Cosgrove Overseers' Accounts 1790-91

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1790 - 91
 
 
 
 
 
The Disburstments of John Franklin Overseer of the Poor for Part of year 1790
£
s
d
 
April 9
The Poors Weekly Pay 1:15:9 from April 9 to Oct 8 for 27 Weeks. The payment to Mary Fern is to April 14. The Last to Oct 13
48
5
3
 
 
Paid S Clark
 
3
0
 
 
pd Jn Hily [Iley] [Iley]
 
1
0
 
 
pd Dury
 
 
6
 
 
pd Durrants Wife
 
2
0
 
 
Expences at Grafton
 
3
6
 
 
p the High Constable
 
1
0
 
16th
pd Hily [Iley]
 
1
0
 
 
pd Dury
 
1
0
 
 
p a Sessions Bill
 
1
0
 
 
pd Durrants Wife
 
1
0
 
23th
pd Hiley [Iley]
 
1
0
 
 
gave Ratley
 
11
0
 
 
pd Mary Jones
 
2
6
 
 
gave Betty Panter
 
8
0
 
 
pd Durrants Wife
 
2
0
 
30
pd Hily [Iley]
 
1
0
 
 
Spent at Jone's
 
1
2
 
 
pd Mary Jones
 
2
6
 
 
Holaway [Holloway]s Boys a pare of Britches
 
4
9
 
May 7
pd Hily [Iley]
 
1
0
 
 
gave Henry Branson
 
10
6
 
 
pd Mary Jones for Sheets for Dury & Curtis pd Shirts &c for
 
2
6
 
 
p Mr Oliver a Bill Dury family, Curtis & Wife, Wadkins, Travels, Jervis F.A.G.
1
13
2
 
 
p Durrants Wife   12.6 open / 10
 
13
4
 
14
pd Jn Hily [Iley]
 
1
0
 
 
pd Mary Jones
 
2
6
 
21
gave Dury
 
1
6
 
 
p a Bill for Perkings
 
1
10
½
 
Hily [Iley] when ill
 
2
4
 
 
paid Mary Jones
 
2
6
 
28
gave Hily [Iley] when ill
 
2
4
 
 
for faggets at 2d each 9 score
1
10
0
 
 
Mary Jones
 
2
6
 
 
H Branson
 
10
6
 
June 4
gave Hily [Iley]  
 
1
0
 
 
Mary Jones
 
2
6
 
 
H Bransons
 
10
6
 
18
Mary Jones
 
2
6
 
 
Hily [Iley]  
 
1
0
 
 
 
57
12
8
½
May 25th
gave Hily [Iley]
 
1
0
 
 
Mary Jones
 
2
6
 
July 2
gave Bransons children
 
2
0
 
 
Jn Hily [Iley]
 
1
0
 
 
Mary Jones
 
2
6
 
9th
Bransons
 
2
0
 
 
Paid the Quartridge & County Rates
2
11
4
 
 
Jn Hily [Iley]
 
1
0
 
 
gave Widow Branson
 
7
6
 
 
for Faggets at 2d  
 
12
10
 
 
pd for a shrowd for Mary Bransons Child
 
1
6
 
 
Mary Jones
 
2
9
 
16th
Hily [Iley]
 
1
0
 
 
Mary Jones
 
2
9
 
 
Bransons
 
2
0
 
23th
pd Hily [Iley]
 
1
0
 
 
Mary Jones
 
2
9
 
 
Bransons
 
2
0
 
30
Hily [Iley]
 
1
0
 
 
Mary Jones
 
2
0
 
 
Bransons
 
2
0
 
 
faggots
 
13
10
 
Aug 6
Hily [Iley] when ill
 
3
6
 
 
Mary Jones
 
2
0
 
 
Bransons
 
2
0
 
13
Mary Jones
 
2
0
 
 
Hily [Iley]
 
2
0
 
 
Robt Wessly [Wesley]
 
3
0
 
 
Bransons
 
2
0
 
20th
Wessly [Wesley]
 
3
0
 
 
Hily [Iley]
 
