Lancashire Archives UDEa 21/1
Slaidburn Township Poor Rate 1753
[single sheet, probably written in the hand of William King]
Slaidburn Township in the west division of Staincliffe and West Riding of Yorkshire
1 Jan 1753
We, whose names are subscribed, do assess the sum of £18. 2s. upon the inhabitants of the Township aforesaid for and in respect of their Estates Real towards the relief of the Poor belonging to the aforesaid Township as followeth:
£ s d
The Reverend Francis Yates or occupiers1 2 1½
John Parker Esqr or occupiers0 4 6
more for Crossbank and Wellthorns0 0 9
ditto for late Battersbys0 1 7½
do. for lands late Edwd. Parker’s0 1 7¼
do. for do. late Robt. Turners0 0 1½
do. for Shaw Lands0 1 3
The occupiers of Mill and Killn0 12 0
James Wiglesworth Esqr2 8 6¼
J. Wiglesworth & Nichs. Wall Esqr3 7 9½
Samuel Harrison Esqr or occupiers1 1 6
Robert Winter0 2 0¼
Mrs Johnson0 0 6
Mrs Bradbury or occupiers0 0 6
Richd. Clough0 0 4½
Richd. Turner or occupiers0 0 7½
The occupiers of Raingills0 0 9
Miles Veevers0 1 0
Wm. Braidley0 0 7½
Joshua Hill or occupiers0 1 3
Henry Robinson0 3 0
Hen. Parker or occupiers0 1 3
John Slaiter0 0 10½
Robert Frankland0 2 3
Wm. King0 9 3
Widw. Darrwen0 6 0
John Lord or occupiers0 3 9½
John Charnley0 1 4¾
Barnard Roberts or occupiers0 7 6
Anth. Scott or occupiers0 2 0
Henry Hall0 0 10½
The occupiers of lands late Parkinsons0 2 0
Jas. Huntington & Ambrose Grimshaw0 0 4½
Richd. Bond0 0 6
Jno Parker for Swallow Scarrs0 2 10½
Chris Holden or occupiers0 2 4
Jacksons & Raingills occupiers0 1 2¼
John Bond0 0 3
Robt. Banks0 0 3
11 17 4¾[end of column 1]
John Hide gent. or occupiers 17 1½
John Birkett or occupiers 14 1½
Mr Cockshutt or do. 7 9
DItto for Ramsclough 3 0
Mr Edwd. Salisbury or occupiers1 3 0¾
Ditto for Huntingtons 1 0
Mdm. Wiglesworth or occupiers 9 1½
Wm. Clapham 7 1½
Wm. Procter or occupiers 4 7½
John Crumbleholm 2 11¼
Anth. Thornber 1 2
Wm. Smithson 9s 2d more late Fabers 1s 2½d 10 4½
John Faber 1 2½
Wm. Harrison 3 8
Chrisr. Smithson 1 6
Richd. Taylor 3 8½
Geo: Rudd or occupiers 1 5¼
Chris Sutton or occupiers 3 11¼
Anth. Carr & Robt. Parker 4 5
Henry Waddington gent or occupiers 2 6
Thomas Simpson 0 4¼
John Banks 0 3
The occupiers of Spencers 6
£6 4 10¾[end of column 2]
Assessors:
James (X) Brennand his mark Churchwarden [marklooks like a capital Roman I with a horizontal line though the middle]
Willm. King
Robert HuntingtonOverseers
We, whose names are subscribed, being inhabitants or land owners within the Township aforesaid, have seen and perused the above written Assessment and the several sums therein mentioned are, by our approbation, rated upon the respective persons according to the best of our judgments, as witness our hands: J Wiglesworth, Edw. Salisbury