Norfolk: Horstead with Stanninghall - 1724-37 - Churchwardens' Payments

Horstead with Stanninghall 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 NRS 18386, 33B7 and microform MF 1795/205-289] containing the Churchwardens' accounts book for 1724-1803.
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.

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- Churchwardens' Accounts -
Rates	1726	1739-41	1757-58	1775-76	1803-05
	1819-20
Payments	1724-37	1737-61	1765-77	1779-1803

- Land Tax Accounts -
Payments	1800-01	1805-06

- Apprenticeships Records -
Apprentices, Masters, Places and Trades

The Disbursements of John Cannell Churchwarden.

Date	[Disbursements]	£/s/d
1724	Fees at the Gen^l Court at Nor^ch	00/06/00
1725	For a new Bell wheele	01/01/00
	Paid the Blacksmith for Iron Work at Ch:	19/01

The Disbursements of John Cannell and Augⁿ Rayley Churchwardens for 1726.

Date	[Disbursements]	£/s/d
1726	- Disbursements of John Cannell
	For a Fox to Mr Ayd's man	00/01/00

1726	- Disbursements of Augⁿ Rayley
	For 36 hedgehogs & one poll catt	9/3
	For three Iron Barrs fo(r) the Windows	1/6

	Disbursed per Jn^o Cannell	24/02/00
	per Augⁿ Rayley	2/17/09

	In all	26/19/09

The Disbursements of Augⁿ Rayley Churchwarden.

Date	[Disbursements]	£/s/d
1728	To three shipwreck seaman	1/0
	Paid Thomas Barnard the Glasiers Bill	2/0/0
1729
	To Mr H Smith for the Terraors (Terriers) Ingros'g	12/6
	For the Alms plate	1/6
	To Mr Watts for a fox	1/-
	Expenses after Smiths Certificate	2/0
1730
	Pd John Denham the Masons Bill	2/1/0
	For twenty one hedgehogs	7/3
	For one load of Stone and Caring to Ch:	1/6
	For one load of Brick and Caring to Ch:	9/0
	To the Surveyors to make good their Rate	2/10¼

At a Vestry meeting held 19/April/1731 at the Church the following were chosen as parish officers for next year

Churchwardens

Mr Henry Palmer Watts
Augustine Rayley

Overseers

Jn^o Mayes
Jn^o Legatt

Constables

W^m Ryal
George Broome

Present [signed] Gilbert Burroughs - Rector
H P Watts Augⁿ Rayley
Jn^o Mayse (X) [his mark] Jn^o Legatt
Wm Garrod John Watts
Whereas Wm Garrod gave his voice at the Election of Parish Officers & hath hereunto set his hand to the Election of the same I do hereby protest against it as unlawful, he being not an Inhabitant of the Parish of Horstead.
Witness my hand G. Burroughs Rector

The Disbursements of M^r Hen^y P Watts and Aug^t Rayley Ch:Wardens from Easter 1731 to Easter 1732.

Date	[Disbursements]	£/s/d
	To John Denham the Masons Bill	7/6
	For 500 tile & carriage	10/6
	For ½ a day of Slipper & nailes	1/0
	For two locks	3/5
	For ¾ Q firrs? layd ag^t the Ch: yard fence	3/6

Following persons chosen as parish officers on 10 April 1732

Churchwardens

Mr Henry Palmer Watts
Augustine Rayley

Overseers

Joseph Cannall
Henry Livock

Constables

William Royall
George Broome

The Disbursements of M^r Hen^y P Watts and Aug^t Rayley Ch:Wardens from Easter 1732 to Easter 1733.

Date	[Disbursements]	£/s/d
	Expended with Neve the Carpenter	9d
13 Jan
	To Neve Carpenter for the Pales	13/2/0
	To Wright Blacksmith	4/0
	To R Wright for worke about the Bells	1/7
	For A quarter of Kidd Faggots for the Ch:yard	2/-

At a Vestry held at the Parish Church of Horstead in the County of Norfolk this Twenty Sixth day of March 1733 - Election of parish officers for next year

Churchwardens for the present year

Henry Palmer Watts
Augs^t Rayley

Overseers for the Poor

John Mays
James Barber

Constables

Francis Parson
Henry Duffield

Present at the Vestry
Gilbert Burroughs Rector
[signed] H. P. Watts
Augⁿ Rayley
Joseph Cunnell (Cannell?)
Roger Capeman (Copeman)

The Disbursements of M^r Hen^y P Watts and Aug^t Rayley Ch:Wardens.

Date	[Disbursements]	£/s/d
1733-34	Lost in the last year? Rate per T. Skiffen	8/-
Easter 1734 - Easter 1735
	For half a Hundred thorns for the Ch'yard	4/-
	John Denham the masons bill	3/10/-
	John Neve the Carpenters bill	5/5
	Robert Ansells bill for glasing (glazing)	4/8
Easter 1735 - Easter 1736
	Richard Wright bill for work about the bells	10/-

15/4/1734 - Following persons chosen as parish officers for next year
Overseers - George Broome and Roger Copeman
Constables - Francis Pierson and Henry Duffield
Present (Broome/Watts/Rayley/Cannell) John Watts , John Utting

7/4/1735 - Following persons chosen as parish officers for next year
Overseers - Jn^o Utting and John Hunt
Constables - Francis Pearson and Henry Duffield

26/4/1736 - Following persons chosen as parish officers for next year
Overseers - John Utting and John Hunt
Constables - Francis Pierson and William Ryal

The Disbursements of the Churchwardens Jos Cannell and Aug^t Rayley from Easter 1736 to Whitsuntide 1737.

Date	[Disbursements]	£/s/d
	- Disbursements of [J Cannell]
	To five slaves Redeemed from Turkey	2/-

	- Disbursements by Aug^t Rayley
	Expenses at Mary Wrights about Dary & Green	4d

[End of Document]

Notes

In other rate documents the following alternative spellings have been seen which appear to refer to the same people/places:-
Ayd/Ayde, Cannell/Cannall, Capeman/Copeman, Mays/Mayse/Mayes, Ryal/Royall

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