Churchwardens' accounts, 1845-46

From the churchwardens' book of church rates and accounts, Centre for Bucks Studies PR/237/5/1. This was the year when gas lighting was installed in the Churchyard.

[col.1] Messrs S Dudley & Curtis
Churchwardens
Deb(to)rs
1845
£
s
d
March To balance in hand from last Easter Churchwardens (1844)
0
8
11
25th
Rate at Two Pence in the Pound
39
3
11
 
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£
39
12
10
[col.2] Cont(in)ued
Cred(ito)rs
1845
£
s
d
March 25th Disbursed as per Accounts
37
6
7¼
Balance in hand
2
6
2¾
 
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£
39
12
10
[col.3] Messrs S Dudley & Tho(ma)s Morecraft
Churchwarden's
1845
£
s
d
Aug 5th P(ai)d Tho(mas) Ablethorpe for Crying
0
0
6
Mats for the Church &c
0
3
10
1846 John Abbott Parish Clerk half year Salery due Mich(aelma)s 1845
2
10
0
Jan(uar)y 19th Horse & Gig to Saint Albans
1
10
0
Two door mats
0
2
6
March Labourer's for work in the Church Yard
0
3
0
12th Rev(eren)d McCreight Journey to Saint Albans
2
0
0
Paid Visitation Fees
1
17
4
Expences to & from Visitation at Saint Albans
2
9
9
Sparrows
2
15
3½
25th Will(ia)m Jennings Bill for ringing the Eight and One o'clock Bells One year
3
0
0
For Winding up the Clocks and Chimes and attending the same One year
2
0
0
For Repairing Bell Rope & Weeding Paths &c
1
1
0
John Abbott Parish Clerk half year Salery due 25th March
2
10
0
George Yeulet Bill for Coals
0
13
8
John Ward Aylesbury for matting
0
10
9
James Brooks Bill for Wine
1
0
0
Alfred Barton d(itt)o
1
0
0
Joseph King d(itt)o
1
0
0
Han(na)h Wade d(itt)o
1
0
0
R J Neal d(itt)o
0
10
0
Will(ia)m Jones Sen d(itt)o
0
10
0
Will(ia)m Jones Jun d(itt)o
0
10
0
Thomas Viccars Bill
2
10
10
---D(itt)o ------ d(itt)o
0
5
9
Joseph Grace d(itt)o
0
3
6
Charles Monk d(itt)o
0
1
10
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Carr(ie)d For(war)d [should read £31 19s 3d]
31
19
6½
1845
 Brought Forward
31
19
6½
March The Gass Company for 1 lamp & pillars in the Church Yard
2
0
0
25th Henry Wigley Bill
0
2
5
Richard Allen "
3
7
7
Charles Ja(me)s Allen "
0
15
0
George Harrup "
0
8
0
George King "
0
16
11
J L French "
0
9
9
Will(ia)m Matthews "
8
9
11
Robinson & Son " for ropes
2
13
0
Edward Grey for Bill
0
1
6
James Hawley D(itt)o
0
14
3
John Abbott Making Rate & entering Accounts
0
8
6
D(itt)o Notices for Vestry's
0
1
0
Bad debts
0
3
9¾
George Mayne for Pebles
0
9
0
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[Total should read £52 18s 10d]
53
0
2¼
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