Minutes of the Board of Guardians of Winslow Union

Centre for Bucks Studies G6/1/1

The Board of Guardians was set up under the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act. Its first job was to provide a workhouse to serve the whole union. In the meantime the existing Winslow workhouse behind The Bell was used, but it was decided that it would be too expensive to enlarge it. George Gilbert Scott was chosen to design the new workhouse. Extracts from the minutes have been transcribed here (but please note that only they are only the more unusual and Winslow-related items). See also:

• Winslow Workhouse

[p.1] At a meeting of the Board of Guardians of the Union at Winslow Bucks held at the Workhouse in Winslow on Thursday 11th June 1835
Present
Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle Bart         )
William Selby Lowndes Esq.                    )              Magistrates
The Rev^d William Wodley                        )

and the following elected Guardians

Charles Willis, Joseph Neal for Winslow cum Shipton
William Duncombe          Dunton
John Fountaine              Drayton Parslow
Thomas Jones                Great Horwood with Singleborough
Thomas Bayliss              Hogston
Philip Dauncey Esq.        Little Horwood
Thomas Coling               Mursley with Salden
Daniel Baseley               Swanbourne
Edward Ridge                Nash
Graham Hanmer            Tattenho
John King                       Whaddon
John Woollhead             Grandborough
John Parrott                   East Claydon

Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle was elected Chairman and Philip Dauncey Esq Vice Chairman of the Board.

David Thomas Willis of Winslow Solicitor was appointed Clerk to the Board and the amount of his Salary deferred to a future meeting.

Resolved that the appointment of a Treasurer shall be deferred and that the Poor Law Commissioners be consulted whether a Guardian may be appointed to that Office. [see letter sent to the Commissioners]

A letter from Herbert John Chubb Master of the Winslow [p.2] Workhouse requesting to be continued Governor of the Workhouse was read and also a recommendatory letter on his behalf from the Minister Churchwardens Overseers and principal inhabitants of the parish of Winslow.

Resolved that the Relieving Officer be appointed for the whole Union and that Advertisements for a person to fill that situation be inserted once in each of the County Newspapers and in the Times Morning Herald and Globe London Newspapers that Security will be required from such Officer and that it be recommended to allow him a Salary of about £100 per year.

That an Advertisement be inserted in each of the two County Newspapers for contracts to supply the whole Union with good second Bread till Michaelmas next at per loaf of four pounds and that security be required from the Contractor.

That one Medical Officer be appointed for the whole Union that the mode of remuneration be an average of the number of cases similar to the Plan adopted at Amersham and that the Clerk to apply to the Clerk to the Board of Guardians at Amersham for the Contract entered into by them or a copy of it.

That it would be desirable if practicable to alter the Winslow Workhouse instead of building a new one and that M^r Kempthorne be requested to attend the Board at the next Meeting if he conveniently can and if not at the succeeding one to advise the Board and submit to them a Plan for rendering the present Workhouse applicable for the purpose intended.

That the first Weekly Meeting of the Board be held at the Workhouse in Winslow on Monday week 22nd June at ten o’clock and that the weekly Meetings for the future be held on every succeeding Monday at the same time and place during the present year.

That if at any of the Meetings neither the Chairman nor Deputy Chairman be present within a quarter of an hour after the time of the Meeting the Guardians present shall elect a Chairman and proceed to business immediately.

That a Committee be appointed to confer with the Architect whenever he attends pursuant to the application to be made to him [p.3] and that such Committee to consist of
The Chairman                 M^r Walker
The Deputy Chairman    M^r Neal
M^r Lowndes                   M^r Woollhead
M^r Wodley

That no Resolution passed by the Board be altered or rescinded except at a Special Meeting.

That a Book be provided by the Clerk to enter the minutes of the Meetings  of the Board

Th^os F Fremantle [signature]  - Chairman

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At a meeting of the Board of Guardians of the Union at Winslow Bucks held at the Workhouse in Winslow on the 22nd June 1835
Present
Sir Thomas Francis Freemantle Bart         Chairman            
Philip Dauncey Esq.
William Selby Lowndes Esq.                        
Rev^d William Wodley                     

Charles Willis                  Daniel Baseley
Joseph Neal                    Graham Hanmer
William Duncombe          John King
John Fountaine              William Emerson
Thomas Jones                John Woolhead
Thomas Bayliss              John Parrott                      
Thomas Coling  

the Minutes of the previous Meeting were read by the Clerk. M^r Kempthorne attended and gave his opinion that a Workhouse would be required to accommodate not less than 200 persons being an average 2½ per cent of the population of the Union – that a great outlay nearly equal to the [p.4] expence of erecting a new Workhouse would be required to make the present Workhouse at Winslow sufficient for the Union nor does he consider that by any alteration the House could be rendered perfectly efficient as a Workhouse for the able bodied paupers.

Resolved that it would be more desirable to erect a new Workhouse than to alter the present one.

That a Committee be appointed to make enquiries for a convenient site for the new Workhouse to confer with Proprietors of Land considered eligible and report the result at the next Meeting – that such Committee consist of

The Chairman                  M^r Neal
The Vice Chairman          M^r Jones
M^r Willis

That about two acres of land appears to be the most desirable quantity to be sought for the above purpose.

That it is considered that the new Workhouse should be capable of accommodating not less than 250 persons.

That it be referred to the Committee above appointed to consider of the best plan for the intended Workhouse and that such Committee make their report at the next Meeting.

That M^r Kempthorne and M^r Scott be requested to make a plan and estimate for building a new Workhouse for the accommodation of 250 persons with the means of separation into sex Classes and to state the terms on which each of them is willing to undertake the duty of Architect for the building in the event of his plan being approved.

That the plan be delivered to the Clerk for consideration of the Committee not later than on Friday next and that the Architects be requested to attend the Board at their next Meeting.

That M^r John King of Winslow land Surveyor be appointed Treasurer of the Union, that he be required to find two [p.5] sureties in £1800 each and that it be recommended to allow him a Salary of £20 a year.

That the Clerk report to the Poor Law Commissioners that no Guardian has been appointed for the parish of North Marston.

That it be referred to a Committee to inspect the testimonials of each of the Candidates for Relieving Officer and select those whom they think most eligible and make a report to the next Meeting - that the Committee consist

The Chairman                  M^r Neal
The Vice Chairman          M^r King
M^r Willis                          M^r Coling
M^r Jones
  
That the Advertisement for Contracts for Bread be repeated in the County Newspapers on Saturday requiring tenders to be sent in previous to the Meeting on Monday week.

That the Clerk be requested to draw up an Abstract of a contract with a Medical Officer applicable to this Union on the principle of the Amersham plan.

That M^r John Willeat Cowley of Buckingham Solicitor be appointed Auditor to the Board and that the amount of his Salary be deferred to a future meeting.

Th^os F. Fremantle [signature] 
Chairman

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[p.6] At a meeting of the Board of Guardians held at the Workhouse in Winslow on the 29th June 1835
Present
Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle Bart         Chairman            
Philip Dauncey Esq.
The Rev^d William Wodley                             

Charles Willis                Thomas Coling  
Joseph Neal                  Graham Hanmer
William Duncombe        John King
John Fountaine             William Emerson
Thomas Jones               John Parrott
Thomas Bayliss                                 
               
The Minutes of the last Meeting were read by the Clerk.
Resolved that an agreement be entered into with M^r Richard Staniford for the purchase of about 2 acres and a half of his Close for the erection of the Workhouse subject to the approbation of the Board and the Poor Law Commissioners and that M^r Willis M^r King and M^r Jones or any two of them be a Committee for that purpose.

That the plan proposed by M^r Scott for the erection of the Workhouse and outbuildings be adopted subject to such alterations as may be suggested by the Board.

That an offer be made to M^r Scott to appoint him Architect for the erection of the Workhouse and to allow him a Commission of 3½ per cent on the amount to be expended such Commission to include travelling expences and every other charge.
John Franklin Hayes of Middleton Cheney was elected Relieving Officer of the Union and it was agreed that it shall be recommended to allow him a Salary of about £100 a year and that he should be required to find two Sureties in a sufficient amount.

[p.7] A letter from M^r Scott having been read declining to accede to the offer made to him as above mentioned but consenting to accept a Commission of 3½ per cent with the addition of £10 for the share of this Union of his travelling expences it was agreed that he should be employed as Architect on the terms proposed in his letter.

Th^os F. Fremantle [signature] 
Chairman

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At a meeting of the Board of Guardians held at the Workhouse on Monday the 6th July 1835
Present
Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle Bart         Chairman            
Philip Dauncey Esq            Vice Chairman
John Hale Esq
The Rev^d William Wodley                             

Charles Willis                      Graham Hanmer
Joseph Neal                       John King
William Duncombe             William Emerson
John Fountaine                 Robert Curtis
Thomas Jones                   John Woollhead
Thomas Bayliss                  John Parrott
Daniel Baseley
                                               
The Minutes of the last Meeting were read by the Clerk.

The Committee appointed at the last Meeting to enter into an Agreement with M^r Richard Staniford reported that they had agreed with him for purchase of as much of his close as may be required for the erection of the workhouse and outbuildings and to form the requisite yards at the rate of sixty five pounds per acre the Board paying for the Barn and timber at a valuation and defraying the expences of the necessary Surrender and Conveyance. Resolved that the [p.8] Agreement so made be confirmed subject to the approval of the Poor Law Commissioners.

It was agreed subject to the approval of the Poor Law Commissioners that M^r John Cowley of Winslow Surgeon should be the Medical Officer for the parishes of Winslow, Grandborough, North Marston, Hogshaw, East Claydon, Little Horwood, Nash, Whaddon, Hogston and Dunton and M^r John Saint Thomas Wynter of Winslow Surgeon shall be the Medical Officer for the parishes of Great Horwood, Shenley Brook End, Tattenho Drayton Parslow Stewkley Mursley and Swanbourne from and after the thirteenth day of July instant to the 25th day of March next inclusive subject to the contract being continued or dissolved in the manner as adopted in the Amersham Union. The terms of remuneration being the same as in the Amersham Union with a restriction that the amount of remuneration shall not in any parish exceed the average of the amount paid for \medical and/  surgical attendance exclusive of Midwifery in the last three years and if in any parish the amount of remuneration shall fall short of three fourths of such average amount the same shall be made up to that sum.

The tender for supplying the Union with good second Bread till Michaelmas next having been read it was agreed that the offer of M^r Joseph Watkins of Hardwick to supply such Bread at four pence per loaf of four pounds (being the lowest tender) being accepted on his finding two sufficient sureties in one hundred pounds for the performance of the contract, the Contractor to be paid monthly.

Resolved that the Clerk do apply to the Commissioner to know whether it would be allowed to heat the new workhouse by means of warm water, and what kind of Bedsteads would be recommended.

That it would be advisable to adopt M^r Scott’s suggestion as to using posts in the new Workhouse unless he should be of [p.9] opinion that cast iron pillars would be more advisable on the score of economy and strength and the Clerk write to M^r Scott and ask his opinion on the subject.

Th^os F. Fremantle [signature]  Phil Dauncey [signature]
Chairman                                             Vice Chairman
till ½ past 11 o’clock

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At a meeting of the Board of Guardians held at the Workhouse on Monday the 13th July 1835
Present
Philip Dauncey Esq            Vice Chairman
John Hale Esq

Charles Willis                   John King            
Joseph Neal                     John Woollhead
William Duncombe          John Parrott
Thomas Bayliss                 
                                               
The Minutes of the last Meeting were read by the Clerk.

The Guardians present signed their consent to the purchase of a piece or parcel of land containing by estimation three acres (more or less) being parcel of a Close of pasture ground called Brick Kiln piece situate in the parish of Winslow adjoining Turnpike Road leading to Buckingham and being the property of Richard Stainford  and copyhold of inheritance held of the Manor of Winslow with Members for a sum not exceeding £250 to build a Workhouse thereon at a cost not exceeding £5000 and that the sums to be expended should be borrowed and charged on the poor rate of the parishes of the Union.

The Relieving Officer was order to make out a List of all the paupers receiving relief from the poor rates of the several parishes in the Union.

Phil Dauncey [signature]

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[p.10] At a meeting of the Board of Guardians held at the Workhouse in Winslow on Monday the 20th day of July 1835
Present
Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle Bart         Chairman
Philip Dauncey Esq           
John Hale Esq
Charles Willis                      Daniel Baseley
Joseph Neal                       John King            
William Duncombe              Robert Curtis                    
Thomas Bayliss                  John Parrott
Thomas Coling
                                               
The Minutes of the last Meeting were read by the Clerk.

Resolved that the Clerk be directed to write to M^r Scott in reply to his letter to inform him that the Board is of opinion that provision should be made in the Workhouse for infectious cases in the manner suggested by M^r Scott by adding a story to the centre part of the Building and that the lower story be warmed by a hot water apparatus.

The order of the Poor Law Commissioners prescribing the mode of relief after 11th July having been read it appears that this Board is unable to comply with such Order in consequence of the Commissioners not having furnished the Board with the average expenditure of the different parishes in the Union in poor rates during the last three years, and the Commissioners not having issued an order in sanctioning the Board in entering into a contract for Bread and taking Security from the Contractor and Relieving Officer, and the Clerk is therefore directed to write to the Commissioners with a copy of this resolution and to request their early attention to the subject.
 
Th^os F. Fremantle [signature] 
Chairman

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[p.11] At a meeting of the Board of Guardians held at the Workhouse on Monday the 27th day of July 1835
Present
Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle Bart         Chairman
Philip Dauncey Esq           

Charles Willis                      John Woollhead
John King                             John Parrott
                                               
The Minutes of the last Meeting were read by the Clerk.

Ordered that the Churchwardens and Overseers of the different parishes in the Union do on the sixth day of August next pay to the Treasurer one fortieth part of their several average annual expenditure as calculated by the Poor Law Commissioners and the requisite authorities issued to the parish Officers issued for that purpose.
Ordered that the Relieving Officer give security for the due performance of his office with two sureties in the penalty of £500

The Relieving Officer having submitted to the Board his plan for relieving the poor in the different parishes of the Union it was resolved that he be directed to commence paying next week and to make the necessary arrangement with the Baker for that purpose.

Contract with Joseph Watkins for supplying the Union good second bread till 29th September and contracts with Mess^rs John Cowley and John Saint Thomas Wynter as the medical Officers of the Union were signed.

Th^os F. Fremantle [signature] 
Chairman

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Minutes of 3, 10 & 17 August not transcribed; they include lists of paupers from some of the parishes.

[p.22] At an adjourned meeting of the Board of Guardians held at the Workhouse in Winslow on Thursday the 20th day of August 1835
Present
Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle Bart         Chairman
Philip Dauncey Esq           

Charles Willis                      Thomas Coling
Joseph Neal                       Daniel Baseley
William Duncombe             John King            
John Fountaine                 William Emerson
Thomas Jones                   Robert Curtis
John Dover
                                               
The Minutes of the last Meeting were read by the Clerk.

Ordered that the weekly pay to the undermentioned paupers shall for the present be as follows - [other parishes not transcribed; the list is apparently for people who continued to receive outdoor relief]

[p.24] Winslow

Sarah King	63	Single	1 –
Sarah Gent	60	Widow	1 - 6
Hannah Seaton	69	Widow	1 - 6
Thos. Hogston	83
Wife	82		3 – 0
Charlotte Lucket	60	Widow	application for relief - allowed to come into Workhouse
Elizabeth Westley	48	Widow	1 –
Mary Lee	76	bedridden	2 – 6
Mary Smith	59	Widow	1 – 6
Mary Griffin	84	Son allows her 2/ a week	1 –
Jane Sharp	66	Widow	1 - 6
Elizabeth Bowden	76	Widow	2 –
Mary Whitehall	64	Widow	1 – 6
Deverells’ Children	13 & 12	mother married again	2 – (read more)
(Mrs Gibbs to be allowed 5/- for a Doctor when confined)
French’s children	12, 9 & 5 years orphans		4 – 6 (read more)
Sophia Lines	24	Idiot	2 –
Ann Hopkins	63	Widow	1 – 6
Ann Spooner	78	Widow	2 –
Ann Bellow	30	Cripple	1 – 6
Read's Children	11, 8 & 6 mother married again		2 – (read more)
Jane Walker	51	Widow	1 –
Sarah Edwin	9	Father dead	1 – 6 (read more)
William Judge	5½		1 – (read more)
Cornelius Cross	7	illegitimate	1 – (read more)
William Jones	3	illegitimate	Richd Sharp  the father pays 1s/6d a week   1 - 6 (read more)
Elizabeth Walker	Wife of James Walker 2 Children illegitimate - twins - 7 months old		3 loaves per week (read more)
Mary Oakley	66	Single	1 – 6
[p.25]	Winslow Continued
Thomas Lomath	The Board agree to allow 15s/ a quarter for 2 years to his Brother Henry Lomath to keep him and learn him the trade of a Shoemaker. (read more)
Fanny Teagle	60	Widow  living in Bletchley	to be seen by Hayes
Alice Hawkins		Single - weak arm	no allowance
Hannah Tomes	66	Widow	2 –
Elizabeth Bryant	72	Widow	1 – 6
Charles Price	12	Friendless	1 –
Hannah Pennell	77	Widow	2 – 6
Ann Ward	73	Widow	1 –
Margaret Whichello	45	Widow 2 Children 8 & 5 years	3 –
Mary Budd	60	Single	1 –
Thomas Hazzard	77		2 –
Joseph Walker		blind – to have Dinner every day at the Workhouse
Ann Walker	66	application for Nurse - Ill - referred to Hayes
Eliza Holt	3	illegitimate	1 – 6 (read more)
Mrs. Royce	70	Wants to leave Workhouse	to be determined
Eleanor Warner	66	----------- Do -----------------	on Monday
Elizabeth Wheeler	47	Widow - keeps her bed	1 – 6
Mrs Dodson	69	Wants to leave Workhouse	to be determined on Monday
Lomath’s Children			1 – 6 (read more)
Eliza Hitchcock	8	illegitimate	no allowance
Maria Wheeler	9	Father dead Mother Ill	1 – 6 (read more)
Sarah Shillingford		illegitimate	1 – 6

Ordered that the paupers of the parishes of Mursley, Swanbourne and Little Horwood attend at the next Meeting to have the amount of their allowance settled.

