Great Harwood Past

Poor Law Accounts 1788 – 89

Disburst upon the Poor and the Purposes relateing to the Poor in the Township of Great Harwood per Nath. Dugdale
Overseer of the Poor
May 1st 1788
To James Rishton£0 4s 0d
4thTo Ann Ramsbottom£0 6s 0d
To Mary Fielding Rent£0 17s 4d
To Betty Wensley£0 6s 0d
To Betty Dugdale£0 4s 0d
To Betty Butterworth Bastard£0 2s 0d
To Ann Giles£0 2s 0d
5thTo James Rushton£0 5s 0d
To Peter Whalley Colne£0 6s 0d
8thTo James Rishton£0 3s 0d
13To Ann Ramsbottom Rent£1 2s 0d
19thTo Jas. Forrest Rent & Stoping his goods for being sold£3 4s 0d
To Jas. Ashworth Rent£2 0s 0d
28To Wm. Brandwood£0 5s 0d
Charges Inspecting the Duplicates£0 1s 9d
To 6 1/2 yards cloth for Jas. Rishton Children at 9d per yd£0 4s 10 1/2d
To Betty Dugdale Son pair Clogs£0 2s 0d
£9 14s 11 1/2d
June 1st 1788
To Peter Whalley Colne£0 6s 0d
To Betty Dugdale£0 4s 0d
To Ann Giles£0 4s 0d
To Mary Fielding£0 4s 0d
To Betty Wensley£0 6s 0d
To Ann Ramsbottom£0 6s 0d
To Daniel Calvert£0 4s 0d
To Maintenance of Jas. Rishton Family this month£1 0s 0d
Do. House Rent£2 12s 6d
Do. A cart Load coals£0 5s 3d
To James Ashworth£0 2s 0d
To Robt. Sharples Rent£1 1s 0d
To Jno. Clayton Do.£0 9s 0d
To Thos. Birtwell Do.£1 16s 0d
To James Fielding Do.£1 6s 0d
To Jno. Smith for house Rents£2 2s 0d
To Jno. Mercer Rent£2 9s 6d
3rdTo Alice Smith Preston Rent£1 1s 0d
To Wm. Cooper Do.£1 10s 0d
8thTo Henry Green Rent£1 11s 6d
To Relieving a Stranger Sick£0 0s 2d
To Betty Butterworth Bastard£0 3s 0d
To 13 yards of Cloth at 10d per yard for Jno. Clayton and Ann Ramsbottom Daur.£0 10s 10d
To making Jno Clayton Shirts & Thread£0 1s 2d
To 2 Summonses for Jno. Gibson and Jas. Ainsworth£0 2s 0d
To T-ash£0 0s 2d
To Books Signing£0 2s 0d
£19 19s 1d
July 4th 1788
To Maintenance of Jas. Rishton Family this month Sick£1 19s 0d
To Ann Ramsbottom£0 6s 0d
To Peter Whalley Colne£0 6s 0d
To Ann Giles£0 4s 0d
To widow Standing Child£0 7s 6d
To Daniel Calvert£0 2s 0d
To Betty Wensley£0 6s 0d
To Betty Dugdale£0 4s 0d
To Mary Fielding£0 3s 0d
To Betty Butterworth Bastard£0 3s 0d
To Jno. Clayton Houseroom£0 2s 0d
To John Livesey Manchester£0 7s 0d
To Postage of a Letter from Do.£0 0s 4d
To James Forrest 10 yards of Cloth at 10d per yard£0 8s 4d
To Jno. Green wife 6 yards Cloth at 9d per yard£0 4s 6d
To Henry Green Wife Do.£0 4s 6d
To Burying James Rushton Child£0 3s 6d
To Jno. Aldroyd towards Rent£1 16s 0d
£7 6s 8 1/2d
Augst. 3d 1788
To Maintaining Jas. Rishton Family this monht£0 12s 6d
To Betty Wensley£0 6s 0d
To Ann Ramsbottom£0 6s 0d
To Mary Fielding£0 3s 0d
To Peter Whalley£0 6s 0d
Do. To Buy Shirts£0 6s 0d
To Ann Giles£0 4s 0d
To Jno. Clayton Houseroom£0 2s 0d
To widow Standing Child£0 6s 0d
To Betty Butterworth Bastard£0 3s 0d
13To Peter Whalley Colne Rent£1 5s 6d
To Alice Smith Preston£0 6s 0d
