Extracts from the Overseers Accounts for the parish of St George Fordington
1798 - 1802 transcribed by Michael Russell
Note: This is not a continuous record - only extracted pages
Overseers of the Poor Accounts - Parish officers were supposed to keep a careful account of the money that they spent ‘disbursed' on poor relief. In many cases the Overseer was very particular about detail and noted every pair of shoes, petticoat, or blanket supplied or paid for, naming the recipients as well.
Many paupers had their rent paid and some received weekly relief in money, food, medicine and fuel over many years. The overseer paid for nurses', midwives' and doctors' fees (naming the persons who offered this service and those who received it). He also paid for coffins to be made and other funeral costs.
He paid the costs of travel expenses for journeys undertaken on behalf of the parish, or for the transport of paupers in and out of the parish, and usually recorded the name of the person whose case was involved.
He made payments to unmarried mothers, wives of militia substitutes and poor strangers passing through the parish. Payments from the fathers of bastard children to the parish may also be recorded annually. References to a pauper family should be looked for in the overseers' accounts of the parish where they were legally settled, and not where they were living.
The Militia : The following extracts from the Overseers Accounts include Militia Payments. For some time there had been a fear of invasion from France and the Militia were mobilized across the country but based along the south coast. Each parish had to supply able bodied men and raise extra rates to support the war effort for as long as there was an emergency. The barracks for the Dorset Militia was based in Fordington and this led to many marriages of soldiers to locals girls both in Fordington, Dorchester and the surrounding area. In 1798 the danger of invasion from France led to an increase in the size of the Militia and reorganisation to increase its efficiency.
The Irish Rebellion of 1798 : On 22 August 1798 a force of 1,100 French soldiers landed in County Mayo to support a rebellion in Ireland by the United Irishmen. The Churchwarden accounts for Fordington show that the Dorset Militia were embarked for Ireland on 31 August 1798. They were still in transit when a decisive battle took place at Ballinamuck in County Longford and the French surrendered to become prisoners of war. Over 500 Irish were slain but another 1,000 escaped although there were reports of rebels being hanged in towns, which included Carrick on Shannon
Fortunately the diary of a James Ryan who was a land surveyor and present in Carrick in 1798 has survived and is held in the Waterford County Museum. This records that the Dorset Militia arrived on 12 th September 1798 and remained there until Michaelmas day [i.e. September 29 th ]. One of their tasks appears to have been to search Carrick for arms but they only appear to have located rusty old guns and swords. They were despatched to Fermoy and Kerrick, which are North of Cork, but were back in Carrick on Shannon by 22 nd October.
For some time there were local uprisings or disturbances but only one is recorded involving the Dorset Militia and that was at Coolnamuck where a number of prisoners had been taken. Intelligence having been received that there was going to be trouble a Mr Jephson preceded with a force of Yeomen [cavalry] assisted by the Dorset Militia to Coolnamuck and took into custody seven persons on 6 th September 1799. That night about 300 people assembled and during the ensuing disturbances another nine were taken into custody.
