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Folios 498-500. Letter from Henry Edwards Paine, Clerk to the Guardians of the Rye...

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MH 12/13079/264
Date
22 November 1842
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Folios 498-500. Letter from Henry Edwards Paine, Clerk to the Guardians of the Rye Poor Law Union, to the Poor Law Commission enclosing an account of the outdoor relief given to able-bodied persons in the week ending 26 November 1842 in contravention of the Commission's prohibitory order dated 2 August 1841. With six exceptions the guardians have required the performance of labour in return for the relief, as required by the Commission's outdoor labour test order dated 9 July 1842. The report of outdoor relief given shows the recipients' names, their age, occupation, their parish the reason they seek relief, the nature and amount of relief given and any other notes such as the labour to be performed. The names and ages, where given, of those listed are: From Rye; George Foster 15, William Jarrett 33 his wife and five children, John Blundell 20, William Head 37 his wife and five children, Richard Carley 48 his wife and five children, Thomas Gasson 60 [and illegible]. From Brede; Samuel Noakes 30, Stephen Crouch 22, Henry Griffin 27, George Furminger 24, Edwin Playford 19, James Furminger 22, M Ann Noakes [Mary Ann Noakes] 19 and one child 9 months. From Udimore; William Barden 35 and two children, William Edwards 32, his wife and four children, Elizabeth Barden 20, Lucy Barden 19 [and illegible]. From Winchelsea; [illegible]. From Iden; [illegible] From Guldeford; Jacob Pope 34 his wife and four children, William Tillman 19, Caroline Pope 32, [Catherine Pope] 11. From Northiam; Thomas Newble 45, John Longley 20, Thomas Cook 48, William Carter 25, James Playford 18, Henry Trill 17, James Jewhurst 18, Edward Newble 17, Daniel Ransom 26 his wife and infant, Henry Collins 17, James Chester 47 and his wife, John Wibourn 47, his wife and three children, Jane Santer 35 and her two children [Mary Ann Santer 10 and Jane Santer 6] [and illegible]. From Beckley; Francis Paine 20, William Brand 37 and George Brand 15, Samuel Cooper 17, Albert Taylor 24, John Bull 23 his wife and one child, [Hezekiah Venner] 32, his wife [22] and child [daughter Elizabeth Venner 4], William Bartholomew 44, James Cooper 54 and his wife67, William Santer 28, his wife 28 and son David Santer 3 months, Sarah Playford 25 and Mary Ann Playford 1 [and illegible]. From Peasmarsh; Richard Neeves 37, wife and four children, Abraham Dunck 28, wife and three children, Thomas Monk 52, wife and five children, John Palmer 41 his wife and six children[and illegible]. From Icklesham; William Gurr 15, Catherine Glazier 22 single and two children, George Sargent 17. Annotated: by Henry W Parker, Assistant Poor Law Commissioner, that relief should be sanctioned. Paper number: 14762/B/1842. Poor Law Union Number 484. Counties: Sussex and Kent.
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English
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