CHARITIES FOR THE POOR.
Richard Hodden, by will dated 1684, left £7 a year charged on
land to the poor of Dawley. (fn. 97) In the early 19th
century it was distributed, sometimes with the
poor's stock, in small doles mainly to widows. (fn. 98) In
1860 Hodden's charity was apportioned between
the parishes of Dawley Magna, Malinslee, and
Little Dawley, (fn. 99) and from 1912 was administered
through the consolidated charities of the three
parishes. (fn. 1)
By will proved 1756 Rebecca Walthall, owner
of Malinslee, left the interest on £40 to be distributed in Malinslee. (fn. 2) In 1820 the yearly interest,
40s., was distributed in small sums by William
Botfield. (fn. 3) By 1912 the stock had increased to £44
18s. 2d. and Walthall's charity became part of the
Malinslee Consolidated Charities. (fn. 4)
Enoch Cooper, by will dated 1721, left the
interest on £20 to the poor of Dawley. The capital
sum became the core of a poor's stock of £33 that
was lent to George Yorke of Madeley Wood in the
mid 18th century. (fn. 5) Payment of interest and distribution of the charity were last recorded in 1829,
when it was known as 'York's legacy'. (fn. 6)
Alfred Purcell left the interest on £100 to the
poor of Malinslee by will proved 1872. (fn. 7) The
interest amounted to £2 13s. 4d. in 1912, when
Purcell's charity became part of the Malinslee
Consolidated Charities. (fn. 8)
By will proved 1887 William Slaney Lewis left
the interest on £200 to be distributed in blankets
and clothing to widows in Dawley, (fn. 9) and William
Greenhalgh's will, proved 1892, left the interest
on £100 to be apportioned equally between the
parishes of Dawley Magna, Malinslee, and Little
Dawley. (fn. 10) Both charities were included in the
scheme that consolidated the charities of the three
parishes in 1912.
In 1975 annual income from endowments
comprised in the Malinslee, Little Dawley, and
Dawley Magna Consolidated Charities was £14. (fn. 11)