Cosgrove Overseers' Accounts 1791-92

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1791-92
 
 
 
 
 
The Disbusments of Richard Nicholls Oversearer of the Poor beginning to pay April 26 1791
£
s
d
 
 
pd Ed Joaneis the Expences at Easter Meeiting
1
13
6
 
Apr 28
pd Marey Arnoll [Arnold]] by order at a vestrey
 
4
0
 
 
pd Marey Parkins [Perkins] for Nursing Eliz Garveis [Jarvis]
 
1
0
 
 
pd all the poor the wickley pay
2
4
6
 
 
pd for Lace Thread for Marey Parkins [Perkins]
 
2
10
½
May 1
Gave Jeame Curteis [Curtis] when is wife worse ill
 
2
0
 
3
pd Marey Parkins [Perkins] for Nursing Eliz Garveis  [Jarvis]
 
1
0
 
 
pd the quortridge to Mr Scrivener
1
5
8
 
4
pd Sarah Clarke for Laing Saml Durrants Wife
 
5
0
 
6
pd all the poor  
2
4
6
 
 
pd Marey Parkins [Perkins] for Nursing Eliz Garveis [Jarvis]
 
1
0
 
 
14 faggits to Poor at 2d each
 
2
4
 
 
Gave Jeames Curteis [Curtis] 
 
3
0
 
7
Gave John Duerney [Dury]
 
1
0
 
10
Gave Jeames Curteis [Curtis] 
 
2
0
 
13
pd all the poor  
2
4
6
 
 
pd Marey Parkins [Perkins] for Nursing Eliz Garveis [Jarvis]
 
2
0
 
14
Gave Jeames Curteis [Curtis] 
 
2
0
 
17
pd for 2 Leatters from Eadmonton
 
1
2
 
18
Gave Jeames Curteis [Curtis] 
 
2
0
 
19
Gave Ann Hines by order of a vestrey
 
5
0
 
20
pd Lidey Curtis Sis[t]er for Nursing hur 3 wicks at 2s per wick by order of a vestrey
 
6
0
 
 
pd all the poor  
2
4
6
 
21
pd Marey Parkins [Perkins] for Nursing Eliz Garveis [Jarvis]
 
2
0
 
22
Gave Jeames Curteis [Curtis] 
 
2
0
 
 
 
14
4
6
½
 
The Disbusments Continue
 
 
 
 
May 23
pd Willm Dickens for 2 pares Shoes for John Durney [Dury] Children by order of vestrey
 
5
9
 
24
gave Sarah Durney [Dury] when ill
 
 
6
 
26
pd Mr Symones for 1 Hundard faggits
1
4
0
 
 
pd Mr Symones what he pd Hanah Linom at Easter by order of a vestrey
 
4
0
 
27
gave Sarah Durney [Dury] when ill
 
1
0
 
 
pd all the poor
2
4
6
 
 
Gave Eliz Hoabes [Hobbs]
 
1
0
 
 
pd Jeames Curteis [Curtis] Sister for Nursing his wife
 
2
0
 
28
Gave Jeames Curteis [Curtis] 
 
2
0
 
29
gave Sarah Durney [Dury] when ill
 
 
6
 
30
Gave Eliz Hoabes [Hobbs]
 
1
0
 
 
pd for Lace Thread for Eliz Hoabes [Hobbs]
 
 
6
½
June 2
pd Jeames Curteis [Curtis] Sister for Nursing his wife
 
2
0
 
3
pd all the poor
2
2
0
 
 
Gave John Durney [Dury]
 
1
0
 
 
Gave Eliz Hoabes [Hobbs]
 
1
0
 
 
Gave Jeameis Curteis [Curtis] 
 
2
0
 
6
Gave Jeameis Curteis [Curtis] 
 
2
0
 
8
Gave Eliz Hoabeis
 
1
0
 
10
pd all the poor
2
2
0
 
 
pd Ed Joaneis for Eliz Hoabes [Hobbs] Board
 
2
0
 
 
pd Ed Joaneis for Beare for the Leaines out & Willm Turvey of Eliz Garveis [Jarvis]
 
 
10
 
 
Gave John Durney [Dury]
 
1
0
 
11
Gave Jeameis Curteis [Curtis] 
 
2
0
 
 
Gave his Sister for Nursing his wife
 
1
0
 
 
pd 4 men [pallbearers] for Carin Eliz Garveis  [Jarvis]to Church
 
4
0
 
16
Gave Thos Durrant when ill
 
2
0
 
 
Gave Eliz Hoabes [Hobbs]
 
