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| Folios 104-105. Letter from W E Goodacre, Clerk to the Guardians of the Mansfield Poor Law Union, to the Poor Law Board. Reporting the cases of able bodied men and their families now receiving outdoor relief. Requesting sanction under Article 6 of the Prohibitory Order. 1. William Day, framework knitter out of work, Mansfield, [wife; Sarah Day, children; Elizabeth Day, a mill hand, earns 2s 8d, John Day, Richard Day, Joseph Day and an infant six days old]. Ordered 2s, 24lbs of bread and 3lbs of meat for one week. 2. Thomas Wright, framework knitter out of work, Mansfield, [wife; Sarah Wright, children; Harriett Wright, a mill hand, earns 3s 6d, Caroline Wright, Selina Wright, Hannah Wright and Emma Wright]. Ordered 2s and 32lbs of bread for one week. 3. William Tarr, framework knitter out of work, Mansfield, [wife; Harriett Tarr, children; Hannah Tarr, Emma Tarr, Harriett Tarr, William Tarr and Elizabeth Tarr]. Ordered 2s and 32lbs of bread for one week. 4. William Scothern, framework knitter out of work, Mansfield, [wife; Ellen Scothern, children; Eliza Scothern, Isaac Scothern, Rebecca Scothern and Solomon Scothern]. Ordered 1s 6d and 32lbs of bread for one week. 5. Thomas Grosvenor, framework knitter out of work, Mansfield, [wife; Sophia Grosvenor, children; Elizabeth Grosvenor and Mary Ann Grosvenor]. Ordered 1s 7d and 24lbs of bread for one week. 6. [Charles Calar], framework knitter out of work, [wife; Elizabeth Calar]. Ordered 6d and 8lbs of bread for one week. 7. Isaiah Orton, framework knitter out of work, [wife; Julia Orton, children; Charles Orton, William Orton, Ellen Orton, Fanny Orton and Eliza Orton]. Ordered 2s and 32lbs of bread for one week. 8.John Gilbert, framework knitter out of work, Mansfield, [wife; Elizabeth Gilbert, children; John Gilbert, a wood turner, earns 5s, Elizabeth Gilbert, William Gilbert, a winder, earns 1s, Eliza Gilbert, Mary Gilbert, Thomas Gilbert and Joseph Gilbert]. Ordered 40lbs of bread for one week. 9. William Hall, framework knitter out of work [wife; Mary Hall, children; Joseph Hall, John Hall, Rebecca Hall, Sarah Hall, Ann Hall and James Hall]. Ordered 2s and 32lbs of bread for one week. 10. George Betts, framework knitter out of work [wife; Ann Betts, children; Sarah Betts, George Betts and Matthew Betts]. Ordered 24lbs of bread for one week. 11. Edward Lee, framework knitter out of work [wife; children; Mary Lee, a mill hand, earns 3s, Walter Lee, Edward Lee, Thomas Lee, William Lee, Rebecca Lee, Ann Lee and Fredrick Lee]. Ordered 1s 6d and 48lbs of bread for one week. 12. James Revel, framework knitter out of work [wife; Elizabeth Revel, children; Samuel Revel, Mary Ann Revel, Alice Revel and Elizabeth Revel]. Ordered 2s and 32lbs of bread for one week. 13. Henry Thurman, framework knitter out of work [wife; Maria Thurman, Richard Thurman, an outdoor worker, earns 6s, Ellen Thurman, a mill hand, earns 1s 6d, Sarah Thurman, Herbert Thurman, Charles Thurman, Ann Thurman and Maria Thurman]. Ordered 2s and 32lbs of bread for one week. 14. Alfred Heywood, framework knitter out of work [wife; Mary Heywood, children; Ann Heywood, a mill hand, earns 4s, Sarah Heywood, Hannah Heywood and Mary Heywood]. Ordered 1s 6d and 24lbs of bread for one week. Annotated: sanction Paper Number: 25057/1854. Poor Law Union Number 337. Counties: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. |
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