3
6
 
 
Mary Jones
 
1
0
 
 
pd for a Letter
 
 
10
 
 
gave Curtis Wife when ill
 
1
0
 
 
Bransons
 
2
0
 
27th
Robt Wessly [Wesley]
 
3
0
 
 
Hily [Iley] when ill
 
4
0
 
 
Mary Jones
 
1
0
 
 
Bransons
 
2
0
 
 
2 Shurts for Gosticks Child
 
3
6
 
Septr 3th
Robt Wessly [Wesley]
 
4
0
 
 
Mary Jones
 
1
0
 
 
Jn Hily [Iley]
 
1
0
 
 
Bransons
 
2
0
 
 
Mary Travel when ill
 
1
0
 
10
Robt Wessly [Wesley]
 
4
0
 
 
Hily [Iley]
 
1
0
 
 
Mary Jones
 
1
0
 
 
Mary Travel  
 
1
0
 
 
Bransons
 
2
0
 
 
 
8
17
7
 
 
Dusburstments Continnerd
 
 
 
 
Sept 10th
Durrants Wife
 
2
0
 
17
Robt Wessly [Wesley]
 
4
0
 
 
Jn Hily [Iley]
 
4
0
 
 
Durrants Wife
 
3
0
 
 
Mary Travel when ill
 
1
0
 
 
Bransons
 
2
0
 
 
Mary Jones
 
1
0
 
 
a child at Stratford
1
6
 
 
Expences a Carrying the Freeholders List to Grafton
 
3
0
 
 
gave to nurse Durrants Wife
 
2
0
 
24
Robt Wessly [Wesley]
 
4
0
 
 
Hily [Iley]
 
4
0
 
 
Mary Travel 
 
1
0
 
 
a child at Stratford
1
6
 
 
Durrants Wife
 
2
0
 
 
Bransons
 
2
0
 
Oct 1
Wessly [Wesley]
 
 
 
 
 
Jn Hily [Iley]
 
4
0
 
 
Mary Travel 
 
1
0
 
 
Durrants Wife
 
3
0
 
 
a child at Stratford
1
6
 
 
Bransons
 
2
0
 
 
Paid to Perry Workhouse for Eliz Harris 26 weeks
2
12
0
 
 
pd Mr Scrivener for Bobbins
 
1
0
 
 
pd a Bill for Elizabeth Harris
 
3
11
 
8
John Hily [Iley]
 
1
0
 
 
Robt Wessly [Wesley]
 
4
0
 
 
Mary Travel 
 
1
0
 
 
Durrants Wife
 
2
0
 
 
a child at Stratford
1
6
 
 
Bransons
 
2
0
 
 
Expences a Going with Clark and Arterbury to Mr Bayleys
 
3
6
 
 
paid the Quartridge 
 
14
4
 
 
pd at Perry Statute and Constables Meeting
 
9
4
 
 
postige of a Letter
 
 
10
 
 
pd to Mr Nickols [Nicholls] for Ferns widow at Edmonton to Apr 7th 1790
1
19
0
 
 
paid a bill to Mr Nickols [Nicholls] for 2 summons 2 stops for Ratley 1.8
 
3
8
 
 
Mr Scrivener a Bill
3
14
9
 
 
 
9
6
7
 
 
Disbursments Continuerd
 
 
 
 
Oct 8
Paid a bill for Widow How at Canewdon Essex [a village in north Rochford District of Essex] to Oct 10
3
13
6
 
 
Mr Cockril a Bill for Shoose for Dury & his Wife 12/6 - Gosticks Child 3/2
 
15
8
 
 
Paid a shop bill for Perkins
 
9
5
½
 
paid Turvey is Fees for Buring a child Mary Branson
 
1
6
 
 
for Faggots
 
8
6
 
 
Mr Simons a Bill
 
 
 
 
 
Booking and Gatharing two Leves
 
13
0
 
 
Paid Jn Simons [Symons] & Rich Scrivener Expences of Two meetings at Towcester as collectors of Taxes
 