1
0
 
17
pd all the poor
2
2
0
 
 
Gave John Durney [Dury]
 
1
0
 
18
Gave Jeameis Curteis [Curtis] 
 
4
0
 
19
Gave Thos Atterbury for Gardin [guarding]Willm Woodkins at Ed Joaneis [Jones]
 
1
0
 
 
 
12
1
7
½
 
The Disbusment Continue
 
 
 
 
June 19
Gave Samuell Durrant when ill
 
1
0
 
 
Gave Thos Durrant by order of a vestrey
 
2
0
 
20
Gave John Durney [Dury]
 
 
4
 
21
Gave Samuell Durrant when ill
 
1
0
 
 
Gave Eliz Hoabes [Hobbs]
 
1
0
 
22
Gave Thos Durrant 
 
2
0
 
 
Gave Jeameis Curteis [Curtis] 
 
2
0
 
24
pd all the poor
2
2
0
 
 
Gave Thos Aterbrey [Atterbury] when ill
 
2
0
 
25
Gave Thos Durrant wife
 
3
0
 
26
Gave Thos Aterebrey [Atterbury] 
 
2
0
 
27
Gave Thos Durrant widow
 
3
0
 
28
Gave Thos Aterebrey [Atterbury] 
 
4
0
 
 
Gave Jeameis Curteis [Curtis] 
 
2
0
 
 
Gave Eliz Hoabes [Hobbs]
 
1
0
 
29
Gave Samuell Durrant when ill
 
1
9
 
 
Gave Sarah Sear for Going to Mr Worley for John Iley
 
 
6
 
July 1
pd all the poor
2
2
0
 
 
Gave Jeameis Curteis [Curtis] 
 
2
0
 
 
pd Jeames Curteis [Curtis] Sister Nursing 2 wicks
 
4
0
 
2
Gave Thos Aterebrey [Atterbury] 
 
2
0
 
 
Gave Thos Durrant widow by order of a veastrey
 
6
0
 
4
Gave Thos Aterebrey [Atterbury] 
 
2
0
 
5
Gave Thos Aterebrey [Atterbury] 
 
2
0
 
6
Gave John Durney [Dury]
 
1
0
 
 
Gave Jeameis Curteis [Curtis] 
 
2
0
 
7
Gave Thos Aterebrey [Atterbury] 
 
3
0
 
 
Gave Willm Turvey for Eliz Garveis and John Iley Bural
 
4
6
 
 
pd Ed Joaneis for Beare for Willm Woadkins and Thos Aterebrey [Atterbury] a Gardin him
 
10
6
 
 
pd Ed Joaneis [Jones] for Beare at John Jeley Bural
 
5
8
 
8
pd all the poor
2
2
0
 
9
Gave Thos Aterebrey [Atterbury] 
 
3
0
 
 
Gave Jeameis Curteis [Curtis] 
 
2
0
 
 
 
10
2
9
 
 
The Disbusments Continue
 
 
 
 
9
pd for his Sister Nursing 1 wick
 
2
0
 
 
Gave Eliz Hoabes [Hobbs]
 
1
0
 
 
pd the Leaines out and affidavit for John Jley
 
3
0
 
11
pd Marey Furne for Siting by Eliz Garveis [Jarvis] when Dead
 
1
0
 
12
pd the qurtridge to Mr Scrivener and Sesions and Size bills
2
11
4
 
15
pd all the poor
2
2
0
 
 
pd Wllm Joaneis for Eliz Garveis [Jarvis]Coafein [Coffin]
 
10
0
 
 
ditto for John Iley Coafein
 
10
0
 
 
ditto for seatin up Marey Furne Bead Stead [Bedstead]
 
 
4
 
 
Gave Jeameis Curteis [Curtis] 
 
2
0
 
 
pd his Sister for Nursing 1 wick
 
2
0
 
 
Gave Eliz Hoabes [Hobbs]
 
1
0
 
16
pd for a Leatter from Scaldweill
 
 
2
 
17
Gave Thos Aterebrey [Atterbury] 
 
6
0
 
 
Gave Susannah Arnoll [Arnold]l by order of a veastrey
 
5
0
 
22
pd all the poor
2
2
0
 
 
Gave Thos Aterebrey [Atterbury] 
 
