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Memorandum.—The full establishment in the Alms Houses consists of Seventy Widows and UnmatH???
Women, who have been Housekeepers in the Parish; they receive 34s. 6d., 36s., and 42s. 6d.per Calel???
Month, according to the several Foundations to which they have been elected. Those labouring u:|???
sickness, or other infirmities, are provided with Nurses at the charge of the Funds. A Chaplain attE???
at Chapel on Sunday and Thursday in each week, to perform Divine Service; they are also attendefc???
an eminent Medical Gentleman, and are furnished with Medicine free of charge.—The Out-PensioK???
consist of Married Couples, who receive 30s. per Calendar Month; and Single Persons receive H???
per Calendar Month each; they have been also Housekeepers in the Parish. The Vestry haK???
found that several applicants for the Alms Fund preferred receiving the Out-Pension and liH???
with their friends, instead of residing in the Alms Houses, have during the last few years, elected the il???
deserving applicants as Out-Pensioners, by which means the Alms' Fund has been distributed betjR???
a larger number of Out-Pensioners than formerly. The number of Pensioners on the Fund in MaB???
1876, were as follows:—35 Almswomen, 16 Married Couples, and 47 Single Persons—Out-PensionersBi???
Deed of Gift of Sir Charles Cotterell and Mrs. Susan Grahme.
Sir Charles Cotterell, in
1686, gave for 8 Alms
Women in the Alms
Houses on his Foundation
£
s.
d.
per annum arising from the Manor of Drayton
Westover, in the County of Somerset.
20
0
0
and
Mrs. Susan Grahme, in
1686, for 4 Alms Women
in the Alms Houses on her
Foundation
50
0
0
l-per annum arising from the same Manor. T|???
sums are paid to those twelve Alms Wojr????
monthly, by the Vicar, or his Deputy for the 'H????
being, and who form a part of the 70 Alms WoB???
1 in the Alms Houses. This fund is indepeml????
1 of the monthly pay they each receive from 10????
Parish Foundation.
The residue of the Rent-charge purchased by»????
Vestry with £179 Parish Stock.
8
19
7
£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 Kent received by this Parish villifrom
£20 to £24 per annum; arises iron the Manor and ???
tory of Longney, in the county of Gloucester; Trustees, ??
Governors of Christ's Hospital, to whom an annual retui???
made of the distribution. The proceeds are distributed ???
last senior Churchwarden, in Clothing, Provisions, or ???
to poor persons of good character, who have been or???
residents, or who have lived in the Parish at least five ??
either as Housekeepers or Lodgers.
N.B.—This Charity is kept separate and distinct from ???
General Alms Fund.
Trustees of the Lamp Acre Estate.
1. The Rev. W. G. Humphry, 6,St.Martin's Place.
2. Mb. Richard Cohbett, 7, Northumberlund St.
3. ,, James Bowen,
4 ,, William Henry Dalton.
5. ,, Philip P'ai.mer, 36a, St. Mutin's Lane.
6 ,, Wm. Goodchild, 24, Stockwell Road.
7. ,, KraKcis John Barron, 436. West Strand.
8. „ James Mason Andrew, 2 and 3, James St.
9. ,, John Davy, 137, long Acre.
10. „ Thse. Hill, 4, Hnymarket.
11. ,, William Howard,
Trustees of the Cockspur Street and???
IJolborn Estates.
1. The Rev. W. G. Humphry.
2. Mr. Wr. II. D alton, 30, Coleherne Rc???
South Keneington.
3. „ R. T. Pugh.
4. ,, It. Cobbett, Northumberland Street. ???
5. ,, P. Palmer, St. Martin's Line.
6. , J. Bowen.
7. „ J. H. Davi.
8. ,, John Scott.
9). ,, F. J. Barron.
10. ,, W. Howard.
11. „ .1. M. Andrew.
12. „ E. J. Watuerbton.