Things generally quietened down however and there was no longer a need for such large numbers [approx 100,000] so a lot of the Militia including the Devon and Dorset contingents returned to England in 1799. The Churchwarden accounts show that they returned to Fordington and were discharged from the Militia on 1 st November 1799
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Extra Payments since Easter [1798] |
£ |
s |
d |
|
Vestry Easter Monday |
2 |
2 |
6 |
|
payd [paid] THOMAS family |
0 |
9 |
0 |
|
shift for old Mary LUCKAS |
0 |
16 |
0 |
|
good? old Eliz [Elizabeth] WHITE |
0 |
6 |
6 |
|
?? PURSE & wife examining |
0 |
8 |
6 |
|
Pyd [paid] Mr [Master] BEDLOE 3 County |
6 |
15 |
0 |
|
? Sarah HANSON |
0 |
2 |
6 |
|
Payd Mr. [Master] GUPPIN is [his] bill |
3 |
11 |
8 |
|
? the making |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
KING new rate and |
0 |
2 |
6 |
|
pair shoes Betty FUDGE's son |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
warrant & expenses sessions |
0 |
7 |
6 |
|
Mr [Master] BOSWELL 5 Certificates |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
TEMPLEMAN 5 orders |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
?n some sailor & at times |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
? old HONEYBONE and |
0 |
13 |
6 |
|
payd the Doctors bill |
13 |
5 |
0 |
|
?? HANSON Eliz [Elizabeth] HORE |
0 |
7 |
9 |
|
3 illegible lines |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
expenses?? in getting the |
2 |
6 |
6 |
|
wages John Toope? |
0 |
11 |
6 |
|
Jos [Joseph] SPARKS |
0 |
11 |
6 |
|
illegible line Bennett? |
|
|
|
|
|
£34 |
9 |
5 |
|
3 illegible lines |
3 |
18 |
0 |
Militia Pay |
No. Weeks |
@ s |
£ |
s |
d |
|
BRYDLE |
4 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
William WHITE |
4 |
4 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
|
FRY [Note: See foot of page] |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
Nich s SWYER |
4 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
Henry WHITE |
4 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
SYMES |
4 |
4 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
|
Will BURT |
4 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
Tho s BURT |
4 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
Jos [Joseph] WINZAR |
4 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
Tho s CHRISTOPHER |
7 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
£6 |
9 |
0 |
A state of Act [account] since Easter -- Overseers Ditto
|
£ |
s |
d |
£ |
s |
d |
|
Due to the Parish Easter |
|
|
|
4 |
19 |
7 |
|
Militia Money recd [received] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allen? parish |
2 |
12 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
Weymouth |
2 |
12 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
Tuaset? BRYDLE |
6 |
12 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
Will WHITE |
5 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
Nichl SWYER |
3 |
16 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
Piddletown [Note foot of page] |
1 |
6 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
Martin Town |
3 |
18 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
Cerne |
3 |
18 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
Whatcomb |
5 |
4 |
0 |
35 |
2 |
0 |
|
of Toller parish |
|
|
|
2 |
12 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
£42 |
13 |
7 |
|
per Contra |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weekly payments to |
13 |
16 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
Extra |
34 |
9 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
Militia Pay |
6 |
9 |
0 |
£54 |
12 |
5 |
|
illegible entry |
|
|
|
£11 |
18 |
10 |
[NOTE: The A2A Website shows that a record exists concerning this at the Dorset History Centre as follows : FILE - Repayment to the Overseers of Fordington for their payments to the wife of William Fry of Fordington, serving as a substitute for Reuben Rice - ref. PE/PUD/OV/6/7 - date: 29 Sep 1798 ]
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1798 June 3rd Fordington Vestry The following relief was ordered
Ann LOCK a Pair of Shoes
Jane CLARK shift
John SEAL shoes
Elizth SWIRES [SWYERS] boy shirt
David ALLEN one shilling week
Signatures
Thos [Thomas] BEDLOE Church Warden
Overseers
JS BEDLOE
Wm [William] CAVE
Jos [Joseph] BENNETT
Willm MASTERS
Extra Payments for June [1798] |
£ |
s |
d |
|
State Overseers |
11 |
7 |
4 |
|
SWYER's boy a shirt |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
Jane CLARKE a shirt |
0 |
4 |
6 |
|
John SEAL a pair shoes |
0 |
6 |
6 |
|
John LOCK Ditto |
0 |
6 |
6 |
|
Gave Sarah HANSON |
0 |
12 |
6 |
|
Paid for looking after her |
0 |
1 |
6 |
|
Jona than FUDGE |
0 |
8 |
6 |
|
Flanel for Widw LESTER |
0 |
0 |
11 |
|
Gave her |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
Gave John SEAL |
0 |
1 |
9 |
|
Ditto Mary CLARK |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Ditto gave Sailor & stranger Mariner |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
|
£13 |
15 |
10 |
Militia Pay mts Ditto |
No. Weeks |
@ s |
£ |
s |
d |
|
BRYDLE |
4 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Wm [William] WHITE |
4 |
4 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
|
HT WHITE |
4 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
FRY |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
SWYER |
4 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
SYMES |
4 |
4 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
|
Wm [William] BURT |
4 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
T BURT |
4 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
Jos [Joseph] WINZAR |
4 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
T CHRISTOPHER |
4 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
J FUDGE |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
£6 |
4 |
0 |
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1798 July 1 st Fordington Vestry the following relief was ordered.
