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| Founder | Instrument | Endowment | History |
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| Tunstall (fn. 1) |
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| Mrs. Adderley of Blake Hall (fn. 2) | Will of 1692 | 50s. rent-charge for poor of Tunstall. | Lapsed through failure to collect by 1818. |
| William Baddeley (fn. 3) (d. 1734) | Will | £30 to provide 15s. for poor of Tunstall and 15s. for poor of Chell on St.
Thomas's Day. | It seems that Thomas Child, executor of
William Baddeley and trustee of his
£30, added another £20; by 1824 £4
interest was distributed in cash to
poor of Tunstall at Shrovetide;
lapsed by 1958. |
| John Cartlich (fn. 4) (d. 1734) | Will | £50 to be laid out in land to produce
rent of £2 for distribution to poor
of Tunstall at Shrovetide. |
| Thomas Ford of Tunstall (fn. 5) | Will proved 1902 | £200, interest to be distributed to
poor members of Methodist New
Connexion Church in Tunstall. | Since closing of Mount Tabor Chapel in
Tunstall in 1953 (see p. 297), income
has been paid to Chell Heath Methodist Chapel Poor Fund. |
| John Nash Peake of Congleton (Ches.) (fn. 6) | Will proved 1905 | £500, interest to be distributed to
poor of Tunstall at Christmas at
discretion of his executors and the
chief bailiff of Tunstall; charity to
be called the Nash Peake Fund. | In 1956 these charities were distributed
at Christmas in the form of 137
tickets worth £27 8s. Under terms of
the will the Roxburgh Fund is vested
in the city authorities. Income of Nash
Peake Fund 1956–7 £20 9s. 10d. interest on stock, that of Roxburgh Poor
Fund £9 interest on stock. |
| Eliza Roxburgh of Weston-super-Mare (Som.) (fn. 7) | Will proved 1913 | £200, interest to be distributed to
poor of Tunstall; charity to be
called the Roxburgh Poor Fund. |
| John Chesters (fn. 8) | Will proved 1950 | £100, income to be distributed to
Methodist residents of the Old
People's Homes in Stanley Street. | It was to become payable after death of
his widow (still living in 1955). |
| BURSLEM (fn. 9) |
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| John Colclough (fn. 10) (d. 1666) | Will | £5 rent-charge to provide 20 1d.
loaves each Sunday after morning
service; residue in money on 2 Feb. | By 1824 the Sunday bread still distributed, but rest of money given in
bread soon after Christmas; lapsed
1938. |
| John Wedgwood (fn. 11) | Will proved 1705 | £5, interest to provide bread every
Christmas Day. | Charged by his daughter Katherine Egerton, by will proved 1756, on land in
Burslem; the form of her settlement
invalid under Act of 9 Geo. II, and
payment lapsed about end of 18th
century. |
| Revd. Mr. Orme (probably Edward Orme, curate of Burslem 1688–1707, or Edward Orme of Newcastle d. 1705) (fn. 12) | Will | £10. | No effects for payment of legacy. |
| Thomas Leigh of Jackfield (fn. 13) (d. 1720) | Will | £40, interest to be distributed to
poor at discretion of executors. | Lapsed by 1786. |
| Revd. William Adams (fn. 14) (d. 1722) | Will | £10, interest to be distributed to poor
of Hulton on St. Thomas's Day. | No effects for payment of legacy. |
| Hugh Meare (fn. 15) (d. 1742) | Will | £20, interest to be distributed to
poor. | Lapsed by 1788 through insolvency of
borrower. |
| R. (probably Richard) Cartwright (fn. 16) (probably d. 1754) | Will | £20, to provide 5s. worth of bread
four times a year. | Lent to overseers towards cost of new
workhouse (see p. 130) and 20s. charged
on poor-rates; charged on land at
Harriseahead by 1919 and lapsed on
sale of land soon afterwards. |
| Katherine Egerton (fn. 17) | Will proved 1756 | £2 10s. rent-charge for distribution to
poor. | Settlement invalid under Act of 9 Geo.
II, and charity never paid. |
| Ralph Shaw (fn. 18) | Will—between 1720 and 1759 | £5, interest to be distributed to poor. | No effects for payment of legacy. |
| Joseph Bucknall (fn. 19) | Will proved 1789 | £200, interest to be distributed to
poor of Cobridge at Christmas. | £225 settled by Jacob Warburton (will of
1825) as Bucknall's executor to provide £10 for poor of Cobridge under
Bucknall's will and £1 5s. for the
Roman Catholic priest at Cobridge.