To James Forrest 10 yards of Cloth at 9d per yard£0 7s 11d
To Maintenance of Francis Clayton and Betty Shuttleworth at workhouse£5 8s 3d
Do. Rent £2 10s 0d Governor 1s my wages 3s£2 14s 0d
To making Betty Shuttleworth Shifts£0 0s 10d
To Betty Dugdale£0 4s 0d
£15 1s 0d
September 7th 1788
To Betty Wensley£0 6s 0d
To Betty Dugdale£0 2s 0d
To Betty Butterworth Bastard£0 3s 0d
To Ann Giles£0 6s 0d
To Jno. Clayton Houseroom£0 2s 0d
To Mary Fielding 3s and postage of a Letter from Manchester£0 3s 4 1/2d
To Jno. Livesey of Manchester£0 10s 6d
To Carriage of the Money to Manchester£0 0s 2 1/2d
Expences in finding Betty Talbet Settlement£0 8s 10d
To widow Standing Child£0 7s 6d
Paid to Jno. Brig Part of Rent£0 6s 0d
15thTo Betty Dugdale Son Clogs£0 0s 6d
To Ann Ramsbottom£0 6s 0d
To Peter Whalley Colne£0 6s 0d
£3 7s 11d
October 5th 1788
To Ann Giles£0 4s 0d
To Betty Wensley£0 6s 0d
To widow Standing Child£0 6s 0d
To Betty Butterworth Bastard£0 3s 0d
To Ann Ramsbottom£0 6s 0d
To Peter Whalley Colne£0 6s 0d
To Mary Fielding£0 3s 0d
To Jno. Clayton Houseroom£0 2s 0d
8To Ann Giles 6 Yards of Cloth at 9d per yard thread 1d£0 4s 7d
17To Mary Smith Preston Rent£2 2s 0d
Paid to Doctor Hoyle for widow Giles Prescott as per Bill£9 4s 8d
30thTo Jas. Rishton£0 2s 6d
To Betty Dugdale£13 11s 9d
Novr. 1st 1788
To Peter Whalley Colne£0 7s 6d
my wages going to Colne to Visit Peter Whalley family£0 3s 0d
2dTo Betty Butterworth Bastard£0 3s 0d
To Ann Giles£0 4s 0d
To Betty Wensley£0 6s 0d
To Ann Ramsbottom£0 6s 0d
To Betty Dugdale£0 2s 0d
To Mary Fielding£0 3s 0d
To Jno. Clayton Houseroom£0 2s 0d
To widow Standing Child£0 6s 0d
To Betty Dugdale a Jenny Wheel£1 13s 6d
To Mallah Critchley 6 1/2 yards of Cloth at 9d per yard£0 4s 10 1/2d
10thTo John Clayton Chaff Bed£0 6s 9d
To Wm. Brandwood Blankits 9s a Quilt 6s£0 15s 0d
Going with Alice Proctor to father her Bastard£0 1s 0d
To Jno Clayton Relief£0 1s 0d
21stTo Burying Thorston Hesking£0 10s 6d
To Jas. Rishton for Coals£0 3s 0d
£5 8s 1 1/2d
December 7th 1788
To Betty Wensley£0 6s 0d
To Ann Giles£0 5s 0d
To widow Hesking£0 4s 0d
To Jno. Clayton Houseroom£0 2s 6d
To Ann Ramsbottom£0 6s 0d
To Mary Fielding£0 3s 0d
To Jno. Green£0 4s 6d
To Henry Green£0 4s 6d
To Betty Butterworth Bastard£0 3s 0d
To widow Standing Child£0 7s 6d
10thTo Relieving Jno. Clayton£0 1s 0d
To Wm. Brandwood wife sick£0 2s 0d
D. To 6 yards of Cloth for Shifts at 9d per yard£0 4s 6d
14thTo James Rishton Family Sick£0 8s 0d
To Do. 1 Shirt 3 1/2 yards at 9d per yard£0 2s 7 1/2d
To Peter Whalley Colne£0 6s 0d
To Betty Dugdale£0 2s 0d
£3 12s 1 1/2d
January 4th 1789
To Ann Ramsbottom£0 6s 0d
To Betty Wensley£0 6s 0d
To Jno. Clayton Houseroom£0 2s 0d
To Daniel Calvert£0 5s 6d
To Ann Giles£0 4s 0d
To widow Standing Child£0 6s 0d
To Peter Whalley Colne£0 7s 6d
To Mary Fielding£0 3s 0d
6thTo Jno. Clayton Relief£0 1s 0d
