Blofield Norfolk - 1826 - Church Bell donations

Blofield wished to add a new church bell and collected money following some type of special appeal.

This 1826 Norfolk Record Office document [with the reference PD 317/74(S) and microform MF 959/8] is part of the Churchwardens' accounts book for 1825-1868.

Other accounts available


- Churchwardens' Accounts -
Rates	1772-73	1790-92	1809-11	1819	1825-26
Payments	1772-90	1819-25
Collections for special appeals	1826 (Bell appeal)
- Overseers' Accounts -
Rates	1747-48	1759-60
- Charities for the Poor -
Z. Clark book	1811

The following Voluntary Contributions were made by the undermentioned persons for the purpose of adding a new treble bell to the present peals in the year 1826.

[Notes]	[Contributor]	£ s d
Rector	Rev^d J D Borton	5 - -
Lord of the Manor	Henry Negus Burroughes Esq	5 - -
	William Heath Jary Esq	4 - -
	M^rs Lloyd	2 - -
	M^r John Browne	2 - -
	Rev^d Charles Penrice	2 - -
Churchwarden	M^r J D Postle	1 10 -
	Robert Longe Esq^r	1 - -
	James Browne	1 - -
	James Grimble J^r	1 - -
	James Freeman	1 - -
	Charles Gillet Rope	1 - -
	Robert Goulder	1 - -
P. C.?	W^m Henry Codling	1 - -
	John Withers	1 - -
	Joseph Crane	1 - -
	M^rs Freeman	1 - -
	M^r William Rampley	- 15 -
	William Turnbull	- 10 -
A Ringer	Sam^l Ellingham	- 10 -
D^o	William Stockens	- 10 -
	Robert Crane	- 10 -
A Ringer	Joseph Harman	- 10 -
	Robert Hobart	- 5 -
	Daniel Read	- 5 -

	[Sub total]	35 15 -
	Richard Read	- 5 -
	Richard Read Jun^r	- 5 -
A Ringer	Joseph Bane	- 5 -
A Ringer	Adam Dunt	- 5 -
	William Skedge (Norwich)	- 5 -
	John Wymer	- 5 -
	Richard Bunn	- 5 -
	James Grimble S^r	- 5 -
	Robert Bulley	- 5 -
	John Pyle	- 5 -
	John Withers J^r	- 5 -
	W^m Ellingham	- 5 -
	Thomas Benstead	- 5 -
	Robert High	- 5 -
A Ringer	John Watts	- 5 -
	Thomas Sewell	- 5 -
	James Overed	- 5 -
	Richard Fox	- 5 -
	William Rampley J^r	- 5 -
	James Houghton	- 5 -
	M^rs Downes	- 3 -
	John Lubbock	- 2 6
	John Hilling	- 2 6
	John Bolton	- 2 6

	[Sub total]	41 10 6
	John Boatwright	- 2 6
	Jonas Wells	- 2 6
	Anonymous	- 2 -
	Jonathan Devereux	- 1 -

	[Total pledged]	41 18 6
	[Costs]
	New bell wt 5^cwt 2^qr 4^lb at 1/3½ per lb	40 0 10
	Freight, wharfage & weighing	- 8 6
	Bringing the Bell from Norwich	- 8 -

	[Total costs]	40 17 4

	Cash in hands of Churchwarden	1 1 2

[End of Document]

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