Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion : Foldout

Midgley Overseers of the Poor


This Foldout lists some of the people who have served as Overseer of the Poor and Assistant Overseer for Midgley

Overseers

People mentioned in the book of the Overseer of the Poor [1756]

This is a list of the names of people mentioned in the book of the Overseer of the Poor for Midgley [1756].

This was first year in these records where the recipients of poor relief were mentioned by name

Most received sums of money ranging from 2/- to 8/- though one or two received items of clothing, or had their rent paid

The Overseer for 1756 was John Greenwood

In this list, Widows are not given a Christian name, but there is mention of widows Bloomer, Rishworth, Kitchen, Farrar, Medowcroft and Wade



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