Th^os F. Fremantle [signature] 
Chairman

Notes on the paupers

• Cornelius Cross was baptised in 1827, son of Mary Cross.
• Deverells' children were Elizabeth bap. 1821 and Sarah bap. 1823, children of Matthew and Elizabeth Deverell of Shipton. Catherine Deverell, widow, married James Gibbs in 1828, so she was the Mrs Gibbs who would be allowed 5s for a doctor. She had had four more children by 1841 but James Gibbs died in 1840.
• Sarah Edwin, bap. 1827, was the daughter of William Edwin, sawyer, and Hannah. William was buried in 1829 aged 41.
• French's children were probably the children of George and Ann: Harriet bap. 1822, Eliza bap. 1826 and Hannah bap. 1829.
• Eliza Holt, bap. 1832, was the daughter of Susannah.
• William Jones, bap. 1832, was the son of Ann. Richard Sharp was probably the landlord of the Old Crown.
• William Judge aged 5½ appears to be the son of William Judge, butcher, and Rebecca, bap. 27 Dec 1829. Presumably his father had died as he was living with his mother and grandparents in 1841.
• Lomath's children: probably a Baptist family as the parish register doesn't show any Lomaths who would have been orphans in 1835. Thomas Lomath aged 20 was a journeyman shoemaker in 1841 living with his brother William (Henry) who is known to have been a Baptist.
• Read's children: Thomas Read aged 27 was buried in 1830. With his wife Mary he had three children: Ann bap. 1824, Thomas bap. 1828, John bap. 1830. Mary Read, widow, married John Bathe in 1833. Thomas and John were living with their mother and stepfather in 1841.
• Elizabeth Walker: her twin sons George and Thomas were bap. 18 Jan 1835.
• Maria Wheeler was probably Mary Ann, daughter of Henry and Sarah Wheeler, bap. 2 Sep 1827. Henry was buried in 1830 and Maria herself in 1839.
• Henry Hitchcock, bap. 1830, was the son of Elizabeth.
• Cornelius Yates, bap. 1833, bur. 1835, was the son of Benjamin and Harriet.
• Eliza Evans, bap. 1831, was the daughter of Thomas and Mary.

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[p.31] At an adjourned meeting of the Board of Guardians held at the Workhouse on Wednesday the 26th day of August 1835
Present
Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle Bart            Chairman
Philip Dauncey Esq    
Charles Willis                 Robert Curtis
Joseph Neal                   John Dover
William Duncombe          John Woolllhead
Samuel Hopkins              John Parrott
                                               
The Minutes of the last Meeting were read by the Clerk.

Ordered that the weekly pay to the undermentioned Paupers shall be as follows [other parishes omitted]

[p.32] Winslow

Henry Hitchcock	5	illegitimate          father dead mother ill (read more)	1 / -
Joseph Saving	70		1 – 6
Joseph Smith wants a nurse for his Wife in a midwifery case – allow nurse 1s/- a week for 3 weeks
John Worsley’s Wife		Do	Do

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[p.37] At a meeting of the Board of Guardians held at the Workhouse on Monday the 31st day of August 1835
Present
Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle Bart            Chairman
Philip Dauncey Esq          Vice Chairman
John Hale Esq
Rev^d. Williiam Wodley
Charles Willis                Thomas Jones
Joseph Neal                  Thomas Bayliss
William Duncombe        Samuel Hopkins               
John Fountaine             Daniel Baseley
John King                      John Dover
                                               
The Minutes of the last weekly meeting and of the adjourned meeting held on Wednesday the 26st instant were read by the Clerk.

The following tenders having been delivered for the erection of the new Workhouse
                                                                                                £
M^r. William Line Bricklayer - Bedford Square        )             
 “  R. Rowe Carpenter – Holborn                           )              4450
“  John Bickers Plumber – Long Acre                        )

Mess^rs. Willmore & Son & M^r. John Mold Buckingham           5500
M^r. C. Warren Sampson                                                        5595

It was resolved that the tender from M^r. Line and others is the lowest an application be made to them to furnish names and residences of their proposed sureties for [p.38] performing the Contract references as to character and responsibility and the prices at which they have estimated the work conformably to the Schedule at the end of M^r. Scott’s Specification.

That the Workhouse at Winslow be appropriated to the general purposes of the Union from this day, subject to the approval of the Poor Law Commissioners, and that the question of compensation to the parish of Winslow for the use of the Workhouse be deferred till some final arrangement is made to the Workhouse department and that an Inventory of the furniture in the Workhouse be taken at the time.

That the Clerk be instructed to ascertain the prices at which twenty bedsteads could be purchased as also beds and bedding . . .

[p.39] Winslow

Robert Varney  )
Cornelius Yates )              to be removed from the Workhouse to be kept by their parents
Eliza Evans       )   

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[p.40] At a meeting of the Board of Guardians held at the Workhouse on Monday the 7th day of September 1835
Present
Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle Bart            Chairman
Philip Dauncey Esq         
John Hale Esq
Rev^d. Williiam Wodley
Charles Willis                     William Emerson
Joseph Neal                       John Dover
Thomas Coling                   John Woolllhead
Samuel Hopkins                 John Parrott
John King
                                               
The Minutes of the last meeting were read by the Clerk.

Ordered that the pay to the undermentioned paupers shall for the present be as follows [other parishes omitted]

[p.43] Winslow

Mary Williamson nearly 90           Widow                  2^s /6 a week &
                                                                1^s / a week for a woman to look after her.

Ordered ... That an Inventory be taken of the goods and effects in the Workhouse belonging to the parish of Winslow by M^r Samuel Dudley of Winslow and that the same be valued by him to the Union at the expence of the Union and that M^r Dudley be employed in like manner to value the same goods and effects \when not required by the Union/ in order that the difference in value may be allowed by the Union to the parish.

Order (N^o 7) given on the Treasurer in favor of John Franklin Hayes for the sum of forty pounds.

A Letter from M^r. Line & Co declining to execute the erection of the Workhouse at the sum offered by them in their tender but proposing to do it at £4800 having been read which was subsequently reduced at the present meeting by their Surveyor M^r. Wells to £4750 it was resolved that Mess^rs. Willmore & Mold, M^r. C. Warren and Mess^rs. Shouler & Warren be informed that an alteration had been made by Mess^rs. Line & Co in their tender and that the Board therefore thought it right to give them an opportunity of reconsidering their tenders, and if they should feel disposed to make any alteration in them they will be [p.44] allowed to do so in writing addressed to the Clerk prior to the next meeting.

Resolved that the Contractor be required to enter into a joint and separate Bond with two sureties for the performance of his contract in the sum of two thousand five hundred pounds.

Th^os F. Fremantle [signature]  Chairman

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At a meeting of the Board of Guardians held at the Workhouse on Monday the 14th day of September 1835
Present
Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle Bart            Chairman
John Hale Esq
The Rev^d. Williiam Wodley
Charles Willis                      Daniel Baseley  
William Duncombe          John King
Thomas Bayliss                  John Dover
Samuel Hopkins                                John Parrott
                               
The Minutes of the last meeting were read by the Clerk.

Ordered that the pay to the undermentioned paupers shall for the present be as follows [other parishes omitted]

[p.46] Winslow

Richard Sharp                    76                           8^d & a loaf or to come into the House

Resolved that the references and securities tendered by Mess^rs. Wells & Line do not appear to be satisfactory and that the \Guardians/ would not be justified in entering into any contract for the erection of the workhouse with these Gentlemen.
                                                               
Resolved that the amended tender of Mess^rs. Willmore & Mold is the lowest now submitted to the Board.

Resolved that the tender of Willmore & Mold be accepted at £4990 deducting the sum estimated for removing the top soil of the site of the Building – the work stipulated in the original specification to be done in 12 weeks to be finished in 7 months and the whole in 9 months from  1st October; and the clause authorising suspension of the works in case of frost to be erased from the specification.

That M^r. King be requested to decide what compensation is to be allowed to the Tenant of M^r. Staniford’s land for the draining and manuring the land and getting it ready for seeds – as between incoming and outgoing Tenant.

That the tender of Mess^rs. Capp & Tofield of Stewkley for the supply of coffins and shrouds to the Union in the terms stated in the Advertisement be accepted, and that they be directed to send the coffins and shrouds at the periods and to the places ordered by the Relieving Officer [p.47] and that a contract be entered into with Mess^rs. Capp & Tofield for the regular supply of the articles according to the terms of the Advertisement.

That Advertisements for the supply of Bread from Michaelmas to Lady Day be inserted in the 2 County Newspapers.

 Order (N^o 8) given on the Treasurer in favor of John Franklin Hayes for the sum of fifty pounds.

Th^os F. Fremantle [signature]  Chairman

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At a meeting of the Board of Guardians held at the Workhouse on Monday the 21st day of September 1835
Present
Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle Bart            Chairman
Philip Dauncey Esq         
John Hale Esq
Charles Willis                  Samuel Hopkins
Joseph Neal                    John King
William Duncombe          John Dover
Thomas Jones                John Woollhead                              
                               
The Minutes of the last meeting were read by the Clerk. [some sections omitted]

[p.49] Contract signed with Mess^rs. Capp & Tofield for the supply of Coffins and shrouds till 25th March next agreeably to their tender delivered at the last meeting.

Contract signed with Mess^rs. Willmore & Mold for the erection of the Workhouse and performance of the other works described in M^r. Scott’s specification for the sum of £4990.

Agreed to employ Richard Watkins to superintend the Laborers at the Mill and at work on the land and to allow him 16^s/ a week.

[p.50] Ordered that the Clerk do write to Mess^rs. John Fountain and James Taylor Overseers of Drayton Parslow and inform them that unless the amount ordered to be paid by them to the Treasurer be paid before the next weekly meeting an Information will be lodged against them for the recovery of the penalties incurred under the 95th Section of the poor Law amendment Act.

Th^os F. Fremantle [signature] Chairman

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At a meeting of the Board of Guardians held at the Workhouse on Monday the 28th day of September 1835
Present
Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle Bart.          Chairman
Rev^d. William Wodley
Charles Willis                  John King            
Joseph Neal                    John Parrott
William Duncombe          John Dover
                               
Ordered that the pay to the undermentioned paupers shall for the present be as follows [other parishes omitted]

[p.51] Winslow

Daniel Walker’s Wife dead - Allow Coffin & Shroud
William Warr - Wife - to come into the Workhouse
Philip Walker Wife 3 children - for this week 6 loaves
Benjamin Walker 16 -  to apply in person

[p.52] Tenders opened for supplying the Union with good second bread from this day till 25th March next at per loaf of four pounds weight and that of Mess^rs. Robert Corbett & Richard Baldwin offering to supply it at 3^d¾ found to be the lowest and accepted.

M^r. Cowley having been consulted as to the position of the Workhouse and the ground having been personally visited by the Board. Resolved that it is expedient to alter the position of the House so that it may front the South instead of the East provided that in the opinion of M^r. Scott the expenditure already incurred in sinking the Well does not present an insurmountable objection to the alteration.

That a new fence be put down on the boundary of the ground on which the Workhouse is to be built, on the South side next to M^r. Neal’s field consisting of a quick set hedge and ditch protected by posts and 4 rails as far as the garden extends and of posts and rails along the line of the proposed buildings.

[p.53] That Mess^rs. Willmore & Mold the Contractors be requested to inform he Board at their next meeting at what price they will undertake to perform the work.

That the tender of Mess^rs. Corbett & Baldwin to supply the Workhouse with second flour at 26^s/ per week till 25th March next be accepted.

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At a meeting of the Board of Guardians held at the Workhouse on Monday the fifth day of October 1835
Present
Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle Bart.          Chairman
Philip Dauncey Esquire
Charles Willis                     Thomas Coling
Joseph Neal                       Daniel Baseley
John Fountaine                 John Dover
Thomas Baylis                   John Woollhead

[p.54] Contract signed with Robert Corbett and Richard Baldwin for supplying best second flour for the use of the workhouse and good second bread for the use of the Union till 23rd March last \next/ agreeably to their tender accepted at the last meeting. ...

[p.55] Resolved that the following proposed list of the Officers of the Union with scale of salaries be submitted to the Poor Law Commissioners

David Thomas Willis Gentⁿ. – Clerk - the first year £80 & for the future £70 a year.
John William Cowley Gentⁿ. – Auditor - the first year £25 & for the future £20 a year.
John Franklin Hayes - relieving Officer £100 a year.
John King Treasurer £20 a year.
Hubert John Chubb & wife. Master & mistress of the workhouse - 12^s/ a week.

And that the Commissioners be requested to signify their approval of such Officers and their salaries as soon as possible in order that they may be paid up to Michaelmas & the accounts of the Union balanced up to that time.

That the Commissioners also be requested to determine the amount of rent to be allowed by the Union to the parish officers of Winslow for the use of the workhouse.

[p.56] M^r. Willis the Clerk was directed to purchase a sufficient quantity of books required by the Poor Law Commissioners to be kept by him the relieving officer and the master of the workhouse.

Resolved that the auditor be instructed to take the necessary steps in order to carry into effect the rules of Poor Law Commissioners as to auditing the accounts of the parishes within the Union for the quarter ending at Michaelmas last.

That M^r. Dauncey M^r. Willis and M^r. Dover be appointed a committee to carry into effect the resolution of the board at their last meeting as to fencing off the site of the workhouse from M^r. Neal’s field with as little delay as possible.

That M^r. John King be instructed to value on behalf of the guardians the barn and timber on the land bought for the workhouse and to measure the ground intended to be taken by the Union.

That the Clerk write to M^r. Seymour and state that the new bedstead sent as a sample is approved by the board & request him send 9 more of the same kind.

Th^os F. Fremantle [signature] Chairman

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[p.57] At a meeting of the Board of Guardians held at the Workhouse on Monday the 12th day of October 1835
Present
Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle Bart.          Chairman
Philip Dauncey Esq
John Hale Esq
Rev^d. William Wodley
Charles Willis                  Thomas Coling
Joseph Neal                    John King
William Duncombe          John Dover
John Fountaine              John Woollhead
Thomas Bayliss              John Parrott ...

[p.58] Complaints having been preferred that many of the Loaves supplied by Mess^rs. Corbett & Baldwin the Contractors for the use of the Poor of the Union in the last week were greatly deficient in weight and that many supplied in the previous week were of inferior quality ordered that the Clerk do immediately commence an action against the Contractors and their sureties for the Board entered into by them for performance of the Contract.

The following Bills having been examined and found correct checks were given for payment thereof vizt.

No 15     Mess^rs. Dudley & Son Appraisers bill             £2 -  3^s  - ^d
 “  16      Sampson Kempthorne Esq Architect bill                10 -  2
 “  17      Henry Wigley Stationer bill                                     7 - 13
 “ 18       David Thomas Willis bill for Law Business      22 – 17 - 8

[p.59] The account of the Clerks bill of disbursements on account of the Union were as follows
                                                                                                       £       
For Advertisements                                                                        7 – 8 -
  “    Messengers                                                                            -     6 - 6
  “    a Minute Book                                                                        -     10 - 6
  “   postage & carriage                                                                  1 - 2   -
To M^r. Neal for expences incurred in making enquiries
for work for laborers                                                                           18 - 4
                                                                                                     10 – 5 – 4

These bills were examined and found correct and a cheque (N^o 19) was given for the amount.

The establishment charges account up to 19th ultimo to be debited with all the above sums and credited with the payment.

Ordered that an Inventory be taken of the provisions in the Workhouse on 26th September last and that they be valued in order that the value be repaid to the parish of Winslow by the Union.

Th^os F. Fremantle [signature] Chairman

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[p.60] At a meeting of the Board of Guardians held at the Workhouse in Winslow on Monday the 19th day of October 1835
Present
Philip Dauncey Esq          Vice Chairman
John Hale Esq
Joseph Neal                    William Emerson
William Duncombe          Robert Curtis
Thomas Jones                John Dover
Thomas Coling               John Woollhead
Samuel Hopkins             John Parrott
The minutes of the last meeting were read by the Clerk.

The following orders were made as to the paupers receiving out door relief [other parishes omitted]

[p.62] Winslow
Richard Alderman           ordered work & to receive 2^s/ & 3 loaves [this appears to mean work at the Workhouse]
Daniel Walker                ordered work & to receive 2^s/ & 3 loaves
Jane Woodward             sight bad              allowed 8^d & a loaf
John Higgins                  50           ordered work & to receive 2^s/ & 3 loaves
Matthew Alderman        60           Wife      ordered work & to receive 2^s/ & 3 loaves
Thomas Pickett              53           Wife 2 Children ordered work & to receive 2^s/ & 6 loaves
Thomas Benbow            36           Wife 1 Child        ordered work & to receive 2^s/6^d & 3 loaves

[p.63] It appearing that the parish Officers of the Winslow Union had found provisions for the Workhouse since the time that it was made applicable to the general purposes of the Union amounting in value to £15 – 0^s – 9^d a check (N^o 27) was signed for the payment of that amount to the officers of that parish.

The number of paupers maintained in the House up to 29th ultimo was 31 and the cost of maintenance clothing fuel & as above was £15 – 0^s – 9^d. Of these paupers the numbers belonging to the several parishes are set opposite their names in the first column below; according to this number the above amount was assessed upon the several parishes and ordered to be carried to the credit of the Appropriation account against them as in the second column below.

It also appeared that the out relief given to the paupers [p.64] of the several parishes during the eight weeks ending the 29th ultimo amounted to the sum set opposite to the names of these parishes in the third column.

The shares of the different parishes of the establishment charges up to the 29th ultimo were assessed at the sums set opposite the names of these parishes in the 4th column.

And it appeared that the contributions of several parishes in the Union fell short of the expenses incurred for in maintenance of out relief on their behalf and their share of the establishment charges by the following sums set opposite the names of these parishes in the fifth column.

