Goldstraw & Goostrey Genealogy  


 

  » Home

  » A World Wide Family

  » Genealogical Data

  » Surname Origins
  » Contact

  » Bogus History

  » Goostrey
  » Guest Book

  » Forum

  » Photo Album
  » 2005 Gathering

  » Site Map


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

This site is © Copyright  - Martin Goldstraw  - All Rights Reserved