Cheddleton
Poor Law
Cheddleton Poor
Law (Extracted by Joan Bell from the St Edward's Church,
Cheddleton, poor
law records, held by the Staffordshire Records Office). Spellings given
here are as shown in the original documents.
Where only the first name is given, the surname in the
records
is
Goldstraw; variations in spelling of the surname and all Goostrey
variations
are as shown below.
1809 - 1811 record book
April 1809
Arabella Goostree, child, 2 shillings a week for 4 weeks =8 shillings
Hannah Goostree child, 2 shillings a week for 4 weeks =8
shillings
extra for 2 April 1809 Arrabellow Goostree 6 shillings
May 1809
Arrabellow 2 shillings a week for 5 weeks =10shillings
Philip Goostree rent 5 shillings
June
Arrabellow 2 shillings a week for 4 weeks
hannah 2 shillings a week for 4 weeks
Phillip 1shilling, 5 shillings,
Arrabellow 11weeks, £2 and 4 shillings
July
Arrowbellow 2 shillings x 4weeks
Hannah 2shillings x 4weeks
Phillip 3 shillingshillings
Phillip for clothing 7 shillings and 1 old penny (7/1), for rent 4
shillings and six old pence (4/6)
Betty Goostry, shift, 2shillings
August
Arrabellow and Hannah both 4weeks x 2shillings a week
Arrowbellow 3 weeks, 6 shillings, for cloth 2 shillings and 6
old pence (2/6)
Phillip 4shillings, and 7 shillings and 6 old pence (7/6) for 2 (?)
September
Arrowbellow and Hannah 2 shillings a week for 4 weeks each
October
Arrabellow 5weeks x 4shillings a week
Hannah 5weeks x 2shillings a week
Nov
Arrabellow children, 4 weeks x 4shillings a week
Hannah 2 shillings a week for 4 weeks
Jan 1810
For Phillip Goostry, sheet and flannel (amount illegible), also
11shillings
Feb 1810
Arrabellow 4weeks x 4shillings a week
Hannah 2 shillings a week for 4 weeks
March 1810
Arrabellow 4weeks x 4shillings a week
Hannah 2 shillings a week for 4 weeks
Phillip Gowlstraw 8shillings
April 1810
Arrabellow 4shillings a week x 3weeks
Hannah 3weeks x 2shillings a week
Phillip Gowlstraw 8shillings
June 1810
Arrabil Gouldstraw 4shillings a week x 6 weeks
Hannah Gouldstraw 2shillings a week =12shillings
Elizabeth Gouldstraw 2shillings a week =12shillings
Paid Arrabil Gouldstraw child funeril (sic) 7/6
Phillip Goostry house rent 1/10/0d
July 1810
Arrabil 4weeks x 4shillings a week
Hannah 2 shillings a week for 4 weeks
Betsy Goostry 2 shillings a week for 4 weeks
Sarah Goostrey 4/6
Sarah Gouldstraw 4/6
August 1810
Arrabil 5 weeks x 4 shillings a week
Hannah 2 shillings a week for 5 weeks
Elizabeth 2 shillings a week for 5 weeks
Sept 1810
Arrabil Gostrey 2 shillings a week for 4 weeks
Hannah Goulstraw2 shillings a week for 4 weeks
Elizabeth Goostrey 2 shillings a week for 4 weeks
Sarah Gouldstraw child, 4 weeks x 1shilling and 10 old pence (1/10)
Oct 1810
Arrabil Gouldstraw 2 shillings a week for 4 weeks
Hannah 2 shillings a week for 4 weeks
Betty Goostry 2 shillings a week for 4 weeks
Sarah Gouldstraw child 4 weeks x 1/10
Nov 1810
Arrabill Gouldstraw 5 weeks x 4shillings a week
Hannah Goostry 2 shillings a week for 5 weeks
Elizabeth Gouldstraw 2 shillings a week for 5 weeks
Sarah Gouldstraw child 5 weeks x1/10d
Mary Goostry 2 weeks pay 8s
Dec 1810
Arbill Gouldstraw 2 shillings a week for 4 weeks
Hannah child 2 shillings a week for 4 weeks
Betty Goostrey 2 shillings a week for 4 weeks
Sarah Gouldstraw child 5 weeks x 1/10d
Mary Goostry 2 weeks pay 8s
Jan 1811
Mary Goostrey for 2 weeks pay 8s
Arrabil Goostrey 2 shillings a week for 5 weeks
Hannah Goostrey 2 shillings a week for 5 weeks
Elizabeth Goostrey 2 shillings a week for 5 weeks
Sarah Goostrey 5 weeks x 1/10d
Cheddleton Parish Poor Law records: accounts
for Sept
1832
to July 1834
Where only the first name is given, the surname in
the
records is
Goldstraw; variations in spelling of the surname and all Goostrey
variations
are as shown below.