	Number of paupers	In maintenance			Out relief			Establishment charges			Deficiency
		£	s	d	£	s	d	£	s	d	£	s	d
Winslow cum Shipton	27	13	19	3	31	13	2	10	16	7	2	11	-
Dunton					4	5	9	-	17	1	-	17	10
Drayton Parslow					30	19	4	8	15	11
Great Horwood with Singleborough	2		10	2	39	-	-	8	6	11	6	6	1
Hogston					12	18	6	1	18	-	5	7	6
Little Horwood					41	10	3	7	12	8	11	2	11
Mursley with Salden					21	18	6	8	1	4
Stewkley					67	3	2	19	19	6
Swanbourne					44	11	8	11	1	9	-	9	5
Nash					15	0	8	3	4	6	2	4	2
Tattenho					1	14	8	-	2	5	1	4	5
Whaddon					17	4	4	5	1	8
Shenley Brook End					11	12	-	2	1	2	3	8	2
Hogshaw cum Fulbrook					6	5	6	-	16	3	3	0	9
North Marston	1		8	8	58	1	1	14	16	10
Grandborough	1		2	8	31	11	6	6	12	7	5	6	9
East Claydon					35	9	-	4	2	11	18	18	11
	31	15	0	9	470	18	5	114	8	5	60	17	11

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[p.70] At a meeting of the Board of Guardians held at the Workhouse in Winslow on Monday the 2nd day of November 1835
Present
Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle Bart.          }              Each  Chairman
Philip Dauncey Esq                                   }              some part of
John Hale Esq                                          }              the day
The Rev^d. William Wodley

Charles Willis                   John Parrott
Joseph Neal                     John Dover
Thomas Coling                 John Fountain
William Duncombe          Thomas Jones  
Thomas Bayliss                Samuel Hopkins

The following orders were made as to the out poor. [other parishes omitted]

[p.72] Winslow
George Jones 12 - (ordered into House)
Matthew Mark French 19 - (ordered into House)
John Elliott Wife 2 Children – to be employed at Winslow & receive 3^s/2^d & 4 loaves
Matthew Varney Wife 2 Children –            D(itt)o              & receive 3^s/2^d & 4 loaves
Richard Alderman 65 Wife -                         D(itt)o               (as before)
Jane Sharp - Widow – Allowance to be discontinued

Ordered that a Committee be formed for inspecting the new Buildings, any three to be a quorum, and that such Committee be composed of The Chairman                  Mr. Coling
The Vice Chairman          Mr. Duncombe
Mr. Hale                           Mr. Bayliss
Mr. Willis                          Mr. Parrott
Mr. Neal                           Mr. Hopkins
Mr. Dove
With power to add to their numbers. [routine business omitted]

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[p.74] At a meeting of the Board of Guardians held at the Workhouse on Monday the 9th day of November 1835
Present
Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle Bart.          Chairman
Philip Dauncey Esq                                         
John Hale Esq                                                   
The Rev^d. John Robert Piggott
Joseph Neal                    John Dover
William Duncombe          John Woollhead
John Fountain                 John Parrott
John King            

The following orders were made as to the out poor. [other parishes omitted]

[p.75] Winslow
Thomas Smith 30 Wife 3 Children - to be employed at Winslow & receive 3^s/2^d & 6 loaves
Matthew Alderman Wife -                           D(itt)o         2^s/ & 3 loaves               
Richard Alderman Wife -                             D(itt)o         2^s/ & 3 loaves     

[routine business omitted]

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[p.77] At a meeting of the Board of Guardians held at the Workhouse in Winslow on Monday the 16th day of November 1835
Present
Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle Bart.          Chairman
Philip Dauncey Esq 
Charles Willis                  John King
William Duncombe          William Emerson
Thomas Bayliss              John Dover
Thomas Coling               John Parrott
Daniel Baseley  

The following orders were made as to the out poor. [other parishes omitted]

Winslow                
Philip Walker Wife 3 Children – to come to work at Winslow and receive 3^s/ & 6 loaves
Thomas Pigott 53 Wife                   D(itt)o                                                 2^s/6 & 3 loaves     

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[p.79] At a meeting of the Board of Guardians held at the Workhouse in Winslow on Monday the 23rd day of November 1835
Present
Philip Dauncey Esq }       each Chairman part                        
William Duncombe }       of the day 
Charles Willis                      John Dover
Joseph Neal                       John Woollhead
John King                           John Parrott
Thomas Jones

The following persons were ordered employment at Winslow. [other parishes omitted]

Winslow
Thomas Higgins Wife 4 Children – 3^s/ & 6 loaves (to be allowed 3 loaves immediately)
Richard Prentice 48 Wife - 2^s/ & 3 loaves
Philip Budd 25 Wife 2 Children - 3^s/6^d & 3 loaves
John Willmer 26 Wife & Child - 2^s/6^d & 3 loaves

Subsequent meetings omitted

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[p.151] At a meeting of the Board of Guardians held at the Workhouse in Winslow on Monday the fourth day of April 1836.

Present
John Hale Esquire                          William James
Philip Dauncey Esquire                  John Brise
Charles Willis                                 Graham Hanmer             
Joseph Neal                                   William Boughton
William Duncombe                         William Butcher Hughes
William Viccars                               John Dover
Thomas Baylis                               William Dancer
Sam Blick                                       Thomas Cripps

Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle Bart. was elected Chairman and John Hale esquire Vice Chairman of the Board for the ensuing year.

Mr Hale having taken the Chair.

[routine business omitted]

It being represented to the board that the small pox has appeared in the parish of North Marston and that there is an apprehension of it extending to other parishes of the Union it was ordered that the medical officers be instructed to vaccinate such of the paupers belonging to the parishes [p.152] under their care respectively as may wish to avail themselves of it and that the officers be allowed after the rate of one shilling for each person vaccinated such allowance to be charged by the Union to the separate accounts of the different parishes and to be considered totally independent of the present medical contracts.

The Clerk having read a communication from the Poor Law Commissioners on the subject of a letter addressed to them by Mr Joseph Neal respecting certain charges made in the parish accounts of the Overseers of Winslow he was directed to inform the Commissioners the result of the investigation of the accounts by the Magistrates and explain the circumstances of Mr Chubb’s appointment as Assistant Overseer.

The relieving officer was authorised to advance by way of a loan the sum of six pounds towards defraying the expence of Edward Johnson removing with his wife and six children to Manchester and a similar sum  towards defraying the expence of Thomas Curtis removing with his wife and seven children to Manchester, the amounts to be carried to the debit of the parish of Little Horwood in the out relief charges account.

The relieving officer was also authorised to advance by way of a loan the sum of three pounds towards the expence of Thomas Collier removing with his wife and four children to Manchester, to be carried to the debit of the parish of Swanbourne in the out relief charges account.

The relieving officer was also authorised to pay the expence of John Smith with his wife and six children, John Westly with his wife and four children, Thomas Higgins with his wife and four children and Richard [p.153] Harris with his wife and four children removing to Manchester and to advance Smith two pounds and Westly, Higgins and Harris one pound ten shillings each. Such expences and sums to be considered as loans to the respective parties and the amounts to be carried to the debit of the parish of Winslow in the out relief charges account.

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[p.272] At a meeting held at the Workhouse on Monday the 27th March 1837.

Present                Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle Bart. John Hale Esquire, Messrs Willis, Neal, Dover, Duncombe, Brise. James, Boughton, Hogg, Hamner, Emerson, Viccar, Dancer, Cripps.

The minutes of the last meeting were read by the clerk & confirmed.

A letter from the Secretary to the Poor Law Commissioners having been read directing the board of guardians to fix a reserved bidding prior to the sale of the Winslow workhouse Resolved that Messrs Willis & Dover be requested to meet Mr Dudley on Thursday morning before the sale and determine what the reserved bidding shall be.

Contract with Robert Corbett for supply of bread & flour was signed.

The following bills having been examined and found correct checks were given for the same.
                                                                        £    s   d
Robert Dickins for bread & flour for in poor     13 10 8½
Messrs Morecraft for meat                              26 16 3 
Giles Dickins for grocery                                    6  9  5
George Yeulett for coals                                   6  6  8
E S Mason for shaving & hair cutting                1  0  0

The invoice account to be debited and treasurer credited therewith.

The relieving officer’s book being examined it appeared that the sum expended in out relief was £54-10s-10¼d officer to be credited and out relief debited therewith.

[p.273] It appearing that the relieving officer had issued tickets to Robert Dickins the contractor £17-5-11¼ former to be debited and latter credited therewith.

On examining the provision book it appeared that the cost of articles received was £8-16-10¾ and the value of articles consumed for 358 days collectively amounted to £10-15-11 ordered that former be credited to invoice account and debited to provision account.

The relieving officer’s accounts being found correct a check was given to him for £1-9-9 the balance found to be due to him – his account to be debited and treasurer credited therewith.

The bill of Robt Dickins of £91-19-11¼ for bread for the out poor was examined and a check given for the amount - his account be debited and treasurer credited therewith.

The bill of Messrs Capp & Tofield for £16-16 for coffins and shrouds having been examined a check was given for the amount – to be debited to out relief and credited to treasurer. The clerk was ordered to charge the parishes on whose account the above bill was incurred, with their several proportions thereof. 

Checks were also given for the undermentioned bills and salaries
Henry Wigley, printer bill                 £ 3   9s
D.T. Willis, (the Clerk) bill                    3   1  8
D(itt)o             bill of payment             1   3  5     
D(itt)o             salary                          17 10
J.W. Cowley Auditor D(itt)o                 5  
J.F. Hayes relieving officer D(itt)o       25 
[p.274]                                                                          £    s   d
Hubert John Chubb & wife master & matron salary     10   8   -
D(itt)o                         allowance in lieu of beer                 13  -
Grant King, Schoolmaster, salary                                  1   6   -
H.J. Chubb, bill of payments                                          4   4  5  
William French, Ironmonger bill                                     4 14  6
Richard Coxil, Cooper,d(itt)o                                              9   -
J.A. Berrill, Brazier d(itt)o                                                   9  3
Thomas Viccars, Glazier d(itt)o                                         18  9 
Edward Gray, Blacksmith d(itt)o                                         2 11
George Harrup, Glazier d(itt)o                                       1   6  9            
To be debited to establishment and credited to treasurer.

The bills of Mr John Cowley of £70-3-19 and of Mr John St Thos Wynter of £81-6-4 having been examined checks were given for the amounts – to be debited to establishment and credited to treasurer.

The clerk to charge each parish with its respective proportion of the above two bills.

The following bills for expences incurred on account of individual parishes of the union having been examined checks were given for the amounts - to be debited to parishes and credited to treasurer.
[details restricted to Winslow payments]
Emanuel Roads                                                                 14  6
H.J. Chubb                                                                          6  2
Ann Read                                                                        1  2  -

[p.275] The bill of Alfred Barton of £3-6s for beer for the workhouse having been examined a check was given for the amount – to be debited to in maintenance and credited to treasurer. The clerk to charge the proper proportions to the parishes on whose account part of such bill was incurred and the balance thereof to the establishment.

The bill of Catherine Fry of £1-1s for bonnets for the in poor was examined and a check drawn for the amount – to be credited to treasurer and debited to clothing account.

Ordered that the Dt side of the out relief account for the last quarter be cast up and the total compared with the total of the abstract of the parochial relief lists and that the several parishes be debited with the amounts appearing in the abstract chargeable to each and that their Out relief be credited accordingly.

Ordered that the number of days and the cost of provisions debited to In maintenance during the quarter be cast up and the total or collective number in the abstract of the in door] relief lists And that the Clerk calculate the share of the establishment and of each parish according to the number of days set against each parish in the abstract as compared with the whole and transfer to the establishment and to each parish the appropriate charge.

The Poor Law commissioners having recommended that the board of the master and matron should be calculated as equal to three paupers and having been charged as two only, the clerk was instructed to charge an additional 91 days to the establishment on that account.

[pp.276-91 not transcribed]

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[p.292] At a meeting held 22nd May 1837.
Charles Willis Chairman. the Revd Samuel Wright, Messrs Duncombe, Barge, Baylis, Kirby, Blick, Woodman, Woodward, Hanmer, Dover and Parrott
The minutes of the last meeting were read by the clerk and confirmed.

It being represented that a vestry had been convened of the parish of Winslow to take into consideration the propriety of disposing \of/ the old workhouse belonging to that parish by private contract [see sale notice], that at such vestry an offer was made to purchase the same at five hundred pounds which offer at such vestry it was unanimously agreed to accept.

Resolved unanimously that such the decision of such vestry be confirmed subject to the approval of the Poor Law Commissioners and that the clerk be directed to report the circumstances to them.

The relieving officer’s book being examined it appeared that the sum expended in out relief was £47-9s-9¾d officer to be credited and out relief debited therewith.

It appearing that the relieving officer had issued tickets to Robert Corbett the Contractor
£15-14s-0¾d former to be debited and latter credited therewith.

On examining the provision book it appeared that the cost of articles received was £9-9s-10½d and the value of articles consumed for 404 days collectively amounted to £7-13s-1¾d ordered that former be credited to invoice account and debited to provision account and the latter debited to minaintenance [sic] and credited to provision account

[p.293] A check was given to the relieving officer for £30 to be debited to him – his account be debited and credited to treasurer.

Resolved that Hubert John Chubb and his wife be suspended from their situations as master and matron of the workhouse so soon as proper persons can be selected to succeed them, in consequence of his having permitted meat brought into the house for consumption of a different quality from that contracted for, and having been guilty of other acts of misconduct. And that the clerk be instructed to report such suspension with the cause thereof to the Poor Law Commissioners.

Mr Willis having left the chair and the same being taken by Mr Wright.

Mr D.T. Willis the clerk announced his intention to continue the situation for one year from 11th June next at the increased salary of one hundred pounds as agreed at the last meeting. Ordered that the clerk apply to the Poor Law Commissioners for their sanction to such an increase of salary.

Resolved unanimously that in the opinion of this meeting it is not necessary that the clerk should make for the use of the board a copy of the lists of paupers as stuck on the church doors at the end of every quarter, and therefore that he be not required to make the same.

Thos F Fremantle [signature] Chair(ma)n

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[p.294] At a meeting held 29th May 1837

Present Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle Bart Chairman, Messrs Willis Duncombe, Kirby, Woodward, Joseph King, Baylis, Dover, Dorell & Parrott
The minutes of the last meeting were read by the clerk and confirmed.

A letter from the Poor Law Commissioners as to the dismissal of Hubert John Chubb and his wife having been read, Chubb was called in and the Chairman communicated to him the resolution passed at the last meeting of the board together with the letter received on the subject from the Poor Law Commissioners. He enquired what was the nature of the other charges of misconduct alleged against him and was informed by the Chairman that there was nothing beyond those complaints against his management which had been made from time to time and enquired into and communicated to him, and that the Board did not entertain any thought of him unfavourable to his character for honesty and general good behaviour. Mr Chubb after consultation with his wife came to the resolution of tendering his resignation to the Board but said he would stay in his office till the end of the quarter if desired. Resolved that the resignation of Mr Chubb and his wife be accepted and that a letter be written to the Poor Law Commissioners informing them thereof and that as the board did not bring forward any charges against Chubb and his wife affecting their character for honesty or general good behaviour they did not wish to press for their dismissal by the Commissioners.

[p.295] Resolved that an advertisement be inserted twice in the Morning Chronicle, Globe, Northampton Mercury and Bucks Herald Newspapers for a master and matron of the workhouse. Applicants to attend Monday 19th June and to forward testimonials to the Clerk free of expence on the Tuesday preceding - & it also be stated in the advertisements that a schoolmistress is wanted.

The clerk was directed to request the Poor Law Commissioners to state the amount of salary which they recommend for the master and matron of the workhouse stating the numbers usually in the house.

Mr John Cowley having been appointed Registrar of marriages the appointment was approved and confirmed by the Board.

The relieving officer’s book being examined it appeared that the sum expended in out relief was £51-7s-10½d officer to be credited and out relief debited therewith.

It appearing that the relieving officer had issued tickets to Robert Corbett the Contractor value
£15-19s-9½d former to be debited and latter credited therewith.

On examining the provision book it appeared that the cost of articles received was £6-2s-11¼d and the value of articles consumed for 380 days collectively amounted to £7-10s-1¾d ordered that former be credited to invoice account and debited to provision account and the latter debited to minaintenance [sic] and credited to provision account.

A check was given to the relieving officer for £35 to be debited to him – his account be debited and credited to treasurer.

[p.296] The bill of Robert Corbett of £65-15s for bread for out poor was examined and a check drawn for the amount to be debited to him and credited to treasurer.

The bill of Robert Corbett of £12-10s-8¾ for bread and flour for the in poor was examined and a check drawn for the amount to be debited to the invoice account and credited to treasurer.

Char Willis [signature] Chairman

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[p.300] At a meeting held 26th June 1837

Present Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle Bart Chairman, Messrs Dover, Hanmer. John King, Parrott, Baylis, Woodward, Dorell, Emerson, Cole
The minutes of the last meeting were read by the clerk and confirmed.

The relieving officer’s books being examined it appeared that the sum expended in out relief was £50-9s officer to be credited and out relief debited therewith.

It appearing that the relieving officer had issued tickets to Robert Corbett the contractor value £14-14s-9½d former to be debited and latter credited therewith.

On examining the provision book it appeared that the cost of articles received was £7-5s-3d and the value of articles consumed for 424 days collectively was £7-16s-10¼d ordered that former be credited to invoice account and debited to provision account and the latter debited to inmaintenance and credited to provision account.

[p.301] [Paragraph on payments received from neighbouring parishes excluded]

It appearing by the treasurer’s book that he had received of John Arnott 7s/7d for hogwash, treasurer to be debited and inmaintenance credited therewith.

Ordered that the sum of £3-14s received for potatoes sold be paid to the treasurer and debited to him and credited to the establishment

The following bills having been examined and found correct checks were given for the same

	£	s	d
Robert Corbett for bread & flour for in poor	10	12	4½
Messrs Morecraft for meat	38	13	9
Giles Dickins for grocery	9	1	2¾
Hubert John Chubb bill of small payments		16	8

The invoice account to be debited and treasurer credited therewith.

The bill of Robert Corbett of £77-8s-5¼d for the out poor was examined and a check given for the amount, his account be debited and treasurer credited therewith.

The bill of Thomas Roads for £8-0-3 for coffins and shrouds having been examined a check was given for the amount, to be debited to out relief and credited to treasurer. The clerk was ordered to charge the [p.302] parishes on whose account the above bill was incurred, with their several proportions thereof. 

