Thorpe St Andrew, Norfolk - 1755-56 - Churchwardens' Payments

Thorpe St Andrew 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 PD 228/76(S) and microform MF958/4] containing the Churchwardens' accounts for 1747-1875 (starting at a Page numbered 13).

Other accounts available


- Churchwardens' Accounts -
Rates	1755-56	1785-86
Payments	1755-56

Thorpe next Norwich

The Disbursements of Michael Archer Church Warden from Easter 1755 to Ditto [ie. Easter] 1756 for Bills of

[Names]	£	s	d
Hills for Stufe to Reparir y^e Church House	5	6	5
Leeds bill for bricks and tiles	4	1	9½
Porters bill for Masons Work	6	12	4
Freemans bill for Mason Work	2	19	2
Samuel Edmonds bill for Glaziers	1	12	7½
William Skills Bill for Carpenters Work	9	11	3
Walsens bill for lites	4	10	0
Thomas Harrel for a stove	0	3	4
M^r Colembine for a Hassock	0	2	0
Aggus Bill for blacksmith Work	1	19	6
Henry Cushing Bill for Lead and Cyl/Oyl?	0	6	3
Michael Archer 38 tiles for Masons use	0	0	9
to ditto for 4 bunches of straw to tie up Reed	0	1	0
paid for searching for Church Ladder	0	0	6
Expences with y^e towne Men	0	4	0
To Carriage of bricks and Other things	2	2	6
for 10 bushels of hair	0	7	6
for _? a Day Work the Carpenter and Hailes?	0	1	4
M^rs Serjant for Nailes and Other things	0	16	10
for a tub for paleing at Church House & Nailes	0	2	0
for a Church Bible	2	13	6
for Bread and Wine and Surplice Washing	0	10	4
for 2 Bushels sand and Broomes	0	0	6
M^r Wests bill for lime sand and Stones	4	13	2
Henry Cushing for his boat and time	0	2	0
to Michael Archer and William Breretons Expences	0	3	6
for Cutting the shores?	0	2	0
Spent at the Roofe Raising	0	4	6
paid Parker for sawing y^e Boards y^e Plaucher/Plumber?	0	0	6
the Thatchers bill	1	10	11
Porters bill	0	11	11½
for Leet fees for 6 years	0	13	0
for a blacksmith bill	0	4	0
for a Glaziers bill	0	5	3
for Nailes	0	2	4
for Bread and Wine and Surplice Washing	0	5	2
for Carriage of Coales and Sand	0	0	6
Expences at Town Meeting at y^e Lion	0	16	6
for straw for y^e thatcher	0	4	0
for Rate Makeing	0	2	6
for Dressing y^e Church at Christmas	0	1	0
for a Book for y^e praier Day	0	0	6
Expencs at several times with y^e Work Men and Rate Garthering	0	6	7

	55	15	3½

[End of Document]

Notes

Mr Colembine is probably the Paul Columbine paying rates for 1756.

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