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| Folios 409-410. Letter from Henry Saunders, Clerk to the Guardians of the Kidderminster Poor Law Union, to the Poor Law Commission, regarding the election of guardians. He forwards a list of elected guardians for the current year. There were no nominations for Ribbesford and Broome and an imperfect nomination for Rushock. He states that there were no elected guardians for Broome and Rushock last year and asks can the old guardians continue to act. Ribbesford had an elected guardian last year; he presumes he can continue to act. The guardian for Stone was appointed overseer by the magistrates; can he continue to act as guardian? If not can the elected guardian for 1845 act? Published list of Guardians for Kidderminster Poor Law Union by Henry Sanders, Clerk, dated 9 April 1846. The list gives the names of parishes, the person nominated, their residence, their quality or calling, number of votes for each candidate and name of guardian elected: Thomas Vincent, Arley Upper, Farmer. Amos Farrington, Bewdley Borough, Grocer. James Barnes, Bewdley Borough,Timber Merchant. William Gill, Bewdley Borough,Butcher and Farmer. James Watkins, Bewdley Borough, Innkeeper and Malster. John Nickolls, Swancote, Farmer. Reverend Reginald Pindar Turner, Churchill, Rector. Reverend Joseph Fletcher, Dowles, Rector. John Shemmons, Kidderminster, Ironmonger. John Sutton Barber, Kidderminster Foreign, Carpet Manufacturer. Joseph Kiteley, Kidderminster Foreign, Carpet Manufacturer. Henry Brinton, Kidderminster Foreign, Carpet Manufacturer. William Newcomb, Kidderminster Foreign, Carpet Manufacturer. Samuel Beddoes, Blakebrook, Gentleman. Leonard Duncan, Townsend, Maltster. Enoch Baldwin, Stourport, Ironfounder. Richard Heath, Stourport, Gentleman. Edward Crowther, Shenstone, Farmer. Thomas Pardoe, Wolverley, Carpet Manufacturer. Reverend Henry Thomas Hill, Clerk. Annotated: usual answers 24 April 1846. Paper Number: 5839/B/1846. Poor Law Union Number 530. Counties: Worcestershire, Staffordshire and Shropshire. |
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