Poor Law Records Part 1
Join Caroline Adams as she discusses poor law records and helps us decipher them. Monday at 7.30pm.
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Faded picture of St Mary Bourne Church, with an extract from the Overseers accounts. John Masslin given 2s 6d towards new shoes.

Faded picture of St Mary Bourne Church, with an extract from the Overseers accounts. Edward Bendall given 2s 6d for a new shirt.

A couple of snippets regarding clothing needs for the poor in #StMaryBourne from the Overseers accounts. These records are so helpful in finding out about the poor in the parish and for these helpful to discover the cost of clothing in 1830 Hampshire.

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Extract from St Mary Bourne Overseers accounts for 1830

#OnePlaceWednesday this week has been making start on transcribing the Overseers accounts. Transkribus has helped make it quicker but it totally misses the £,s,d.

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