Checks were also given for the undermentioned bills and salaries        

				£	s	d
Henry Wigley, printer bill				1	17	2
David Thos. Willis, (the Clerk) bill				7	13	4
D(itt)o        for payments				5	6	7
Hubert John Chubb for payments				4	5	7
J.A. Burrill bill				3	3	4
Edward Gray, Blacksmith bill					2	10
William French, Ironmonger bill					9	0
Barwell & Co, on account for copper &c				70
Giles Dickins, Shopkeepers bill					18	3
Thomas Viccars, Plumber d(itt)o					1	8
George Harrup, d(itt)o					5	3
Joseph Grace, Blacksmith d(itt)o					4	6
David Thomas Willis (the Clerk) salary To 11th inst at £70	15	0	2
D(itt)o  from d(itt)o at £100	3	11	2	18	11	4
John W. Cowley Auditor				5	-	-
John Franklin Hayes and relieving officer				25	-	-
Hubert John Chubb & wife master & matron salary				10	8	-
D(itt)o                                                   in lieu of beer				-	13	-
Grant King, Schoolmaster, salary				1	6	-

To be debited to establishment and credited to treasurer.

The bills of Mr John Cowley of £6-16-8 and of Mr John St Thos Wynter of £10-10-11 for medical attendance from 25th  March to 25th April when their present contracts commence, having been examined checks were given for the amounts – to be debited to [p.303] establishment and credited to treasurer.

The clerk to charge each parish with its respective proportion of the above two bills.

The bill of Alfred Barton of £2-14s for beer for the workhouse having been examined a check was given for the amount – to be debited to in maintenance and credited to treasurer - the clerk to charge the different parishes and establishment with their proper proportions thereof.
The bills of Cross & King of £3-10s and of Thomas Lomath of £7-10-10 were examined and checks given for the amounts to be debited and treasurer credited to clothing account.

Ordered that the Dt side of the out relief account for the last quarter be cast up and the total compared with the total of the abstract of the parochial relief lists and that the several parishes be debited with the amounts appearing in the abstract chargeable to each and that the out relief be credited accordingly.

Ordered that the number of days and the cost of provisions debited to In maintenance during the quarter be cast up and the total or collective number in the abstract of the in door relief lists And that the Clerk calculate the share of the establishment and of each parish according to the number of days set against each parish in the abstract as compared with the whole and transfer to the establishment and to each parish the appropriate charge.

Ordered that the Clerk cast up the clothing account and transfer the [p.304] amount to the debit of inmaintenance and close that account by charging to each parish its share of the same brought from the clothing account calculated by the same data and rule as the cost of provisions.

Ordered that the establishment account be made up and that the clerk calculate the proportionate share of the respective parishes according to the declared averages and transfer the amount of such share to the debit of the several parishes accordingly.

Ordered that the clerk calculate the proportion to be paid by each parish of the instalment of the loan of £1600 repaid to the Exchequer Bill loan commissioners and debit each parish with its share.

Ordered that the clerk make up and balance the several other accounts in the ledger and carry the several balances to the balance sheet to prove the correctness of the ledger for the quarter.

A check was given to the relieving officer for £35 to be debited to him and credited to treasurer in the ensuing quarter’s account.

Sam(ue)l Wright [signature]
Presiding Chair(ma)n

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[p.324] At a meeting held 18th September 1837

Present John Hale Esquire Chairman, the Revd Samuel Wright Messrs Duncombe, Cole, Dover, John King, Barge, Woodman, Woodward.
The minutes of the last meeting were read by the clerk and confirmed.

The tender of Mr. George Mayne to erect a wall and put up a pair of gates at the entrance to the workhouse for twenty seven pounds was accepted.
 
The relieving officer’s books being examined it appeared that the sum expended in out relief was £43-17s-1d officer to be credited and out relief debited therewith.

It appearing that the relieving officer had issued tickets to Robert Corbett the Contractor value £13-17-1 former to be debited and latter credited therewith.

On examining the provision book it appeared that the cost of articles received was £8-6-2 and the value of articles consumed for 401 days collectively was £7-10-1¾ ordered that former be credited to invoice account and debited to provision account and the latter debited to inmaintenance and credited to provision account.

A check was given to the relieving officer for £30 to be debited to him – his account be debited and credited to treasurer.

[Items relating to non-Winslow parish payments omitted]

[p.325] The clerk was also instructed to apply to the Poor law Commissioners for further instructions as to the carrying into effect the regulate directions of the act to regulate parochial assessments.

Char Willis [signature] Chairman

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At a meeting held 25th September 1837

Present John Hale Esquire Chairman Messrs Willis, Dover, Woodman, Woodward, Hanmer, Dorell, Parrott, Kirby.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.

The Relieving Officer’s books being examined it appeared that the sum expended in out Relief was £46-14-1½ officer to be credited and out relief debited therewith.

It appearing that the Relieving Officer had issued tickets to Robert Corbett the contractor value £13-18-1½ former to be debited and latter credited therewith.

On examining the provision book it appeared that [p.326] the cost of articles received was £7-9s-6¼d and the value of articles consumed for 394 days collectively was £8-1s-0½d ordered that former be credited to invoice account and debited to provision account and the latter be debited to inmaintenance and credited to provision account.

[Items relating to non Winslow parish payments omitted]

The following Bills having been examined and found correct cheques were given for the same

				£	s	d
Robert Corbett for Bread & Flour for in poor				13	1	3½
Morecraft & Maydon for Meat				37	7	5
Giles Dickins for Grocery				17	4	6¼
Thos Willetts’ bill of small payments					7	10
Thos Lightbourne for Coals				2	14	-

The Invoice account to be debited and Treasurer credited therewith.

The Bill of Thos Roads for £7-14-6 for Coffins and Shrouds having been examined a check was given for the amount to be debited to out Relief and credited to Treasurer. The clerk was ordered to charge the parishes on whose account the above Bill was incurred, with their several proportions thereof. 

The Bill of Robert Corbett of £68-18-7¾ for Bread for the out poor was examined and a cheque given for the amount his account be debited & Treasurer credited therewith.

[p.327] Checks were also given for the undermentioned Bills and Salaries         

				£	s	d
Giles Dickins, Shopkeeper bill				2	9	2½
George Harrup Plumber Bill				1	18	7
William French Ironmonger bill				2	2	-
Henry Jennings Painter bill				1	7	-
Joseph Grace Blacksmith bill				1	1	9
Alexander Hinton Bill				2	14	9
Henry Wigley Printer Bill				1	3	4
Thomas Willmore Upholsterer bill				8	10	-
Cross & King Drapers bill					18	6
D. T. Willis, (Clerk) for payments				1	8	9
Thos Willetts for payments				1	13	6
Thomas Roads Carpenter Bill				5	10	3
Exors of Mr Jas Todd for furniture				23	4	6
David Thomas Willis (Clerk) salary				25	-	-
J. W. Cowley (Auditor)  D(itt)o				5	-	-
J. F. Hayes (Relief Officer) D(itt)o				25	-	-
Thos Willetts & Wife Master & Matron salary				15	-	-
Grant King (Schoolmaster) D(itt)o				1	6	-
Martha Neal (Schoolmistress) D(itt)o				1	2	-

To be debited to Establishment and credited to Treasurer.

The Bill of Alfred Barton of £3-15-9 \and of Richard Sharp for £2-1-4/ for Beer for the Workhouse having been examined  checks were given for the amounts – to be debited to Inmaintenance and credited to Treasurer. The clerk to charge the different parishes and Establishment with their proper proportions thereof.

[p.328] The Bill of Joseph Neal of 10s/11d for Liquor for the Workhouse having been examined a check was given for the amount – to be debited to Inmaintenance and credited to Treasurer. The clerk to charge the different parishes and Establishment with their proper proportions thereof.

[payment to paupers of Little Horwood omitted]

The bills of Cross & King of £20-13-5½, James Morgan of £1-4-8 and of Thomas Lomath of 11-4s/- for Clothing were examined and checks drawn for the amounts, to be debited and Treasurer credited to clothing account.

Ordered that the Dt side of the out relief account for the last Quarter be cast up and the total compared with the total of the abstract of the parochial Relief lists, and that the several parishes be debited with the amounts in the abstract appearing chargeable to each, and that the out relief be credited accordingly.

Ordered that the number of days and the cost of provisions debited to In maintenance during the Quarter be cast up and the total or collective number in the abstract be compared with the total or collective number of the in door relief lists; and that the Clerk calculate the share of the Establishment and of each parish according to the number of days set against each parish in the Abstract as compared with [p.329] the whole; and transfer to the Establishment and to each parish the appropriate charge.

Ordered that the Clerk cast up the clothing account and transfer the amount to the debit of Inmaintenance and close that account by charging to each parish its share of the same brought from the clothing account calculated by the same data and rule as the cost of provisions.

Ordered that the Establishment account be made up and that the Clerk calculate the proportionate share of the respective parishes according to the declared averages and transfer the amount of such share to the debit of the several parishes accordingly.

Ordered that the Clerk make up and balance the several other accounts in the Ledger and carry the several balances to the balance sheet to prove the correctness of the Ledger for the quarter.

Contract with Robert Dickins for supply of Bread and Flour was signed.

A Cheque was given to the Relieving Officer for £30 to be debited to him and credited to treasurer in the ensuing quarter’s account.

Thos F. Fremantle [signature]  Chair(ma)n

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[p.338] At a meeting held 30th October 1837
Present Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle Bart  Chairman, John Hale Esquire, the Revd Samuel Wright Messrs Woodward, Woodman, George Kirby, John King, Dover.

The minutes of the last meeting were read by the Clerk and confirmed.

The relieving officer’s books being examined it appeared that the sum expended in out relief was £42-19s-11½d officer to be credited and out relief debited therewith.

It appearing that the relieving officer had issued tickets to Robert Dickins the Contractor value £12-13s-5½d former to be debited and latter credited therewith.

On examining the provision book it appeared that the cost of articles received was £5-5-1 and the value of articles consumed for 436 days collectively was £8-0-4 ordered that former be debited to provision account and credited to invoice account and the latter debited to inmaintenance and credited to provision account.

A check was given to the relieving officer for £30 to be debited to him and credited to treasurer.

It appearing by the treasurer’s book that he had received the [p.339] following sums as deposits on the purchase of premises sold belonging to the parish of Winslow. 

	£	s		£	s
Of Henry Heley	6	-	Of Josiah King	5	12
“   Wm Forster	8	8	“   Geo. Mayne	12	4
“   Grant King	19	4	“   Giles Dickins	13	-
“   Joseph King	15	12	“   Wm Jackman	4	4
“   Thomas Morecraft	12	12	“   Emmanuel Roads	2	8

Ordered that the same be credited to the account of the Treasurer guardians in the matter of the sale of certain premises belonging to the parish of Winslow, and debited to treasurer. [See below for a slightly different list of people who paid the full purchase money.]

John Hale [signature]
Chairman

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At a meeting held 6th November 1837

Present John Hale Esquire Chairman, Messrs Willis, Duncombe, Dover, Cole, John King, Bayliss, Parrott, Kirby, Barge, Dorrell, Woodward
The minutes of the last meeting were read by the clerk and confirmed.

The relieving officer’s books being examined it appeared that the sum expended in out relief was £44-14-8 officer to be credited and out relief debited therewith.

It appearing that the relieving officer had issued tickets to Robert [340] Dickins the Contractor value £13-5-10 former to be debited and latter credited therewith.

On examining the provision book it appeared that the cost of articles received was £6-2s-11¾d and the value of articles consumed for 437 days collectively was £8-13s-1d ordered that former be debited to provision account and credited to invoice account and the latter debited to inmaintenance and credited to provision account.

A check was given to the relieving officer for £35 to be debited to him and credited to treasurer.

It appearing by the treasurer’s book that he had received of Thos Lomath £3–10 as a deposit on the purchase of premises sold belonging to the parish of Winslow.  Ordered that the same be credited to the account of the guardians in the matter of the sale of certain premises belonging to the parish of Winslow and credted debited to treasurer.

The Guardians accepted subject to the approval of the Poor Law Commissioners the offer made by Wm. Selby Lowndes Esq to accept [???] as a remuneration for the enfranchisement of the whole of the cottages lately sold belonging to the parish of Winslow.

[341] The clerk was directed to write to the guardians of the Aylesbury Union and inform them that the relieving officer would be ordered to repay such expenses as they might incur in relieving Thomas Kibble during his present illness.

The tender of Thomas Roads to make a wooden bath for the house for £2–12s was accepted.
 
Saml Wright [signature]
Pres(iding) Chairman

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At a meeting held on Tuesday 26 December 1837

[p.354] … the bill of Robert Dickins of £73 – 8 - 0½ for bread for the out poor was examined and a check given for the amount to be debited to him and credited to treasurer.

Checks were also given for the undermentioned bills and salaries to be debited to the establishment and credited to treasurer.

	£	s	d
David Thos. Willis, bill of payments	2	18	4
d(itt)o   bill for business	3	1	8
William French, bill	3	8	4
Henry Wigley, d(itt)o	3	2	9
Thos Willetts, bill of payments	1	17	10
Thos Faulkner, bill		13	0
George Dickins, d(itt)o		18	6
Thos Roads, d(itt)o	2	17	6
M. Hinton, d(itt)o		9	5
Joseph Grace, d(itt)o	1	1	-
George Harrup, d(itt)o	2	4	11½
Richard Coxill, d(itt)o		12	-
Pizzi & Celti, d(itt)o	4	10
D.T. Willis, Clerk, salary	25	-	-
J.W. Cowley, Auditor. d(itt)o	5	-	-
J.F. Hayes, relieving officer, d(itt)o	25	-	-
Thos Willetts & wife, master & matron, d(itt)o	5	-	-
Grant King, Schoolmaster, d(itt)o	1	6	-
Martha Neal, Schoolmistress, d(itt)o	2	10	-

[p.355] The bill of Alfred Barton of £7–2-1 for beer and the bill of Joseph Neal for 12s/9d for wine and liquor for the workhouse having been examined checks were given for the amount to be debited to inmaintenance and credited to treasurer. The clerk to charge the different parishes and the establishment with their proportions thereof.

The following bills for clothing &c having been examined, checks were given for the amounts to be debited to clothing account and credited to treasurer.

	£	s	d
Cross & King	49	13	9¼
Thomas Lomath	12	18	-
George West	3	6	6½
James Morgan		18	6

[remainder of Meeting Minutes relates to standard generic accounting procedures repeated in earlier Minutes and omitted here. The exception being the final paragraph on page 356 which reads] A check was given to the relieving officer for £35 to be debited to him and credited to treasurer in the ensuing quarter’s accounts.

Sam(ue)l Wright [signature]
P(residing) Chairman

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[p.372] Monday 5th March 1838

A letter from Revd Joseph Denton [Congregational minister] having been read regarding permission to hold weekly meetings for religious worship in the workhouse, the Clerk was directed to inform him in reply that the guardians consider they should be exceeding their powers and acting very irregularly by granting his request, and consequently that they do not feel authorised to accede to it; but that the guardians are anxious to afford him every facility to access of any of his flock who may from time to time be inmates of the workhouse.
A requisition having been read, signed by a number of the rated inhabitants of Winslow expressing dissatisfaction with the valuation of the rateable property in that parish and requesting an application to be made to the Poor Law Commissioners for the appointment of a Committee to revise the said assessment, it was resolved that as the proper course for the parties to pursue would be by appealing to the rate, the requisition should not be received.
It appearing by the treasurer’s book that the parish of Winslow had paid the sum of £193..7..5 as ordered 1st Janry parish to be credited and treasurer debited accordingly.

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[p.378] Monday 26th March 1838
It appearing from the treasurer’s book that he has received of the following persons balance of their purchase monies for cottages in Winslow with interest viz

	balance	interest	total
Of Henry Heley	23 .. 2 .. 6	.. 5 .. 10	23 ..  8 .. 4
Willm Forster	32 .. 7 .. 6	.. 8 .. 2	32 ..15 .. 8
Grant King	74 .. ..	.. 8 .. 3	74 .. 8 .. 3
Joseph King	60 .. 2 .. 6	.. 14 ..  9	60 ..17 .. 3
Thos Morecraft	48 ..11 ..	.. 12 ..	49 .. 3 ..
R.W.S. Lowndes Esq.	21 .. 11.. 6	.. 5 .. 3	21 .. 16 .. 9
George Mayne	47 .. ..	.. 12 ..	47 .. 12 ..
Thomas Lomath	72 .. 17..	.. 18 ..	73 .. 15 ..
Willam Jackman	16 .. 4 ..	.. 4 ..	16 .. 8 ..

The treasurer to be debited and Winslow property account to be credited therewith.

The following bills having been examined and passed correct checks were given for the amount to be debited to invoice account and credited to treasurer.

	£	s	d
Robert Dickins	22	10	06
Morecraft & Maydon	46	4	8
William French	24	16	10
Thomas Willetts bill of payments		8	4½

The bill of Thomas Roads of £10 10s 6d for coffins and shrouds having been examined a check was given for the amount to be debited to out relief and credited to treasurer. The clerk was ordered to charge the parishes on whose account the same was incurred with their proper proportions thereof.

[p.379] The bill of Robert Dickins of £90 .. 13 .. 7¾ for bread for the out poor was examined and a cheque given for the amount to be debited to him and credited to Treasurer.

Checks were also given for the undermentioned bills and salaries to be debited to establishment and credited to treasurer. 

	£	s	d
David Thos Willis bill of payments	2	16
D(itt)o bill for business	2	18	4
D(itt)o Justices Clerks fee		8	6
William French  bill	5	18	9½
Henry Wigley d(itt)o	0	14	9
Thomas Willetts bill of payments	1	13	2
Thomas Roads bill	1	2	9
Edward Gray d(itt)o		4
Cross & King d(itt)o	11	3	5
George Mayne d(itt)o	27
Alexander Hinton d(itt)o		10	2
Joseph Grace d(itt)o		9	9
George Harrup d(itt)o	1	6	0½
Thomas Lomath d(itt)o		6
D.T. Willis, Clerk, salary	25
J. W. Cowley, Auditor,  d(itt)o	5
J. F. Hayes, Relieving Officer, d(itt)o	25
Thos Willetts & wife, master & matron d(itt)o	15
Grant King, Schoolmaster, d(itt)o	1	6
Martha Neal, Schoolmistress, d(itt)o	1	2

The bill of Messrs Cowley & Son of £94 .. 18 .. 1 and the bill of Mr John St Thomas Wynter  of  £68 .. 4 .. 2  for medical relief having been examined  checks were given for the amounts  to be debited to establishment and [p.380]credited to treasurer. The clerk was directed to charge each parishes for its proper share.

