Poor Law Accounts 1773 – 74

Disburst by Wm. Aspden Overseer of the Poor of the Higher Town of Great Harwood the Year One Thousand seven Hundred and Seventy three
Out of Pockett last year£1 3s 0d
Sunday May 2nd 1773
To Richard Mercer Kirkham£0 8s 8d
Widow Mercer Do.£0 6s 6d
Henry Whittacre£0 8s 0d
Abraham Shaw Senr.£0 10s 0d
Wm. Shuttleworth£0 6s 0d
Widow Riley£0 5s 0d
Thos. Smalley Liverpool£0 8s 0d
Wm. Roscow Preston£0 10s 0d
repairing School Windows£0 1s 10d
22Widow Smith Preston 4 Weeks£0 16s 0d
Giles from Prescott£1 1s 0d
John Duckworth badly£0 2s 0d
26Widow Smalley house Rent£1 0s 0d
£6 3s -d
Sunday June 6th 1773
To Rich’d Mercer£0 8s 8d
Widow Mercer£0 6s 6d
Abraham Shaw£0 10s 0d
Wm. Shuttleworth£0 8s 0d
John Riley£0 8s 0d
A Note Publishing£0 0s 2d
Widow Riley£0 5s ?d
13Thos. Smally for June & July£0 16s ?d
Nich’s Dawson House Rent£1 12s ?d
21John Duckworth Do Do£1 5s ?d
Wm. Roscow£0 8s ?d
£6 8s 6d
Sunday July 4th 1773
To Richd: Mercer£0 8s 8d
Widow Mercer£0 6s 6d
Wm. Roscow£0 8s 8d
Abraham Shaw£0 10s 0d
Wm. Shuttleworth House Rent£1 1s 0d
15thWid: Smith since May 22d 8 Weeks£1 12s 0d
Wm. Roscow House Rent£3 5s 0d
Widow Smith Do.£1 15s 0d
Expences when Settled with James Fielden abt. James Rileys Children£0 2s 5d
Do. with Thos. Dewhurst about his Mother£0 0s 6d
£9 9s 9d
Sunday Aug.t 1st 1773
To Rich’d Mercer£0 8s ?d
Wm. Roscow£0 8s ?d
Widow Mercer£0 6s ?d
Abraham Shaw£0 10s ?d
Wm. Shuttleworth£0 8s ?d
John Leeming£0 10s ?d
James Riley Child£0 2s ?d
James Bentley Wife£0 8s ?d
John Duckworth£0 10s ?d
John Riley£0 8s ?d
To part of the appt’ce Fee w’th Jas. Riley£2 2s ?d
Exp’s at binding£0 2s ?d
Indr’s and Signing£0 5s ?d
28thWid: Smith 6 weeks£1 4s ?d
Thomas Smalley£0 8s ?d
John Leeming & Widow Mercer Rents£2 0s ?d
£10 2s ?d
Sunday Sept.r 3 1773
To Richard Mercer£0 8s 8d
Widow Mercer£0 6s 6d
Widow Duckworth£0 10s 0d
Wm. Shuttleworth£0 8s 0d
James Riley Child£0 2s 4d
Wm. Roscow£0 8s 8d
Abr’m Shaw£0 10s 0d
a Poor Book Signing£0 2s 0d
Publishing Do. in the Church£0 0s 2d
10thWidow Brogding from Good ffriday last to the 10th Inst.£1 2s 0d
Part of my Exps: to Manchester£0 2s 0d
14A Messenger from Keighley in Yorkshire ab’t a Settlement£0 1s 0d
My Expences at Blackburn in looking after the Settlement of the above person£0 1s 6d
£4 2s 10d
Sunday Octb.r 1773
To Rich’d Mercer£0 8s ?d
Widow Mercer£0 6s ?d
a Letter from John Livesey Manchester£0 0s ?d
Abraham Shaw£0 10s ?d
James Riley Child£0 2s ?d
Wm. Shuttleworth£0 8s ?d
Wm. Roscow£0 8s ?d
Widow Duckworth£0 6s ?d
8thWidow Smith 6 Weeks£1 4s ?d
Widow Baron Rent£2 12s ?d
Sarah Riley Indr’s & Signing£0 5s ?d
£6 12s ?d
Sunday Nov.r 7th 1773
Richd Mercer£0 8s 8d
Widow Mercer£0 6s 6d
Abraham Shaw£0 10s 0d
Wm Shuttleworth£0 8s 0d
James Riley Child£0 2s 4d
William Roscow£0 8s 8d
Adam Shuttleworth Badly£0 1s 0d
Wid: Duckworth£0 6s 0d
Clogs Ironing for John Riley Child£0 0s 5d
£2 11s 9d
Sunday December 5th 1773
Richd Mercer£0 8s ?d
Widow Mercer£0 6s ?d
Wm Roscow£0 8s ?d
Abraham Shaw£0 10s ?d
Wm Shuttleworth£0 8s ?d
James Riley Child£0 2s ?d
Widow Duckworth£0 6s ?d
Thos Smalley for Sept3 Oct6 Nov? December£1 12s ?d
A War.t [warrant] for Robt Calvert for Martha Anderton Child£0 4s ?d
Exps twice to the Justice and Attendance waiting officer£0 4s ?d
£4 10s 0d
Sunday Jany. 2nd 1774
To Richd Mercer£0 8s 8d
Widow Mercer£0 6s 6d
Wm Roscow£0 8s 8d
Abraham Shaw£0 10s 0d
Wm Shuttleworth£0 8s 0d
Jas Riley child£0 2s 4d
