Great Harwood Past

Poor Law Accounts 1761 – 62

Poor Book
1761
Lower Town
Disburst by Wm. Aspden Overseer of the Poor of lower Town of Great Harwood for and in the stead of Alexander Mercer
Sunday May 3rd 1761
To John Briears of Great Harwood£ 0 6 s 6 d
To Alice Morris House Rent£ 0 16 s 0 d
To Henry Bradshaw of Blackburn£ 0 5 s 0 d
To Thos. Rishton£ 0 2 s 0 d
To Wm. Smalley Schoolmaster£ 0 1 s 6 d
To Wid. Giles£ 0 1 s 0 d
£ 1 12 s 0 d
June 7th 1761
To John Brears£ 0 6 s 6 d
To Thos. Rishton£ 0 2 s 0 d
To Henry Bradshaw£ 0 5 s 0 d
£ 0 13 s 6 d
July 6th 1761
To Thos. Rishton£ 0 2 s 0 d
To John Briears£ 0 7 s 0 d
To a Coat Cloth for John Briears£ 0 15 s 7 1/2 d
£ 1 4 s 7 1/2 d
Sunday Augt. 2nd 1761
To Wid. Morris she being Badly£ 0 1 s 0 d
To Thos. Rishton£ 0 2 s 0 d
To Mr. Smalley£ 0 1 s 0 d
To John Briears£ 0 7 s 0 d
To John Cunliffe for John Briears Shurts£ 0 5 s 0 d
£ 0 16 s 0 d
Sunday Sept. 6th 1761
To Margt. Giles a pint of wine she being sick£ 0 0 s 11 d
14thTo Margt. Giles Coffin£ 0 5 s 0 d
To Church dues£ 0 2 s 8 d
£ 0 8 s 7 d
Sunday 1st Octbr.
To Thomas Houlden of Manchester£ 0 4 s ? d
£ 0 4 s ? d
Sunday Novbr. 1st 1761
To Thos. Holden of Manchester£ 0 4 s 0 d
To John Briears£ 0 7 s 0 d
To Do. Shurts making£ 0 0 s 9 d
13thTo Spent upon a messenger that came to inform us about Peter Whalley of Coln breaking his leg 4d to be part of his wages for coming 8d£ 0 1 s 0 d
18thTo Peter Whalley of Coln when I went to see him£ 0 4 s 0 d
To Expences horse hire and in going to Coln£ 0 2 s 6 d
£ 0 19 s 3 d
Sunday Decbr. 6th 1761
To Holden of Manchester£ 0 4 s 0 d
To Widow Rishton Cloth bought of Thos. Brewer 9 yds of Lincey at 1s 2d yd£ 0 10 s 6 d
£ 0 14 s 6 d
Sunday Jany. 3rd 1762
To Thos. Holden of Manchester£ 0 4 s 0 d
Sunday Feby.7th 1762
To Thos. Holden£ 0 4 s 0 d
To Peter Whalley at Laur. Walmsleys when he came to gett a further Allowance£ 0 1 s 6 d
To Mr. Smalley 2s a letter from Tom. Holden£ 0 2 s 1 d
£ 0 7 s 7 d
Sunday March 7th 1762
To Thos. Holden£ 0 4 s 0 d
To pd. Wm. Bentley for John Briears Cloths Washing£ 0 2 s 0 d
To pd. Wm. Bentley for going to Whalley about Ramsbottom Lass£ 0 1 s 0 d
30thTo James Fielden of Blackburn himself and Family Badly£ 0 6 s 0 d
£ 0 13 s 0 d
Sunday April 4th 1762
To Thos. Holden of Manchester£ 0 4 s 0 d
To paid in part of Dr. Turner’s Bill of mentenance and cure of Peter Whalley Leg£ 1 1 s 0 d
13thTo James Fielden Stil Sick£ 0 4 s 0 d
15thTo 2 yds of Cloth for Isable Robertshaw ——-£ 0 2 s 8 1/2 d
thread and makeup 4d£ 0 0 s 4 d
18thTo a note publishing to acct.£ 0 0 s 2 d
To Timothy Grimshaw allowd at a meeting£ 0 8 s 3 d
Pd. Dr Sale£ 2 10 s 5 1/2 d
An Abstract of each Months Payments
May£ 1 12 s 0 d
June£ 0 13 s 6 d
July£ 1 4 s 7 1/2 d
Augt.£ 0 16 s 0 d
Sepr.£ 0 8 s 7 d
Octbr.£ 0 4 s 0 d
Nov’r£ 0 19 s 3 d
Decb’r£ 0 14 s 6 d
Jany.£ 0 4 s 0 d
Feby.£ 0 7 s 7 d
March£ 0 13 s 0 d
April£ 2 0 s 5 1/2 d
£ 9 17 s 6 d
By — rec’d from the town
By the Cart Officer£ 0 9 s 0 1/2 d
By 4 Leys at £2.11s.11d£ 10 7 s 8 d
By Ballc. For Azr. (?)£ 0 6 s 1 1/2 d
Rec. in all£ 11 2 s 10 d
Disburst£ 9 17 s 7 d
£ 1 5 s 3 d
Seen & Allowd by us
Pierce Wolstanholm
James West
James Walmsley
Poor Book 1762
Higher Town
Disburst to the Poor by John Hindle Overseer for the Higher Town of Gt. Harwood the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty two
Sunday May 3rd 1761
