Blofield, Norfolk - 1772-90 - Churchwardens' Payments

Blofield 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 the Norfolk Record Office document [with the reference PD 317/73(S) and microform MF 959/7] which contains the Churchwardens' accounts book for 1772-1825 and these are the payments for the years 1772-1790.
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	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

Disbursements of Mr John Rix Churchwarden from Easter 1772 to Easter 1773.

[Disbursements]	£/s/d
5 Bell Ropes	1/5/-
Mr Capons bill for the Commandments &c	9/1/6
Collins's Bill for Work about the Bells	4/-
Beverly's D^o	1/10
Glaziers bill	7/8
Ditching and Thorns against the Church Yard	3/-

Disbursements of Mr John Rix Churchwarden from Easter 1773 to Easter 1774.

[Disbursements]	£/s/d
M^r Blyths bill	5/-
Beverly's D^o	9d
Ellingham's D^o	14/10½
Nichols's D^o	9/11½

Disbursements of Mr John Rix Churchwarden commencing at Easter 1774.

[Disbursements]	£/s/d
Mr Rooks's bill	6/6
Hardy's D^o	4/6
Withers D^o	2/11/2
Nichols's D^o	8/5

Due to the Heirs of the late M^r Rix at Easter 1775

Disbursements of Mr Samuel Tuck Churchwarden from Easter 1774 to Easter 1775.

[Disbursements]	£/s/d
Mr Beverly's Bill for the Bells	1/10/11
Mr Downing for Beer (*)	3/-
M^rs Withers D^o (*)	3/2
M^r Collins a bill for timber	5/6
Rob^t Parnel a Carpenter bill	1/3/2

Disbursements of Mr Samuel Tuck Churchwarden from Easter 1775 to Easter 1776.

[Disbursements]	£/s/d
M^r Filpot for Bricks	18/-
John Ellingham a bill
Joseph Withers D^o
George Nichols D^o
M^r Carlos for Mortar
--- Burton for 30 Deals	2/12/6
Water Car: (*)	2/6
Wainscot for a Bell Wheel	1/11/6½

Disbursements of Mess^rs Samuel Tuck and W^m Thurston Churchwardens from Easter 1776 to Easter 1777.

[Disbursements]	£/s/d
Mr Beverly Blacksmith
M^rs Rooks for Fir Timber
M^r Downing for Beer for the Workmen	14/-
500 White Bricks	11/-
Joseph Withers Bricklayer
John Ellingham Glazier
M^r Cubitt a bill for nails &c
M^r Blyth for Timber
M^r Foster Plumber
Lead from Norwich

Disbursements of Mr Samuel Tuck Churchwarden from Easter 1777 to Easter 1778.

[Disbursements]	£/s/d
Thatchers bill
Straw for the Gate House	5/-
Mr Ringer for mending the Bell Ropes	1/-

Disbursements of Mr Samuel Tuck and Robert Rope Churchwardens from Easter 1778 to Easter 1779.

[Disbursements]	£/s/d
Allowance Beer for the Plummers at M^r Culley's at the Globe in the year 1777	1/5/-

In 1766 Mr Philip Juler was at the Globe according to the Overseers account.

In comparing valuations (in the Churchwardens accounts) it would appear that in 1772-3 Joseph Rowell was paying rates on a property with a valuation of £10 which was taken over by Benjamin Culley for the years 1774/5, 1775/6, 1776/7 only. In 1777-9 this property appears against Robert Mayhew.

Disbursements of Mr Samuel Tuck and Robert Rope Churchwardens from Easter 1783 to Easter 1785.

[Disbursements]	£/s/d
Mr Burton for Timber & Keel Freight	4/11/2
Mr Collins for 7½ ft of Timber for a Gate Post	11/3
Clem^t Hall for setting it down	10d
Pd Mr Carlos for a Register Book
a Licences &c	1/18/11

Disbursements of Mr Thomas Saul and Robert Rope Churchwarden from Easter 1786 to Easter 1788.

[Disbursements]	£/s/d
Mallett for Carting	11/3
Toll Gate for Lime	1/6
Carriage of Fir Timber from Brundell	1/-/-
Journey & Expencs of Mr Rope & G. Osborn to Yarmouth	11/7½

Disbursements of Mr Thomas Saul and Robert Rope Churchwarden from Easter 1788 to Easter 1790.

[Disbursements]	£/s/d
Morphew's fees at the Visitation	5/-
Osborn for mending the Steeple Door	2/-

[End of Document]

Notes

Mr Downing ran the Griffin in 1767 Overseers account.
Thomas Withers ran the Swan in 1767 Overseers account.
Car: is probably short for carting or carriage of.

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