To Betty Butterworth Bastard£0 3s 0d
7thTo Jas. Rishton£0 3s 0d
9thTo Henry Green 9 1/4 Yards of Cloth at 9d per yard£0 6s 11d
To Jno. Green 8 Yards of Do. At 9d per yard£0 6s 0d
To Widow Hesking£0 5s 0d
My wages Goiing to Wilworth & Blackburn to visit Do.£0 1s 0d
Postage of a Letter from Manchester£0 0s 4 1/2d
£3 6s 3 1/2d
February 1st 1789
To Betty Wensley£0 6s 0d
To Betty Butterworth Bastard£0 3s 0d
To Jno. Clayton Houseroom£0 2s 0d
To Daniel Calvert£0 4s 0d
To Ann Giles£0 4s 0d
To widow Standing Child£0 6s 0d
To Peter Whalley Colne£0 6s 0d
To Mary Fielding£0 3s 0d
10thTo Maintenance of Francis Clayton & Betty Shuttleworth at workhouse as per Bill£5 7s 9d
To Governor of Do.£0 1s 0d
My wages for Journey£0 3s 0d
19thTo Daniel Calvert 12 Yards Cloth at 9d per yard£0 9s 0d
Do. To Stuf for Child a coat 1 yard£0 1s 4d
My wages Going to Do. To the Coseway Behind Molding Water£0 2s 0d
To Jno. Clayton Clogs 8d Relief 6d£0 1s 2d
To Jno. Livesey 1 Day meat and Lodging£0 0s 6d
To Do. Expences to the workhouse£0 1s 6d
To Jane Hindle for Coals£0 4s 2d
To Ann Ramsbottom£0 6s 0d
£8 11s 5d
March 1st 1789
To Betty Wensley£0 6s 0d
To Ann Giles£0 4s 0d
To Jno. Clayton Houseroom£0 2s 0d
12To Do. Relief£0 1s 0d
To widow Standing Child£0 6s 0d
To Ann Ramsbottom£0 7s 6d
To Peter Whalley£0 7s 6d
To Mary Fielding£0 3s 0d
To Betty Butterworth Bastard£0 0s 8d
To widow Hesking her Child being sick£0 4s 0d
To Betty Dugdale Coals – 5 Load£0 4s 2d
To James Rishton his wife sick£0 2s 0d
£2 7s 10d
April 3d 1789
To Ann Ramsbottom£0 6s 0d
To Betty Wensley£0 6s 0d
To Jno. Clayton£0 1s 0d
To Ann Giles£0 5s 0d
To Betty Butterworth Bastard£0 2s 0d
To Peter Whalley Colne£0 6s 0d
11To Jas. Rishton Sick£0 4s 0d
To Mary Fielding£0 3s 0d
14To Jno. Clayton Swists (?)£0 2s 6d
To Betty Dugdale Sick£0 1s 6d
17thGoing to Mellor and paying the Constable therof for Taking and Binding Thos. Aspden over to Sessions£0 2s 0d
21To a Summons for Thos. Aspden£0 1s 0d
To going to Preston for Sums. and Serving£0 3s 0d
23Going with Alice Proctor to Filiate her Bastard£0 3s 0d
To Jno. Clayton Houseroom£0 2s 0d
To Maintenancee of Betty Shuttleworth and Jno. Livesey at Workhouse 2.7.1. Governor 1s£2 8s 1d
my wages going to Whalley to meet Overseer to settle£0 1s 0d
To Mr. Willock for Annah Critchley Rent£0 5s 0d
Note Publishing 2d paper 1s£0 1s 2d
£5 3s 3d
Town of Gt. Harwood to Nathl. Dugdale D-. 1789
May£9 14s 11 1/2d
June£19 19s 1d
July£7 6s 8 1/2d
August£15 1s 0d
Sept.£3 7s 11d
October£13 11s 9d
November£5 8s 1 1/2d
Decr.£3 12s 1 1/2d
Jany.£3 6s 3 1/2d
Feby.£8 11s 5d
March£2 7s 10d
April£5 3s 3d
£97 10s 5 1/2d
Nathl. Dugdale C-
Recd. 18 Leys at £5 16s 7 1/2d per lay£104 19s 3d
Recd. of Jospeh Clayton£10 19s 10d
Re- 2/3 of 1.18.2 1/2 being half years Rent of Jno. Clayton£1 5s 6d
Recd. of Robt. Swain by Balance£0 12s 5 1/2d
£116 17s 0 1/2d
