Great Harwood Past

Poor Law Accounts 1794 – 95

The Disbursments of William Haworth Overseer of the Higher Town 1794
May
4Ellen Jiles Reief£0 2s 6d
To Thomas Read£0 1s 0d
Thomas Birtwell Rent£3 0s 0d
to Mary Shuttelworth£1 13s 0d
to Jonathan Calvert£0 19s 6d
to James Morres Daughter£0 4s 0d
John Heskin Rent£5 7s 6d
to Daniel Calvert£0 12s 0d
to Ann Jiles£0 8s 0d
to Mary Mercer£0 2s 6d
to Bettey Wensley£0 1s 0d
Payd to Relief for Thomas Hargreaves Children£2 2s 0d
to Bettey Dugdale£0 4s 0d
to William Haworth Wife£0 5s 0d
to James Haworth Wife 5 weeks Pay£0 6s 3d
Payd Thomas Mercer for Ann Romsbotom Coles£0 9s 6d
[sole entry on following page] Mercer for Removing Timothey Grimshaw£0 4s 6d
to Bettey Shuttelworth£0 4s 0d
to Bettey Mercer 5 weeks Pay£0 5s 0d
John Green Rent£2 12s 6d
Henery Green Do£1 1s 0d
14thJonathan Calvert Do.£2 0s 0d
Paid to Eliz Sale for Doctoring see a bill£0 8s 10d
15for going to Whaley£0 1s 0d
17Paid John Aspinal for Ale When the Acounts was Setteld£0 5s 4d
18Rilief for Bettey Wittecor£0 2s 0d
William Mercer for Horse & Cart for Widow Shuttleworth£0 1s 0d
19for Remooving Timothey Grimshaw£0 2s 0d
Expence£0 1s 6d
20Agnes Browne Rent£1 4s 0d
for going to Whaley Nab£0 0s 6d
22Mary Filding Rent£1 1s 0d
[sole entry on following Page] Wm. Mercer for fliting Wm. H wife & Bettey Wensley & B Dugdale & B Shuttelworth£0 4s 6d
24For Removing Wm. H Wife & Bettey Wensley & B. Dugdale & B. Shuttelworth for going & horse£0 2s 8d
Expence£0 0s 5d
26Ann Critchley Rent£0 4s 0d
to Lawrence Catora for Bettey Dugdale Son£0 1s 6d
Toun Det. To Jeffra Brogden£0 5s 0d
Paid Robort Pickles£0 3s 5d
Samuell Morris£0 8s 6d
to Tho. Read 5 yeards of Drab at 2s 6d per£0 12s 6d
Do 5 1/2 yards of Blue Plaine at 2.2 per£0 11s 5d
for Going With James Hindle Wife to Poor House£0 2s 6d
Expence£0 1s 6d
£28 9s 10d
Disburst in June
to James Morres 2 Months Pay£0 6s 0d
Henery Green Rent£2 2s 0d
James Green Do.£2 2s 0d
to Jonathan Calvert£0 12s 0d
to Daniel Calvert£0 12s 0d
to Jane Hindle£0 4s 0d
to Bettey Dugdale£0 1s 0d
to Bettey Wensley£0 4s 10 1/2d
to Bettey Shuttelworth 4 week£0 8s 0d
to Ann Jiles 4 Do.£0 8s 0d
John Riley Rent£1 4s 0d
5for Going to Whalley£0 1s 0d
9for going to Blackburn£0 1s 0d
10to Thomas Whitcker Susan Spencer 9 weeks pay£0 9s 0d
to Robet Bannester Rilef£0 4s 0d
Robet Bannester Rent£0 1s 6d
John Mercer one quarter Rent£0 15s 0d
to Robet Mercer for Roger Wensley£2 2s 0d
[‘Workhouse’ written at top of following page but no amounts given]
to John Sourbuts for going to Brindle£0 2s 6d
to Bettey Wensley Cloges£0 0s 9d
to Bettey Whiticker Padiam Do£0 2s 1d
for Reparieing Bettey Wensley fire grate£0 1s 3d
William Haworth wife 5 weeks Pay£0 10s 0d
Wm. Mercer for Wm. Howorth wife Coles£0 5s 0d
14Henery Smaley Wife at Blackburn£0 5s 0d
Do. For going to Blackburn£0 1s 0d
19thBettey Wensley & Bettey Dugdale Rent£2 0s 0d
Daniel Calver Rent£3 3s 0d
20Henry Smaley Wife Rent£1 15s 0d
to Henry Smaley Wife£0 4s 0d
22James Rushton Wife at Boulton£0 17s 0d
Table Wages & Expence Do.£0 1s 4d
28to Henery Smaley Wife£0 3s 0d
to Wm. Mercer for fliting Robt. Bannester£0 3s 0d
fo me & Horse£0 2s 6d
Expence fliting£0 0s 5d
to Bettey Mercer£0 1s 0d
