Norfolk: Ashill - 1801-04 - 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 John Towler Churchwarden from Easter 1801 until Easter 1802.

Date	[Disbursements]	£/s/d
July 4	Mr Steward for Briefs	10/-
	A Warrant for Thomas S____?	2/-
Oct 11	Ales Norgate washing the S(urplice)	2/6
	Paid Barker a Surveyors Acc^t Book	6/6
	Sudbury Bookbinders of Swaffham - addition of pages to Marriage register	18/6
Sept 9	Mary Shin & Alice Norgate cleaning the Church	5/-
	Mr Gathergoods Bill	5/-

The Disbursements of John Towler Churchwarden from Easter 1802 until Easter 1803.

Date	[Disbursements]	£/s/d
	Oldfields boy - sparrows
July 3	Lushers boy (sparrows)
	Thompsons boy sparrows	7½
	Journey to Brandon for Battins for Church Yard	15/-
	Mr Baker sparrows
Apr 11	paid Elizabeth Shin for washing the surplice	2/6

Collected by rate at 2 pence in the pound £14.16s.0d

The Disbursements of James Bennett Churchwarden from Easter 1803 until Easter 1804.

Date	[Disbursements]	£/s/d
Oct	Journey to Shipdham for Church lead	10/6

The Disbursements of John Towler Churchwarden from Easter 1803 until Easter 1804.

Date	[Disbursements]	£/s/d
4 Jan	Sarah Norgate washing the surplice	2/6
26 Feb	James Thompson bill (Carpenter)	8/3/5?
	Jn Garner bill (Blacksmith)
	Mr Fullers bill (Plumber)

By order of Government in November 1803 a Red Flag for a Signal of the near approach or actual Landing of the French on the coast of England to be hoisted on the steeple of all Parishes throughout England & the United Kingdom.

Date	[Disbursements]	£/s/d
	The Red Flag 12^ft by 8^ft bought at Yarmouth	1/10/-
	Carriage 6^d / Rope 6^d / 2 Pulleys 1/- / Flag Staff 13/- / Post for Staff 1/6
	To Charles Fish for a ladder from the Bell Frame to the outside head Platform of the steeple	5/6
	To Thomas Lascock rope maker Swaffham for the sixth Bell rope & Tutling?	6/8

Income - Mr Oldfield for Church Land £2/17/-

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