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Ninfield Severe Weather Payment 1776
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Severe Weather Payment 1776 for Ninfield, East Sussex
This was found between the Baptisms ending 1997 and Burials commencing 1747 - ESRO Ref: 430/1/1, Microfilm XA 30/111.
NINFIELD January 15th 1776
"During the severity of the present weather when no work can be done abroad, the Earl of Ashburnham made a payment of 5 guineas to the poor of the parish.
May the affluent in their several stations imitate so noble an example
The above sum with the appropriation of the Church Wardens was distributed as under":
NINFIELD January 15th 1776
William SHEATHER 5/-
Thomas CROUCH 3/-
Mrs WEST 2/6d
Dame APPS 3/-
Richard STREETER 3/-
Dame MITCHELL 3/-
Thomas COLLINS 3/-
Thomas LOCKE 3/-
John COX 3/-
Widow HARRIS 4/-
Widow STUDWELL 2/-
Widow WAITE 2/-
William HOUSELY 3/-
John SINDEN 3/-
Richard BRYANT 2/-
William WENHAM 3/-
Richard CROUCH 4/-
Richard KING 2/-
Sum of this page £2/13/6d
John DIPROSE 3/-
George PIPER 2/-
John SHARP 1/-
John Bryant 2/-
Stephan HOLLANDS 2/-
John WEEKS 2/-
Thomas PARKER 2/-
Stephen LUSTED 4/-
John APPS 3/-
Thomas WENHAM 4/-
John MITCHELL 2/-
Thomas BRITT 2/-
Mary SERJEANT 2/6d
Thomas MORRIS 3/-
William COLBRAN 3/-
Dame Sharp 2/-
Widow ELPHICK 1/-
Katherine APPS 2/-
George PIPER more 1/-
Elizabeth HOOKE 6d
William MORRIS 2/-
Richard CROUCH more 1/-
Stephen LUSTED more 1/6d
William WENHAM 1/-
COLBRAN the Clerk 1/-
John MITCHELL more 1/-
Sum Total £5/5/0d
Signed Alexr Lunan Minr".
NB - In the old monetary system in England there were 12 pennies in a shilling and 20 shillings in a pound. - A guinea was 21 shillings written as 21/- or £1.1.0d
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