Mary Feilding 52 Weeks Pay see Bill£3 18s 0d
to James Haworth Wife 5 weeks Pay£0 6s 3d
Expence With Robet Bannester & Wife£0 13 11 1/2s 3 11d
£26 19s 5d
Disburst in July
Daniel Calvert 5 weeks Pay£0 15s 0d
Wm. Haworth Wife 4 weeks Pay£0 8s 0d
for W. Haworth Wife paid to Missr. Vickers£0 3s 0d
to Bettey Shuttelworth 5 weeks pay£0 7s 6d
to Ann Jiles 5 weekes Pay£0 7s 6d
James Ashworth Rent£4 4s 0d
to Henery Smalley Wife 4 weekes Pay£0 10s 0d
£6 15s 0d
Disburst in August
to Henery Smalley Wife 5 Weeks pay£0 12s 6d
to Wm. Haworth Wife 4 Weekes Pay£0 8s 0d
to Ann Jiles 4 Weekes Pay£0 6s 0d
James Morras 5 weekes Pay£0 3s 9d
Daniel Calvert 4 weekes Pay£0 10s 0d
to Bettey Shuttelworth 5 weekes Pay£0 7s 6d
for going to Boulton£0 4s 0d
to Bettey Mercer 5 weekes Pay£0 2s 6d
to Wm. Mercer 5 lodes of Coles for Jonathan Calvert£0 5s 10d
Widdow Hodgson at Warrigton£3 19s 6d
25thJames Rushton Wife at Manchester£0 8s 0d
Do. Meat£0 1s 0d
Sepr. 4th to John Heskin for Buriain his child£0 5s 0d
Sepr. 6th Pade to Robet Parker for Wm. Haworth Wife£5 15s 7 1/2d
[single entry on following page] to Bettey Dugdale Quarter Pay£14 2s 2d
Disburst in September
6thMy jorney to Whalley£0 1s 0d
to Bettey Dugdale 4 weekes Pay£0 4s 0d
to Bettey Mercer 4 weekes Pay£0 2s 0d
to James Morras 5 weekes Pay£0 5s 9d
to Wm. Haworth wife 5 weekes Pay£0 10s 0d
to Daniel Calvart 5 weekes Pay£0 12s 6d
to Bettey Shuttelworth 4 weekes£0 6s 0d
to Henery Smalley wife 4 do£0 10s 0d
to Ann Jiles 5 weekes Pay£0 7s 6d
8thBettey Mercer Rent£1 4s 0d
James Cunliff Rent£1 6s 0d
My Jorney to Blackburn about fliting Henry Smalley wife£0 1s 0d
15Bettey Wensley 6 yards of linin Cloth at 10d per£0 5s 0d
20My jorney to Whalley£0 1s 0d
Book Sineing£0 2s 0d
25thPade to John Barker for Susan Spencer 15 wee as Pay£0 15s 0d
24thExpence with Sargen. Peters at Blackburn£0 2s 0d
My Jorney to Blackburn about fliting Henry Smalley wife£0 1s 0d
24Ann Rushton at Manchester relief£0 2s 0d
do. Meat£0 0s 8d
to Henery Smalley wife Relief£0 3s 0d
£6 19s 5d
Disburst In October
to Bettey Mercer 4 weekes Pay£0 2s 0d
to Henery Smalley wife 4 Do.£0 14s 0d
to James Morras 4 Do.£0 3s 0d
to Bettey Shuttelworth 4 Do.£0 6s 0d
to Ann Giles 4 D.£0 6s 0d
to Wm. Haworth wife 4 Do.£0 10s 0d
to Bettey Dugdale 4 D.£0 5s 0d
Timothey Grimshaw Rent£3 3s 0d
To. Robt. Breakwell horse at flitting£0 1s 6d
to Daniel Calvert 4 weekes Pay£0 10s 0d
11thThomas Read Rilief£0 10s 6d
Do. Meat£0 0s 6d
Henery Smalley wife 4 Months Rent£1 5s 4d
4 yard of Broad Cloth 3s 9d per for Daniel Calvert & his son£0 15s 0d
September 21st Jas. Haworth wife 12 weekes Pay£0 15s 0d
Augt. 22nd Wm. Mercer for Bettey Wensley 6 Loads of Coals£0 3s 0d
Thomas Read 4 Meels Meat£0 1s 4d
A Letter from John Livesey at Manchester£0 0s 4d
£9 11s 6d
Disburst In November
to Wm. Haworth Wife 4 Weekes Pay£0 10s 0d
To Daniel Calvert 4 Do.£0 11s 0d
To Bettey Mercer 4 Do.£0 2s 0d
To Henery Smalley wife 4 Do.£0 14s 0d
To Bettey Shutleworth 4 D.£0 6s 0d
To Thomas Read Rilief£0 10s 0d
To Bettey Dugdel 4 weeks Pay£0 4s 0d
To Ann Jiles 4 D.£0 6s 0d
To Agnes Brown£0 2s 0d
My jorney to haslingden£0 2s 0d
Pade to Wm. Mercer for 6 Lodes of Coles for Bettey Wensley£0 5s 0d
