Norfolk: Ashill - 1787 - Poor Charity

Fuel Distribution

Ashill like a number of Parishes had Charities which had left money to help its poor. These are described in 1811 by Zachary Clark in his book on Norfolk Charities .

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

This is one item from a Norfolk Record Office document [with reference PD 548/95 and microform MF718/11] containing Miscellaneous Papers for 1818-1837 (but it also contains earlier documents).

The original document contains the fuel accounts for 17/Dec/1787 which are fully transcribed. The other dates covered by the document ie. 30/Dec/1787, 15/Jan/1788, 28/Jan/1788, 10/Feb/1788, 16/Mar/1788, 14/Apr/1788 and 2/Jul/1788 are only mentioned here when people were first given fuel at a date later than 17/Dec/1787.

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

Acc^t of Poor for division of Fuel
Oct 22^nd 1786(sic)
with Buscalls Papers
of Firing distribution.

An Account of Coals distributed to the Poor of Ashill having legal Settlements Labourers in Husbandry ½ Bush(el) each in Family Trades 1 Peck each not having 5£ a year by Estate or Hire.

	Poor belonging to Ashill 1787	No in family	Bushells	Pecks
A	Adcock Mary	1	-	2
	Arnold Robert & Esther	4	2	-

B	Brownsill Jeremiah	1	-	2
	Barnes Mary Widow	1	-	2
	Bartlett James & Mary	5	2	2
	Blower John & Mary ½ Quan^y a Trade	4	1	-
	Blower John & Hannah	2	1	-
	Blower Thomas Jun^r	1	-	2
	Blower Thomas & Ann	3	1	2
	Boughen Mary Widow	1	-	2
	Boughen John & Rose	6	3	-
	Brown John & Elizabeth / Quan	7	3	2

C	Cock Thomas	1	-	2
	Collings John & Hannah half the Quantity a Trade	3	-	3

D	Drew Joseph & Elizabeth	7	3	2
	Dent Ja^s & Elizabeth (*)	7	3	2

G	Garner John & Mary ½ the Quan a Trade	6	1	2
	Garner Henry & Hannah a Trade	3	1	2
	Gostling Samuel & Elizabeth	3	1	2
	Griggs Thomas & Daughter	2	1	-
	Griggs Stephen & Susanna	4	2	-

H	Harrell Charles & Ann	5	2	2

I	Ireland Mary Widow & child	2	1	-
	Jarrett Thomas & Amy	3	1	2
	Lambert Thomas & Jane (*)	2	1	-
	Lavender Barbara	1	-	2
	Lockwood John & Mary	4	2	-
	Lusher Robert & Elizabeth	4	2	-

M	Miller Francis & Mary	6	3	-

N	Norgate Thomas & Alice	4	2	-

O	Ofield William & Elizabeth	2	1	-
	Ofield John & Mary	6	3	-
	Osborn William & Ann	2	1	-
	Oxborough Samuel & Elizabeth	5	2	2
	Oxborough William & Daughter	2	1	-
	Oxborough Tho^s & Wife (*)	2	1	-

P	Percival Mary Widow	4	2	-
	Pollard Mary	2	1	-

R	Rome Philip & Elizabeth	4	2	-
	Rust Thomas & Elizabeth	3	1	2

S	Shin John & Mary	4	2	-
	Smith Mary Widow	1	-	2
	Stebbings John for Sisters Child	1	-	2
	Sturgin Francis & Ann	8	4	-

T	Tenant John & Elizabeth	2	1	-

W	Ward John & Mary	5	2	2
	West John & Daughter (Qu)	2	1	-
	Whatling Richard & Wife (*)	3	1	2

Distribution of Coals arising from Firing Allotment
1787 Dec 17th to July 22nd 1788.

[End of Document]

Notes

In other documents the following alternative spellings have been seen which appear to refer to the same people/places:-
Ofield/Oldfield
Normal allowance was 2 Pecks per person where 4 Pecks = 1 Bushell.
The entry for Dent Ja^s & Elizabeth came from 10/Feb/1788 as that is when they first receive an allocation.
The entry for Lambert Thomas & Jane came from 16/Mar/1788 as that is when they first receive an allocation.
The entry for Oxborough Tho^s & Wife came from 2/Jul/1788 as that is when they first receive an allocation.
The entry for Whatling came from 14/Apr/1788 as that is when they first receive an allocation.

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