19
0
 
 
ditto Expences on the day of Appeal
 
5
0
 
 
ditto 2 Hundred of Faggets
 
10
0
 
 
paid Mr Scrivener a Bill Lost by Leveys
 
10
6
 
 
pd ditto Expences at Easter meeting
1
11
6
 
 
Do a Bill paid Wm Harris
 
9
9
 
 
Do for two Load of Wood Carting
 
11
6
 
 
Do Overseers Warrant
 
2
6
 
 
Expences at Grafton meeting
 
7
0
 
 
pd Mr Collison a Bill for Postige of Letters & thatching the Poor House 2                        3 Hicks boys pass ill
 
6
0
 
 
ditto paid for goods a Shift & a Quilt bought for Mary Perkings
 
5
10
 
 
Ditto for Samuel Durrant and Wife a Bed Quilt and rug
 
10
6
 
 
 
12
10
8
½
 
 
9
6
7
 
 
 
8
17
7
 
 
 
57
12
8
½
 
 
88
7
7
 
 
Recd' by two Levys                           84 -  1 -  2
 
 
 
 
 
Recd' of Mr Rich Scrivener            16 -11 -  3
 
 
 
 
 
                                                               100 - 12 - 5
 
 
 
 
 
Ballance due to the Parish
12
4
10
 
 
 
100
12
5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Disburstments of Samel Battems Overseer of the Poor of the Parish of Cosgrove for Part Of the year 1790
 
 
 
 
 
paid a Bill for mary Blake going to the aspate [hospital]
5
15
6
 
Oct 15
Wickley Pay
2
8
3
 
22
Wickley Pay
2
8
3
 
29
Wickley Pay
2
8
3
 
Nov 5
Wickley Pay
2
8
3
 
12
Wickley Pay
2
8
3
 
19
Wickley Pay
2
8
3
 
 
pd for Sary Scarr for the hick?
 
1
6
 
 
for a hundred of fagets
1
10
0
 
 
gave Elizabeth hobs
 
5
0
 
26
Wickley Pay
2
8
3
 
 
gave Elizabeth hobs
 
5
0
 
Dce 3
Wickley Pay
2
8
3
 
 
gave Elizabeth hobs
 
5
0
 
10
Wickley Pay
2
8
3
 
 
gave Elizabeth hobs
 
5
0
 
 
Gave Gane Curtis for nusing Old Wadkins
 
3
0
 
17
Wickley Pay
2
8
3
 
 
Paid for a Sheet for Old Wadkins
 
4
0
 
 
gave Elizabeth hobs
 
5
0
 
 
for fetching a Load of Wood from Perry for Sue harnol [Arnold]
 
6
0
 
24
Wickley Pay
2
8
3
 
 
Elizabeth harris for linin and Stokins
 
6
6
 
 
Wm Wadkins a Short
 
4
0
 
 
Do is Wife a Shift
 
2
6
 
 
Elez Jarves a Shift
 
2
6
 
 
Expences for having Elez hobs to the hospatle Sent in with her
 
15
0
 
24 to 30
My Charge for horses and Cart
 
10
0
 
31
Wickley Pay 
2
6
3
 
 
 
40
5
10
 
 
Disbustments Continued
 
 
 
 
 
for Mr Simon is man going to helmdon
 
2
0
 
 
gave nan hines
 
3
0
 
Jan 4
gave Sue harnol [Arnold]
 
4
0
 
 
for a hundred of fagots
1
10
0
 
 
gave ganey Curtes for Nursing Old Wadkins
 
3
0
 
13
pd a bill to Mrs Benson for Elezebeth hobs
 
7
0
 
7
Wickley Pay 
2
6
3
 
14
Wickley Pay 
2
6
3
 
20
pd for mending a pare of Sues
 
1
6
 
21
Wickley Pay 
2
6
3
 
23
Gave geney Curtes for Nursing Old Wadkins
 
6
0
 
28
Wickley Pay 
2
6
3
 
Feb 4
Wickley Pay 
2
6
3
 
 
for a hundred of fagots
1
10
0
 
 
Gave Elizebeth garves
 
2
0
 
11
Wickley Pay 
2
6
3
 
18
Wickley Pay 
2
6
3
 
 
Gave Elezabeth garves
 
1
0
 
25
Wickley Pay 
2
6
3
 
 
Gave Nan Hines
 
3
0
 
Mar 4
Wickley Pay 
2
6
3
 
11
Wickley Pay 
2
6
3
 
 
Gave Sue harnol [Arnold]
 
