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| Folios 35-37. Letter from Henry Edwards Paine, Clerk to the Guardians of the Rye Poor Law Union, to the Poor Law Commission enclosing, for sanction by the Commission, an account of the outdoor relief given to able-bodied persons in the week ending 4 February 1843 in contravention of the prohibitory order dated 2 August 1841. With seven 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 [names of wives are not usually given], 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 Northiam; Thomas Newble 46 his wife and three [unnamed] children, Charles Tree 37 his wife and three children, John Smith 44, his [unnamed] wife 44 and four children [unnamed, Eleanor Smith 12; C Milham, his wife and seven children George Milham 15, William Milham 13, Harriet MIlham 10, [Amos Milham 8], Sarah Milham 6, Hannah Milham 4 and Thomas Milham 1; George Smith 10, Ephrahim Smith 6, Edwin Smith 1], Daniel Ransom 27 his wife and one child [unnamed], John Wibourn 48 his wife and two children [unnamed], James Ransom 32 his wife and seven [unnamed] children, Henry Trill 18, George Ballard 51 his wife 45, Mary Ballard 15, Thomas Ballard 12, George Ballard 10, George Santer 32 his wife 31, John Santer 9, Spencer Santer 8, Sarah Santer 6, Amos Santer 4, Edgar Santer 1 Jane Santer 36 and her two children [Mary Ann Santer 10 and Jane Santer 6]. From Beckley; Thomas Paine 52, his wife [50] and three [unnamed] children, Sarah Playford 26 and one [unnamed] child, John Bull 25 his wife and one child [unnamed], Jesse Fielder 33 his wife and two children [unnamed] Barbara Frances 24 and two children [John Frances, Thomas Frances]. From Rye; William Smith his wife and five children [unnamed], Henry Banks 54 his wife and three children [unnamed], Isaac Batchelor 38 his wife and four unnamed children, Richard Carley 48 his wife and five [unnamed]children, Edward Edwards 46 his wife and six [unnamed] children, William Jarrett 33 his wife and five [unnamed] children, Robert Moore 46, his wife and three children, William Head 37 his wife and five [unnamed] children, Richard Giles 44 his wife and six [unnamed] children, T Gasson [Thomas Gasson] 60, his wife and two children], William Jewhurst 40 his wife and six children. From Brede; M Ann Noakes [Mary Ann Noakes] 20 and one [unnamed] child, Margaret Whatford 26 and one [unnamed] child, James Furminger 24 and one child. From Icklesham; William Martin 28 his wife and three [unnamed] children, Edward Barden 42 and three children. From Winchelsea; Walter Blackhall 25 his wife and two children [unnamed], John Blackhall 18, William Whiteman 24, Edward Skinner 40 his wife and five children [unnamed], E Buttenshaw [Edward Buttenshaw] 42 his wife and six children [unnamed], T Edwards [Thomas Edwards] 59, John Field 20, William Wheeler 16, George Martin 38 his wife and three children, T Cogger [Thomas Cogger] 38 his wife and three children. From Udimore; William Philpot 33 his wife and four children [unnamed], William Hicks 38 his wife and five children [unnamed]. From Peasmarsh; Joseph Almond 47 his wife [42] and three children [unnamed] [Lydia Almond 11, Emma Almond 10 and Noah Almond 8], Thomas Monk 52 his wife and five children [unnamed], Maria Milgate 20, and one [unnamed] bastard child [Harriot Milgate 1½]. From Guldeford; Caroline Pope 33 and one bastard child, Annotated: to be sanctioned. H W P [Henry W Parker, Assistant Poor Law Commissioner]. Paper Number: 1198/B/1843. Poor Law Union Number 484. Counties: Sussex and Kent. |
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