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ALMS FUND.
An account of Stock in the 3 per Cent. Consols, on the Gth April, 1882
£
s.
d.
Mrs. Wood's Legacy and Lord Henry Seymour's bequest, 3 per
Cent. Consols
9,501
1???
???
Sinking Fund, New 3 per Cents
3,209
7
???
£12,711
???
???
Memorandum.—The full establishment in the Alms Houses consists of 42 Widows and Unma???
Women, who have been Housekeepers in the Parish; they receive 34s. 6d., 38s. 6d.,and 42s.6d.perCale??
Month, according to the several Foundations to which they have been elected. Those labouring ???
sickness, or other infirmities, are provided with Nurses at the charge of the Funds. A Chaplain att???
at Chapel on Sunday and Thursday in each week, to perform Divine Service; they are also attend???
an eminent Medical Gentleman, and are furnished with Medicine free of charge.—The Out-Pens???
consist of Married Couples, who receive 30s. per Calendar Month; and Single Persons receiv???
per Calendar Month each; they have been also Housekeepers in the Parish. The Vestry li???
found that several applicants for the Alms Fund preierred receiving the Out-Pension and ???
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 bet ???
a larger number of Out-Pensioners than formerly. The number of Pensioners on the Fund in ???
1882, were as follows;—40 Almswomen, 15 Married Couples, and 60 Single Persons—Out-PensionenB ???
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 ???
Westover, in the County of Somerset.
and
50
0
0
per annum arising from the same Manor, ???
Mrs. Susan Grahme, in
1686, for 4 Alms Women
in the Alms Houses on her
Foundation
sums are paid to those twelve Alms Wi???
monthly, by the Vicar, or his Deputy for the ???
being, and who form a part of the 70 Alms W???
in the Alms Houses. This fund is indepecp???
of the monthly pay they each receive from)???
Parish Foundation.
8
19
7
The residue of the Rent-charge purchased ???
Vestry with £179 Parish Stock.
£78
19
7
Smith's Charity.
Hevry Smith, Esq., bequeathed
by will, in 1(520, 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 NX ill.
The proportion of the Bent received by this Parish ???
from £20 to £24 per annum ; arises from the Manor and ???
tory of Longnev, in the county of Gloucester; Trustees???
Governors of Christ's Hospital, to whom an annual retu???
made of the distribution. The proceeds are distributed???
last senior Churchwarden, in Clothing, Provisions, or Md???
to poor persons of good characfer, who have been Oi???
residents, or who have lived in the Parish at least five ???
either as Housekeepers or Lodgers.
N.B.—This Chanty is kept separate and distinct fronr???
General Alms Fund.
Trustees of the Charity Estates.
1. Tiie Rf.v.W. fr. ilfmpiiry, 6.St.Martin's Place. 7.Mr. E. J. Watherston, 12, Pall Mall K???
2. Mr. W. H. Dalton, 30, Cole heme Road, 8. ,, John Scott, 22. King William Strerl???
South Kcneinigton. 9. ,, Cihrles C. J. Eames, 20, Cockspur???
3. Philip Palmer, 6l, Treirnnter Road, W. 10. ,, W. L. Williams, 28, St. Martin's ???]
i. ,, Francis John Karroh, 436, West Str.in.l. 11. „ j««k9 JoH.vnoH, 7i( St. Martin's??? |
5. ,, Ja». Mason Andrew, 2 and 3, James St. 12 „ William Howard, Ru«aell Stn
6. ,, Thoi. IIii.l, 4, llayioarlcet. Covent Garden.