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St Martin-in-the-Fields 1866
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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ALMS GENERAL ??? ASH ACCOUNT.
| Dr. 18G6-67. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ??? Cash paid to AImswomen and Out-pensioners, as per Alms Pay-Booh. Cr. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Year's Rent of Lamp Acre Estate, due at Michaelmas, 1866, per Trustees. | 1866-67. | ||||||||||||||||
| To Cash of Messrs. Orme, for portion of Premises used as a Distillery, and 3 Houses in Wellington Street | 215 | 0 | 0 | PAID TO OUTPEKSIONERS. | PAIR TO ALMSWOMEN. | TOTAL PAYMENTS. | |||||||||||
| Less One Year's Property Tax | 3 | 11 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||||||||
| - | 211 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| „ Mr. F. Richmond, for No. 15, Friar Street, and Insurance | 102 | 10 | 0 | 866 May | 50 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 4 | 0 | 155 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| June | 50 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 18 | 6 | 159 | 18 | 6 | ||||||||
| Less One Year's Property Tax | 1 | 13 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| July | 50 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 4 | 0 | 155 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| - | 100 | 10 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| August | 51 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 9 | 6 | 154 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||
| „ Mr. J. W. Wood for 10 Houses in Martin Street, and Insurance | 73 | 9 | 6 | September | 51 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 6 | 6 | 157 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| October | 47 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 5 | 6 | 152 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| Less One Year's Property Tax | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| November | 48 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 9 | 6 | 151 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||
| - | 72 | 6 | 2 | December | 49 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 0 | 6 | 163 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| „ Wm. judd, Esq., for 18 Houses in Martin Street | 72 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 867 January | 43 | 10 | 0 | 98 | 6 | 0 | 141 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||
| Less One Year's Property Tax | 1 | 4 | 0 | February | 44 | 10 | 0 | 95 | 17 | 0 | 140 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| - | 70 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| March | 51 | 10 | 0 | 109 | 6 | 0 | 160 | 16 | 6 | ||||||||
| Mr. Howe, for No. 79, Friar Street, and Insurance | 40 | 16 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| April | 55 | 10 | 0 | 104 | 11 | 6 | 160 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
| May | 47 | 10 | 0 | 102 | 2 | 6 | 149 | 12 | 6 | ||||||||
| Less One Year's Property Tax | 0 | 13 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| - | 40 | 3 | 2 | £638 | 10 | 0 | £1363 | 1 | 0 | £2001 | 11 | 0 | |||||
| „ Mr. Downing, for No. 80, Friar Street, and Insurance | 34 | 15 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| By Cash, Messrs. Garland and Watherston, overpaid on last account | 25 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Less One Year's Property Tax | 0 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| „ Paid Rev. R. G. Connor, Chaplain, one year's Salary, to Lady-day, 1867 | 50 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| - | 34 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| „ Mr. Burnell, for a Slip of Ground, 2 Years | 2 | 0 | 0 | „ Mr. Blackstone, Surgeon, ditto ditto ditto | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Less Property Tax | 0 | 0 | 8 | „ Chapel Clerk (13 months) | 1 | 19 | 0 | ||||||||||
| - | 1 | 19 | 4 | Bloomfield, salary from 14th April, 1866, to 16th May, 1867 | 29 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||
| One Vear's Kent of Cockspur Street Estate, due at Michaelmas, 18GG. ver Trustees. | Cab Hire to pay Almswomen | 1 | 11 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| One year's Annuity to Mrs. Steward, charged on the house No. 181. High Holborn | 49 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| To Cash of Commissioners of Woods, &c., Rent Charge on No. 13 | 180 | 0 | 0 | „ Sun Fire Office, Insurance on No. 181, High Holborn | £4 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
| „ „ No. 177, Ditto | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Less One Year's Property Tax | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| „ „ Nos. 14 & 15, Cockspur-street | 11 | 18 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| - | 177 | 0 | 0 | „ „ No. 15, Friar-street | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| ,, Mr. S. J. Simmons, Rent and Insurance on No. 14 | 269 | 1 | 6 | „ „ No. 79, Ditto | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Less One Year's Property Tax | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| „ „ No. 80, Ditto | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| - | 264 | 15 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| „ „ Insurance on Ten Houses in Martin-street | 3 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mr. John Harborrow, Rent and Insurance on No. 15 | 370 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Less One Year's Property Tax | 6 | 0 | 0 | „ „ Insurance on Almshouses | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||
| „ Phœnix ditto, Messrs. Turner's Warehouse, Holborn | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| - | 364 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Sun ditto, No 192. Drury Lane | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Carried forward | £1,337 | 16 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| - | 39 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Carried forward | £2,222 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Memorandum.—The full establishment in the Alms House consists of Seventy Widows and Unmarrie???
