and there are …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… of Dean Forest in order to check the felling of timber, coal-mining, and iron-works, which had become more extensive … Madgett, Woolaston Woodside, and near Cone Mill. A former coal-pit a short distance south of Whitewalls farm was then … in 1856, a threshing machine contractor, a haulier, a coal merchant, and a corn-dealer in 1876, and a mason in …