Extra Payments since July [1798] |
£ |
s |
d |
|
Paid 3 County Rates |
6 |
15 |
0 |
|
{ Jno [John] SEAL a jackett and trousers |
0 |
16 |
0 |
|
{ a Bed tye and bolster |
0 |
9 |
6 |
|
{ a Blankett |
0 |
8 |
6 |
|
{ Bed Cord? |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
{ Gave him is [his] Money & paid for his washing |
0 |
7 |
6 |
|
John LOCK new great coat |
0 |
13 |
6 |
|
Wm [William] HO A RE being sick |
0 |
2 |
6 |
|
Sarah HANSON |
0 |
11 |
0 |
|
HON E YBUN a shirt |
0 |
5 |
6 |
|
Wid [Widow] LESTER a shift |
0 |
4 |
6 |
|
Thos BURT's wife a sheet |
0 |
6 |
6 |
|
Mary CLARK |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
Wid [Widow] LESTER and FARNHAM's wife for washing [illegible] |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Grace CLARK |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
John WINZAR |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
Paid Jury for browning? KEECH's boy – drowned |
0 |
7 |
6 |
|
Jon than FUDGE Servt |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
Gave 3 Woman having a Pass? |
0 |
0 |
10 |
|
|
£12 |
5 |
10 |
Militia Pay mts Ditto |
No. Weeks |
@ s |
£ |
s |
d |
|
BRIDLE |
5 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
Wm [William] WHITE |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
HT WHITE |
5 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
|
FRY |
5 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
SWYER |
5 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
|
SYMES |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Wm [William] BURT |
5 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
|
T BURT |
5 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
|
Jos [Joseph] WINZAR |
5 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
|
T CHRISTOPHER |
5 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
|
Jon FUDGE |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
£7 |
14 |
0 |
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1798 Sept 2 nd Fordington Vestry The following relief was ordered
John CLARK no more pay Jane WHITE one shilling a week to be stopped SWYER's
boy a Bastard no more pay LUCAS, maid a bastard no more pay
Signatures
Thos [Thomas] BEDLOE
Jno [John] MORGAN C Warden
Wm [William] CAVE Overseer
Wm [William] HENNING
Extra Payments for Sept [1798] |
£ |
s |
d |
|
3 County Rates |
6 |
15 |
0 |
|
Wm LUCAS & wife sick |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
Wm BURT's wife in her lying in [ie pregancy] |
0 |
5 |
6 |
|
Jon than FUDGE |
0 |
14 |
0 |
|
Sarah HANSON |
0 |
10 |
0 |
|
John WINZAR |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Washing John SEAL |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Grace CLARK |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Letter from Dallwood |
0 |
0 |
5 |
|
Gave Sailor & others |
0 |
0 |
8 |
|
Sweeping Poor H s [House] Chimney |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
Filling a bed for John SEAL |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
Paid midwife for BUCKERS wife |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
Coffin for child 4s 6d Shroud 1/2d Clark? to Bedman 1s 2d Money 2s |
0 |
9 |
10 |
|
Thos BURT's wife in money |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
Paid Midwife for her |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
Jane? WHITE Children sick |
0 |
4 |
6 |
|
Coffin for child 7s Shroud 2s 3d |
0 |
9 |
3 |
|
CLARK 1s Bedman 1s 2d Bur [burial] and laying out |
0 |
4 |
2 |
|
|
£11 |
2 |
10 |
Militia Pay mts Ditto |
No. Weeks |
@ s |
£ |
s |
d |
|
BRYDLE |
4 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ditto |
1 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
SWYER |
4 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
Ditto |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Tho. [Thomas] BURT |
2 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
Ditto |
3 |
4 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
Wm [William] WHITE |
3 |
4 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
Ditto |
2 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
HT WHITE |
5 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
|
