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Collapse 00025 - PARISH OF ST SWITHIN, BARSTON - 1598-1964

00025 - PARISH OF ST SWITHIN, BARSTON - 1598-1964

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2 - Churchwardens

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4 - Parochial Church Council

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7 - Overseers of the Poor

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8 - Highway Surveyors

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1 - Accounts - 1861-1940

2 - Accounts of Guest Charity - 1906-1939

3 - Pass book of the Guest Charity in deposit account with the Midland Bank Limited, New Street, Birmingham - 1923-1955

4 - Pass book of the Charity of Margaret Allibone in deposit account with the Midland Bank Limited, Knowle - 1925-1945

5 - Pass book of Henry Marsh's Charity in deposit account with the Midland Bank Limited, Hampton-in-Arden - 1925-1946

6 - Pass book of the Charity of Lucy Bressie in deposit account with the Midland Bank Limited, Knowle - 1927-1958

7 - Small notebook giving a few cash details of the charities of Margaret Allibone, Lucie Bressie, Guest, and Henry Marsh - 1943-1945

8 - Lucy Bressie's Charity: correspondence relating to the sale of Town Close to John Findon - 1927

9 - Henry Marsh's and Margaret Allibone's Charities: correspondence - 1922-1925

10 - Barston Charities: proposed scheme and correspondence - 1925, 1926

Collapse 11 - Bundle of papers relating to Town Close Doles

11 - Bundle of papers relating to Town Close Doles

1 - An early account of the various charities of Barston (no date);

2 - Covenant between the Trustees for the poor and John Ashford re the letting of Town Close, giving very detailed instructions as to the use of the land - 25 March 1784

3 - Notice to John Ashford to quit Town Close - 27 September 1783

4 - Return of charitable donations for Barston - 25 September 1786

5 - Overseers of the Poor accounts for 1797-1798 and 1798-1799 - 1797-1799

6 - Manuscript notes re distributions from charities, some mentioning property at Escote - 10 June 1800

7 - Five notices to quit property, sent to Ann Green, Hercules Reeves, Sarah Sparkes, Sarah Wright and William Clark - 28 September 1839

8 - Copy of letter sent to Charity Commissioners headed Doles on St Thomas Day, dated 13th August 1897 re sums paid to the parish council by certain individuals - 1897

9 - Signed manuscript note from a Special Meeting of the Barston Feoffees held on Saturday 3rd April 1858 - there agreed that rent from Town Close should be given to the Poor of the Parish at the church on Monday 5th April 1858 - 3 April 1858

10 - List of recipients of a dole given for timber - 5 April 1858

11 - List of recipients of dole given out plus a note of those who were refused the dole - 24 December 1844

12 - List of recipients of dole given out - 22 April 1859

13 - List of recipients of dole given out - 1857

14 - Receipt for rent of Town Close paid by Robert Hanson - n.d.

15 - Receipt from Heaton & Duperoy, Birmingham for Suffolk hemp, thread etc. - 16 March 1798

16 - Invoice & receipt from William Brown for glazing done at Barston Town House & repairing five tenements - 14 May 1794

17 - Receipt from Joseph Swift for two prayers of thanksgiving for the Victory gained by his Majesty's Fleet, under the command of Lord Duncan on the 11day of October 1797 - 7 November 1797

18 - Passbook of the Rector & Churchwardens in account with the Coventry Bank for Savings (entries from 17 July 1863 to 3 March 1865). Enclosures: specification and estimate of repairs to done at 6 cottages at Barston by Thomas Glover (n.d.); receipt for same plus repair of Privey (25 August 1840); invoice & receipt for work done at the Poors House by Thomas Tranter (13 July 1797); invoice & receipt from C Bartlett for fencing church gardens (7 July 1864). - 1797-1865

12 - Will (copy) of Joseph Guest, made 24 October 1867 and proved 11 January 1868, No Date [?late 19th cent.] - [?late 19th cent.]

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15 - Miscellaneous

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