Parish of wadhurst

WG, a parishioner of Horsmonden in Kent, hired himself to David Weller of Wadhurst, farmer, in 1777; he discharged himself in 1778, having been drunk the night before and wishing to go to Marden Fair, thus working a day under a year; with the opinion of H[enry] Peckham, Temple [in Middlesex]

For a warrant to arrest idle and disorderly persons over 5 foot 4 inches in height, 1758 see PAR 498/37/10

to the churchwardens and overseers for payment of militia tax assessed by quarter sessions on 12 Jan 1769

to the churchwardens and overseers for payment of militia tax

with order to pay him £5; Thomas Pelham and Luke Spence, deputy lieutenants for Pevensey Rape; with receipt by Richard Watts to Charles Moren, overseer, for £5 to the use of ED; 4 Mar 1782

Luke Spence, Malling, and John Trayton Fuller, Bayley Park [Heathfield], deputy lieutenants for Pevensey Rape; receipt endorsed; W: Stephen Hunt, vestry clerk; 10 Jan 1781

Thomas Pelham and William Kempe, deputy lieutenants for Pevensey Rape; receipt endorsed, 4 Feb 1782

according to an order of 5 Jan 1779; Luke Spence, JP

the husband of Frances Godfrey, an old widow, died nine months ago; how much relief is Wadhurst willing to pay according to the former contract?; otherwise provide her with a house 'and we shall send her down to your parish'

being at Wadhurst he has examined Mary Tyeherst, whom WF had sent to Wadhurst where she was born; RS has sent her back to Rotherfield; interpretation of the statute of 1662

the parishioners 'are not easy' with the bearer for bringing a child into Wadhurst without security; they must take the child away agin or provide it; subscribed with acknowledgement by Francis Kennett, churchwarden, that the child was born in Stockbury and is an inhabitant

Burnett's certificate, about which Wadhurst has enquired of Mr Gandy, churchwarden of Reading St Mary, is valid; 'pray give the man no more trouble'

is threatened with removal to Wadhurst and applies for a certificate; is a member of a club which will pay 7s 0d a week for sickness and a death benefit of £5; subscribed with endorsement 'in respect to the charity' by Robert Newnham

See PAR498/37/6

request relief for Wadhurst's parishioner Elizabeth Eastland, widow, who is sick; otherwise she and her three children will be removed; she is 'industrious when in health'

requests relief or he will have to return to Wadhurst; the rent is 50s 0d in all

he hired William Haisleden the younger until 25 Mar 1755 but he has been rendered incapable of service by the explosion of a gun

is ill with the distemper she had when her husband was with her and needs money for treatment by Dr [Richard] Russell; 'I bound to Cust the ropemaker'

John Saunders, one of the parish officers, shall pay £5 out of TP's estate to the other officers to the use of the poor and £1 9s 6d expended in the suit; JA to deliver Henry Newnham's bond to TP in £10 to John Saunders

W: John Barham, Nicholas Puxty

John Saunders, John Wells, William Hoadly, John Sands and Edward Sellen churchwardens and overseers; to obtain £5 due on the bond of Henry Newnham of Wadhurst, yeoman, to Thomas Page, now deceased, 24 Jun 1659, which bond JA has delivered to the parish officers who intend to prove TP's nuncupative will in the belief that he intended part of his estate for the poor

W: J Smith, George Courthope

goods removed by the overseers from the house of Widow Sares, deceased, and placed in that of William Bate in Wadhurst Town

For another list, see PAR 498/37/4/44

goods at the house of Thomas Moone the younger

distrained by Edward Bassett of Wadhurst, carpenter, for 18 months' rent

goods distrained by Thomas Walter for rent and those not distrained

distrained for rent due to Henry Playsted

subscribed: undertaking by Margaret Bently and Mary Bently to pay the rent or that the goods will be forthcoming when he calls for them

includes prices of goods sold and list of items given to Goody Bartlett

goods distrained for rent by Henry Playsted

endorsed: Faircrouch

subscribed: 'Widow Winder hath nothing of goods but a wooden trendle'

includes goods at [the house of] John Gutsell the elder brought from Burwash 'when she was brought there'; endorsed: William Prosser, saddler; Jane Sellen [see PAR 498/34/1/7]

goods at Widow Moon's house, late occupied by TC, at Mr Patey's, at Mr Stickland's and William Playsted's, cordwainer; list of promissory notes and book debts 'in the hands of me Thomas Hunt'

headed 'Old England's note of goods'

goods laid in at William Bate's; signed John Sanders

For a dated list, see PAR 498/37/4/1

For an inventory of the goods of Widow Tanner, 1714 see PAR 498/37/4/13

kitchen, housekeeper's room, servant's hall and larder of an unidentified house; watermark 1800

Robert Couper, husbandman, to Thomas Porter, gent, and Thomas Langham, gent, Churchwardens, all of Wadhurst

household furniture (inventory) sold to the parish in return for poor relief and payment of his rent