6
0
 
 
Gave Eliz Hoabes [Hobbs]
 
1
0
 
23
pd Willm Boot to make Lace as per bill Mary Fernes Children
 
10
6
 
 
pd for peatecoat Marey Furne
 
1
0
 
 
Gave Jeameis Curteis [Curtis] 
 
2
0
 
 
pd his Sister for Nursin 1 wick
 
2
0
 
29
pd all the poor
2
2
0
 
 
Gave Jeameis Curteis [Curtis] 
 
2
0
 
 
pd his Sister 1 wick Nursin
 
2
0
 
 
Gave Thos Aterebrey [Atterbury] 
 
6
0
 
 
Gave Eliz Hoabes [Hobbs]
 
2
6
 
31
pd Marey Furne for Nursin John Jley
 
1
0
 
Aug 1
Gave Thos Durrant widow
 
1
6
 
5
pd all the poor
2
2
0
 
 
Gave Thos Aterebrey [Atterbury] 
 
6
0
 
 
Gave Jeameis Curteis [Curtis] 
 
2
0
 
 
Gave Thos Aterebrey [Atterbury] 
 
2
0
 
 
Gave Jeameis Curteis [Curtis] Sister Nursin
 
2
0
 
 
 
15
6
4
 
 
Total Disbusments
94
0
10
¾
 
Rec's by 2 Leavey at 6d in the pound
84
5
8
 
 
Redated book for Mr olever Leavey
 
1
5
½
 
 
84
4
2
½
 
Balance Due to Richd Nicholls
9
16
8
¼
 
 
 
 
 
 
1791
Disbursmnts of Geo. Collison
 
 
 
 
11th Oct
Ja.s Curtis 2 Faggotts
 
 
3
 
14
Weekly Pay
2
7
0
 
15
Bransons Horse to the Hospital
 
2
0
 
21
Weekly Pay
2
7
0
 
 
Ja[me]s Curtis 2 Fagts
 
 
3
 
22
Widw Arnoll [Arnold]d by Order
 
5
0
 
 
Bransons Horse to the Hospl
 
2
0
 
 
Jas Curtis 3 Faggotts
 
 
4
 
25
A Lame Vagrant
 
1
0
 
 
Lydia Curtis's Coffin
 
10
0
 
 
Laying out ditto & Affidavit
 
3
0
 
 
pd for Ale at Burying Do
 
5
0
 
 
Burying Expences & Tax
 
2
3
 
 
Shroud
 
4
0
 
28
Jas Curtis 3 Faggotts
 
 
4
 
 
Weekly Pay Stopp'd 1/6 of Jas Curtis & 1s of Sears
2
4
6
 
 
12 Score & 12 Faggotts 18d per score
1
17
9
 
 
½ Hd of Mr Symons 10/6 Carriage 1s 6d
 
12
0
 
2 Nov
Cole Ratley & Bela Hobbs 30 Faggotts
 
4
6
 
4
Curtis 2 Do
 
 
3
 
 
(weekly pay in after)
 
 
 
