Norfolk: Ashill - 1795-99 - Churchwardens' Payments

Ashill raised money at various times, to either support its poor (from the Overseers' Rate) or to pay for other parish expenses (from the Churchwardens' Rate). This rate was levied on the occupiers (who may not have owned the land) and based upon the value of the property (which was usually a rental valuation). Both occupiers and owners are found living in and outside the parish.

For more information on these records see the Parish Accounts page.

This is one item from a Norfolk Record Office document [with the reference PD 548/52 and microform MF 718/5] containing the Churchwardens' accounts book for 1795-1861.
Note that only extracts have been transcribed but this includes most items which mention surnames. Common events eg. bread/wine, some non-specific trade bills etc. have for the most part been excluded.

Other accounts available


- Churchwardens' Accounts -
Rates	1824-26
Payments	1795-99	1801-04
- Overseers' Accounts -
Fuel distribution	Charity handout in 1787 of Coal		Allocation in 1790s of Turf
- Charities for the Poor -
Z. Clark book	1811
- Land Tax Accounts -
Payments	1799-1800
- Land Valuation -
Assessment	1816

The Disbursements of H? Oldfield Churchwarden from Easter 1795 until Easter 1796.

Date	[Disbursements]	£/s/d
July 8	Paid to Joⁿ Collings for Sparrows	1/4
Aug^t 1	Paid to Different Boys for D^o	1/7
	Paid to the Old man for D^o	2/2
	Paid to Mr Abel for D^o	1/6
	Paid to the Old man for Field Birds	1/8
1796 Jan 22	Paid the Old man for 100 Sparrows	4/2
Mar 27	Ja^s Thompson Carpenter bill	7/_?
	John Garner Blksmith bill	2/_?

March 28 1796
I John Stanhawe Watts Rector do hereby nominate constitute & appoint James Smith to be Churchwarden in my behalf for the year ensuing as witness my hand
J. S. Watts Rector
Witness John Towler

Churchwarden chosen by the Parishioners
Robert Whiteman
John Towler
Dan^l Bennett
H? Oldfield
John Leggate

1796 Disbursements of James Smith to Aprill(sic) 8th.

[Income]
March 30^th - Cash recv^d of Mr Thomas Whiteman on account of & for the Church Land £2.17s.-
[See Charity descriptions page].

1795 disbursements.

Date	[Disbursements]	£/s/d
April 20	paid M^r Morpheys fees	5/-
	to Mr Watts	5/-
Aug 2nd	paid Jn^o West a Qua(rter) Clarks Wages	9/6
Sept 25	paid M^r Morphews fees	10/-
Feb 4	paid Jn^o Garner a blacksmith bill	10/6
Mar 27^th	paid Norgate for the Surplice washing	2/6
30 ^th	paid Jn^o West a Qua(rter) Clarks Wages	10/3
	and to d^o for work done to Church doore	9d

The Disbursements of Robert Whiteman Churchwarden from Easter 1796 until Easter 1797.

Date	[Disbursements]	£/s/d
June 26	paid John West for work done at the Church	10d
	to half a pound of nails	5d
Sept 10	Paid Townshand for 5 Dozin (sic) and 9 Sparrows	2/10½
	to half year dog wiping (see notes)	1/3
Dec 12	paid William Darsley for the Ringers on Nov 5th	6/-
Jan 8	paid Ales (Alice) Norgate for washing the Surplice	2/6
Feb 1	paid Mr Brewster for 6 Battons	10/6
Mar 9	paid M^is Oldfield for a Sweping (sic) Brush for the Church	1/6
Mar 10	Paid Rob^t Tenent for worck don at the Church Yard	1/5/3½
	to a new Burial Cloth	2/14/0
Apr 12	Paid Mr Fuller a Bill for worck Don at the Church	7/6
	to half year dog wiping	1/3

Accounts seen and alowed (sic) by us
[signed] James Binnet [Bennet]
John Leggate
Robert Malles [Mallows]
John Towler

The Disbursements of Robert Whiteman Churchwarden from Easter 1797 until Easter 1798.

Date	[Disbursements]	£/s/d
June 8	paid the Boy Hurrell for 2 Dozin young sparrers	6d
July 1	paid Elizabeth Cock and Elizabeth Bush for washing the Church	4/-
July 8	paid M^is Oldfield for 2 Brushes and 2 Dwils to clean the Church	1/8
Nov 8	paid for a form of prayer for Victory obtained over the Dutch Fleet	6d
Dec 4	Paid Mr Nelson a bill for Work done at Church	1/5/7

The Disbursements of Robert Mallows
[Common items]

The Disbursements of John Leggate Churchwarden from Easter 1798 until Easter 1799.

Date	[Disbursements]	£/s/d
	Paid for Sparrows to following:- Collings, Lusher, Cock;s Boy, Drew, Gathercoles Boy, the Old Man, Harreld, Able, James Smith (some of these multiple times)
July 3	Mr Morphews fees at Visitation	6/-
1799
March 20	pd Mr Fuller Glazier bill	10/4/8
24	pd John Garner Blacksmith Bill	2/4/2
25	pd Thomas Nelson Bricklayers Bill	1/8/6?
	pd Mr Brewster for Dales & Battens	3/9/0
	Mr Mallows a load of Stones	1/6
	pd Mr Thompson Carpenter bill	7/12/11?
[Income]
	Collected by Rate	37/2/-?
	To a years rent of the Church Land Rec^d of Robert Whiteman	2/17/0

[End of Document]

Notes

In other rate documents the following alternative spellings have been seen which appear to refer to the same people/places:-
Able/Abel, Harreld/Herrold
The Accounts for 1828 refer to "Dog Whipping".

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