| Matlock & Matlock
Bath : Lists Through the Centuries |
| Gifts & Aid to the King, Fines, Licences,
Taxes, Land Owners, Hardship, School Charity, Police, Magistrates |
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The Eighteenth Century:
Poor Charge, 1778 |
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1778
Acct of the Charge of the poor in
the Township of Matlock By Thos Pearson from Aprill the
23 to May 3th. |
Mr. Pearson would have been the Overseer of the Poor. His
lists below are on contained one folded sheet and cover
just a few months of his work within the parish. In addition
to the names of the poor and their children, some of whom
were illegitimate, Thomas Pearson includes other costs,
such as hay and payment for 9½ days work as well
as for a horse to take him to Chatsworth, Duffield and
Ashbourne.
The money was designed to provide outdoor relief for the
needy, sometimes giving them paid work (Wk.). Workhouses
provided indoor relief.
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Names |
No. |
P. |
Wk. |
£ |
s |
d |
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George ffinch |
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|
|
- |
- |
- |
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Rachel Pearson children |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
| |
Elisa; Davis bastard |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
| |
Rachel Pearson Uperwood |
2 |
- |
6 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
| |
Joseph Knowles |
2 |
- |
10 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
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Widow Barker |
2 |
1 |
- |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| |
Mary Daves Bastard |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
| |
Widow Bunting |
2 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| |
Thos Marting |
2 |
1 |
- |
0 |
5 |
0 |
| |
Widow Cook |
1 |
- |
6 |
0 |
? |
6 |
| |
Dina Pearson |
2 |
- |
9 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
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Widow Butler |
2 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
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Anthony Gregory child |
|
|
|
0 |
? |
0 |
| |
Mary Wigley |
2 |
- |
6 |
0 |
1? |
0 |
| |
Mary Carline |
1 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
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Marey Stevenson children |
2 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
| |
Hester Green |
2 |
1 |
- |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| |
Marget Carline child |
2 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
| |
Elisabeth Bunting child |
2 |
- |
8 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| |
Elisabath Megdaneld child |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| |
Sarah Barker child |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
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Accasional Payments |
£ |
s |
d |
| May 1 |
|
Mica Rowson |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| May 3 |
pd |
at meeting for ale |
0 |
1 |
6 |
| May 3 |
pd |
Ann Rowsen |
0 |
10 |
6 |
| May 4 |
pd |
Sarah Wardman |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| May 4 |
pd |
Mary Ward |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| May 5 |
|
William Torner |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| May 5 |
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Mica Rowson |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| May 7 |
pd |
bill Sam Wolly |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| May 10 |
pd |
Sarah Wardman |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| May 14 |
pd |
William Wardman |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| May 23 |
pd |
Mary Ward by Mr Raines |
0 |
5 |
0 |
| May 23 |
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To Thos Pearson to Ashbourn |
0 |
5 |
6 |
| May 24 |
pd |
Sarah Wardman |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| May 24 |
pd |
William Torner |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| May 24 |
pd |
Rachel Pearson third child |
0 |
5 |
0 |
| May 25 |
pd |
at workhouse |
1 |
9 |
3 |
| May 26 |
pd |
William Terner |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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£ |
s |
d |
| 5 Jul |
pd |
William Wardman at meeting |
0 |
2 |
6 |
| 5 Jul |
pd |
for ale at meeting |
0 |
1 |
6 |
| 5 Jul |
pd |
Mary Buckstone towards her house rent |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 6 Jul |
- |
Thos Pearson to Wensley |
0 |
1 |
6 |
| 10 Jul |
pd |
Sarah Wardman |
0 |
6 |
0 |
| 16 Jul |
pd |
Hannah Hallase |
0 |
2 |
6 |
| 17 Jul |
pd |
Sarah Wardman |
0 |
6 |
0 |
| 18 Jul |
pd |
Hannah Hallase |
0 |
4 |
0 |
| 19 Jul |
pd |
George Wright for shows [shoes?] for Thomas Martin |
0 |
5 |
4 |
| 19 Jul |
pd |
for ale |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| 21 Jul |
- |
Thos Pearson to Hopton |
0 |
1 |
6 |
| 21 Jul |
pd |
Mr Gell Clark |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| - |
- |
Hannah Hallase mentenanse & horse ??arrs |
0 |
1 |
6 |
| 24 Jul |
pd |
Sarah Wardman |
0 |
6 |
0 |
| 25 Jul |
pd |
Rachel Pearson (6 weeks) |
0 |
6 |
0 |
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Transcribed by Ann Andrews.
Information shared from the Mike Spencer collection.
A photocopy of this is held by the Derbyshire Record Office. |
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Other onsite records relating to the poor:
 Collection for poor relief, June, 1665.
Poor Rate, 1784 - Part 1 of 2.
Poor Rate, 1784 - Part 2 of 2.
Proposed House of Industry, 1831.
Before the Board at Bakewell, 1838 - 1841.
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