SYMES |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Jos [Joseph] WINZAR |
5 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
CHRISTOPHER |
5 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
|
S SYMONDS wife & 2 children from Aug 31 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
|
Jos BISHOPS wife |
5 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
£7 |
10 |
0 |
|
Wm BURT |
2 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
£8 |
0 |
0 |
1798 Oct 7 th Fordington Vestry The following relief was ordered
Mary INGRAM a shift
wid [widow] LESTER Flaning [Note: Flannel see below- i.e. woven woollen garment, often trousers, not a hand towel]
John WINZAR a sheet
Wm White? Wet? a Coat
Signatures
Thos [Thomas] BIDLOE , C [Church] Warden
Willm [William] CAVE Overseer [of the poor]
Wm [William] HENNING
Extra Payments for Oct [1798] |
£ |
s |
d |
|
John WINZAR sheet |
0 |
6 |
6 |
|
Mary INGRAM's shift |
0 |
4 |
6 |
|
David ALLEN's shirt |
0 |
5 |
6 |
|
Wid [widow] LESTER Flannel |
0 |
2 |
6 |
|
Jane WHITE's boy shirt |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
Ditto her other son a Gt [great] Coat |
0 |
11 |
6 |
|
Ditto her child sick 6d & dust? for her bed 6d |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Eliz b [Elizabeth] WHITE sick |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Sarah HANSON |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
Gave some sailors |
0 |
0 |
9 |
|
washing Jn o [John] SEALS |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
Grace CLARK |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
£2 |
6 |
3 |
Militia Pay mts Ditto |
No. Weeks |
@ s |
£ |
s |
d |
|
BRYDLE |
4 |
4 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
|
Wm [William] WHITE |
4 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
N. SWYER* |
4 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
Jno. [John] SYMES |
4 |
4 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
|
Wm [William] BURT |
4 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
T BURT |
4 |
4 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
|
Tho. [Thomas] CHRISTOPHER |
4 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
Saml SYMONDS |
4 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
Jos BISHOP |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
Henry WHITE |
4 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
£5 |
16 |
0 |
*[there is a Nicholas Swyer in parish registers who embarks with the Militia see below]
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NOTE need to reorder overseers accounts to get heading and context
Extra Pay to the families of the Militia Men since their embarkment for Ireland this 31 st of
Aug to 2 nd Nov 1798 being 9 weeks at 8d per head-
|
His * Family |
@ d |
£ |
s |
d |
|
Wm BRIDLE |
4 |
8d |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
Wm WHITE |
3 |
8d |
0 |
18 |
0 |
|
Nich ls SWYER |
2 |
8d |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
John SYMES |
4 |
8d |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
Wm BURT |
2 |
8d |
0 |
12 |
0 |
|
Tho s BURT |
4 |
8d |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
Tho s CHRISTOPHER |
3 |
8d |
0 |
18 |
0 |
|
Saml SYMONDS |
3 |
8d |
0 |
18 |
0 |
|
Jo s BISHOP |
1 |
8d |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
£7 |
16 |
0 |
[* denotes number of dependants in each family]
Militia Pay ments from Nov 2 nd to Nov 30 th being 4 weeks |
Weeks |
@ s/d |
£ |
s |
d |
|
Wm BRIDLE |
4 |
2/8 |
0 |
10 |
8 |
|
Wm WHITE |
4 |
2/0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
Nich ls SWYER |
4 |
1/4 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
John SYMES |
4 |
2/8 |
0 |
10 |
8 |
|
Wm BURT |
4 |
1/4 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
Tho s BURT |
4 |
2/8 |
0 |
10 |
8 |
|
Tho s CHRISTOPHER |
4 |
2/0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
Saml SYMONDS |
4 |
2/0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
Child born Nov 23 Being one week |
1 |
0/8 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
|
Jo s BISHOP |
4 |
0/8 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
£3 |
10 |
0 |
Militia Pay ments from Nov 30 th 1798 to Jan y 4 th 1799 being 5 weeks |