 
7
Mr Naseby bill Ja Curtis & Wife
 
6
11
 
11
Weekly Pay
2
4
6
 
 
Bransons Horse to the Hospl
 
2
0
 
18
Relievd Hicks at Hanslope with a Fracture
 
5
0
 
 
My Horse going to Do 
 
1
0
 
 
Weekly Pay
2
4
6
 
19
pd for a wheel [spinning wheel] for Durants wife
 
3
6
 
 
Holloway sent on the Rounds 18 days
 
3
0
 
 
Do when ill
 
2
0
 
24
Leter from M[ar]y Fern
 
 
8
 
25
Weekly Pay
2
4
6
 
26
Master Holloway ill
 
3
0
 
 
Bransons Horse to Hospl
 
2
0
 
28
Mr Franklin Bill for Expences for the Parish
 
15
0
 
2 Dec 
Weekly Pay
2
4
6
 
 
Jeffry 1 Faggott
 
 
1
½
5
Sam Durant ill
 
2
0
 
 
Holloway Senior Do
 
3
0
 
9
Weekly Pay
2
4
6
 
11
Bill Goathering M Perkins
1
0
7
 
 
Cleaning Do
 
1
0
 
 
Man going to Gaol with Do
 
1
0
 
 
2 Breakfast for Do
 
 
8
 
 
pd at Grafton for Do
 
1
0
 
 
3 Dinners at North'ton
 
2
6
 
 
My horse and Turnpikes
 
2
2
 
 
Carried on
26
8
9
¾
1791
Brought on
26
8
9
¾
11 Dec
Master Holloway ill
 
2
0
 
 
Sam Durrant 1 day unemployed
 
 
10
 
 
Thos Newman ill
 
2
0
 
 
Thos Atterbury Do
 
2
0
 
16
Weekly Pay added 2s to Master Holloway & 6d to Branson total 2/6
2
7
0
 
 
Holloway Bryon Rounds 9 days
 
 
9
 
17
Thos Atterbury ill
 
5
0
 
23
Do  
 
2
0
 
 
Weekly Pay
2
7
0
 
 
Rich Penn with a Broken Wrist
 
3
0
 
 
pd for Mary Blake coming from Bed-lam
 
10
6
 
30
Weekly Pay
2
7
0
 
 
Rich Penn
 
3
0
 
 
Bet Hobbs 4 fagts
 
 
6
 
31
Holloways Boy 12 days Rounds
 
1
0
 
 
Branson 9 days Do
 
3
0
 
 
Horse to the Hospl with Henry Branson
 
2
0
 
1792
Paid the Quartrage
1
6
8
 
6 Jan
Weekly Pay
2
7
0
 
 
Rich Penn
 
3
0
 
12
Holloway Boy 18 days on the Rounds
 
1
6
 
 
Jeffry Curtis 1 Fagt
 
 
1
½
13
Weekly Pay
2
7
0
 
 
Rich Penn
 
3
0
 
 
Expences attending Symons & Horse
 
4
6
 
14
Bet Hobbs ill
 
2
6
 
17
Sam Durant when ill
 
2
0
 
20
Weekly Pay
2
7
0
 
 
Richd Penn
 
3
0
 
 
Jeffry Curtis 2 Fagts
 
 
3
 
 
Holloway Boy on the Rounds
 
 
7
 
 
Panters Boy for Thread
 
1
0
 
 
Holloway Boy on the Rounds
 
 
3
 
21
A Vagrant that was ill
 
1
0
 
 
Mrs Hutt
 
10
6
 
22
Expences on Day of Appeal about the Militia
 
4
0
 
 
3 Fagts Curtis & Durant
 
 
4
½
26
Lettr from Canervder [Canewdon is a village in north Rochford District of Essex]
 
 
10
 
27
Weekly Pay
2
7
0
 
 
Richd Penn
 
3
0
 
 
Bet Hobbs 1 Fagt
 
 
1
½
 
Carried on 
48
6
1
¼
1792
Brought over
48
6
1
¼
3 Feby
Weekly Pay
2
7
0
 
 
Richd Penn
 
3
0
 
 
Holloways Boy 13 days on the Rounds
 
1
1
 
10
Weekly Pay
2
7
0
 
 
Richd Penn
 
3
0
 
13
Pd Mr Walker the Rent of  Wid Illiffe House 1¼ year due Michaelmas last [became a poor house]
1
5
0
 
 
Drury [Dury]s wife ill
 
2
0
 
17
Weekly Pay
2
7
0
 
 
Richd Penn
 
3
0
 
 
Sam Durant ill
 
1
0
 
21
Lettr from Keziah
 
 
3
 
 
pd on account of the Widow How to 17 Feby
5
16
0
 
 
pd Mr Nicholls his Balance of last yr
9
16
8
½
22
pd Mr Vernons a Bill Contracted by the late Overseer for ¼ Hd Fagts 5/3 & 4/6 to Mary Fyunde
 
9
9
 
 
Mrs Willason by D for William Wadkins
 
1
0
 
 
pd Mr Symons 8 score of faggots [at] 1.8. [hun] & Carriage & he delivered to the Poor
1
12
0
 
23
Pd Mr Nicholls for 26 Faggotts that Jeffry Curtis had
 
4
4
 
 
& for a Horse that Mr Nicholls hired to send Branson to the Hospital
 
2
6
 
 
Omitted the 4 Dec 1791 the Weekly Pay
2
4
6
 
24
Drury [Dury]s wife ill
 
2
0
 
 
Weekly Pay
2
7
0
 
 
Richd Penn
 
3
0
 
 
pd Nursing of Jenny Curtis
 
1
0
 
 
portage of 2 deliveries
 
1
5
 
27
Jeffry Curtis ill
 
1
0
 
28
Drury [Dury]s wife ill
 
1
0
 
2 March
Weekly Pay
2
7
0
 
 
Richd Penn
 
3
0
 
 
pd Nursing Jenny Curtis
 
1
0
 
7
Mary Durant for Gown
 
3
0
 
 
2 Shifts for Do
 
5
10
 
 
A Vagrant  
 
 
6
 
9
Weekly Pay
2
7
0
 
 
Richd Penn
 
3
0
 
 
Drury [Dury]s wife ill
 
1
0
 
 
Carried on 
89
19
11
¼
1792
Brought Over
89
19
11
¼
9 Mar
pd for making a Shirt for Panters Boy
 