Women, who have been Housekeepers in the Parish; they receive 32s. and 42s. 6d. per Calendar Month???
according to the several Foundations to which they have been elected. Those labouring under sieknes???
or other infirmities, are provided with Nurses at the charge of the Funds. A Chaplain attends at Cha???
on Sunday and Thursday in each week, to perform Divine Service; they arc also attended by aneminc???
Medical Gentleman, and are furnished with Medicine free of charge, the Out-Pensioners consist of Tet???
Married Couples, each Couple receiving 30s. per Calendar Month; Twenty Single Persons receive 20???
per Calendar Month each; they have been also housekeepers in the Purish. The Vestry having foun???
that several applicants for the Alms Fund preferred receiving the Out-Pension and living with thei???
friends, instead of residing in the Alms Houses, have during the last few years, elected the most descrvin???
applicants as Out-Pensioners, by which means the Alms' Fund has been distributed between a large???
number of Out-Pensioners than formerly. The number of pensioners on the Fund in March, 1366, we???
is follows:—63 Almswomen, 5 .Married Couples, and 41 Single Persons Out-Pensioners.
Deed of Gift of Sir Charles Cotterell and Mrs. Susan Grahme.
£
s
d.
Sir Charles Cotterell, in
1686, gave for 8 Alms
Women in the Alms
Houses on his Foundation
20
0
0
per annum arising from the Manor of Drayton an???
Westover, in the County of Somerset.
and
Mrs. Susan Grahme, in
1686, for 4 Alms Women
in the Alms Houses on her
Foundation
50
0
0
per annum arising from the same Manor. These???
sums are paid to those twelve Alms Women???
monthly, by the Vicar, or his Deputy for the time???
being, and who form a part of the 70 Alms Women???
in the Alms Houses. This fund is independent???
of the monthly pay they each receive from the???
Parish Foundation.
8
19
7
The residue of the Rent-charge purchased by the
Vestry with £179 Parish Stork
£78
10
7
Smith's Charity.
Henry Smith, Esq., bequeathed
by will, in 1626, to 24
parishes the Rents, &,c., of his
Manor, and the amount of their
respective shares vary from £12
to £30 per annum, according to
the declarations of the Will.
The proportion of the Rent received by this Parish varies???
from £20 to £24 per annum; arises from the Manor and Re???
tory of Longney, in the county of Gloucester; Trustees, the???
Governors of Christ's Hospital, to whom an annual return ???
made of the distribution. The proceeds are distributed by the???
last senior Churchwarden, in Clothing, Provisions, or Money???
to poor persons of good character, who have been or are???
residents, or who have lived in the Parish at least five years,???
either as Housekeepers or Lodgers.
N.B. This Charity is kept separate and distinct from theft
General Alms Fund.
Trustees of the Lamp Acre Estate.
1. Mr. R. Cobbett, Northumberland
Street.
2. „ R. Hawkes, Kilburn.
3. „ J. Bowsn, Panton Street.
4. ., W. B. Hudson, Haymarket.
5. ,, J. Jackson, ILighgate.
Trustees of the Cockspur Street and
Holborn Estates.
1. Mr. H. J. Hall, Long Acre.
2. „ W. H. D alton, Cockspur Street.
3. ,, R. T. Pugh.
4. ,, R. Cobbett, Northumberland
5. „ R. Hawkes, Kilburn. [st.
6. ,, P. Palmer, St. Martin's Lane.
7. „T. Bowkn, Panton Street.
8. „ S. Barton, Strand.
9. ,, John Jackson, Highgate.