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| Folios 563-565. 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 31 December 1842 in contravention of the Commission's prohibitory order dated 2 August 1841. With 12 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 Northiam; Thomas Newble 46 his wife and three children, John Longley 21, Thomas Cook 49, William Carter 36, James Playford 19, Henry Trill 18, John Clayton 18, John Dengate 22, James Jewhurst 19, Edward Newble 18, Daniel Ransom 27 his wife and infant, Spencer Roots 19, James Smith 18, James Chester 48 and his wife, John Wibourn 48 his wife and two children, James Ransom 32 his wife and seven children, Charles Tree 37 his wife and three children, Jane Santer 36 and her two bastard children [Mary Ann Santer 10 and Jane Santer 6]. From Beckley; John Gibbs 42 his wife and four children, Henry Upton 51 and one child, Samuel Luck 33 his wife [32] and three children, Thomas Blanch 41 his wife and six children [unnamed. Harriott Blanch 13 Thomas Blanch 10 John Blanch 7 James Blanch 5 Mary Blanch 8 months Ellen Blanch 8 months], David Wenham 35 his wife and six children, William Santer 29 his wife [unnamed 28] and child [David Santer 3 months], Charles Paine 20, Sarah Playford 26 and one bastard child [unnamed. Ann Playford 1], Barbara Frances 25 and two bastard children [John Frances 4 Thomas Frances 2], William Upton 34 his wife and four children, Samuel King 20, Charlotte Lacey 40, John Lacey 7, Esther Lacey 7. From Brede; Mary Noakes 20 and one child, M Whatford 26 and one child, Samuel Barnes 19, Samuel Noakes 30, T Chapman 18. From Icklesham; William Gurr 16, C Wilson [Charles Wilson 14, George Sargent 17, Thomas Hesmer 39, Robert Douch 21, Frank Douch 19, G Sargent 23 his wife and one child. From Udimore; William Barden 35 and two children, William Edwards 32 his wife and four children, Elizabeth Barden 21, Lucy Barden 19, Jesse Barden 18, Henry Wise 54, William Philpot 33 his wife and four children. From Rye; Richard Apps 34 his wife and three children, Isaac Bachelor 38 his wife and four children, John Baker 16, Richard Carley 48 his wife and five children, Sarah Croucher 20 and one child, James Foster 44 his wife and six children, Richard Giles 46 his wife and six children, William Jewhurst 40 his wife and six children, Robert Moore 46 his wife and three children, William Jarrett 33 his wife and five children, Edward Edwards 46 his wife and six children, Thomas Baker 45 his wife and five children, William Head 37 his wife and five children, T Gasson [Thomas Gasson] 60 his wife and two children, Ellen Gasson 22 and one child, T. Richardson 30, Henry Banks 54 his wife and two children [Lucy Banks 11, Eliza Banks 7], William Leadbetter 18. From Peasmarsh; T Monk 52 his wife and three children, Maria Milgate 20 and one bastard child [Harriot Milgate 1½]. From Guldeford; William Tillman 19, Caroline Pope 33 and one bastard child. From Iden; John Nye 37 his wife and five children, Richard Walker 47 his wife and five children, Stephen Byne 37 his wife and five children [Stephen Byne 12, Edward Byne 9, William Byne 6, Maria Byne 4, Harriot Byne 2], George Hull 19, Henry Dine 60 his wife 58 and Elizabeth Dine 11, T Standen 48 his wife Elizabeth Standen 14 Timothy Standen 12 Henrietta Standen 4 Elizabeth Standen 1, Samuel Booth 23 his wife 23 and Ann Booth 3, Hillery James 27 his wife 26 Sarah James 5 George James 3 and Mary James 6 months. From Playden; Thomas Hull 34 his wife and eight children. From Winchelsea; William Blackhall 25 his wife and two children, John Blackhall 18. Annotated: that this relief must be sanctioned. Paper number: 16350/B/1842. Poor Law Union Number 484. Counties: Sussex and Kent. |
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