Weekly bill from 30 Sept 1832 to 18 Nov 1832
Elizabeth's 2 children 7 weeks at 3 shillings and 6 old
pence
(3/6),
total £1.4s and 6 old pence
Martha 's child 7 weeks at 2 shillings a week, total 14 shillings
(there is a letter B throughout after the reference to Elizabeth and
Martha's children - denoting "bastard" or illegitimate child).
James 7 weeks at 4 shillings week
26 Oct James paid 3 shillings for Foxt
18 Nov 1832 to 6 Jan 1833
Elizabeth's 2 children 7 weeks at 3 shillings and 6 old
pence
total
£1 4shillings and 6 old pence (£1/4/6)
Martha's child 7 weeks 2s week total 14 shillings
James, Bucknall 7 weeks at 4 shillings
31 Dec paid James, Foxt 3 shillings and six old pence
and again on 3 Jan 1833 being ill 2 shillings and 6 old pence
and on 5 Jan 3 shillings
6 Jan to 17 Feb 1833
Elizabeth's 2 children 6 weeks at 3/6 = £1/1/0
Martha's child 6 weeks at 2 shillings = 12s
James Bucknall 6 weeks at 4 shillings = £1/4/0
9 Jan James being ill 3 shillings
and 12 Jan 5 shillings, 17 Jan 3 shillings, 19 Jan 5 shillings, 25
Jan 8shillings, 29 Jan 5 shillings
Jane paid 5 shillings for cleaning Elen Brough
3 Feb James 2 shillings
9 Feb James' wife 1shilling
17 Feb to 24 Mar 1833
Elizabeth's children 5 weeks at 3/6 = 17/6
Martha's child 5 weeks at 2 shillings =10s
James 5 weeks at 4 shillings =1/0/0
22 Feb James 3 shillings, 4 Mar James 3 shillings, 8 Mar James2
shillings
Levys in arrears and places unoccupied:
Daniel Goolstrys house 2 shillings and 3 old pence (2/3)
James stone quarry £2 and 5shillings (£2/5/0)
Solloman 4 shillings and 6 old pence (4/6)
24 Mar to 20 April 1833
Martha's child 4 weeks at 2 shillings 8s
James 3 weeks at 4 shillings 1 week at 2 shillings =14 shillings
20 April to 25 May 1833
Elizabeth's 2 chidren 5 weeks at 3/6 =17/6
and 4 weeks at 3/6 =14 shillings
Martha's child 5 weeks at 2 shillings= 10s
James, Bucknall 5 weeks at 2 shillings = 10s
25 April paid James, Foxt, at Vestry meeting 5 shillings
3 May James being ill 3 shillings
25 May to 2 June
Elizabeth's 2 children 4 weeks at 3/6 =14 shillings
Martha's child 4 weeks at 2 shillings =8s
James 4 weeks at 2 shillings = 8s
James, Foxt, 4 weeks at 10s =2/0/0
22 June to 20 July
Elizabeth 4 weeks at 3/6 = 14 shillings
Martha 4 weeks at 2 shillings =8s
James, Bucknall 4 weeks at 2 shillings =8s
James 3 weeks at 10s and 1 week at 5 shillings =1/15/0
20 July to 24 Aug
Elizabeth 5 weeks x 3/6=18/6
Martha 2 shillings a week for 5 weeks=10s
James 4 weeks x 3 shillings =12 shillings
24 Aug to 21 Sept
