Starston, Norfolk - 1729/1730 - Churchwardens' Payments

Starston 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 Norfolk Record Office document [with the reference PD 119/97 and microform MF1809] contains the Churchwardens' accounts (1686-1950) and these are the payments for the year 1729/30.
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	1747	1753	1779
Payments	1688/9	1729/30	1755-58	1773-83
- Overseers' Accounts -
Rates	1747	1761	1801	1815
Payments	1779	1804-6	1806-7

The account of Thomas Manning Churchwarden for the year 1729.

	£	s	d
May y^e 4th - pd for carring? John Bally? to y^e Grave	0	2	0
for bread and wine at Wisintide	0	2	8
June y^e 6th - paid Mayston at Harleston	0	0	6
July y^e 3 - going to y^e Gin^~ at Norwich	0	5	0
pd the fees at y^e same time	0	9	0
pd the visitors ffees	0	2	10
Going to the Gen^~ at Buckingham	0	2	6
pd the fees at y^e same time	0	2	0
to a Lood of whate straw to y^e Town House	0	10	0
November y^e 5th to Mayston for a situation	0	1	0
to Thomas Corbold for straw used at y^e Town House	0	5	0
pd Sam Mills for thatching work done ther	1	7	0
pd John Kemp a Bill of Carpenters work done ther	1	5	9
for bread and wine at Cristmas	0	4	7
for Daubing work done at y^e Town House by John Baker and Materills to do it	0	11	7
pd Mary Mills for oltring y^e surplis & whasing it	0	3	0
March y^e 25 - for Brad & win for the Communion	0	4	8
The Church Clarkes wages	1	4	0
April y^e 3 - Going to the Gen^~ at Buckingham	0	2	6
paid in fees at the same time	0	5	0
for making the rate and Entering y^e account	0	2	6

Disburst in all	7	13	1
Thomas Straing for mending ye bell	0	2	6

In all	7	15	7
Recd by old stock & rate at twopence in the pound	9	1	2½
remain due in Stock	1	5	7½

Churchwardens chosen for y^e year 1730
Mr Dan^l Crake
Mr Rich^d Page

[End of Document]

Notes

Buckingham is probably (New?) Buckenham.

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