Annual Parish Meeting – 4th March 1901
Minutes of the seventh Annual Assembly of the Parish Meeting held in the School Room, Great Longstone on Monday March 4th 1901.
Rev. G. Andrew, Chairman of the Parish Council, occupied the chair.
The object of the meeting was for the purpose of nominating and electing Parish Councillors for the ensuing three years.
Nomination papers were handed in and Mr Andrew, having accepted nomination as a Parish Councillor, vacated the chair.
Mr G. Hambleton was then appointed Chairman.
Mr Hambleton then took the chair when the following persons were nominated:
- Rev. G. Andrew
- Mr Richard Cole
- Mr James Orr
- Mr W. R. Pitt Dixon
- Mr Henry A. Spanton
- Mr George Ward
The Chairman having waited the requisite time, and there being no further nominations nor any withdrawals, he declared the foregoing six persons to be duly elected to serve as Parish Councillors for the ensuing three years.
The meeting then resolved itself into the Annual Assembly of the Parish Meeting.
Rev. G. Andrew (Chairman)
Charities
William and Thomas Wright’s Charity — Recipients
| Recipient |
|---|
| Wm Morton |
| Reuben Carson |
| George Bonsall |
| Rachel Brooks |
| Elizth Hibbert |
| Maria Taylor |
| Mary Taylor |
| Ellen Furniss |
| Sarah Morton |
| M. Morton |
| John Turner |
| Mrs Sheldon |
| John Bacon |
| Ann Eyre |
| Eliza Sellers |
| Ann Furniss |
| Sarah Phillips |
| L. Doddemeade |
| Sarah Hill |
| Mary Southgate |
Note: £2 came from the William Wright Charity and 10s 8d from the J. Wright Charity. A further £5 was added to the capital sum for the School Exhibition, amounting now to £55.
Milne Charity — Recipients
Total distributed: £1 5s 0d
| Recipient |
|---|
| Ann Furniss |
| Sarah Hill |
| Rachel Brooks |
| M. Taylor |
| Elizth Hibbert |
| Wm Morton |
| M. Morton |
| Ann Eyre |
| Mary Southgate |
| J. Redfern |
Captain Henry Wright’s Charity — Recipients
Clothes, etc. — £23 10s 1d
| Recipient |
|---|
| Wm Morton |
| Reuben Carson |
| John Bacon |
| S. Hibbert |
| Mary Taylor |
| C. Blagden |
Bread, Meat & Money — £1 10s 0d
| Recipient |
|---|
| George Bonsall |
| Wm Morton |
| Reuben Carson |
| John Bacon |
| Maria Taylor |
| Mary Taylor |
| Rachel Brooks |
| Ann Eyre |
| Elizth Hibbert |
| Sarah Hill |
| C. Blagden |
| M. Morton |
Captain Henry Wright’s Account
Receipts
| Date | Description | £ | s | d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 Dec. | Balance brought forward | 15 | 12 | 1 |
| – | Bank interest | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 1900 July | Rent – Lady Day | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1900 Nov. | Rent – Michaelmas | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| – | Extra recovered | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| Total | 43 | 9 | 4 |
Expenditure
| Description | £ | s | d |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill for repairs | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| Dole – New Year | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Commission | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michaelmas clothes | 23 | 10 | 1 |
| Tithe | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| Cheque book | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Tithe | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Michaelmas dole | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Balance | 11 | 6 | 6 |
| Total | 43 | 9 | 4 |
Rowland Eyre’s Charity — 1900 Distribution
Total distributed: £1 0s 0d
| Recipient | s | d |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Hill | 1 | 6 |
| George Bonsall | 1 | 6 |
| Wm Morton | 1 | 6 |
| Mary Taylor | 1 | 6 |
| Jane Carson | 1 | 6 |
| John Bacon | 1 | 6 |
| Eliza Sellers | 1 | 6 |
| Rachel Brooks | 1 | 6 |
| Elizth Hibbert | 1 | 6 |
| Maria Taylor | 1 | 6 |
| Ann Furniss | 1 | 0 |
| Mary Southgate | 1 | 0 |
| Ann Eyre | 1 | 0 |
| Ellen Furniss | 1 | 0 |
| Sarah Morton | 1 | 0 |
Signed:
G. Andrew — 20th March 1902, Chairman
