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From: "Barbara Humphreys" <>
Subject: [UK-W&H] Fw: [CHS] StJohn Poorhouse,Chester 1730
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2000 06:50:41 +1000


Forwarding this from the Cheshire List for your interest.

Barbara


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From: "neil" <>
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Subject: [CHS] StJohn Poorhouse,Chester 1730


> Chehire Record Office
> Doc P51/22
> Overseers Accounts at St.Johns parish,Chester
> March 31, 1741, at a meeting then held it was agreed that the
> committee men do meet at the Poor House on the 1st day of the
> month and JANE HINDS to give notice to the committee men the day
> before.
>
> Aldm BINGLEY Aldm MADDOCK
> Mr.RANDL.WILLSON RICHD.MOULSON
> Mr.STRINGER Mr.JOS.WRIGHT
> Mr.JOHN HOLLAND Mr.WM.JONES
> Mr.WILLIAMS Mr.BRISTOW
> Mr.WILLM.BATHO Mr.CLIFF
>
> Next list was crossed out:-
> 1757, Oct 20
> Mr.SAML.WEIGH
> Mr.JOHN WILLIAMS
> Mr.ALDERSEY THO.MOULSON
> Mr.WRIGHT RICHD.MOULSON
> Mr.WILSON Mr.STRINGER
> Mr.ASPINWALL Mr.CLIFF
> Mr.WM.NICHOLS Mr.BRISTOWE
>
> 8 [Ffebry?] 1730
> The poor received into the Workhouse
> RICHD.FRANCIS 83 dead
> MICHL.POWELL 33 dead
> MARGARET GREEN 91 dead
> MARGARET POWELL 83
> ANN RICHARDSON 86
> REBECCA BENNETT 84 dead
> GRACE ROBINSON 46
> JANE HINE 57
> ELLICE STUBBS 73
> CATHARINE RILEY 18 gone to service to SIMON UNWIN
> ELIZ GIBSON 7 gone to her mother
> RACHELL HINE 5
> THOMAS DAVENPORT 9 put apprentice
> TIMOTHY BARNETT 4 dead
> JOHN THOMPSON 13 b[lue?] schools 10 Mr.JON.BRAMWELL
> JOHN M[E]CONVILL 10 put apprentice Mr.BAGNALL
> JOSEPH FALKNER 10 put apprentice TIM ORMS
> MARY FALKNER 7 put apprentice
> MARTHA RA[F]TER - removed to St.Nicholas,Gloucester
> MARTHA HYDE 5 [...] [...]
> REBECCA HOLYWELL 80
> JANE ROBERTS 68
> SARAH REYNOLDS 10 put apprentice
> MARY [.]UIT
> FLUIT or HUIT (NH) 15 put apprentice
> SAMUEL REYNOLDS 7
> MARY RIDLEY 78
> PHEBY A[X]STON 12 over [run?]
> ROGER MADDOCK[E] 35
> ROGER, son 4
> GRACE MA[.] 9
> NANCY 3
> WM.MA[.] 11
> MARY OWENS 70 dead
> OWEN JONES 90
> THOS.JONES 9
> MARY JONES 6
> JOHN JONES 1
>
> What they were given to eat:
> Breakfast Dinner Supper
> Sun: Milk,porrige Beef & roots Potatoes & milk
> Mon: Beef & broth Coldmeat & potatoes Hasty pudding
> Tue: Bread & milk Beef or mutton Bread & cheese
> with roots
> Wed: Beef or mutton Coldmeat & potts Bread & cheese
> broth
> Thur:Bread & milk Beef or mutton Bread & cheese
> & roots
> Fri: Beef broth Coldmeat & potts bread & milk
> Sat: Bread & milk [..]cheek baked Broth
>
> Selections from: Accounts for altering the Bigger House 28-04-1731
> Mr CROXTON
> Mr.STUBBS
> MR.CORBAN for 6 chairs & a table & window bars
> Mr.JNO.BODON for slating
> Mr.ROBT.WINNINGTON for flashing
> Mr.BATHOE for [hair?]
> Mr.COX for making up the Green Bed
> HENRY BOXLEY for plaistering
> Mr.HUNTING for casements
> Mr.JOHNSON, glazier for windows
> Mr.THO.BINGLEY for several articles
> Mr.BRAMWELL for carriage of bricks,sand and clay
> Mr.COOKE for books & paper
> Mr.HILL for caseing the lead cistern
> Mr.HARVEY for work done
> Mr.STRINGER fro wheels
> Mr.SAYOR for plumber work
> Mr.WM.BRIDGE for a chest
>
> N.Harris
>
>
>
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