5
0
 
 
mary harnoll [Arnold]
 
1
6
 
 
gave Elezebeth jarves
 
 
6
 
 
for a hundred of fagots
1
11
6
 
 
Do for fetching them home
 
6
0
 
18
Wickley Pay 
2
5
9
 
 
Gave mary Penn
 
1
0
 
 
 
32
5
3
 
 
Dirs Burstments Continued
 
 
 
 
25
Wickley Pay 
2
5
9
 
 
for mary Travels Coffing
 
10
0
 
 
Do for her Burell
 
13
0
 
 
for mary ferns bed Sted
 
2
0
 
 
for a bed Cord to it
 
1
0
 
 
for a cetle
 
1
0
 
 
pd a bill from Redbourn for Thomas Hornol deceased
2
11
10
 
 
gave Mary fern
 
1
0
 
 
Gave Mary Durant
 
2
0
 
April 1
Wickley Pay 
2
5
9
 
8
Wickley Pay 
2
5
9
 
 
pd for a leter from Edmonton
 
 
9
 
 
pd for a leter from Redborn
 
 
6
 
 
pd Old Holaway [Holloway]s Rent to W D Dickins    24
2
10
0
 
 
pd Mrs Willason for mary ferns lodging & bd
 
5
6
 
 
Gave mary Parkins for nursing Bidy jarvies
 
1
6
 
15
Wickley Pay 
2
5
9
 
 
for fetchin Hold Holaway [Holloway]s Goods from Dan Sanger
 
12
0
 
 
Gave Jno Hilay [Iley]
 
1
0
 
 
Gave Mary Parkens [Perkins]
 
 
6
 
22
Wickley Pay 
2
5
9
 
 
pd Mr Worley a Bill
5
19
6
 
 
for a hundred of fagets
 
15
0
 
 
pd Wm Branson for work at Holaway [Holloway]s house
 
8
2
 
 
Rent of the Poor Houses pd to Mr Smith …… 1791
1
10
0
 
 
pd Mr Nichol for 66 fagets for Coale Ratlis
 
11
0
 
 
Expences with Robt filpot to Wolverton
 
6
0
 
 
Expences with temprance Carsbon
 
3
0
 
 
pd for a leter from Redborn
 
 
9
 
 
Bucking and Gathering for Levy
 
13
0
 
 
gave filpot
 
3
0
 
 
Lost by the Leves
 
9
9
 
 
 
29
14
6
 
 
Disbustments Continued
 
 
 
 
 
pd Wm Jones a bill for work Done at the toun housen
 
11
0
 
 
pd mr franklin
 
2
0
 
 
pd Mr Scrivener the Quartridge
1
18
0
 
Jan 4
pd Mrs Willason for Lodging mary Jones
 
7
0
 
 
pd Mr Scrivener a Sese bill
 
1
0
 
 
paid over franklin  Mrs Kingston 5/ Goodman 1/6 Aubrey 2/   that he Lost by leves
 
8
6
 
 
 
3
7
6
 
 
 
40
0
6
 
 
 
32
5
3
 
 
 
29
14
6
 
 
 
105
7
9
 
 
Rec'd by 2 Leves
84
1
2
 
 
Rec'd of Mr franklin
12
4
10
 
 
 
96
6
0
 
 
Due to Mr Battams
9
1
9
 
 
Rec'd from Mr Scrivener
 
13
0
 
 
Bal due to Mr Battams
8
18
9
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1791 April 26. Allowed the above accounts the balance to Samuel Battams being Eight Pounds eight Shillings and nine pence And we nominate Richard Nicholls and George Collison Overseers for the year Ensuing
 
 
 
 
 
Chas Walker
 
 
 
 
 
Mr Symons
 
 
 
 
 
Wm Battams for Samuel Battams
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16th May 1791 Verified on oath before me
 
 
 
 
 
Edward Bayley