The bill of Alfred Barton of £6 .. 7 .. 2 for beer and the bill of Joseph Neal of £1 .. 2 .. 8 for liquor &c. having been The clerk to charge the different parishes and the establishments with their proper proportions thereof.examined checks were given for the same to be debited to inmaintenance and credited to treasurer.

The following bills for clothing &c. having been examined checks were given for the same to be debited to clothing account and credited to treasurer.

	£	s	d
Cross & King	16	11	6½
James Morgan	2	5	10
William French	1	4	3½
Roberts Dickins		2

The bill of Mr John Cowley of £7 .. 17 for half a years fees due to him as Registrar up to 31st Decr. and the bill of Mr David Thomas Willis as Superintendent Registrar of 15s/6d for fees to Clergymen for certified copies of marriage registers up to the same period were examined,  and checks given for the same to be debited to Registrars fees account and credited to treasurer. The Clerk to charge each parish with its proper portion of those bills. [Registration of births, marriages and deaths was introduced in 1837.]         

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Monday 2d April 1838

[p.385] Elizabeth McDaniel was appointed schoolmistress at a salary of ten pounds a year and her board - the former to commence from 25th inst.

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[p.406] Monday 25th June 1838

The following bills were examined and checks given for the amounts to be debited to invoice account and credited to Treasurer.

	£	s	d
Robert Dickins bill	26	15	06
Morecraft & Maydon d(itt)o	41	14	10
William French d(itt)o	25	2	10
Thomas Willetts bill of payments		12	6½
Charles Clarke bill	2	9	6

The following bills were examined and checks given for the same to be debited to inmaintenance and credited to treasurer.

	£	s	d
Alfred Barton for beer for the workhouse	5	15	-
Joseph Neal for wine & liquor d(itt)o	3	-	?

The following bills were examined and checks given for the same [p.407] to be debited to establishment and credited to treasurer.

	£	s	d
D.T. Willis bill of payments	4	9	6
D(itt)o bill for professional business	4	10
D(itt)o Justices Clerks fee		10	6
William French  bill	5	6	11½
Henry Wigley d(itt)o	2	16	2
Thomas Willetts bill of payments	3	9	3
Thomas Roads bill	7	12	10
Joseph Grace d(itt)o		17	7
George Harrup d(itt)o		17	6½
Alexander Hinton d(itt)o		5	0½

Checks given for the following salaries to be debited to establishment and credited to treasurer.

D.T. Willis, Clerk	25
J. W. Cowley, Auditor	5
J. F. Hayes, Relieving Officer	25
Thos Willetts & wife, master & matron	15
Elizth McDaniel Schoolmistress	2	10
Grant King, Schoolmaster, d(itt)o	1	6

A check was given to James Morgan for his bill of £20 .. 5 .. 11½ to be credited to Treasurer and debited as under
To Establishment             £3 .. 17s .. 1d            To Clothing acct   16 .. 14 .. 4½

A check was given to Cross & King for their bill of £12 .. 0s .. 6½d  to be credited to Treasurer and debited as under
To Establishment             £2 .. 10s                         To Clothing acct   £9 .. 10 .. 6½  

The following bills were examined and checks given for the same to [p.408] be debited to Clothing acount and credited to treasurer. 

	£	s	d
William French bill	1	5	3
George West d(itt)o	4	16	4

A check was given to the Comptroller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office to be d for £13 .. 17 .. 4 for registration books and forms supplied to be debited to Registration forms account and credited to treasurer.

Ordered that the Clerk make up and balance the accounts in the ledger and carry the balances to the balance sheet to prove the correctness of the ledger for the quarter.

A check was given to the relieving officer for £50 to be debited to him and credited to treasurer in next quarter’s account.

W Duncombe [signature] Chairman

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Monday 2nd July 1838

[p.409] A check was given to James Todd for his bill of £9 .. 7 .. 6 \for coffins & shrouds/ to be debited to out relief and credited to Treasurer. 

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5th November 1838

[p.439] It appearing that the relieving officer had issued tickets to Robert Corbett the Contractor value £15 6s former to be debited and latter credited therewith.

The Clerk was directed to write to the Poor Law Commissioners for their sanction for an increase of the Schoolmaster’s salary to £6 10s per annum in addition to board and lodging from the commencement of the present quarter.

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10th December 1838

[p.450] The offer of Messrs George Maydon and Thomas Morecraft to supply the workhouse with Beef mutton and pork at 3½d per pound and lard at 9d for the next quarter was accepted

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17th December 1838

[p.451] The tender of Robert Dickins to provide the union with good second bread at 3½ and good second flour at 60s/ per sack, the tender of William French for grocery & that of Capp & Tofield for coffins and shrouds for at 2/6 - 5s/ - 7s & 10s for the ensuing quarter were accepted.

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24th December 1838

[p.453] The bill of Capp & Tofield of £5 15s for coffins and shrouds having been examined a check was given for the amount, to be debited to out relief and credited to treasurer.

The bill of Robert Corbett of £80 .. 2 .. 6 for bread for the out poor having been examined a check was given for the amount, to be debited to him and credited to treasurer.

The following bills having been examined checks were given for the amounts to be debited to invoice account and credited to treasurer.

	£	s	d
Robert Corbett	33	9	7
Maydon & Morecraft	43	15	8
William French	31	13	1
Thomas Willetts	1	6	-
John Travell	19	3	9

The following bills having been examined checks were given for the amounts to be debited to inmaintenance and credited to Treasurer.

	£	s	d
Alfred Barton for beer	5	5	-
Joseph Neal for wine & liquor	1	13	6

The following bills were examined and checks given for the same, to be debited to establishment and credited to treasurer.                        

	£	s	d
D.T. Willis bill of payments	4	3	2
D(itt)o Justices Clerks fee	1	2	6
[p.454] Henry Wigley	3	15	4
William French	8	13
Thomas Willetts	3	1	5½
Richard Allen	2	18	9
Cross & King	12	-	8½
James Morgan	2	18	1
Joseph Grace		16	1
Sarah Todd		8	-
Benjamin Sharp	1	8	11
Thomas Roads	5	18	1
George Harrup	1	5	7½

Checks were also given for the following salaries to be debited to establishment and credited to treasurer.

D.T. Willis, Clerk	25
J. F. Hayes, Relieving Officer	25
Revd C.L. Reay, Chaplain from 9th Novr	2	18	6
Thos Willetts & wife, master & matron	15
Elizabethth McDaniel Schoolmistress	2	10
Grant King, Schoolmaster	1	12	6

The following bills having been examined, checks were given for same to be debited to Clothing account and credited to treasurer.

	£	s	d
Cross & King	12	15	3½
James Morgan	19	2	6½
William French		12	10
George West	6	13	9½

Checks were given for the following sums to be debited to Registration fees account and credited to treasurer.          

	£	s	d
John Cowley, Registrar bill	6
D.T. Willis, Superintendent Registrar for payments		7

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11th February 1839

[p.465] A check was given to John Walker for 10s as a loan to be debited to Winslow parish and credited to treasurer.

A check was given to the relieving officer for £40 to be debited to him and credited to treasurer.

The following bills having been examined checks signed for the same

	£	s	d
Thomas Willetts bill of payments	3	7	1
Trustees of Winslow poor’s land for Gravel	1	7
John Walker bill for carriage of Gravel		15

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25th February 1839

[p.469] The bill of Robert Dickens of £124 .. 18 .. 3½  for bread for the out poor having been examined a check was signed for the amount, to be debited to him and credited to treasurer.

A check was given to Robert Gurney (temporary relieving officer in consequence of the death of John Franklin Hayes) for £45 to be debited to him and credited to treasurer.

Resolved that the Chaplain be allowed to expend two pounds ten shillings in the purchase of books for the use of the inmates of the workhouse.

The Clerk was directed to have hand bills posted and circulated requiring tenders for bread and flour for next quarter to be sent in on 11th March.

The Clerk was directed to give notice to the Guardians not present at this meeting that an extraordinary meeting will be held on 11th March to take into consideration what steps shall be adopted in consequence of the death of the relieving officer of the Union.

John Hale [signature] Ch(airma)n

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11th March 1839

[p.473] The following tenders were accepted for the ensuing quarter
Robert Dickins bread at 8½ d per four pounds loaf and flour at 60/- per sack. Maydon & Morecraft bread meat at 5½d & lard at 8d per lb. William French for grocery. Capp & Tofield coffins and shrouds at 2/6 5/ 7/ 10s/6d.

Robert Gurney was (subject to the approval of the Poor Law Commissioners) appointed relieving officer in the place of John Franklin Hayes deceased, at a salary of eighty pounds a year and it was resolved that he should be required to enter into a bond with two sureties in the sum of one hundred pounds for the due performance of the office.
 
A check was given to the relieving officer for £40 to be debited to him and credited to treasurer.

Sam(ue)l Wright [signature] Pres(idin)g Ch(airma)n

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25th March 1839

[p.477] [cheques issued]

	£	s	d
Robert Dickins bill for bread for out poor to be debited to him	104	18	9½
Robert Dickins bill for bread and flour for the House	35	18	4
Maydon & Morecraft bill for meat	54	17	9
William French bill for grocery	33	4	2
Thomas Willetts bill of payments		13	5
John Arnott bill for milk	2	15	1
To be debited to invoice account
Also Alfred Barton bill for beer	5	2
Joseph Neal bill for wine and liquor	1	17
To be debited to inmaintenance
[p.478]
David Thomas Willis bill and payments	4	17	6
Thomas Willetts bill of payments	2	5	2
Henry Wigley bill	1	4	8
William French bill	5	2	2
Richard Allen d(itt)o	18	17	3
Mary Hinton d(itt)o		7	10
George Harrup  d(itt)o	1	11	9½
Cross & King  d(itt)o	4	3	6
Joseph Grace d(itt)o	1	6	11
Thomas Roads d(itt)o	4	3	6
David Thomas Willis salary	25
Executrix of John Franklin Hayes dec(ease)d d(itt)o	15	7
Robert Gurney  d(itt)o	7	14
J.W. Cowley  d(itt)o	5
Revd E.L. Reay d(itt)o	10
Thomas Willetts & wife d(itt)o	15
Elizabeth McDaniel d(itt)o	2	10
Grant King d(itt)o	1	12	6
Cowley & Son bill for medical relief	82	16	2
John St Tho(ma)s Wynter d(itt)o	96	8	8
To be debited to establishment
Also William French bill		9
George West d(itt)o	2	16
Cross & King  d(itt)o	14	3
To be debited to Clothing Account
Also John Cowley bill as Registrar	4	13
D.T. Willis (Superintendent Registrar for fees to Clergymen for copies of marriage entries)		16
To be debited to Registration fees account

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22nd July 1839

[p.509] The Clerk read notice of an intended marriage between Henry Walker and Elizabeth Evans of Winslow.

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19th August 1839

[p.515] The tender of Richard Allen to sink a well and erect a pump for the purpose of keeping the cellar in the workhouse dry at the sum of eleven pounds and ten shillings was accepted.

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23rd September 1839

[p.523] Resolved that in consequence of a written application from Grant [p.524] King the Schoolmaster at the workhouse for an increase of salary such salary shall subject to the approval of the Poor Law Commissioners be advanced to Eight pounds a year besides board and lodging.

Checks were given for the following bills vizt.

	£	s	d
To Buckingham Union for relief to James Goode a pauper belonging to Great Horwood	3	0	2
Capp & Tofield for coffins & shrouds	7	9
To be debited to out relief and credited to treasurer
To Rob(er)t Corbett bill for bread for out poor	71	15	7½
To be debited to him and credited to treasurer
To Robt Corbett bill for bread and flour for the House	13	8	1½
Maydon & Morecraft bill for meat	41	5	5
William French bill for grocery	25	18	2
Thomas Willetts for small payments made by him		3	10
John Arnott bill for milk	1	10	5
Francis King for 40 tons of coals	52
To be debited to invoice account and credited to treasurer
To Alfred Barton bill for beer	5	6
Joseph Neal bill for wine & spirits	2	15	9
To be debited to inmaintenance and credited to treasurer
To D.T. Willis for postages &c.		10	6
Thomas Willetts bill of payments	7	16	?
Henry Wigley bill	1	3	?
Richard Allen d(itt)o	11	10	?
Joseph Grace d(itt)o	1	7	?
Cross & King d(itt)o	4	?	?

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21 October 1839

[p.531] Ordered that a sum not exceeding fifteen shillings be expended in purchasing clothes for Maria Kirk of Drayton Parslow.

Ordered that a sum not exceeding two pounds be laid out in the purchase of clothes for Richard Scott of Winslow and that the sum of three shillings per week be allowed for his maintenance for two years.

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11 November 1839

[p.537] The tender of Richard Allen for work at the Mendicant’s ward at £14 .. 2 .. 6 was accepted.

The master of the workhouse was directed to prepare a dietary table and submit it to the next meeting.

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16 December 1839

[p.545] The Clerk read notice of an intended marriage between Richard Church of Stony Stratford and Sarah Sharp of Winslow.

[p.546] The tender of William French was for supply of grocery was agreed to be accepted provided he can supply a better description of cheese than the just sample produced at this meeting.

Apparently French failed to do so as grocery in 1840 was supplied by Giles Dickins.

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23 December 1839

[p.547] Checks were given for the following bills &c.

Amount paid Manchester Overseer for relief to Joseph Anstee and family belonging to Swanbourne, post office order &c. £3..18..11
Amount due to Bury Overseers for relief to Thomas Higgins & family belonging to Winslow, and post office order £2..0..6
Amount due to Manchester Overseers for relief to John Harris & family belonging to Little Horwood and post office order £2..0..6

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10 February 1840

[p.559] Resolved that an offer be made to the parish of Winslow to submit the amount at which the Union workhouse and garden should be assessed to the poor rate, either to the sole decision of Mr Thomas Hart of Astcott, or if the parish should prefer it to the joint decision of Mr Hart and of some other disinterested person to be selected by the parish, Mr Hart’s charges in the first event being paid jointly by the Guardians and the parish, and in the latter event the Guardians paying Mr Hart and the parish paying their own Surveyor.

Ordered that the Chaplain be instructed to order as many prayer books as he may deem necessary for the use of the workhouse.

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24 February 1840 

[p.561] The Board of Guardians having objected to the amount at which the Workhouse has been rated, it was represented by Mr Barlow that a meeting of the inhabitants of Winslow had been convened for the purpose of taking the matter into consideration when it was agreed to reduce the [p.562] assessment from to £200 to £170. With this reduction the Board was dissatisfied and resolved that a proposal be made to the parish of Winslow that the assessment should be reduced to £100.

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2 March 1840 

[p.563] Ordered that the relief afforded to John Benbow a pauper belonging to the parish of Winslow on account of the funeral of his son George Benbow shall be considered as a loan to the said John Benbow.

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1 June 1840

[p.589] Ordered that the sum of 1/ & 3 loaves be given as out relief to Richard Wilmer aged 59 an able bodied male person resident at Winslow and his family weekly during his sickness the following certificate under the hand of the medical practitioners in attendance on him having been produced to the Board
                R(ichar)d Wilmer has a disease of the bladder and is unable to leave his bed
June 1 1840                                                       Geo Cowley      Surgeon

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15 June 1840

[p.596] Ordered that mutton be given as out relief to Joseph Smith an able bodied male person resident at Winslow and his family \weekly/ during his wife’s family \sickness/ the following certificate under the hand of the medical officer having been laid before the board
                Martha Smith remains weak & requires some mutton for nourishment
June 14th                                                            Jno Cowley

Ann Smith of Winslow was confined on Tuesday last and is now suffering from excessive debility. She requires brandy or wine and mutton and a person constantly to attend on her
June 15th 1840                                                  Geo Cowley, Surgeon

Ordered that mutton and port wine be given as out relief to William Higgins an able bodied male person resident at Winslow and his family during his wife’s sickness the following certificate under the hand of the medical practitioner in attendance on her having been laid before the board
                Eliz(abe)th Higgins  has been lately confined and is now in a very weak state and requires mutton & port wine
June 15 1840                                                     Geo Cowley, Surgeon

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3 Aug 1840

[p.608] It appearing by the treasurer’s book that he had received the following sums …
482        471        An account of Winslow parish for relief to Ann Dandy       1 – 12 – 6
452        471        “          “        “       “             “         “     “     Mary Nichols   0 – 19 – 6
452        471        Winslow for relief to Wm Gastelow & wife                          1 – 5 – 2

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5 Oct 1840

[p.625] Present
Sir Thomas Francis Fremantle Bar(one)t Chairman
The Reverend Samuel Wright
Messrs Morecraft, Duncombe, Young, Blick, Miller, Coling, John King, Lines, Stevens

[p.626] Peter Griffiths was appointed temporarily till Lady day as Schoolmaster to the workhouse at a salary of £10 a year
Hannah McDaniell was appointed Schoolmistress to the workhouse at a salary of £10 a year and the Clerk was directed to apply to the Poor Law Commissioners to sanction such appointment

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2 Nov 1840

[pp.632-3] Ordered that 5/- and 6 loaves be given as out relief to James Gibbs aged 43 an able bodied male person resident at Winslow and his family during his sickness thus reported in the medical return
Winslow
Gibbs James 43                                                 Inflam(ation) & Fever [He died later in 1840]

Messrs Cowley and Mr Wynter the medical officers of this Union attended the meeting at the request of the Board, and the Clerk having read communications from the Poor Law Commissioners on the subject of vaccinations they expressed their readiness to undertake the duty of vaccination in their respective districts
It was resolved that the board would contract with the Messrs Cowley and Mr Wynter for the vaccination of the whole union as one district, with the understanding that the medical gentlemen should attend at the stations respectively in their own parishes which they attend as medical officers of the union – That Winslow, Swanbourne, Great Horwood, Stewkley, East Claydon, North Marston, Hogston and Whaddon should be stations, and that attendance should be given at each station once every quarter
That the remuneration should be 1/6 per case being the maximum suggested by the Commissioners

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28 Dec 1840

[p.659] Ordered that 3/- in loaves and mutton be given as out relief to Thomas Scott aged 40 an able bodied male person residing [p.660] at Winslow and his family weekly during his sickness thus reported in the medical return
Winslow
Scott Thomas                                                     Rheumatic fever

Ordered that 2/6 and three loaves be given as out relief to William Grubb aged 23 an able bodied male person residing at Winslow and his family weekly during his sickness thus reported in the medical return
Winslow
Grubb William 23                                              Fever. Rheumatism

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18 Jan 1841

[p.666] Ordered that 3/6 and 7 loaves be given as out relief to Thomas Newman aged 40 an able bodied male person residing at Winslow But belonging to Granborough and his family weekly during \on account of/ the sickness of himself and wife thus reported in the medical return
Grandboro
Newman Tho 40                                               Rheumatism
Newman Anne 40                                            Rheumatism

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8 Feb 1841

[p.672] Ordered that 2/6 and 3 loaves be given as out relief to William Walker an able bodied male person residing at Winslow and his wife for two weeks on account of his wife’s sickness thus reported in the medical return
Winslow
Walker Eliza 40                                  Abortio [i.e. miscarriage] Convalescent Unable to work at present

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15 Feb 1841

[p.674] It appearing by the treasurer’s book that he had received the following sums     £    s     d
On account of Winslow for relief to Mary Nichols                                                   1 – 19 – 0
                d(itt)o                              Ann Dandy                                                     1 –  6 – 9¾
                d(itt)o                              Wm Soton                                                      0 – 10 – 6

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1 March 1841

[p.678] An order having been issued by the Poor Law Commissioners for appropriating the balance remaining in the hands of the treasurer from the sale of the property belonging to the parish of Winslow by applying £197 – 5 – 8 in defraying the cost of erecting a cage or lock up and engine house and purchasing a site for the same and investing the balance in the funds, checks were signed for the following bills
George Mayne Builder  £179 11s 5d
Henry Jennings Painter   £2 12s 3d
William Forster Bricklayer   £1  7s  4d
Willis & Son Cost of Conveyance Admission and inrolment  £13 14s 8d
[total] £197 5s 8d
An order was also signed to treasurer to invest £27 19s 10d in the 3 per cent Consols in the name of the Guardians - All the above sums to be credited to treasurer and debited to Winslow parish property Acco(un)t

24 May 1841

[p.701] [paid] Grant King for 20 weeks assistance in the house £3 to be debited to the Establishment & credited to treasurer
[p.702] Agreed to continue Samuel Jones as Schoolmaster and Porter for three months from this day and to allow him three sh four shillings a week, the same to commence from the time of his first coming to the workhouse a month since.