To Wid. Rishton of Blackburn£ 0 6 s 6 d
To Jane Anderton£ 0 2 s 6 d
To Wid. Giles£ 0 4 s 0 d
To Isable Robertshaw£ 0 5 s 0 d
To Jane Anderton House Rent£ 1 1 s 0 d
To Wm. Shuttleworth of Whalley£ 0 6 s 0 d
To Timothy Grimshaw twards his Cirtificate£ 0 2 s 0 d
To Chaff Bed for Jane Anderton£ 0 5 s 4 d
To Peter Whalley of Coln towards his House Rent£ 0 11 s 0 d
To Wid. Morrise£ 0 1 s 0 d
£ 3 4 s 4 d
June 7th 1761
To Expences at Whalley in going about Ramsbottom Daughter when with child£ 0 6 s 6 d
To Margt. Giles£ 0 4 s 0 d
To Henry Hill with Isable Robertshaw£ 0 5 s 6 d
To Jane Anderton£ 0 2 s 6 d
To Thos. Smalley£ 0 2 s 0 d
To Wid. Rishton£ 0 6 s 6 d
£ 1 7 s 0 d
July 5th 1761
Margt. Giles£ 0 4 s 0 d
To Isable Robertshaw£ 0 5 s 6 d
To Jane Anderton£ 0 2 s 6 d
To Cloths for Jane Anderton children£ 0 11 s 0 d
To Thos. Smalley£ 0 2 s 0 d
To Wid. Rishton£ 0 6 s 6 d
£ 1 11 s 6 d
Sunday Augt. 2nd 1761
To Poor Assessment being allowed£ 0 2 s 0 d
To Wid. Rishton£ 0 6 s 6 d
To Isable Robertshaw£ 0 5 s 6 d
To Marg’t Giles£ 0 4 s 0 d
£ 0 18 s 0 d
Sunday Septr. 6th 1761
To Wid. Giles£ 0 4 s 0 d
To Wid. Rishton£ 0 6 s 6 d
To Isable Robertshaw£ 0 5 s 6 d
To John Briears£ 0 7 s 0 d
To Thos. Rishton£ 0 2 s 0 d
To John Briears Cloggs£ 0 2 s 9 d
To Thos. Holden Wife from Manchester£ 0 3 s 6 d
To one Nights Entertainment 6d her diner 3d sp. 2d£ 0 0 s 11 d
£ 1 11 s 7 d
Sunday octbr. 4th 1761
To Isable Robertshaw£ 0 5 s 6 d
To Thos. Rishton£ 0 2 s 0 d
To Wid. Rishton£ 0 6 s 6 d
To Henry Bradshaw twards burying a Child£ 0 4 s 0 d
To pr. Of Clogs for one of Thos. Smalleys Children£ 0 1 s 0 d
To John Briears£ 0 7 s 0 d
£ 1 6 s 0 d
Sunday Novr. 1st 1761
To Isabel Robertshaw£ 0 5 s 6 d
To Thos. Rishton£ 0 2 s 0 d
Decbr.
To Isabel Robertshaw£ 0 6 s 0 d
To Thos. Rishton£ 0 2 s 0 d
To Wid. Rishton£ 0 6 s 6 d
To John Briears£ 0 7 s 0 d
To Spent about Jeremiah Broughton Goods£ 0 0 s 10 d
£ 1 2 s 4 d
Sunday Jany. 3rd 1762
To Wid. Rishton£ 0 6 s 6 d
To Thos. Rishton£ 0 2 s 0 d
To Isable Robertshaw£ 0 6 s 0 d
To Church dues for the Burial of John Briears£ 0 2 s 0 d
To bread 1s 9d Coffin 5s Ale 5s Candles 1d£ 0 11 s 10 d
£ 1 9 s 0 d
Sunday Feby. 7th 1762
To Wid. Rishton£ 0 6 s 6 d
To Isable Robertshaw£ 0 6 s 0 d
To Thos. Rishton£ 0 2 s 0 d
£ 0 14 s 6 d
Sunday March 8 1762
To Wid. Rishton£ 0 6 s 6 d
To Isabell Robertshaw£ 0 6 s 0 d
To Thos. Rishton£ 0 2 s 0 d
To James Fielden of Blackburn£ 0 3 s 0 d
£ 0 17 s 6 d
Sunday April 4th 1762
To Widow Rishton£ 0 6 s 6 d
To Isable Robertshaw£ 0 8 s 0 d
To Thos. Rishton£ 0 2 s 0 d
7thTo pd. Dr. Turner in part of his Bill of costs concerning Peter Whalley of Coln£ 3 0 s 10 d
To my trouble and Expences in going to Coln£ 0 2 s 6 d
To Paper£ 0 1 s 0 d
£ 4 0 s 10 d
An Abstract of each Months payment
May£ 3 4 s 4 d
June£ 1 7 s 0 d
July£ 1 11 s 6 d
Aug’t£ 0 18 s 0 d
Sept’r£ 1 11 s 7 d
Oct’br£ 1 6 s 0 d
Novbr. Collected from the Town & Leys at —- for —-£ 0 14 s 0 d
Dec’br£ 1 2 s 4 d
Jany£ 1 9 s 0 d
Feby£ 0 14 s 6 d
Mar£ 0 17 s 6 d
April£ 4 0 s 10 d
£ 18 16 s 7 d
Pd. Ball.£ 6 s 1 1/2 d
To the lower Town [inserted after amount of 6s 1 1/2d
£ 19 2 s 8 1/2 d
To pd. upon the Supervisor£ 16 1 s 2 d
To the old officer£ 0 6 s 5 1/2 d
£ 35 10 s 3 1/2 d
Collected 8 [Leys?] at £4.15s.11d per£ 38 7 s 4 d
By Cash rec’d for Days work at highways£ 0 16 s 6 d
£ 39 3 s 10 d
Disburst£ 35 10 s 3 1/2 d
Rm. To Town£ 3? 12 s 6 1/2 d