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Richd. How II (Aspley) to J. Howlett Gives poor accounts from 1732 to 1788 - Survey...
Catalogue reference: HW/91/7
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HW/91/7
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Date (When the record was created)
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8 Jan 1789
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Description (What the record is about)
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Richd. How II (Aspley) to J. Howlett Gives poor accounts from 1732 to 1788 - Survey of population of Aspley Guise.
Husbands 65
Wives 68
Widowers 13
Widows 17
Boys 62
Girls 103
Single men 7
Single women 22
Male servants Men & Boys 35
Female servants 29
182 239
Scholars 120
Total population 541
In 1762 about 36 subsisted by labour
In 1789 about 40 subsisted by labour
About 30 girls & 26 boys attend Sunday School. Women generally employed in making lace. to which the girls are brought up; few go out to service; tho' their earnings are much less, perhaps 1/3 or nearly ½, than 30 or 40 years ago, their work not being so well paid. The school is in a very flourishing state, there being sometimes it's said above 130 scholars, including men & boys from France & Flanders (& Germany) who come to learn English. - Houses, collages & tenements were in 1782 reckon'd to be 87, to which 2 may be added erected since the manor house empty, part pulled down Abuses in administration of the Poor Law, & cost of law suits.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Bedfordshire Archives & Records Service
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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HW/91
Correspondence with the Rev J Howlett, 1788-1800
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How White Papers
Within the series: HW/91
Correspondence with the Rev J Howlett, 1788-1800
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Richd. How II (Aspley) to J. Howlett Gives poor accounts from 1732 to 1788 - Survey...