Less than a week to go, not many more doors to investigate now... Account of 'Crismas Boxes' given to servants of the Chandos-Pole family of Radbourne in 1772 (Ref: D5557/23/2) Long before the welfare state, individual families would make charitable donations to the less well-off in their household or their parish. Donations might be in … Continue reading Advent Calendar – Day 19
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A donation to a “godly preaching minister”
In his will of 1674 Francis Allyn of Lea left 40s [£2] each year to maintain godly preaching minister at Dethick. But if no suitable minister could be found, 10s [50p] was to be given each year to poor of Lea and Holloway until suitable minister found. I have not found a record yet to … Continue reading A donation to a “godly preaching minister”