7 June 1841

[p.704] Notice was given by the board to Samuel Jones of discontinuing his services as Schoolmaster and Porter on the 21st inst(ant)

20 Dec 1841

[p.751] Charles Dancer was engaged as schoolmaster and porter at the workhouse for one month on trial – to be paid after the rate of £20 a year besides board and lodging

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1841: orders for temporary weekly outdoor relief for Winslow paupers

5 July: Thomas Scott aged 39. 3s and 4 loaves and mutton. Debility.

2 Aug: Daniel Holt aged 36. 5s 6d and 7 loaves. Wound of the leg.

29 Nov: Thomas Elliott aged 30 and family. 3s and 2 loaves. Rheumatism.

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4 April 1842

[p.783] Complaints having been preferred by Henry Radwell against the temporary master matron and schoolmaster a committee was appointed to investigate the same viz.
The Chairman and Vice Chairman – P. Dauncey Esq. Messrs Palmer, Dunscombe, Ingram, Boughton, Burgess with power to add to their number

11 April 1842
[p.785] The Committee appointed at the last meeting reported that they had fully investigated the complaints preferred by Henry Radwell and had found the whole of them to be frivolous vexatious and unfounded.
[p.786] Henry Rodwell having been reported as disorderly he was brought before the board and reprimanded, being on the sick list

Read more about Henry Rodwell

2 May 1842

James Spicer and Frances Willetts were appointed Master and Matron of the Workhouse with a salary of sixty pounds besides rations.
Charles Dancer was permanently appointed Schoolmaster and porter at a salary of twenty pounds a year besides rations.

1 Aug 1842

Emma Collings was engaged as Schoolmistress for one month on trial at a salary \after the rate/ of ten pounds a year besides board & lodging.

26 Sep 1842

Emma Collings was permanently appointed Schoolmistress at a slary of ten pounds a year besides board and lodging, and the Clerk was directed to apply to the Poor Law Commissioners for their sanction of the appointment.

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1842: orders for temporary weekly outdoor relief for Winslow paupers

11 April: family of Daniel Holt aged 32 during his residence in the Workhouse. 4s and 8 loaves. Ulcer on the heel.

25 April: William Bates aged 64 and wife. 4s 6d and 3 loaves. Pleurisy.

23 May: William Savin aged 35. 3s 6d and 3 loaves. Consumption. Totally unfit for work and has been for some time.

30 May: George Alderman aged 41 and family. 3s 6d and 5 loaves. Influenza. Recovering but not quite able to work.

20 June: Henry Savin aged 32 and family. 3s and 8 loaves. Injured arm. Read about the cause of the injury.

12 Sep: John Sharpe aged 34 and family. 5s 6d and 6 loaves. Fever.

Other payments

18 April: £3 1s 6d to overseers of St Leonard Shoreditch for relief to George Evans and family belonging to Winslow.

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10 April 1843

It was resolved that Mr Wynter, the medical man who has been in office in one of the districts of this Union since the period of its formation, who is a licentiate of the Society of Apothecaries in London but who has no diploma from the College of Surgeons nor was in practice not prior to the year 1815 should be continued in office for district No 2 in the division at present formed and submitted for the approval of the Poor Law Commissioners

15 May 1843

[p.894] [received] On account of Winslow relief to Mary Nichols  19 s 6d   
d(itt)o                   d(itt)o                   Ann Dandy       5s
d(itt)o                   d(itt)o                   Will(ia)m Seton 11s 7¾d
d(itt)o                   cash of Rob(er)t Eden alias Dodson in a case of bastardy 11s – 6d

31 July 1843

[p.909] Resolved that an application be made to two Justices of the peace for the County of Buckingham for orders for the removal of Mary Moore Widow now chargeable to the parish of Winslow in this Union to the parish of Marston St Lawrence in the County of Northampton as the place of her legal settlement and that Mr Robert Gurney the Relieving officer of this Union be empowered to make such application on behalf of the Board of Guardians of this Union
[p.910] The Chairman signed and affixed the Common seal of the Union to the following certificate which having been countersigned by the Clerk was delivered to the relieving officer for the purpose of being produced to the Magistrates to whom application may be made for order for the removal of Mary Moore
‘This is to certify that on the twenty fifth day of March one thousand eight hundred and forty three Mary Moore Widow became chargeable to the parish of Winslow in the County of Buckingham being one of the parishes comprised in the Winslow Union in the said County and that she has continued from that time and still is chargeable to the said parish. Given under the Common seal of the Board of Guardians held this thirty first day of July one thousand eight hundred and forty three’.

Resolved that an application be made to a Justice of the peace for the County of Buckingham for a warrant to cause Robert Eden otherwise Dodson to be brought before two Justices of the peace of the said County by reason that the payments directed to be made by him as and by an order under the hands and seals of Sir Harry Verney Baronet and the Reverend Samuel Wright two of His Majesty’s Justices of the peace for the said County bearing date the ninth day of February one thousand eight hundred and forty three in respect of the expences of a female bastard child born of the body of Ann Alderman of which child the said Robert Eden otherwise Dodson was by the Justices above named adjudged to be the putative father have not been made according to such order and are in arrear And in case the said Robert Eden otherwise Dodson shall refuse or neglect to make payment of such sum of money as shall appear to such [p.910] Justices before whom he may be brought in pursuance of the said warrant to be due from him under such order together with the costs of apprehension Resolved that application be made to the same Justices to proceed to recover such sum and costs by distress and sale of the goods and chattels  of  the said Robert Eden otherwise Dodson or by attaching the wages of the said Robert Eden otherwise Dodson for the recovery of such sum and costs agreeably to the provisions of the statute in such case made and provided And resolved and ordered that Mr Robert Gurney the Relieving officer of the Union be empowered by the board to make such applications and to take such proceedings on behalf of the Guardians of this Union as effectually to all intents and purposes as if the same were made or taken by such Guardians or any of them in person
The Chairman signed and affixed the Common seal of the Union to the following certificate which having been countersigned by the Clerk was delivered to the Relieving officer
‘This is to certify that on the ninth day of January one thousand eight hundred and forty three a female bastard child born of the body of Ann Alderman and then aged four years months or thereabouts became chargeable to the parish of Winslow in the County of Buckingham being one of the parishes comprised in the Winslow Union in the said County and that the said bastard child continued chargeable to the said parish from the said ninth day of January until the second day of June last’     Given under the common seal of the Board of Guardians of the said Union at a weekly meeting of the said Board of Guardians held the thirty first day of July one thousand eight hundred and forty three

28 Aug 1843

Resolved that the salary to be allowed to the person to be appointed to the vacant situation of Schoolmaster and Porter to the Union house be twenty pounds a year
Resolved that George Tredaway be appointed Schoolmaster and Porter to the Union house in the room of Charles Dancer at a salary of twenty pound a year besides the usual rations and that the Clerk be directed to write to the Poor Law Commissioners

18 Sep 1843

Ordered that security be taken from the master of the house with two sufficient sureties in the penal sums of one hundred pounds for the due performance of his duties

25 Sep 1843

The master of the workhouse attended the Board and proposed as his sureties Messrs Charles Massey and Charles Scaldwell both of Winslow, Resolved to accept them as sureties and the Clerk was instructed to prepare the necessary bond for execution by them

Resolved that the salary to Emma Collings the Schoolmistress Be advanced to fifteen pounds a year besides rations after Lady day next and the Clerk was directed to apply to the Poor Law Commissioners to sanction such increase.

Resolved that the following sums be paid to paupers about to emigrate from the Union to Australia upon their Landing
Every man and his wife 30s/-       Every child 5s/         Each single man or woman 20s/

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1843: orders for temporary weekly outdoor relief for Winslow paupers

30 Jan: John Elliott aged 30 and family. 4s and 7 loaves. Influenza, rheumatism.

20 Feb : wife and family of John Elliott during his residence in the Workhouse. 3s and 6 loaves. Diarrhoea, debility.

1 May: Henry Savin aged 35 and family. 3s and 8 loaves. Lumbago.

2 Oct: James Ablethorpe aged 58 and wife. 3s 6d and 3 loaves. Kick from a horse.

13 Nov: Henry Smith aged 33 and family. 4s and 8 loaves. Abscess of foot.

4 Dec: John Elliott aged 35 and family. 4s 6d and 7 loaves. Rheumatism.

18 Dec: Thomas Woodward aged 16. 2s and a loaf. Pain in stomach.

26 Dec: Daniel Holt aged 35 and family. 4s and 10 loaves. Inflamed arm.

Other payments

18 Sep: Northampton Asylum for support of John Lomath a lunatic belonging to Winslow  £4 7s 6d

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1844: orders for temporary weekly outdoor relief for Winslow paupers

15 Jan: relief given to Richard Dumbleton aged 21 to be considered a loan.

5 Feb: Charlotte Higgins aged 24. 2s and 4 loaves for 1 week. Fever.

12 Feb: James Varney, Mary Ann Varney aged 25. 4s and 4 loaves. Pain in stomach.
Thomas Evans aged 51. 3s 6d and 5 loaves. Bronchitis.

24 June: Thomas Elliott aged 32. 3s and 2 loaves. Hemoptysis.
John Massey. 5s and 6 loaves. Vertigo.

1 July: John Massey. 3s and 7 loaves. Injury to face.

15 July: William Walker. 3s and 1 loaf. Elizabeth Walker: Prolapsis uteri.
John Elliott. 5s and 4 loaves. Debility.

5 Aug: relief given to the family of William Grubb aged 27 to be considered a loan.

26 Aug: Thomas Edwin. 3s 6d and 3 loaves. Pain in bowels.

30 Sep: Philip Budd. 3s 6d and 7 loaves. Martha Budd: fever.

7 Oct: John Elliott aged 33. 3s and 6 loaves. Diarrhoea.

11 Nov: William Tomes. 3s 6d and 4 loaves. Ill and unable to work.

25 Nov: Richard Harris. 3s 6d and 6 loaves. Rheumatism.

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Return of pauper lunatics, 1849

TNA, MH12/515

[signed by D.T. Willis, dated 9 Feb 1849; only cases from Winslow transcribed]

	Residing with friends?	Weekly cost
Alice French, 56	at Winslow	1s 5d	Idiotic
John Bowden, 51	at Winslow	2s 10d	Idiotic
James Walker, 39	in Workhouse	3s 6d	Idiotic
Hannah Kibble, 36	at North Marston	2s 10d	Lunatic about 1½ years
Elizabeth Eden, 70	at Winslow	2s 5d	Lunatic about 2 years

In the 1851 Census Alice French was lodging with Ann Alderman in Sheep Street and was described as "servant to laundress". Elizabeth Eden was in the Workhouse. John Bowden lived with his brother Joseph (1841 Census) and died in 1849. Hannah Kibble died in 1851.

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Return of emigrants given assistance, 1848-49 (stamped 2 Feb 1850)

TNA, MH12/515 no.24/2

A LIST and DESCRIPTION of the persons who have been assisted to emigrate … the Poor Rates of the Parish of Winslow in the County of Buckingham … period during the Years \1848 and/ 1849, under the authority of Orders issued by the Poor Law Commissioners or  Poor Law Board, stating the precise time at which the Persons actually embarked.

MALES		Where emigrated to	Name of vessel and date of embarcation
William Budd	28	Sydney	May 1848, Palmier
James[?] Smith	39	Port Philip	Palmier, May 1848
William Budd	28	Sydney	Castleaden, July 1848
William \Roger/ Goodger	37	Port Philip	Duchess of Kent, September 1848
Thomas Goodger	9	D(itt)o	D(itt)o
FEMALES
Phillis Smith	37	Port Philip	Palmier, May 1848
Mary Budd	27	Sydney	Castleaden, July 1848
Phoebe Budd	3½	D(itt)o	D(itt)o
Mary Hannah Budd	1	D(itt)o	D(itt)o
Martha Goodger	35	Port Philip	Duchess of Kent, September 1848
Eliza Goodger	13	D(itt)o	D(itt)o
Eleanor Goodger	12	D(itt)o	D(itt)o
Ann Goodger	8	D(itt)o	D(itt)o
Elizabeth Goodger	5	D(itt)o	D(itt)o
Hannah Goodger	4	D(itt)o	D(itt)o

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Board of Guardians minutes (CBS, G6/1/4)

[p.2] 22 Oct 1849

The attention of the Board having been called to a complaint made by William Eeles an inmate of the house to the Visiting Committee of a want of proper attendance on the part of the medical officer, the matter was investigated and it appeared that William Eeles was not at the time the complaint was made (30th August) and had not been for some weeks previously on the sick list, but was subsequently visited on that day. The Board therefore find that there was no neglect on the part of the medical officer.

[p.58] 20 June 1850

[received by treasurer] Winslow parish emigration fund, by sale of stock £40 5d. ...

Wiliam Minter and his wife were appointed master and matron of the Workhouse at a salary of fifty pounds a year with the usual rations, and John Hill was appointed porter at a salary of ten pounds a year with rations. The Clerk was directed to report their appointments to the Poor Law Board and request their sanction thereto.

Resolved that the said William Minter be required to find security [p.59] to the amount of one hundred pounds.

The Board resolved to defer the appointment of a Schoolmaster and to proceed to that appointment at the next meeting on 4th July. The Clerk was directed to write in the meantime to Mr Green an applicant for the office requesting him to send testimonials.

[p.60] 4 July 1850

George Tredaway agreed to act as Schoolmaster for a few weeks until another is appointed.

[payment] East Claydon parish emigration fund account. Robert Gurney. £35.

Resolved that the paupers in the house be required to pick four pounds of oakum each per day in summer and three pounds in winter.

1 Aug 1850

[received by treasurer] Winslow. Of St John's Hackney for cost of maintenance of Edmund Horn & wife under order of removal. 8s 7d.

5 Sep 1850

Frederick Meads having applied for the office of Schoolmaster it was resolved that he should come on trial on the 19th inst.

19 Sep 1850

Frederick Meads was appointed as temporary Schoolmaster on trial till next meeting.

Resolved that next meeting of the Board to be on Thursday 3rd October at ten o’clock and that the Board meet afterwards weekly on Thursday at that hour. The Clerk was instructed to inform the Poor Law Board of this alteration and request their consent thereto.

10 Oct 1850

Frederick Meads was appointed Schoolmaster subject to the approval of the poor law board

Resolved that the potatoes allowed to the inmates of the workhouse be half a pound per head

24 Oct 1850

Caroline Walker an inmate of the workhouse being reported as refractory was brought before the board and reprimanded, and the board approved of the master’s having confined her separately for seven hours and giving her a substituted diet for two meals

5 Dec 1850

John Davis, Thomas Price, William Norman and Thomas Cranwell inmates of the workhouse being reported as disorderly were brought before the Board. The Board approved of the master’s having giving them a substituted diet Thomas Price and Thomas Cranwell were ordered to be discharged from the house and John Davis to have a substituted diet for a further space of six hours

John Lake an inmate of the workhouse being reported as refractory was brought before the board and ordered to be separately confined for one day 

12 Dec 1850

William Norman, James Ash and William Harris inmates of the workhouse being reported as disorderly were brought before the board and reprimanded. The board approved of the master’s having giving them a substituted diet

The board approved of the master having giving a substituted diet to Thomas Higgins George Lamburne George Griffin Alfred Jackman Joseph Scall and John Davis and taken them before the Magistrates for refractory conduct in the workhouse, and committing an assault on him.