Pade to Robert Brackewell for 9 1/2 Lodes of Coles for Robert Bannester 1s 1 1/2 d per£0 10s 8d
Bettey Dugdel Blanket£0 2s 0d
£4 4s 8d
Disburst In January
December 18th My Jorney to Whalley£0 1s 0d
December 20th My Jorney to Preston£0 3s 0d
To Sumons for Georg Rushton£0 1s 0d
To Bettey Dugdel 4 weeks Pay£0 4s 0d
To Ann Jiles 4 Do.£0 6s 0d
To Hnery Smaley wife 4 Do.£0 14s 0d
To Bettey Mercer 4 D.£0 2s 0d
Christopher Parker on Robt. Bannister account£0 6s 10d
to Wm. Haworth Wife 4 Weekes Pay£0 10s 0d
To Daniel Calvert 4 Do.£0 12s 0d
To Thomas Mercer 4 Do.£0 12s 0d
To Thomas Mercer 1 Do.£0 3s 0d
To Bettey Shuttelworth 4 D.£0 6s 0d
Pade Wm. Mercer to 6 lodes of Coles for Bettey wensley£0 3s 3d
£4 6s 1d
Disburst in February
To Henery Smaley wife 4 weekes Pay£0 14s 0d
To Bettey Dugal 4 Do.£0 4s 0d
To Bettey Dugal 4 Do.£0 1s 0d
To Do. Mercer 4 Do.£0 2s 0d
To Do. Shuttelworth 4 Do.£0 6s 0d
To Wm. Haworth wife 4 Do.£0 10s 0d
To Daniel Calvert 4 Do.£0 12s 0d
To Widdow Bannester 4 Do.£0 12s 0d
Do. One lode of coles£0 1s 1 1/2d
Pade Wm. Mercer to 6 lodes of Coles for Bettey wensley£0 5s 3d
D. Dugdal son clogs£0 0s 8d
Peter Whalley widdow from 29th of Decr. To 23rd of Feby. 2s 6d per week£1 0s 0d
Expence of Takin Henry Bradshaw£0 9s 2d
£4 17s 2 1/2d
Disburst In March
to Wm. Haworth Wife 4 Weekes Pay£0 10s 0d
To Widdow Bannester 4 Do.£0 12s 0d
To Betty Shuttelworth 4 Do.£0 6s 0d
To Do. Mercer 4 Do.£0 2s 0d
To Do. Dugdel 4 Do.£0 4s 0d
To Daniel Calvert 4 Do.£0 12s 0d
To Henery Smalley wife 4 Do.£0 14s 0d
11James Cunliff rilief£0 2s 0d
18James Rushton wife relief£0 1s 0d
Do. Meat£0 0s 4d
22ndBettey Shuttelworth Do.£0 1s 6d
A Letter from Brindle£0 0s 1 1/2d
3dJohn Heskin relief£0 1s 0d
Thomas Read Do.£0 3s 6d
Bettey Shuttelworth Do.£0 2s 0d
Do. Dugel 6 yards of lin cloth at 1s per yd£0 6s 0d
Do. Do. 4 yards of Blew Cloath at 2s 3d per yd£0 9s 0d
To Vict- Ann Jiles & Jerh. Spencer acquit. See a Bill£1 6s 5 1/2d
To a Bed 13 Weeks at 4d per£0 4s 4d
A New pair of clogs 2s 3d & stockings 1s 5d£0 3s 8d
Snuff 13 Weeks at 3d per£0 3s 3d
Jeremiah Spencer Enterances 1s Washing 2s 1 week£0 1s 2d
My jorney to Brindle£0 2s 6d
Jon. Livesey from Manchester Relief£0 10s 2 1/2d
£6 18s 1/2d
Disburst in April
To Betty Dugdal Relief£0 4s 0d
To Do. Butterworth 5 weeks Pay£0 8s 0d
To Do. Mercer 5 Do.£0 2s 6d
To Do. Dugdale 5 Do.£0 5s 0d
To Henery Smaley wife 5 Do.£0 17s 6d
To Wm. Haworth Wife 5 Do.£0 12s 0d
To Danial Calvert 5 Do.£0 15s 0d
To Widdow Bannester 5 Do.£0 15s 0d
Pade Robert Parker on Wm. Haworth Wife account£0 9s 5d
Susan Spencer from 23rd of September to 7th of April 1s per week£1 5s 0d
12thWiddow Grimshaw from Manchester relief£0 3s 6d
Do. Expence£0 0s 2 1/2d
24thThomas Read relief [widdow Whalley written under]£0 3s 0d
£6 3s 7 1/2d
Seen and allowed by us
Alex Mercer
Wm. Mercer
Thos. Aspden
Disburst in May£28 9s 18d
Disburst in June£26 19s 5d
Disburst in July£6 13s 0d
Disburst in August£14 2s 2 1/2d
Disburst in September£6 19s 5d
Disburst in October£9 11s 6 1/2d
Disburst In November£4 4s 8d
Disburst in December£6 4s 6d
Disburst In January£15 3s 1d
Disburst in Febuary£4 17s 2 1/2d
Disburst in March£6 18s 1/2d
Disburst in April£12 14s 7 1/2d
£142 19s 7 1/2d