From c. 1837 trustees paid whole to
the priest who distributed £10 to the
Catholic poor. Payment suspended by
trustees c. 1870, and under scheme
of 1880 the charity, represented by
£299 4s. 1d. stock, was vested in the
vicar and churchwardens of Cobridge
who were to distribute the income in
kind at Christmas among poor of
Cobridge irrespective of creed. This
charity is still (1958) paid. |
| Randle Keay (fn. 20) | Will of 1817 | £500 to provide bread for poor attending parish church on first Sundays of February, May, and August
and on 1 November (founder's
birthday) or Sunday following;
also £4 to rector for supervising
distribution and preaching on each
occasion on practical charity. | Became payable 1846, but only £300
available; applied also to new ecclesiastical Districts of Burslem as created.
By 1958 income of £7 15s. distributed
in general comforts at discretion of
Rector of St. John's; charity sermons,
still preached in 1932, have since
lapsed. |
| Howard Haywood (fn. 21) | Will proved 1875 | £30,000 to be applied to sick poor of
Burslem and immediate neighbourhood in such a way that his name
and that of his brother Richard
should be for ever associated with it. | Howard and Richard Haywood Hospital
built 1886–7 in Moorland Road; replaced by present hospital in High
Lane built 1927–30. Endowment increased by other gifts. |
| Elger Robinson of Burslem (fn. 22) | Will proved 1904 | Stock (£313 17s. in 1937), interest to
provide coal at Christmas for poor
widows and other poor attending
Swan Bank Wesleyan Chapel; in
memory of his daughter Louisa (d.
1889). | By 1958 22 gifts of 10s. were being made
each year towards cost of coal. |
| Harriet Bates of Endon (fn. 23) | Will proved 1912 | £300 stock, residue of interest, after
deducting cost of maintaining grave
of herself and her husband, to provide income for poor of Cobridge. | Stock sold 1913 for £325. |
| Col. Sir William Warrington Dobson of Seighford Hall (fn. 24) | Will proved 1942 | £1,000, income to be used to continue
the treat given to poor children of
Burslem by Sir William and his late
wife (tea and concert before Christmas to about 1,200 children from
elementary schools of Burslem). | Income accumulated during war; treats
subsidized until 1948 by Parker's
Brewery (Sir William's firm). |
| Mrs. E. A. Smith (fn. 25) (d. 1957) | Will | £100 to be applied by Rector of St.
John's to poor of his parish. | Capital held by rector in 1958 for disbursement in general comforts as required. |
| STOKE-UPON-TRENT PARISH (fn. 26) |
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| Robert Bagnall of Fenton Vivian (fn. 27) | Deed of 1674 or 1675 | £100 for purchase of a £5 annuity to
be distributed to poor of Botteslow,
Fenton Vivian, Fenton Culvert,
Longton, and Meare Lane End on
24 June and 1 Nov. | Laid out in purchase of £5 rent-charge;
by 1822 distributed in cash and bread
to poor of these townships; from 1843
distributed in clothing (in February by
1847) by rectors of Stoke and Longton;
by 1957 added to Stoke parish bread
and clothing fund as £2 15s. rentcharge. |
| Revd. Mr. Orme (probably Edward Orme, curate of Burslem 1688–1707, or Edward Orme of Newcastle d. 1705) (fn. 28) | Will | £1 interest on £20 for poor of parish. | Lapsed by 1824. |
| Robert Whilton (fn. 29) (d. 1729) | Will | £1 rent-charge to provide bread twice
a year, half to be distributed to poor
of Eaves liberty in Bucknall chapel
and half to poor of rest of parish in
Stoke church. | By 1824 distributed to widows in cash and
bread at Stoke and Bucknall; from
1843 distributed in clothing; lapsed
1860 through failure to collect but revived 1902; lapsed again by 1958. |
| Thomas Finney of Blurton (fn. 30) | Will of 1761 | £3 p.a., settled as interest on £60 by
executor, for poor widows living
near Stoke church. | At first distributed in money to widows,
from 1843 in clothing; embezzled by a
trustee 1888. |
| George Broom of Hanley (fn. 31) (d. c. 1799) | Will | £1 rent-charge for poor of Hanley. | Distributed in bread by 1824; still in
force 1865. |
| Ephraim Chatterley of Shelton (fn. 32) | Deed of 1803 | £8 8s. rent-charge (or net profit from
land concerned) for bread for poor
of Hanley and Shelton on Christmas Day and Good Friday. | By 1885 the income (£10) was distributed
in bread at Christmas and Easter by the
incumbents of Hanley, Shelton, Northwood, Hope, Wellington, and Etruria;
under a scheme of 1895 the income
(£24 0s. 8d. interest on stock, the land
having been sold 1889) was to be used
for the general benefit of the poor of
the borough; paid to the North Staffs.
