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Among the responsibilities of the Overseers of Eastling Parish was the provision of Poor Relief, financed in part through funds levied from the local parishioners. Relief payments might be made directly to the intended recipients, or via the Overseers of other parishes in which Eastling-derived people were residing. The transcription below shows disbursements in respect of the family of John (3) Woodhurst during the period 1821-1835, extracted from Eastling's Receipts and Disbursements Book for 1807-1843 [CCA: Film U3/208/1/1].
Abbreviations in the original include: "Rel'd." = Relieved; "Do." = ditto; "fm." = from; "pr." = per.
The transcription was kindly undertaken by Mr. Raymond Godfrey of Faversham Historical Research Services.
[In this first group the "Boys" are presumed to be the sons of John (3) Woodhurst and his wife Mary.]
1821
April 23 Rel'd. Woodhouse Boys 8/- [That is, 8 shillings and 0 pence]
May 25 Paid for Clothes for Mrs. Woodhouse & Daughter at the Workhouse £1-5-0 [This daughter is presumed to be Ann (4) Woodhurst.]
Sep 9 Rel'd. Dame Woodhouse 4/-
Oct 12 Paid for Mending Woodhouse Girls Shoes 2/4
Oct 14 Paid Woodhouse Girl from May 26 to Oct 13
20 Weeks at 1/6 pr. Week £1-10-0
Oct 19 Rel'd. Woodhouse Boys 2/-
Dec 1 Rel'd. Woodhouse Boys 3/-
1822
Mar 20 Rel'd. Thos. Woodhouse 5/- [Probably a son of John (3).]
1823
May 10 Rel'd. Ann Woodhouse 2/- [Ann (4) Woodhurst.]
Jan 7 Rel'd. John Woodhouse 1/- [Presumed John (3).]
Jan 13 Do. 3/-
Jan 16 Do. 5/-
Jan 15 Rel'd. Edwd. Woodhouse 2/- [First mention of Edward (1) Woodhurst.]
Jan 18 Do. 1/-
Jan 21 Do. 2/6
Jan 24 Do. 1/-
Jan 26 Do. 2/6
Jan 30 Do. 2/6
Feb 10 Do. 2/-
Feb 17 Do. 5/-
Feb 24 Do. 1/-
Mar 31 Paid Jas. Bates for 4 Days Board and Lodging for Mary Woodhouse 4/-
Rel'd. Mary Woodhouse 10/-
Jul 8 Rel'd. Dame Woodhouse 2/6
Jul 28 Do. 7/6
Dec 19 Rel'd. John Woodhouse Senr. 5/- [The "Senr." suffix indicates John (3) Woodhurst.]
Dec 23 Rel'd. John Woodhouse Senr. 2/6
Dec 27 Do. 3/6
1824
Feb 16 Rel'd. John Woodhouse Junr. (Broken Arm) £2-10-0 [The "Junr." suffix indicates John (6) Woodhurst.]
Dec 18 Rel'd. John Woodhouse 2/6
Dec 19 Do. 3/6
1826
Mar5 John Woodhouse Relief 10/-
Apr 1 Rel'd. John Woodhouse 2/-
1827
Feb 4 Rel'd. Thos. Woodhouse 1/-
Mar 8 Do. 3/-
Paid Jas. Bates for Girl's Lodging 1/6 [Presumed referring to Ann (4) Woodhurst.]
1828
Jan 6 Thos. Woodhouse Paid Jas. Bates for Lodging &c while Ill 2/8
Relief 2/-
Dec 7 John Woodhouse Relief 5/-
Jun 16 Journey to Milton (for Edwd. Woodhouse) 4/- [The following year he married at Murston, barely 2 miles from Milton.]
John Woodhouse Junr.
1830
Nov 19 Relief 4/-
Nov 18 Do. 10/-
Dec 5 Do. 10/-
Dec 25 Do. 10/-
1831
Jan 2 Do 10/-
Jan 9 Do. 6/-
John Woodhouse Senr.
1831
Mar 20 Relief 7/-
Mar 27 Do. 9/-
Paid Mr. Wilks as pr. Bill 8/6
John Woodhouse Senr.
1831
Apr 3 Relief (being Ill) 9/-
11 Week Relief to June 9th @ 8/- £4-8-0
Paid Mr. Wilks as pr. Bill 10/-
Edward Woodhurst [First explicit appearance of the "Woodhurst" spelling.]
1831
Nov 10 Relief 10/-
1832
Jan 7 Edward Woodhurst Relief 7/6
Feb 5 Do. 12/-
Feb 12 Do. 7/-
Mar 18 Do. 5/-
John Woodhurst Junr.
1831
Dec 28 Relief 2/6
1832
Jan 1 Relief 9/-
Jan 7 Do. 12/6
1832
Feb 4 Paid for a Letter fm. Edwd. Woodhurst -.-.2 [That is, 2 pence]
Edward Woodhurst
1832
Oct 14 Relief 10/-
Oct 28 Do. 2/6
Nov 11 Do. 12/-
Nov 17 Do. 4/-
Dec 23 Do. 2/6
Dec 26 Do. 5/-
Dec 30 Do. 5/-
1833
Feb 3 Do. 10/-
John Woodhurst Junr.
1832
Nov 11 Relief 12/-
Nov 17 Do. 4/-
Nov 24 Do. 5/-
Dec 2 Do. 12/6
Dec 9 Do. 4/-
1833
Jan 6 Do. 10/-
Jan 13 Do. 10/-
Feb 24 Do. 10/-
1832
Dec 9 Paid for a Letter from J. Woodhurst
John Woodhurst Wife and 4 Children
1833
[The four children of John (6) and Ann (nee Russell) in 1833 were
Elizabeth (5),
William (12),
Mary Ann (6) and
Cordelia]
June 6 Paid Do. for 4 Letters fm. J. Woodhurst -.-.8
June 22 Paid for a Letter fm. J. Woodhurst -.-.2
to Oct 27 Paid for 3 Letters fm. John Woodhurst -.-.6
to Nov 6 Do. -.-.7
Nov 22 Paid for a Letter fm. John Woodhurst -.-.2
John Woodhouse Senr. and Wife
1834
Nov 2 Relief (having a Broken Leg) 3/0
21 Weeks Relief to March 29th 1835 at 6/- per Week £6-6-0
Edward Woodhouse, Wife and 3 Children
1835
[The three children of Edward (1) and Frances in early 1835 were
Effield,
Edwin and
Sarah Ann (1)]
Jan 18 Relief being Ill 10/-
Feb 8 Do. 12/0
Feb 1 [sic - probably March 1 intended] Do. 15/- £1-17-0
John Woodhouse Junr. Wife and 4 Children
1835
[By now Cordelia was dead, but another child Hazard (1) had been born in 1834.
The four children of John (6) in 1835 were therefore
Elizabeth (5),
William (12),
Mary Ann (6) and
Hazard (1)]
Mar 22 Relief £1-0-0
1835
Apr 2 Rel'd. Edward Woodhouse 10/-
Apr 6 Do. 6/-
Apr 30 Rel'd. John Woodhouse 4 Weeks @ 6/- £1-4-0