Weeks |
@ s/d |
£ |
s |
d |
|
Wm BRIDLE |
5 |
2/8 |
0 |
13 |
4 |
|
Wm WHITE |
5 |
2/0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
|
Nicholas SWYER |
5 |
1/4 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
|
John SYMES |
5 |
2/8 |
0 |
13 |
4 |
|
Wm BURT |
5 |
1/4 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
|
Tho s BURT |
5 |
2/8 |
0 |
13 |
4 |
|
Tho s CHRISTOPHER |
5 |
2/0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
|
Saml SYMONDS |
5 |
2/8 |
0 |
13 |
4 |
|
Jo s BISHOP |
5 |
0/8 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
£4 |
10 |
0 |
Militia Pay ments from Jan y 4 th to Feb y 1 st 1799 being 4 weeks |
Weeks |
@ s/d |
£ |
s |
d |
|
Wm BRIDLE |
4 |
2/8 |
0 |
10 |
8 |
|
Wm WHITE |
4 |
2/0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
Nich ls SWYER |
4 |
1/4 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
John SYMES |
4 |
2/8 |
0 |
10 |
8 |
|
Wm BURT |
4 |
1/4 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
Tho s BURT |
4 |
2/8 |
0 |
10 |
8 |
|
Tho s CHRISTOPHER |
4 |
2/0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
Saml SYMONDS |
4 |
2/8 |
0 |
10 |
8 |
|
Jo s BISHOP |
4 |
0/8 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
£3 |
12 |
0 |
£ |
s |
d |
|
7 |
16 |
0 |
|
3 |
10 |
0 |
|
4 |
10 |
0 |
|
3 |
12 |
0 |
|
£19 |
8 |
0 |
1799 Feb 2
Recd of Mr BENNETT collected of the Land Tax the above sum of Nineteen Pounds Eight Shillings
£19-8-0 [signature] Wm CAVE
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Extra Militia Pay ments from Feb y 1 st to March 1 st [1799] being 4 weeks |
Weeks |
@ s/d |
£ |
s |
d |
|
Wm BRIDLE |
4 |
2/0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
Wm WHITE |
4 |
2/0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
Nich s SWYER |
4 |
1/4 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
John SYMES |
4 |
2/8 |
0 |
10 |
8 |
|
Wm BURT |
4 |
1/4 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
Tho s BURT |
4 |
2/8 |
0 |
10 |
8 |
|
Tho s CHRISTOPHER |
4 |
2/0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
Saml SYMONDS |
4 |
2/8 |
0 |
10 |
8 |
|
Jo s BISHOP |
4 |
0/8 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
£3 |
9 |
4 |
Extra Militia Pay ments from March 1 st to March 22 nd [1799] being 3 weeks |
Weeks |
@ s/d |
£ |
s |
d |
|
Wm BRIDLE |
3 |
2/0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
Wm WHITE |
3 |
2/0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
N SWYER |
3 |
1/4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
John SYMES |
3 |
2/8 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
Child born March 8 th being two weeks at 8d |
2 |
0/8 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
Wm BURT |
3 |
1/4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
Tho s BURT |
3 |
2/8 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
Tho s CHRISTOPHER |
3 |
2/0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
S SYMONDS |
3 |
2/8 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
Jo s BISHOP |
3 |
0/8 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
£2 |
13 |
4 |
Extra Militia Pay ments from March 22 nd to April 5 th [1799] being 2 weeks |
Weeks |
@ s/d |
£ |
s |
d |
|
Wm BRIDLE |
2 |
2/0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
Wm WHITE |
2 |
2/0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
N SWYER |
2 |
1/4 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
|
John SYMES |
2 |
3/4 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
|
Wm BURT |
2 |
1/4 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
|
Tho s BURT |
2 |
2/8 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
T CHRISTOPHER |
2 |
2/0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
S SYMONDS |
2 |
2/8 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
Jo s BISHOP |
2 |
0/8 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
£1 |
16 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
£2 |
13 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
£3 |
9 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
£7 |
18 |
8 |
May - Received the above sum of seven pounds Eighteen shillings & Eight pence of the receivers.