30 Jan 1851

John Dimmock an inmate of the workhouse was reported as disorderly and brought before the board who approved of the master’s having giving him a substituted diet

Resolved that a sum not exceeding five pound be expended in and about the emigration of Rose Sanders having a settlement in the hamlet of Shenley Brook End in the Union

The Tender of William Fortnum for making men’s and boys’ suits was accepted

Martha Ann Bromley the Schoolmistress in the workhouse, having signified that she was a candidate for another situation, ordered that the Clerk sign a testimonial in her favor on behalf of the Board

20 March 1851

John Hill the porter sent in his resignation of that situation

The Clerk was directed to write to George Grenville Piggott Esq. Poor Law Inspector and request his Counsel as to making some fresh arrangements for instructing the children in the workhouse

3 April 1851

The Clerk was directed to advertise in the Bucks Herald and Bucks Advertiser newspapers two weeks for a porter and baker with a salary of twenty pounds besides the usual rations. Applications to be sent in on or before 17th April.
The Schoolmistress have requested permission to leave in a fortnight it was resolved that she be permitted to do so whenever she pleases.

17 April 1851

Mr Charles Scaldwell one of James Spicer’s Sureties having attended the Board and requested time for payment of the amount of his defalcations it was resolved that on payment of ten pounds on account at or before the Meeting of the Guardians on 15th May application be made to the Poor Law Board to allow the remainder to be paid by equal instalments at Midsummer, Michaelmas, Christmas and Lady day next. The Clerk was instructed to write to the Sureties to that effect.

The appointment of a porter and baker was postponed to the next meeting. John Hill the present Schoolmaster \Porter/ consenting to remain in the mean time.

8 May 1851

The Clerk having produced and read a letter received by him from the Poor Law Board inquiring the cause of Frederick Meads having resigned the office of Schoolmaster in the workhouse he was directed to inform the Board in reply that Mr Meads voluntarily resigned in consequence of a rumour that he had been improperly connected with a female pauper in the workhouse, which rumour the Guardians have reason to think is not unfounded. The Clerk was also instructed to inform the Poor Law Board that the Guardians now find that Martha Anne Bromley the late Schoolmistress and who has just been appointed to a similar office in Hitchin Union workhouse did not pay proper attention to her scholars and that in one particular instance a child which was under her instruction for about nine months and which does not evince any inability to learn does not yet know the alphabet and that under the above circumstances the Guardians have delayed paying the Schoolmaster and Schoolmistress the increase of salary certified by the Committee of Council on Education and will abstain from doing so till they hear again from the Poor Law Board.

Joseph Allnutt was engaged to perform the duties of porter for one month on trial.

15 May 1851

The Clerk having read an application from John Hill the late porter requiring a testimonial to his character he was directed to sign on behalf of the Board.

The Clerk was directed to write to the Poor Law Board and request an early answer as to the union of the two schools under a competent schoolmistress.

The Clerk reported that he had received of Charles Scaldwell one of James Spicer’s sureties five pounds on account of that officer’s defalcations, and he was instructed to write to the Poor Law Board and state that the Guardians intended, if it meet their approval, at once to sue Charles Maffey the other surety upon his bond but to delay proceedings against Mr Scaldwell for the present

3 July 1851

Ordered that the cost of medical attendance in midwifery in the Wives of William Walker Thomas Allen, George Dumbleton and William Yeulet all of Winslow be deemed a loan to their respective husbands

7 August 1851

Ordered that the cost of medical relief to the wife of Joseph Edwin of Winslow a case of midwifery be deemed a loan to the said Joseph Edwin

18 Sept 1851

An offer having been made by William Selby Lowndes Esq. to let the Board some land nearly opposite the workhouse at four pounds an acre for employing the able-bodied men and boys it was resolved not to take the same.

Complaints having been made to the Board by the medical officers and also by a near relative to the party that Mr David Twining of Winslow Druggist had attended a woman in Mursley in a case of midwifery and that in consequence of his mal treatment her life was all but sacrificed the Board directed their Clerk to write to Mr Twining and inform him of the complaint made, and that unless he could show to their satisfaction his qualifications to [p.158] practise in such cases the Board would vigilantly watch his future actions and hold him responsible to the fullest extent for any consequences which might ensue

 The Board directed their Relieving Officer to take out summonses from the Small debts court against Wm Walker George Dumbleton & Thos Allen to recover the amounts due from them as loans

2 Oct 1851

Ordered that the sum of £5 received from Charles Scaldwell one of the sureties of James Spicer be paid to the Treasurer, debited to him and credited to James Spicer.

The Clerk was directed to write to Charles Scaldwell and require him to state his intentions as to the payment of the balance of James Spicer’s deficiencies by the next meeting.

Application from Rebecca Brown for the office of Schoolmistress was read and the Clerk was directed to inform her that the Board were willing to receive her on trial and request her attendance at the next meeting.

The tender of Messrs Harrup & Sellar to repair the windows of the workhouse next quarter at 1s/6d a dozen for the small squares and 1s/ each for the large ones was accepted.

16 Oct 1851

The Clerk informed the Board that he had received a letter from Rebecca Brown declining the office of Schoolmistress, and that he had received an application from Mrs Sarah Semper for the situation. He was instructed to write to Mrs Semper and state that the Board were willing to receive her a month on trial so soon as she could attend.

Mr Charles Scaldwell attended the Board and was allowed till the next meeting to state what his proposals were as to his liabilities as one of James Spicer’s sureties.

23 Oct 1851

Resolved, subject to the sanction of the Poor law board, that the inmates of the workhouse go to bed at seven o’clock during the Winter half year.

Charles Scaldwell attended the Board and made a further payment of £6 6s on account of James Spicer’s deficiencies and the Board resolved to defer proceedings against him till this day fortnight

30 Oct 1851

The Clerk read a letter received from Miss Adams the late Schoolmistress requesting a testimonial as to her conduct in the workhouse. He was requested to write to Miss Adams in reply and inform her that on parties requiring a certificate writing to that effect their interrogatories would be answered in a candid and conscientious manner.

The Clerk read a letter received by him from the Poor Law Board [p.163] enquiring why the Guardians wished to alter the hours for the inmates of the workhouse to retire to rest, and he was directed to write in reply explaining the reasons.
The Board took into consideration the existing dietary table and having compared it with those adopted in several neighbouring Unions resolved that it was not expedient to make any alterations therein.

7 Nov 1851
The Clerk was instructed to continue proceedings against Charles Maffey as one of James Spicer’s sureties for recovery of the latter’s defalcations.

The Clerk read a letter addressed to him by the Chaplain of the Home & Colonial School Society as to the cause of Miss Adams leaving the School in the workhouse. He was directed to state in reply that the Guardians were well satisfied as to her qualifications as a teacher and considered her competent for a better situation but they deemed it advisable to part with her in consequence of an evident reluctance on her part to teach the Church Catechism and an indisposition to assist generally in the management of the workhouse independently of the actual teaching of the children as the Board expected at the hands of the Schoolmistress.

[p.173] 20 Nov 1851

The Clerk was directed to write to Joshua Ruddock Esq. Inspector of Schools and request him to recommend a person to take charge of the School. In the meantime it was resolved to continue the services of Mrs Semper.
The Clerk was directed to \write to/ Charles Scaldwell and inform him that in consequence of a further communication from The Poor Law Board it was necessary should that he should immediately take steps in respect of his engagement as James Spicer’s Surety.
The Clerk was ordered to write to the Guardians of Newport Pagnell Union for their consent to pay the cost of supporting Joseph Perry a lunatic belonging to Shenley Church End.

[p.174] Resolved that the cost of medical relief to the respective wives of Joseph Wise, William Norman, Thomas Woodward, and James Harding, all of Winslow in cases of midwifery, and to the infant child of William Scott of Winslow and the wife of [blank space] Stairs of Grandborough be deemed loans to Joseph Wise, William Norman, Thomas Woodward, James Harding , William Scott and Stairs respectively.

[p.179] 11 Dec 1851

Ordered that the cost of medical relief to the Wife of David Smith of Winslow, to the child of James Webb of Drayton Parslow, to the child of Joseph Perridge of Drayton Parslow and to the wife of James Smith of Nash and the cost of a coffin and amount of burial fees for the child of Charles Turvey of Swanbourne be deemed a loan to the said David Smith, James Webb, Joseph Perridge, James Smith and Charles Turvey respectively.

26 Dec 1851

Ordered that the cost of medical relief to the wife of William Viccars of Winslow be deemed a loan to the said William Viccars.

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1849-51: orders for temporary weekly outdoor relief for Winslow paupers

5 Nov 1849: Ordered that the cost of medical relief to the wife of William Evans of Winslow aged 33 in a case of midwifery be deemed a loan to him.

12 Nov: John Elliott, aged 40. 3/- and 6 loaves. Bronchitis.

23 Nov: John Odell, aged 39. 3/- and 10 loaves. Injury to ancle [sic].

10 Dec: Henry Saving, 41. 3/- and 10 loaves. Catarrh.

17 Dec: Henry Smith, 35. 4/- and 10 loaves. Influenza.
Henry Saving, 41. 4/- and 10 loaves for one week. Catarrh.

24 Dec: William Alderman, 44. 3/- and 9 loaves. Lumbago.
Henry Saving, 41. 4/- and 10 loaves for one week. Catarrh.

31 Dec: William Alderman, 44. 3/- and 9 loaves for one week. Lumbago.
Henry Saving, 41. 4/- and 10 loaves for one week. Catarrh.

21 Jan 1850: Thomas Webb, aged 56. 2s 6d and 6 loaves for 2 weeks. Rheumatism.
John Burrell, aged 67. 2s 6d and 3 loaves. Catarrh.
Richard Seaton aged 28. 1s and 4 loaves for 1 week. Elizabeth Seaton 3s. Midwifery.

4 Feb: Thomas Webb, aged 56. 2s 6d and 6 loaves. Rheumatism.

18 Feb: William Budd, aged 62. 3s and 3 loaves. Varicose veins

4 March: Samuel Taylor [no age]. 2s 6d, 3 loaves and mutton. Erysipelas.

18 March: George Evans aged 39. 3s 6d and 10 loaves for 1 week. Inflamed foot.

18 April: Richard Dumbleton aged 25. 3s 6d and 10 loaves. Diseased lungs.

5 Sep: George Walker 1/- and 2 loaves for 2 weeks. Sarah Walker, 30, midwifery.
James Yeulett, 60. 3/- and 3 loaves for 2 weeks. Rheumatism. Elizabeth Yeulett, 60. Paralysis. [repeated 19 Sep, and without Elizabeth 10 Oct and 31 Oct]

14 Nov: Samuel Taylor, aged 68. 3/- and 2 loaves for 1 week. Mary Taylor, 66. Fever.

19 Dec: William Teagle, 7 loaves. Injury of the back.

2 Jan 1851: Philip Budd 3/- and 7 loaves to family while he is in the house. Ann Budd aged 7, Martha 2, Leah 5. Erythema.

13 Feb: William Evans, aged 33. 3/- & 9 loaves for 1 week. Rheumatism. [repeated 20 Feb, 27 Feb, 6 March]

27 Feb: George Evans, aged 39. 3/6 and 9 loaves for 1 week. Inflammation of fore arm. [repeated 6 March]

6 March: Joseph Deeley, aged 39. 3/- and 9 loaves for 2 weeks. Abscess. [repeated 20 March]

13 March: Henry Saving, aged 41. 9 loaves for 1 week. Ulcer of leg.

15 May: James Yeulett for Elizabeth Yeulett aged 62. 2/6 and 3 loaves for 2 weeks. Paralysis. [29 May: 3/- for 1 week, 5 June for 2 weeks]
Daniel Holt, aged 43. 2/6 and 9 loaves. Injury to leg.

31 July: John Burrell, aged 69. 3/- and 3 loaves, also a truss. Rupture.

7 Nov: Richard Seaton, aged 27. 3/- and 5 loaves. Inflamed bowels.

18 Dec: Daniel Holt, aged 70. 2/- and 1 loaf for 2 weeks. Injury to arm.

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Board of Guardians minutes, 1852 (CBS, G6/1/4)

29 Jan 1852

Ordered that the case of medical relief to the Wife of William Ingram of Winslow be deemed a loan to the said William Ingram.

Sarah Semper having signified her wish to leave the office of Schoolmistress in the workhouse which she holds temporarily.
The Clerk was instructed to advertise in the Times Newspaper for applications from persons willing to take the office stating that the salary would be not less than fifteen pounds a year and such further sum would be awarded by the Committee of the Council on Education

5 Feb 1852

The Clerk having read a letter received by him from Messrs Williamson and Austin Attornies [sic] to Charles Maffey, offering to pay half the amount claimed from him and Charles Scaldwell, as sureties for James Spices, with the costs of the action commenced against him by instalments of four pounds a quarter, it was resolved, subject to the approval of the Poor Law Board, to accept Mr Maffey’s offer on having a judgement or Judge’s order.

Ordered that the cost of a coffin for the infant child of William Alderman of Winslow be deemed a loan to the said William Alderman.

5 Feb 1852

Ordered that the cost of medical relief for the infant child of William Evans of Winslow be deemed a loan to the said William Evans.

12 Feb 1852

An application from Sarah Hitchcox of Hillingdon for the office of Schoolmistress having been read the Clerk was instructed to write to her and request her to come to Winslow on Thursday next prepared to remain a short time on trial.

26 Feb 1852

Sarah Hitchcox, having entered on the duties of schoolmistress on the 19th inst after the Board had broken up and was engaged temporarily on trial. The Clerk was directed to report that engagement to the Poor Law Board.

11 March 1852

The Board appointed Sarah Hitchcox to be Schoolmistress in the workhouse with a salary of fifteen pounds a year subject to the approval of the Poor Law Board.

18 March 1852

Resolved that Divine service be performed in the workhouse alternately in the morning and afternoon and that the Chaplain be requested to make a report in his book once a month as to the progress of the Children, and that the Clerk was directed to write to Chaplain and confirm this resolution.

1 April 1852

The Clerk having received of Charles Scaldwell the several sums of £6-6, £5, £5 & £5, together £21-6 \on account of James Spicer’s deficiencies/ ordered that same be paid to treasurer debited to him and credited to James Spicer.

22 April 1852

The master of the workhouse having made an application for an increase of the salaries of himself and the matron it was resolved that the consideration thereof be postponed to the next Meeting on 6th May and that the Clerk should summon an extraordinary meeting on that day for that purpose

Joseph Allwell have given notice to the Board of his being married it was resolved to proceed at the next meeting on 6th May to elect a porter in his stead.

6 May 1852

Resolved unanimously subject to the approval of the Poor Law Board that the salary of the master and matron be increased ten pounds a year that is to say, the master’s salary to be thirty five pounds a year, and the matron’s salary to be twenty five pounds a year, the increase to commence from and after Midsummer next.

Resolved that the Clerk do sign on behalf of the Board a testimonial in favor of the character of Joseph Allwell the porter of the workhouse

6 May 1852

Resolved that the election of a porter be adjourned to the meeting on 20th May and that the Clerk in the mean time advertise in the Bucks Herald and Northampton Herald newspapers for applications for the office, stating the salary to be twelve pounds a year

20 May 1852

It appearing that the total of James Spicer’s deficiencies (after deducting all sums due by the Union to him) was £90 – 11 – 6 of which the sum of £25 – 5 – 3 has already been debited to him and credited to previous account in the ledger. Ordered that the sum of £65 – 6 – 3 being the balance of such deficiencies be debited to James Spicer and credited to Common charges in the ledger.
Ordered that the sum of £4 received by the Clerk last month of Charles Maffey one of James Spicer’s sureties be paid to the treasurer.

Proposed by Mr Grace seconded by Mr James and resolved unanimously that the Poor Law Board be requested to ascertain and declare the average expenditure of each parish and place in the Union.

The Clerk read a letter addressed to him from the Poor Law Board enquiring the Guardians’ reasons for wishing to increase the salaries of the master and matron. He was directed to state in reply that the master made an application to them to increase in the salaries and requested permission to be looking for a better situation in case the Guardians should not feel themselves justified in sanctioning an increase, and that as the Guardians had had ample time and opportunity to judge of the efficiency of the master and matron and were perfectly satisfied with the manner in which they performed their duties, and they considered that in the event of them having to elect fresh officers they could not expect to get the duties so well performed at lower salaries they deemed it right to ask the Poor Law Board to sanction the increase asked for.

The Board examined the applications received for the office of porter and selected that of Mark Rolfe of Harpole. The Clerk was directed to write to him and request his attendance at the next meeting.

17 June 1852

Mark Rolfe having resigned the office of Porter the Clerk was directed to inform Bryan Scott, a recent Candidate, of the vacancy.

2 Sept 1852

Bryan Scott, the Porter attended before the Board and tendered his resignation for that office, which the Board agreed to accept without insisting on full notice. The Clerk was directed to insert an advertisement for a porter in the Bucks Herald and Bucks Advertiser papers

23 Sept 1852

James Finch was appointed Porter to the Workhouse at a salary of twelve pounds a year with the usual rations and the Clerk was directed to report the same to the Poor Law Board for their sanction. The duties to be entered upon on Monday 4th October next.

7 Oct 1852

Mr John Cowley having requested the Board to accept the present of a framed portrait of himself it was resolved to accept the same and that as a mark of regard and esteem it should be hung up in the Board room as often as meetings should be held there on the business of the Union. The Clerk was directed to address a suitable acknowledgement to Mr Cowley and sign it on behalf of the Board.

21 Oct 1852

Resolved that Robert Gurney the Relieving Officer of the Union be appointed to proceed in the name and on behalf of the Board in recovering the several sums advanced as relief by way of loan to the undernamed paupers in this Union
William Norman               Winslow
Thomas Woodward         Winslow
James Harding                   Winslow

Ordered that the cost of medical relief to William Collyer of Mursley to the infant Son of Richard Soton of Winslow, to the wife of James Parker of Little Horwood and to the Wife of James Smith of Little Horwood be deemed loans to the said William Collyer Richard Soton, James Parker and James Smith respectively.

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Board of Guardians minutes, 1853 (CBS, G6/1/4)

20 Jan 1853
The Board received a note from Sarah Hitchcox resigning the office of Schoolmistress. The Clerk was directed to advertise for a Schoolmistress in the Times Newspaper.

20 Feb 1853
Elizabeth Berry was appointed Schoolmistress in the place of Sarah Hitchcox who has resigned. The Clerk was directed to write to her and inform her of the appointment, and also to write to the Poor Law Board to ask them to delay fully confirming the appointment for a time to give the mistress a trial.