Paid£97 10s 5 1/2d
Nathl. Dugdale Do to Town£19 6s 7d
May 16th see and allowed by us
Christ. Hindle
Thos. Bentley
Thos Aspden
James Procter
[Odd pages with this volume]
The Overseer of the Poor of Harwood
Dr. to James Hoyle
To Arrear of last Acct.£- -s -d
To Weekly Pay to Widw. Giles from April 20th1787 to October 18th 1788 being 77 Weeks at 2s per week£7 14s -d
Oct. 27th 1787 To Wm. Dixon for Rent for the said Widw. Giles£15 -s -d
Oct. 5th 1788 To Do for Do£15 -s -d
Oct 24th 1788 Settled with Mr. Nath. Dugdale
Oct. 25th The Year ——–
Overseer of Great Harwood to Overseer of Rossendal Expence of Frances Claton Coffin 6s 6d Dues 2s 8d£0 9s 2d
Hirst Drawing 2s Spend when Buried 2s£0 4s 0d
To one Pare of Blankets£0 12s 9d
£1 5s 11d
Overseers of Great Harwood to Rossendale Workhous
To spent of Frances Claton & Betty Shuttel up to 12th Agt. 1788£5 8s 3d
To one year Rent£2 10s 3d
To two Shiftes making for Betty Shuttelworth£0 0s 10d
£7 19s 1d
Overseer of Great Harwood to Rossendale workhous
To Mentenants of their Papers [paupers] up to 10th Feby. 1789£4 1s 10d
[The next book are the accounts for the Lower Town]
Disburst upon the Poor and other purposes relating to the Poor in the Township of Gt. Harwood per Robt. Swain Overseer of the Poor.
May 4th 1788
To Ann Grimshaw for her Son Edward Sick 4 weeks at 3s per week£0 12s 0d
To Malah Critchley this Month£0 10s 0d
To Annah Critchley sick£0 1s 0d
To Agnes Brown£0 2s 0d
To James Rishton Heals£0 3s 6d
To James Forrest Relief£0 3s 0d
To Thos. Birtwisle£0 6s 6d
To widow Leeming£0 4s 0d
To Richd. Whitacre House Rent£1 10s 0d
To Widow Smalley Manchester House rent£1 11s 6d
To Wm. Mercer for Carrying the same and vissiting Do.£0 1s 6d
To a Journey to Padiham£0 0s 6d
To 2 Journeys to Whalley£0 1s 0d
£5 6s 6d
June 1st
To Jno. Foulds for Agnes Brown Rent£1 10s 0d
To Do. For Carting Do. Goods£0 1s 6d
To Widow Leeming£0 4s 0d
To Jas. Ashworth£0 8s 0d
To widow Standing Child£0 6s 0d
To Jno. Smith for House Rents£3 13s 0d
To Jno. Green House Rent£1 11s 6d
To Do. Relief£0 1s 0d
To Thos. Birtwisle£0 10s 0d
To Malah Critchley 12s 6d to Ann Critchley 1s£0 13s 6d
To Agnes Brown£0 4s 0d
22dTo James Calvert Sick£0 2s 0d
27To Jno. Green Sick£0 6s 0d
Paid on Acct. of Edmund Grimshaw Board wage Physick and Medicine to cast the ague£0 11s 6d
Going with Betty Leeming to Filiate her Bastard£0 1s 0d
£10 3s 0d
July 6th
To Widow Leeming£0 4s 0d
To Thos. Birtwistle£0 10s 0d
To Mahlah Critchley 10s to Annah Critchley 1/6£0 11s 6d
To Agnes Brown£0 4s 0d
To Jno. Green£0 3s 0d
To Henry Green£0 3s 0d
To Jno. Foulds for Agnes Brown Bed£0 16s 0d
To James Calvert 12 yards cloth at 9 1/2 per yard£0 9s 6d
£3 1s 0d
August 3d
To Widow Leeming£0 4s 0d
To Mahlah Critchley£0 12s 6d
To Annah Do.£0 1s 6d
To Thos. Birtwisle£0 10s 0d
To Agnes Brown£0 4s 0d