[Note probably signed but photocopy cuts off the bottom of the image]
Extra Militia Pay begun April 6 th [1799] by Robt DUMAN to May 3 rd |
Weeks |
@ s/d |
£ |
s |
d |
|
Will BRYDLE* |
4 |
2/0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
Will WHITE |
4 |
2/0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
N SWYER |
4 |
1/4 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
John SYMES |
4 |
3/4 |
0 |
13 |
4 |
|
Will BURT |
4 |
1/4 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
Tho s BURT |
4 |
2/8 |
0 |
10 |
8 |
|
T CHRISTOPHER |
4 |
2/0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
S SYMONDS |
4 |
2/8 |
0 |
10 |
8 |
|
Jo s BISHOP |
4 |
0/8 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
£3 |
12 |
0 |
|
Will WHITE Child April 28 |
1 |
0/8 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
*NOTE Change in Overseer doing accounts BRIDLE now spelt BRYDLE
Ditto to May 31 st |
Weeks |
@ s/d |
£ |
s |
d |
|
William BRYDLE* |
4 |
2/0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
William WHITE |
4 |
2/8 |
0 |
10 |
8 |
|
Nick l SWYER |
4 |
1/4 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
John SYMES |
4 |
3/4 |
0 |
13 |
4 |
|
William BURT |
4 |
1/4 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
Tho s BURT |
4 |
2/8 |
0 |
10 |
8 |
|
Tho s CHRISTOPHER |
4 |
2/0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
|
Sam l SYMONDS |
4 |
2/8 |
0 |
10 |
8 |
|
Jo s BISHOP |
4 |
0/8 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
£3 |
14 |
8 |
Ditto from May 31 to July 5 |
Weeks |
@ s/d |
£ |
s |
d |
|
William BRYDLE |
5 |
2/0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
|
William WHITE |
5 |
2/8 |
0 |
13 |
4 |
|
Nich l SWYER |
5 |
1/4 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
|
John SYMES |
5 |
3/4 |
0 |
16 |
8 |
|
William BURT |
5 |
1/4 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
|
Tho s BURT |
5 |
2/8 |
0 |
13 |
4 |
|
Tho s CHRISTOPHER |
5 |
2/0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
|
Saml SYMONDS |
5 |
2/8 |
0 |
13 |
4 |
|
Jo s BISHOP |
5 |
0/8 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
£4 |
13 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
£3 |
12 |
8 |
|
[Sub Total] |
|
|
£12 |
0 |
8 |
|
Ditto from July 5 to Aug 19 2 weeks @18/8 a week |
|
|
£1 |
17 |
4 |
|
[Grand Total] |
|
|
£13 |
18 |
0 |
July 29 1799 Received the above sum of Thirteen Pounds Eighteen Shillings of Mr. Bennet t? the Deputy Receiver George [off edge of photocopy]
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Extra Payments since Easter |
£ |
s |
d |
|
Paid Wm TEMPLEMAN Bill |
1 |
18 |
0 |
|
Ditto Wm HANFIELD Ditto |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
Ditto Wm SALISBURY Ditto |
3 |
18 |
4 |
|
Vestry at Easter |
2 |
12 |
6 |
|
Ditto Henry BURNS House rent |
2 |
12 |
0 |
|
Paid Wm DAMON a double County rates |
4 |
10 |
0 |
|
Expenses attending Collect the Militia money from the different Parishes and attending the Justices Do [ditto] |
2 |
12 |
6 |
|
Paid at Rate making? & making? new Path |
0 |
10 |
0 |
|
2 new warrants and expenses attending sessions |
0 |
7 |
6 |
|
Righting Lock & new Key For John SAUL |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Gave Sailors & others |
0 |
0 |
9 |
|
Wm HELLAND having bad leg |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
Lords rent for BURNS |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Widw LESTER |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