 
8
 
10
pd for a Quilt for Mary Durant
 
2
6
 
 
Apron for Do
 
1
8
 
16
Weekly Pay
2
7
0
 
 
Richd Penn
 
3
0
 
 
Sarah Drury [Dury] ill
 
1
0
 
 
Ann Hine ill
 
1
0
 
 
pd Mr Brown a Bill for the Gosticks Child
 
8
8
 
 
pd a County Levy
2
9
4
 
20
Bet Hobbs ill
 
2
0
 
23
Weekly Pay
2
7
0
 
 
Richd Penn
 
3
0
 
 
Bed Matt for Mary Durant
 
3
6
 
 
An Assize & Session Bill
 
2
0
 
24
pd Mr Cockrill a Bill due in the year 1790
 
4
8
 
 
Sarah Drury [Dury] ill
 
1
0
 
 
Pettifer an additional 6d for winter ½ year 2/6 weeks
 
13
0
 
30
Weekly Pay
2
7
0
 
 
Richd Penn
 
3
0
 
 
Expences drawing the Militia at Tocester
 
3
6
 
 
pd Judith Durant for Nursing Sam Durants Wife
 
2
6
 
 
Lost by Levies Viz
 
 
 
 
 
John Goodmans                                             2  ..  3
 
 
 
 
 
John Atburys                                                   3  ..  0
 
3
0
 
 
Widow Turp.tons                                           7  ..  6
 
 
 
 
 
William Scafrrs [Scarr]                                           7  ..  6
 
 
 
 
 
Gathering & Booking 3 Leveys
 
19
6
 
Apr 2
pd Mr Nichols for 62 Fagts the Poor had
 
10
4
 
6
Weekly Pay
2
7
0
 
 
Richd Penn
 
3
0
 
 
pd Mr Smith the Rent of Poor Houses
1
10
0
 
 
Mr Worleys Bill
7
10
0
 
 
Mr Gerrards Bill
 
 
 
 
 
pd Mr Judge for Sundries for Durants wife when ill
 
3
0
 
7
pd Mr Symons for ¼ Hd Fagts the Poor had
 
6
0
 
 
Carried on
111
18
9
¾
1792
Bro' up
111
18
9
¾
Ap 9
Buryal of Willm Clerk [Clark] Child 2 & 3 Duty
 
2
3
 
 
Expences at Easter Meeting
1
11
6
 
 
 
113
2
6
¾
 
By Levys                         at 6d  1/6 in £
126
6
3
 
 
Due to Parish
12
13
8
¼
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
We allow the above Acct and Nominate Richd Scrivener & Jn Symons Overseers for the Yr Ensuing Apl 9 1792
 
 
 
 
 
Richd Nicholls
 
 
 
 
 
The Mark of Samuell Battams
 
 
 
 
 
Jn Dawson
 
 
 
 
 
Edwd Jones
 
 
 
 
 
Jn Symons
 
 
 
 
 
Richd Scrivener
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16th April 1792 Verified on oath before Robt Andrews
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12..13..8
the above Balance was pd by Geo Collison as Under
 
 
 
 
Apr 9
pd for Rent for Jas Curtis by Order of Vestry
1
5
0
 
 
Jones on Hicks's Acct
 
14
8
 
 
Expences Swearing Malitia passing Poor Acct &c at Tocester
 
4
0
 
 
2 Overseer Warrants
 
5
0
 
 
Mr Gerrad a Bill
2
7
11
 
 
Mr Rogers for Daury [Dury]
1
1
0
 
 
Lost one 6d Levy by Mr Godfreys Tenaments being unocupied
 
2
6
 
 
Stampes to Mr Worleys and Mr Garrards Bills
 
 
4
 
 
 
6
0
5
 
 
pd Mr Scrivener
6
13
3
¼
 
 
12
13
8
¼