Deaf and Dumb Society 1950–3; allowed to accumulate 1954–6. |
| William Ridgway of Northwood (fn. 33) | Not known | Almshouses in Keelings Lane for 'decayed widows' by 1832. | The history of the almshouses after
c. 1840 is not known. A small side lane
off Eastbourne Road near its junction
with Keelings Lane is still called
Widows Row and runs close to the site
of the former almshouses. |
| John Bourne (fn. 34) | Deed of 1834 | Land in Fenton, the income to be distributed to poor of parish on St.
Thomas's Day. | Some years before 1902 two-thirds of the
income (£27 rent in 1894; £24 12s. 8d.
interest on stock by 1902, the land having been sold 1895) was allotted to the
poor of Fenton; under a scheme of
1902 the income was assigned to the
poor of the ancient parish; still in force
1935–6. |
| Revd. John Woodhouse (d. 1833) (fn. 35) | Deed of 1836 in fulfilment of will | £100 to provide bread for poor of
Penkhull and Boothen at Christmas. | Distributed to poor of Stoke town as well
as of Penkhull and Boothen by 1840;
still distributed in bread in 1879; by
1957 paid to Stoke church schools
account. |
| John Tomlison of Cliffville (fn. 36) (d. 1838) | Will | £5 p.a. to provide bread for poor of
Penkhull, Boothen, and Stoke town
on 1 Jan. | By 1958 income £3 6s. 6d. interest on
stock; two-thirds added to bread and
clothing account, one-third to Stoke
church schools account. |
| William Cook of Longton (fn. 37) | Will proved 1873 | £100, interest to be distributed every
Christmas Day to 10 poor widows,
members of the Methodist New
Connexion Zion Chapel in Longton. | Since the amalgamation of Zion and
Bourne Chapels the money has been
paid at Christmas to 10 widows, members of Bourne Chapel. |
| Thomas Gilbert (fn. 38) | Will proved 1878 | £280 to mayor and corporation to provide food for aged poor over 60 of
Hanley borough during subsequent
21 years. | £152 still remained in 1901 but this had
been spent by 1904. |
| William Carter (fn. 39) | Will proved 1881 | £150 to provide bread for poor of
Stoke-upon-Trent parish. | By 1958 the income, £3 13s., was added
to parish bread and clothing fund. |
| Samuel Owen, Rector of Bucknall 1878–91 (d. 1891) (fn. 40) | Presumably will | Not known. | By 1960 the income, £34 6s., was distributed to old and needy of Bucknall
parish at Christmas and other times. |
| William Webberley of Meir (fn. 41) | Will proved 1893 | £500, interest to be distributed to
poor widows on St. Thomas's Day
by rector and churchwardens of St.
James's. | By 1958 distributed by rector on St.
Thomas's Day to elderly women of
parish in financial need. |
| Henry Hill of Meir (fn. 42) | Will proved 1895 | £1,000, interest to be distributed in
money or kind on 22 Dec. (founder's
birthday) to 50 or more aged poor
of borough of Longton as Henry
Hill's Christmas Gift. | Laid out in land 1896; a further £28 8s. 2d.
stock added 1942; by 1958 disbursed in
sums of 4s. in Longton area of city. |
| George Mountford of Stoke (fn. 43) | Will proved 1898 | £500 to provide annual dinner for
aged poor of Stoke borough, to be
selected by a committee of the
borough council. | Became payable 1906; in 1937–8 £18
spent on dinner, £2 7s. 6d. on tea, and
£1 7s. 1d. on tobacco; still in force
1958. |
| George Burton of Stoke (fn. 44) | Will proved 1907 | £215 for aged persons attending
Stock church. | Implemented under scheme of 1922; in
1958 the income, about £18 interest on
stock, distributed in gifts at rector's
discretion. |
| Marion Telwright (fn. 45) | Will proved 1913 | £100, income to be distributed by the
rector or churchwardens of Bucknall to the poor on 1 January. | By 1960 the income, £3 16s. 8d., was distributed to old and needy of Bucknall
parish at Christmas and other times. |