Widw NORRIS |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
John than FUDGE |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
Washing John SAUL |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
HONEYBUNN being sick |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
Sarah HANSON |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Susan LUCAS |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
Betty SWYER |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
John WINZAR |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
Grace CLARK |
0 |
1 |
6 |
|
Gave Saml GARLAND in his illness |
0 |
4 |
6 |
|
Coffin, Shroud, Black Cloth John? CLARK Sexton and laying out |
0 |
19 |
0 |
|
|
£24 |
15 |
1 |
|
Paid for a Warrant for G HARRIS? & Ditto C DART |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
£24 |
17 |
1 |
Militia Payments since Easter |
Weeks |
@ s/d |
£ |
s |
d |
||
Wm BRIDLE |
2 |
3/0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
||
Wm WHITE |
2 |
3/0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
||
N SWYER |
2 |
2/0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
||
John SYMES |
2 |
5/0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
||
Wm BURT |
2 |
2/0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
||
Tho s BURT |
2 |
4/0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
||
T CHRISTOPHER |
2 |
3/0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
||
S SYMONDS |
2 |
4/0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
||
Jo s BISHOP |
2 |
1/0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
||
Harry WHITE |
2 |
3/0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
||
|
|
|
£3 |
0 |
0 |
||
[Note original Overseer doing accounts again]
Note: Relief For Families Of Militia Men
Poor men often enrolled in the militia as substitutes in return for payment from those who were eligible for service, but who wished to avoid it. The wives and children of these militia substitutes were often left chargeable to the parish. They were eligible for payment of relief by the parish, and the parish was able to apply to the County Treasurer for reimbursement of the money that had been paid out. At this point in the Fordington Overseers Accounts a list is provided of substitutes serving with the Dorset Militia as follows
Wm BRIDLE* a Sergeant to be paid by Wm LAMBERT
John SYMES for Raymond HOLLOWAY of Watcombe
Wm BURT for Thos BROWN of Hilton
Thos BURT for Wm HAWKINS of Martinstown
Thos CHRISTOPHER for Robert HOSKINGS [HOSKINS] of Portland
Saml SYMONDS for Thos GUPPY Ashrim [Atrim?] Netherbury
Henry WHITE for John FARR of Cerne [Cerne Abbas]
Jos BISHOP Volunteer of the Holy Trinity Dorchester
William HORE for Jas FOY of St Peters Dorchester
Genealogical Notes from A2A Website
*William Bridle - Militia papers exist dated 23 Mar 1781 for a Thomas Banger, gentleman of Puddletown having provided William Bridle of Fordington, labourer, as his substitute - PE/PUD/OV/6/2
*Wm Bridle – There is a removal order dated 14 Oct 1789 for the removal of a William Bridle, Grace his wife, Mary Joseph and Ann their children from Burton Bradstock to Fordington PE/FOR(SG)/OV 5/3/14
*Joseph Bishop – There is a removal order dated 5 pr 1802 for a Joseph Bishop , Elizabeth his wife and William and Ann his children from Dorchester Holy Trinity to Fordington
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Note: Next four entries for Militia payments have been struck through on original
Extra Militia Pay from July 19 th t |