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| Folios 57-60. 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 18 February 1843 in contravention of the prohibitory order dated 2 August 1841. With ten 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 wife [44] and four children [unnamed, Eleanor Smith 12, 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 Manser 56 and his wife 57, George Ballard 51 his wife [45] and three children [unnamed, Mary Ballard 15, Thomas Ballard 12, George Ballard 10], George Santer 32 his wife [31] and five children[unnamed, 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 two [unnamed] children, Sarah Playford 26 and one bastard [unnamed] child, William Upton 34, his wife and four children [unnamed, George Upton, James Upton, Sarah Ann Upton and William Upton], John Upton 26 his wife and four children under 10 years old [unnamed], John Bull 25 his wife and one child [unnamed], Jesse Fielder 33 his wife and two children [unnamed], Hannah King 46 and her three bastard children James [King] 14, Maria [King] 11 George [King] 7, Barbara Frances 24 and two bastard children [unnamed], Thomas Carter 37 his wife and two children [unnamed]. From Winchelsea; Walter Blackhall 25 his wife and two children [unnamed], Caroline Hoad 22 and one bastard child [unnamed], George Martin 38 his wife and two children [unnamed], John Willard 27 his wife and two children, Thomas Cogger his wife and three children [unnamed], Edward Skinner 40 his wife and five children [unnamed], Edward Buttenshaw 42 his wife and six children [unnamed. From Brede; Mary Ann Noakes 20 and one bastard [unnamed] child, Margaret Whatford 26 and one [unnamed] bastard child. From Icklesham; Joseph Masters 42 his wife and four children [unnamed], William Martin 28 his wife and three [unnamed] children. From Udimore; William Edwards 32 his wife and four children [unnamed], William Philpot 33 his wife and four children [unnamed], William Whiteman 45 his wife and four children [unnamed], William Hicks 38 his wife and five children [unnamed. From Rye; James Smith 37 his wife and five [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,, Richard Giles 44 his wife and six [unnamed] children, T Gasson [Thomas Gasson] 60, his wife and two children [unnamed], Helen Gasson 22 and one bastard child [unnamed], William Jewhurst 40 his wife and six children [unnamed], William Hull 29 his wife and three 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 54 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 [unnamed], Jacob Pope 34 his wife and four children. Annotated: approve. It is extremely desirable that the Commission should decide about the new site for the workhouse. Brick making could then begin. H W P [Henry W Parker, Assistant Poor Law Commissioner]. Paper Number: 1867/B/1843. Poor Law Union Number 484. Counties: Sussex and Kent. |
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