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Memorandum.—The full establishment in the Alms Houses consists of Seventy Widows and Unmar???
Women, who have been Housekeepers in the Parish; they receive 34s. 6d., 36s., and 42s. 6d. per Calen???
Month, according to the several Foundations to which they have been elected. Those labouring unit
sickness, or other infirmities, are provided with Nurses at the charge of the Funds. A Chaplain attended
at Chapel on Sunday and Thursday in each week, to perform Divine Service; they are also attended
an eminent Medical Gentleman, and are furnished with Medicine free of charge.—The Out-Pensiom???
consist of Married Couples, who receive 30s. per Calendar Month; and Single Persons receive ???
per Calendar Month each; they have been also Housekeepers in the Parish. The Vestry have
found that several applicants for the Alms Fund preferred receiving the Out-Pension and live
with their friends, instead of residing in the Alms Houses, have during the last few years, elected the ???
deserving applicants as Out-Pensioners, by which means the Alms' Fund has been distributed between
a larger number of Out-Pensioners than formerly. The number of Pensioners on the Fund in Man???
1875, were as follows:—32 Almswomen, 11 Married Couples, and 44 Single Persons—Out-Pensioners.
Deed of Gift of Sir Chatles Cotterell and Mrs. Susan Grahme.
Sir Charles Cotterell, in
1686, gave for 8 Alms
Women in the Alms
Houses on his Foundation
and
Mrs. Susan Grahme, in
1686, for 4 Alms Women
in the Alms Houses on her
Foundation
) £
s.
d.
20
0
0
per annum arising from the Manor of Drayton ???
Westover, in the County of Somerset.
50
0
0
per annum arising from the same Manor. The
sums are paid to those twelve Alms Woman
monthly, by the Vicar, or his Deputy for the time
being, and who form a part of the 70 Alms Woman
in the Alms Houses. This fund is independent
of the monthly pay they each receive from
Parish Foundation.
8
19
7
The residue of the Rent-charge purchased by
Vestry with £179 Parish Stock.
£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 vari
from £20 to £24 per annum ; arises from the Manor and ???
tory of Longney, in the county of Gloucester; Trustees, ???
Governors of Christ's Hospital, to whom an annual return ???
made of the distribution. The proceeds are distributed by ???
last senior Churchwarden, in Clothing, Provisions, or Money
to poor persons of good character, who have been or ???
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 the
General Alms Fund.
Trustees of the Lamp Acre Estate.
1. The Rev. W. G. Humphry, 6. St. Martin's Place.
2. Mr. Richard Cobbett, 25, Northumberland St.
3. ,, James Bowen, 8, Panton Street.
4. ,, William Henry Dalton.
6. „ Philip Palmer, 36a, St. Martin's Lane.
6. „ Goodchild, 24, Stockwell Road.
7. „ Francis John Barron, 436, West Strand.
8. „ James Mason Andrew, 2 and 3, James St.
9. ,, John Davy, 137, Long Acre.
10. „ Tuos. Hill, 4, Haymarket.
11. ,, William Howard, 37, King Street,
Covent Garden.
Trustees of the Cockspur Street and
Holborn Estates.
]. Mr.W. H. Dalton, 30, Coleherne Road, South
Kensington.
2. ,, R. T. Pugh.
3. „ R. Cobbett, Northumberland Street.
4. ,, P. Palmer, St. Martin's Lane.
5. „ J. Bowen, Panton Street.