Elizabeth 4 weeks x 3/6 =14 shillings
Martha 4 weeks x 2 shillings=8s
30 Aug James being ill 5 shillings
6 Sept James 3/6
21 Sept to 26 Oct
Elizabeth 5 weeks x 3/6 = 17/6
Martha 2 shillings a week for 5 weeks=8s
24 Sept James, 2 times being ill 4/6
4 Oct James 2/6
26 Oct to 23 Nov
Elizabeth 4 weeks x 3/6 = 14 shillings
Martha 2 shillings a week for 4 weeks=8s
23 Nov to 28 Dec
Elizabeth 5 weeks x 3/6 = 17/6
Martha 2 shillings a week for 5 weeks = 10s
James, Bucknall, 2 shillings a week for 5 weeks =10s
24 Dec James 2 shillings
29 Dec to 24 Jan 1834
Elizabeth 4 weeks x 3/6=14 shillings
Martha 2 shillings a week for 4 weeks=8s
James, Bucknall, 2 shillings a week for 4 weeks =8s
28 Dec paid James' wife at the meeting 5 shillings
1 Jan 1834 James 4 shillings
3 Jan James 3/6
3 Jan Daniel Cheddleton Heath 3/6
7 Jan James 2/6
10 Jan James 3 shillings
11 Jan paid Daniel's wife Cheddleton Heath 3 shillings
11 Jan Expenses and warrant Martha Goldstraw 4 shillings
15 Jan James 3 shillings
18 Jan James 1shilling and 2 old pence (1/2)
25 Jan to 22 Feb
Elizabeth 4 weeks x 3/6=14 shillings
Martha 2 shillings a week for 4 weeks=8s
Received from George Pickford £2 and 7 shillings
and 6
old pence
(£2/7//6) (Note: George married Elizabeth Goldstraw later in
1834).
James 2 shillings a week for 4 weeks=8s
26 Jan James 2/6
29 Jan James 3 shillings
21 Feb to 2 Mar
Elizabeth 2 weeks x3/6 and 2 weeks x3 shillings=13
shillings
Martha 2 shillings a week for 4 weeks=8s
James, Bucknall, 2 shillings a week for 4 weeks=8s
8 Mar paid James for Goldstraws shoes 9s
Levys in arrears and places unoccupied:
Solomon 3 shillings and 9 pence (3/9)
22 Mar to 19 Apr
Elizabeth 4 weeks x 3 shillings=12 shillings
Martha 2 shillings a week for 4 weeks=8s
James 2 shillings a week for 4 weeks=8s
4 Apr Daniel, Cheddleton Heath 1shilling
18 Apr Daniel 1shilling
19 Apr to 24 May
Elizabeth 5 weeks x 3 shillings=15 shillings
Martha 2 shillings a week for 5 weeks=10s
James 2 shillings a week for 5 weeks=10s
27 Apr James to by (sic) hay 3 shillings
24 May to 21 Jun
Elizabeth 4 weeks x 3 shillings=12 shillings
Martha 2 shillings a week for 4 weeks=8s and 11 weeks at 1/6
James 2 shillings a week for 4 weeks=8s
26 May Martha's liening month £1/5/0
Daniel's wife at meeting 5 shillings
10 June warrants & order & expences for Martha 19 shillings
and 6 old pence (19/6)
Elizabeth 5 weeks x3 shillings=15 shillings
Martha 2 children 5 weeks x3/6=17/6
21 June to 25 July
James 2 shillings a week for 5 weeks=10s