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St James's 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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| Benefactor. | OBJECT. | By whom Administered. | Annual Income. | AMOUNT OF BEQUEST. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Alice Knights-bridge. 1765. Dickens. | To be laid out in bread, to be distributed at St. Thomas's Church at Christmas and Whitsuntide yearly, among Poor Housekeepers of the Parish. For Coals for the Poor. | Rector and Churchwardens for the time being. | 56 14 8 | £200 |
| (Dividends on £2,063 0 9 Consols.) | 100 | ||||
| Brown Hillier | For Coals for the Poor. | 60 | |||
| John Allen. | For the Offertory School. | 100 | |||
| Elizabeth Lancaster. 1728. John Barnes. 1727. | To buy Books for the Offertory Boys. For the Charity Girls. | 70 | |||
| 10 | |||||
| Richard Marsh. | For the Charity Girls. | 50 | |||
| 1700. Margaret Haddle. 1727. | For the Poor, at the discretion of the Rector and Churchwardens. | 100 | |||
| James Dodsley. 1774. | For the Poor, at the discretion of the Rector and Churchwardens. | 200 | |||
| 6 | Peter LeQuainter 1782 | To be equally distributed at Christmas amongst twenty Poor Persons who are, or have been, housekeepers in the Parish. | Rector, Churchwardens, and the other Gentlemen, for the time being, who shall compose the Vestry. | 274 3 0 | £9,969 2s. 9d. Consols. |
| 7 | Newton and Bagshaw 1811. i | To apprentice one Boy, belonging to the Parish, annually, to be elected from the Union School, St. James's Road, Tooting, formerly from the Workhouse School in Poland Street. | Churchwardens, Overseers, and Governors and Directors of the Poor for the time being. | 32 3 3 | £1,169 12s. 11d. Consols. |
| The Governors and Directors of the Poor having ceased to exist, a scheme is being prepared for the future administration of this Charity by another body of Trustees. |