16 June 1853
Mr Samuel Boneham of Winslow, the Owner of premises adjoining the Workhouse garden attended the Board and acknowledged that he had committed an encroachment on the ground belonging to the Union, as an acknowledgement of which he consented to pay to the Guardians two pence a year so long as the encroachment continues, the same to commence from and after the 25th inst.

The Clerk was directed to give on behalf of the Board a Certificate that Sarah Hitchcox late mistress in the Workshop School performed her duties to their satisfaction and expressing their high opinion of her character and conduct.

23 June 1853
Caroline Walker an inmate of the workhouse having complained that her daughter Belinda had been severelly [sic] beaten by the Master and Schoolmistress, the Board sent for Mr Wynter the medical Officer of the workhouse and requested him to examine the Child’s person. Having done so he reported there was no bruise whatever on her person.
Caroline Walker being reported as refractory was brought before the Board. The Board approved of the Master having separately confined her since 11 o’clock this morning and given her substituted diet for one meal, and they ordered that she should be further confined till bed time, and have a substituted diet at the next supper and breakfast times.

The Board desired their Clerk to give notice to Mr Samuel Boneham and Mr George Roads that unless they remove their timber from the ground belonging to the Guardians before their next meeting on 30th inst. legal proceeding will be commenced against them for trespass

6 June 1853
James Finch the porter sent in his resignation of that situation.

21 July 1853
It appearing by the treasurer’s book that Charles Maffey one of James Spicer’s sureties had paid £2 same to be debited to treasurer and credited to Jame Spicer

Martha Judge an inmate of the workhouse being reported as refractory was brought before the board and reprimanded. The Guardians approved of the Masters having separately confined her for eleven hours.

Resolved subject to the sanction of the Poor Law Board that the salary of James Finch the Porter be advanced to fifteen pounds a year from the commencement of the present quarter.

The Clerk was directed to write to the Poor Law Board in answer to their letter as to Miss Elizabeth Berry the Schoolmistress and to inform them that she has conducted herself to the entire satisfaction of the Guardians, forwarding at the same time a copy of the Chaplain’s last report as to the state of the school.

6 Oct 1853
[p.325] The Union seal was affixed to a Contract with Mr Samuel Burnham Dudley for a valuation of the rateable property in Little Horwood
The Clerk having issued notices constituting the present a Special meeting to take into consideration orders issued by the Board of Health and by the Poor Law Board as to steps to be taken under the Nuisances removal act he read such orders to the Board and was directed to make out a list of all the places in the Union in which any epidemic evidence or contagious disease is prevalent. The Clerk certified that the parish of North Marston is the only place so affected, and reported the same to Mr George Cowley (the Medical Officer of the district who was present at the meeting) and called his [p.326] attention to Clauses 2, 3 and 4 of the Orders of the Board of health.
The Clerk was directed to provide a few copies of the Orders of the Board of health and also to produce for distribution a supply of copies of the notification issued by the Board of health in reference to the prevalence of Cholera.
It was resolved that William Minter be appointed Inspector of Nuisances for the whole Union for one calendar month and that he be directed to visit the several places and villages within the Union for the purpose of carrying out the directions of the Board of health and that previous to his visit to each parish he be directed to give notice of the day and intended hour of his intended visit to the Guardian of the parish poor the Overseers, Surveyors of highways and principal inhabitants of the parish requesting their assistance and cooperation in performing his visitation and impressing upon the inhabitants the necessity of removing any nuisances which may be found to exist, and that he report to the Board of Guardians in writing the state of each parish and the nuisances if any which have been found to exist – together with the directions which have been given and that he confer with the medical officer of the place as to any nuisance which in his opinion ought to be abated And that the Inspector’s particular attention be called to Clauses 7 to 11 of the Orders of the Board of health

15 Dec 1853
[p.345] Elizabeth Berry the Schoolmistress at the Workhouse sent in her resignation of that office. The Clerk was directed to insert an [p.346] advertisement in the Times for applications for the situation offering a salary of twenty pounds a year – the appointment of a schoolmistress in Miss Berry’s stead to take place at the meeting on 29th inst.
Richard Mayne of Winslow was appointed inspector of Nuisances for the whole Union for one month at a salary of eight shillings a week.

29 Dec 1853
The Board examine the applications received for the office of Schoolmistress and directed their Clerk to write to Miss Anne Marie Pybus one of the Candidates and request her Attendance at the next meeting.
Resolved that the appointment of a Schoolmistress in the place of Miss Elizabeth Berry resigned do take place at the next meeting on Thursday 5th January.

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Board of Guardians minutes, 1854 (CBS, G6/1/4)

12 Jan 1854
It being reported to the Board that John Lake and George Taylor late inmates of the workhouse had been refractory and had since left the house and that the master had separately confined Lake for three hours and Taylor for two hours the Board approved of what the master had done
The Board directed their Clerk to give Miss Berry the late Schoolmistress certificate that she had performed her duties and conducted herself to their satisfaction and to sign the same on behalf of the Board

2 Feb 1854
It appearing by the treasurer’s book that he had received of Charles Maffey £4 on further account of James Spicer’s deficiencies same to be credited to James  Spicer and debited to treasurer

4 May 1854
James Finch having sent in his resignation of the office of porter the same was accepted and it was resolved that the appointment of a person to succeed him should take place at the meeting to be held on the 18th inst. The Clerk was directed to insert an advertisement for applications in the Bucks Advertiser two weeks offering a salary of fifteen pounds with “the usual rations” and a further five pounds if “the party should understand shoemaking”

18 May 1854
Henry Shanks of Cuddington was appointed Porter of the Workhouse at a salary of twenty pounds and the usual rations his duties to commence Saturday 3rd June.

3 Aug 1854
A letter addressed to the Board by Charles Maffey requesting them not to press for immediate payment of the sum of £2 arrear from him as one of James Spicer’s sureties having been seen the Clerk was directed to inform him that the same must be remitted with the next instalment when it became due
[p.397] It being found that Henry Shanks is not sufficiently conversant with shoemaking notice was given him to leave at the end of a month
Resolved that the election of a Porter and Shoemaker in the place of Henry Shanks shall take place at the next meeting the 17th inst and the Clerk was instructed to advertise for candidates in the Bucks Advertiser and Bucks Herald papers

17 August 1854
Thomas Kempster was appointed Porter and Shoemaker to the Workhouse with a salary of twenty pounds a year and the usual [p.399] rations His duties to commence on the 31st instant

7 Sept 1854
Proposed by Mr Tattam seconded by Mr Cole and unanimously resolved that Mr John Denne of Winslow be appointed Medical Officer for the first medical district until the twenty fifth day of March next with a salary at the rate of eighty eight pounds a year in the place of Mr George Cowley deceased
Proposed by Mr Cole seconded by Mr Tattam and resolved unanimously that Mr John Denne of Winslow Surgeon be appointed Registrar for Births and deaths for this Union in the place of Mr George Cowley deceased
Proposed by Mr Young seconded by Mr Jones and unanimously resolved that Mr John Denne of Winslow Surgeon be appointed public vaccinator in the place of Mr George Cowley deceased for the first medical district on the same terms as held by the deceased

19 Oct 1854
It appearing by the master’s day book that that the cost of articles received was £48 – 13 - 4½ provisions account to be debited and invoice account credited therewith
It appearing by the treasurer’s book that he had received the following same sums to be debited to him and credited as under
James Spicer cash returned of Charles Maffey      £4 

18 Jan 1855
Mr Tomes having represented to the Board that the master had expressed dissatisfaction in consequence of his having with Mr Jones spoken as a Committee of the Board to the Schoolmistress in the master’s absence Resolved that it is the opinion of the Board that Mr Tomes and Mr Jones were perfectly justified in the course they adopted. At the request of Mr Tomes it was resolved that no further steps be taken in the matter until Mr Jones is present

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1852-54: orders for temporary weekly outdoor relief for Winslow paupers

8 Jan 1852: Daniel Holt, aged 70. 2/- and 2 loaves. Injured arm.

26 Feb: James Alderman, aged 17. 1/6 and 2 loaves. Dislocation & fracture of humerus.

4 March: cost of medical order for child of William Warr to be deemed a loan.

11 March: Richard Seaton, aged 30. 3/- and 5 loaves for 1 week. Inflamed hand.

20 May: John Westley, aged 44. 3/6 and 9 loaves for 2 weeks. Lumbago.

4 Nov: cost of medical relief to James Yeulett to be deemed a loan.

11 & 18 Nov: James Smith, aged 26. 3/3 and 6 loaves. Fever.

16 Nov: James Smith of Winslow belonging to Granborough. 2/6 and 5 loaves. Confinement of Catherine Smith, 31

6 Jan 1853: James Smith, aged 26. 3/- and 7 loaves for 1 week. Inflamed foot.

3 Feb: Henry Smith, aged 43. 3/6 and 9 loaves for 1 week. Enlarged gland.

10 Feb: Henry Smith, aged 43. 3/6 and 8 loaves for 1 week. Lameness.

24 Feb: James North for Elizabeth North aged 53. 2/- and 2 loaves for 1 week. Amoenorrhagia.

3 March: William Neal aged 58. 2/- and 2 loaves. Whitlow.

21 April: Daniel Holt aged 48. 8 loaves. Abscess.

6 Oct: William Neal aged 61. 3/- and 3 loaves for 4 weeks. Debility.

20 Oct: George Smith aged 38. 1/- and 11 loaves. Inflammation of knee.
William Neal aged 61. 3/9 and 3 loaves for 2 weeks. Diarrhoea.

3 Nov: William Neal aged 61. 3/9 and 3 loave & brandy for 2 weeks. Dysentery.

24 Nov: John Westley, aged 44. 4/6 and 9 loaves for 2 weeks. Abscess.

1 Dec: William Neal aged 61. 3/9 and 3 loaves & brandy if ordered. Dysentery.

12 Jan 1854: Charles Budd aged 40. 2/- and 9 loaves for 1 week. Influenza.

9 March: Henry Smith aged 52. 4/6 and 7 loaves for 2 weeks. Influenza.

16 March: Philip Walker aged 49. 3/6 and 9 loaves for 1 week. Pleurodyrria.

6 April: George Wilmer aged 33. 4/6 and 10 loaves. Debility
George Smith aged 40. 10 loaves for 2 weeks. Influenza.
John Lloyd aged 40. 4/6 and 10 loaves for 2 weeks. Phthisis. Repeated 4 May and 1 June.

20 April: James Smith. 4/6 and 7 loaves for 2 weeks. Injury of the chest.
George Smith. 2/- and 8 loaves for 2 weeks. Influenza.
George Jennings. 4/6 and 7 loaves for 2 weeks. Influenza.

6 July: Henry Saving. 1/6¼ necessaries given by the officer to his wife Ann Saving, 31. Debility.

20 July: James Harding aged 27. 4/- and 6 loaves. Inflamed foot.

7 Sep: John Edwin aged 40. 2/- and 2 loaves for 2 weeks. Debility. Repeated 21 Sep.

21 Sep: William Evans, aged 36. 4/6 and 7 loaves for 2 weeks. Diarrhoea

5 Oct: William Verney, aged 16. 1/6 and 2 loaves & mutton for 2 weeks. Diarrhoea.

28 Dec: John Cook, aged 59. 3/9 and 5 loaves for 1 week. Boils.

11 Jan 1855: John Walker, aged 51. 2/6 and 7 loaves for 1 week. Rheumatism. Repeated 25 Jan and 1 Feb.
James Varney, aged 37. 2/- and 9 loaves for 1 week. Injury to foot.

1 Feb: Richard Price, aged 18. 1/6 and 2 loaves for 1 week. Catarrh.

8 Feb: George Evans. 1/3 and 9 loaves & mutton for 1 week. Midwifery for Sarah Evans aged 44. Repeated 15 Feb.

15 Feb: Richard Price aged 17. 1/6 and 2 loaves for 2 weeks. Influenza

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Appointment of poor rate collector, 1863 (TNA, MH12/517)

This appointment was made because the Poor Law Board objected to Mr Minter the Master of the Workhouse also acting as rate collector; read more.

Winslow Union
[stamped] Received P.L.B. Jun 24 1863
APPOINTMENT OF COLLECTOR
1. State the Christian Name and Surname of the Person                   Daniel Grace
appointed Collector
2. His present place of Residence and whether it is in                        Winslow. Yes
the Parish for which he is appointed       
3. His Age                                                                                             74 years
4. The name of the Parish or Parishes for which he is                        Winslow cum Shipton
appointed
5. His previous Occupations or Callings                                               Schoolmaster and Farmer
6. Whether he has been in the Army, Navy, Excise, Police
Police or other Public Services; and if so which Service,                    No
the cause of his leaving the same, and the date when he
left
7. Whether he has before held any Paid Office in any other            No
Union or Parish; and if so, and what Office and in what                   
Union or Parish?        
8. Whether he has ever held any Parochial Office; and if so,           Guardian of the Poor of Winslow,
the Office, and whether he continues therein                                       Overseer, Surveyor and
                                                                                                               Churchwarden of the same Parish
                                                                                                              none of which he continues to hold
9. Whether he continues in any other occupation or
Calling; and, if so, what                                                                    Farmer
10. Whether he has ever been Bankrupt or Insolvent, or
Executed an assignment for the benefit of, or entered
Into a competition with his Creditors; and, if so, when                      No
11. Whether he has competent knowledge of accounts                   Yes
12. The amount of Salary, or other Remuneration
proposed                                                                                             £15 per annum
13. The nature and amount of security                                                    Two sureties in £200
The Names and Addresses of the sureties and their                           John Grace of Winslow, Bucks Schoolmaster
occupations                                                                                           Ann Curtis of same place Farmer
14. Whether the Guardians are satisfied that he is                             Yes
Competent to perform efficiently all the Duties of
the Office of the Office of Collector         
15. The Cause of the Vacancy on account of which                             None
the appointment is made; if a Resignation, the cause       
thereof, the day on which it took effect and the
Name of the former officer
16. The authority under which the present                                            Board of Guardians        
Appointment is made
17. The day on which the Officer was elected                                       17th June 1863
18. The date from which his duties commence                                     29th April 1863 

D. T. Willis Signature of the Clerk

Daniel Grace  Signature of the Officer appointed
(Christian Name and Surname being written in full)

Reported to the Poor Law Board for their approval            [space left blank]

Poor Law Board to Winslow Guardians, 27 June 1863
Subject:- Collector
Sir
I am directed by the Poor Law Board to acknowledge the receipt  \on/ the 24 20th Inst of the Form of Queries containing the particulars of the Appointment of Mr Daniel Grace to the office of Collector of Poor Rates for the Parish of Winslow cum Shipton.
The Board observe that Mr Grace is stated to be 74 years of age. The Board consider that the duties of Collector cannot properly be performed except by a person of active and energetic habits such as are rarely retained by a person of so advanced an age. Before \therefore/ deciding upon the Appointment of Mr Grace the Board will be glad to be furnished with any observations which the Guardians may wish to offer on this point.

Winslow Guardians to Poor Law Board, 1 July 1863
I am directed by the Board of Guardians to acknowledge the receipt of your Letter of the 27th June last, and in reply to inform you, that Mr Daniel Grace is very active and energetic, and as they consider him able and fully qualified to perform the duties of Collector of Poor Rates, they have without a dissentient, twice appointed him to that office upon the unanimous recommendation of the Inhabitants of Winslow assembled at a vestry convened for the express purpose.
   He was for many years a Schoolmaster and is a very good penman and accountant. He acted as assistant overseer of the parish at the time when the Poor were the most burthensome and a select vestry was appointed. He has held some parochial office in Winslow for a great portion of his life. He was a very active Guardian for the Parish, a vicechairman of the Board & a member of the Assessment Committee up to April last, and has since that time been performing the duties of Collector
   Under these circumstances the Guardians hope you will not object to confirm his appointment.

[Additional note in different hand]
Mr Corbett 4 July 63
I think the B(oar)d under the peculiar circumstances here stated may sanction this app(ointment)t

Poor Law Board to Winslow Guardians, 7 July 1863
I am directed by the Poor Law Board to acknowledge the receipt of you Letter of the 1st Inst & to inform you that \under the circumstances/ they will offer no objection to the Appointment of Mr Daniel Grace to the office of Coll(ecto)r of Poor Rates for the Parish of Winslow-cum-Shipton in the Winslow Union.

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Dispute among the Guardians, 1905

Buckingham Advertiser, 8 April
A VERY INTERESTING DEBATE.
  Mr. Lorkin said he rose, in accordance with the notice of motion he gave at the last meeting to draw attention to the luxurious luncheon provided in another room at the Workhouse for the small charge of 6d. once a fortnight.  He would like to remind them that this was not the first time this matter had been before the Board.  If his memory served him right, three years ago the Master (Mr. Evans) introduced the matter to the Board verbally through their clerk.  He (Mr. Lorkin) remembered the circumstances of the case quite well, because a long discussion followed, in which several suggestions were made.  One member suggested that in the future the charge should be ninepence.  He (Mr. Lorkin) suggested that it should be one shilling, but after a long discussion it came to nothing.  (Laughter.)  Now, it seemed to be the opinion of others besides himself that the members should pay more than sixpence.  He had often, as one of the guardians, been “chipped” by the outside public with the remark, “I suppose you have had a jolly good luncheon, and I hope you have enjoyed it.”

... Mr. Neal (continuing) remarked Councillor Lorkin had said that the luncheon cost the ratepayers a lot of money, but had not Mr. Lorkin cost the town of Winslow a lot of money?  He had run the town of Winslow into £70 or £100 unnecessary expense [read more], when he knew perfectly well the connections must be made, or the new sewer would be of no use, and yet he would split hairs over 1d. or 2d. and waste £100 of the ratepayers’ money.  He considered Councillor Lorkin was guilty of great exaggeration in the way in which he had put the question of this luncheon before the public, and yet he now desired to pose as a benefactor of the public and the ratepayers, and to be held up as a little god before the public.  (Laughter.)  Since he had been elected by 180 votes, it caused him to go about with a kind of swelled head.  (Laughter.)
  Mr. Lorkin: Oh, indeed! I don’t ride in front of the hounds.  (Laughter.)

...   The vote was then taken, when only Mr. Lorkin voted for his proposition, the whole of the other members present voting for the amendment for the continuation of the luncheon, and the Chairman said he hoped that was the last they should hear about it.