John Duckworth widow£0 6s 0d
A message To Whalley abt getting pay for Ramsbottam Bastard child£0 0s 6d
Widow Smith since ? 8th Octr last being 14 weeks£2 16s 0d
A pair of Breeches for Richd Mercer£0 4s 0d
A Waste Cote£0 7s 4 1/2d
Poor Book Signing Lower Town£0 2s 0d
Wm. Sale For Henry Baron son and John Riley Child see his Bill£0 6s 0d
£6 6s 0 1/2d
Sunday Feby. 6th 1774
To Richd Mercer£0 8s 8d
Widow Mercer£0 6s 6d
Abraham Shaw£0 10s 0d
James Riley child£0 2s 4d
Wm Shuttleworth£0 8s 0d
Ann Baron Widow for 1/2 year Rent£2 12s 6d
Widow Duckworth£0 6s ?d
Paid Roger Wensley for going to enquire abt Thos Hindle Indenture£0 1s ?d
22dWidow Smith from Jany 13th to the 24th Instant 6 weeks£1 4s ?d
£5 19s ?d
Wm. Roscow£0 8s ?d
£6 7s ?d
Sunday March 6th 1774
To Richd Mercer£0 8s 0d
Wid: Mercer£0 6s 6d
Abraham Shaw£0 10s 0d
James Riley child£0 2s 4d
Wm Shuttleworth£0 8s 0d
Widow Duckworth£0 4s 0d
William Roscow£0 8s 8d
A … : from John Livesey of Manchester£0 0s 1d
Thos Smalley for March and April£0 16s 0d
£3 4s 3d
Sunday April 3d 1774
To Richd Mercer£0 8s 0d
Wid: Mercer£0 6s 6d
Wm Roscow£0 8s 8d
Abraham Shaw£0 10s 0d
Wm Shuttleworth£0 8s 0d
Jas Riley Child£0 2s 4d
Wid: Duckworth£0 4s 0d
7Filliation Order Martha Anderton£0 6s 0d
Exps to sessions£0 2s 0d
14Widow Mercer£0 4s 0d
A mess.r going to John Riley£0 0s 2d
Widow Smith from 24 Feby to April 21 st£1 8s 0d
Jas: Riley son with P: Brennand 36 weeks£3 7s 6d
Wid: Brogdin from April 10 to May 1st 33 w£1 13s 8d
Note publishing 2 d paper 10d£0 1s 0d
£9 9s 10d
To Peter Green for Part of his last Recit.£0 18s 0d
£10 7s 10d
Brought from the Abstract£122 3s 6d
Pd Thos Rishton lower town overseer to Balance£1 14s 4d
£123 17s 10d
Collected 22 Leys at 4..19..71/2 109..11..9
Recd from Tythe 1..16..0
Recd to Ball.c from lower town
Constable 2..6..11 1/2
£113 14s 8 1/2d
£10 3s 2 1/2d
April 30th 1774 Seen and allowed by us
William Hindle
William Mercer
John Dugdall
Thomas Hindl
Nathaniel Aspden
An abstract of each Months payment
May£6 3s 6d
June£6 8s 0d
July£9 9s 9d
Augt£10 2s 0d
Septm£4 2s 0d
Octr£6 12s 4d
Novr£2 11s 9d
Decm£4 10s 4 1/2d
Jany:£6 6s 0 1/2d
Feby:£6 7s 8d
Mar£3 4s 3d
April£10 7s 10d
£76 6s 4d
Constable 23 24 2
Surveyor 16 10 0
My wages 4 10 0
Out of pocket last year 1 3 0£43 17s 2d
£122 3s 6d
Disburst upon the Constable Acct by Wm Aspden 1773
9th May 1773Sessors instructions Land tax£0 2s 2d
Expenses attending 2 Militia meetings£0 2s 0d
Assessing Land and Windows as usuall£0 5s 0d
14th MayA gang of passengers£0 1s 0d
June 25A Sunday War.t [Warrant]£0 2s 1d
Mr Bulcock a precept 14 16 7 I paid part£9 11s 9 1/2d
Aug.t 17thBy part of a precept£2 12s 6d
Sept.t 9thA vagrant War.t [Warrant]£0 2s 1d
Wood for repairing stocks£0 1s 6d
Ale 6d Bradshaw for job 6d£0 1s 0d
A note publishing to return surveyor£0 2s 2d
£13 1s 3 1/2d
Passengers all night billeted£0 1s 5d
Spent when surveyors was returned a second time£0 2s 0d
Supervisor instructions£0 2s 2d
Receiving Gaugers land tax as usual£0 5s 0d
2 notes publishing about the highway£0 0s 4d
Oct 30thBy a precept£2 8s 7 1/2d
Decb.r 11th4 summs ? for poor ley£0 4s 0d
Jany 18 1774A Militia list as usual£0 3s 6d
Feby 7thA letter from Wm Abbott Att.y [attorney] to Brackels for damage in the highway£0 0s 6d
Joseph Dewhurst£0 0s 6d
12thPassengers£0 0s 6d
March 1stTo a Precept£6 19s 8d
April 7thTo Overseer instruction£0 2s 7d
Sunday warrant£0 2s 1d
£23 14s 2d