To 8 Yards of Linn Cloth to James Forrest 9 1/2 d per yard£0 6s 4d
£1 18s 4d
September 7th
To widow Leeming£0 4s 0d
To Thos. Birtwistle£0 8s 0d
To Henry Green£0 6s 0d
To Mahlah Critchley£0 10s 0d
To Annah Do.£0 1s 6d
To Agnes Brown£0 3s 0d
22dTo widow Leeming 6 Yards of Cloth at 9 1/2 per yard£0 4s 9d
£1 17s 3d
October 5th
To Widow Leeming£0 4s 0d
To Thos. Birtwisle£0 8s 0d
To Agnes Brown Bastard£0 2s 0d
To Jno. Green£0 5s 6d
To Mahlah Critchley£0 10s 0d
To Annah Do.£0 1s 6d
To James Ashworth 20 Yards Cloth at 8d per yad£0 13s 4d
To Mr. Greenwood for Critchley’s Rent£0 5s 0d
£2 9s 4d
November 2d
To Widow Leeming Sick£0 5s 0d
To Thos. Birtwisle£0 8s 0d
To Agnes Brown£0 2s 0d
To Mahlah Critchley£0 12s 6d
To Annah Do.£0 2s 6d
To Jas. Ashworth 15 yards of Cloth at 8 1/2 d per yd.£0 10s 7 1/2d
24To Ann Bradshaw Sick£0 1s 6d
December 7th
To Widow Leeming£0 4s 0d
To Thos. Birtwisle£0 8s 0d
To Mahlah Critchley£0 10s 0d
To Annah Do.£0 1s 6d
To Agnes Brown£0 2s 6d
£1 6s 0d
January 4th 1789
To Widow Leeming£0 6s 0d
To Thos. Birtwisle£0 8s 0d
To Mahlah Critchley£0 10s 0d
To Annah Do.£0 1s 6d
To Agnes Brown£0 2s 0d
19Towards Burying Wm. Baron Child£0 7s 0d
£1 14s 6d
February 1st
To Widow Leeming£0 6s 0d
To Thos. Birtwisle£0 8s 0d
To Mahlah Critchley£0 10s 0d
To Annah Do.£0 3s 0d
To Agnes Brown£0 2s 0d
A Letter from Warrington£0 0s 4 1/2d
A Letter from Manchester£0 0s 4 1/2d
£1 9s 9d
March 1st
To Thos. Birtwisle£0 8s 0d
To Widow Leeming£0 6s 0d
To Mahlah Critchley 10s to Annah Do. 1s 6d£0 11s 6d
To Agnes Brown£0 2s 0d
8thTo Mahlah Critchley Coffin 9s Dues 3.6£0 12s 6d
To a Letter from Warrington£0 0s 4 1/2d
£2 0s 4 1/2d
April 5th
A Letter from Manchester£0 0s 4 1/2d
To widow Leeming£0 6s 0d
To Thos. Birtwisle£0 8s 0d
To Agnes Brown£0 2s 0d
To Jno. Aldroyd family sick£0 5s 0d
To henry Whitacre waistcoat 3s Clog uper leather 4d£0 3s 4d
4 journeys to Padiham£0 3s 0d
To the Overseer of Do. As per Bill£6 8s 3d
Paid to Mr Cowburn for the Overseer of Warrington on widow Hodgsons Acct. 97 weeks at 6d per week£2 8s 6d
To Robt. Fielding for going to Preston with that sum£0 3s 0d
To Ann Grimshaw bastard£0 11s 0d
To acct. making up 5s To paper 6d£0 5s 6d
28To Jas. Mercer Whalley£0 4s 0d
To widow Standing Child£0 7s 6d
To widow Smalley Manchester 52 weeks 1s per£2 12s 0d
£14 8s 4 1/2d
Town D- to R Swain for the year 1789
May£5 6s 6d
June£10 3s 0d
July£3 1s 0d
Augt.£1 18s 4d
Sepr.£1 17s 3d
Octor.£2 9s 4d
Novr.£2 2s 1 1/2d
Decr.£1 6s 0d
Jany.£1 14s 6d
Feby.£1 9s 9d
March£2 0s 4 1/2d
April£14 8s 4 1/2d
£47 16s 6 1/2d
to Balance£0 12s 5 1/2d
£48 9s 0d
Rob. Swain Recd.
From the Town 18 Leys£49 10s 9d
of Jno. Heys£1 5s 3d
1/3 of £1 18s 2d being Jno. Clayton rent for half years£0 12s 8 1/2d
£51 8s 8 1/2d
Paid£48 9s 0d
Robt. Swain Do.£2 19s 8 1/2d
May 16th 1789 seen and allowed by us
Thos. Hindle
Thos. Aspden
Jon. Aspinall
Thos. Bentley