BRIGHTON PAUPERS

Roy Grant, 41 Osborne Road, Brighton. East Sussex BN1 6LR

SFH Vol 9 No 5 March 1991

Sometimes family history documents turn up in the most unlikely places and when you are least expecting them. Recently, I found a list of those receiving out-relief from Eastbourne workhouse in 1831 (see SFH Vol 8 Nos 4 & 5). It was while continuing this research into the 19th century Poor Law that I unearthed a similar document for Brighton. The original details of an 1847 parliamentary report had been republished in "The Poor Law Volume 20, The British Parliamentary Papers" (1970) pp97-8. It relates to 1846.

List of Unsettled Poor who have resided Five Years and upwards in Brighthelmston, without Relief, and who are Irremovable under 9 & 10 Vict., c 66, in number 126.

Acton, Martha 74 22 1 year.

Adams, Sarah 65 24 1 1 year.

Baker, Jane 74 23 1 year.

Bartley, Susan 64 22 1 year.

Beach, William 21 13 1 year.

Blaber, Benjamin 71 30 1 1 year.

Blunden, Henry 72 16 6 years.

Bray, Hannah 69 14 6 years.

Buckman, Mary 75 56 7 years.

Burtenshaw, Henry & wife 72 14 4 years.

Burtenshaw, Jane & 4 children 39 17 1 1 year.

Carr, William & wife 57 40 At intervals.

Clark, Mary & child 49 30 -.

Davey, Susannah & child 60 23 -.

Dendy, Ann 78 30 9 years.

Duke, Elizabeth & 2 children 36 9 2 years.

Earl, Francis 72 24 4 years.

Errye, Samuel & wife 70 20 2 years.

Fillis, Thomas & wife 77 15 1 year.

Goble, Sarah 69 17 9 years.

Godley, Hannah 75 25 16 years.

Golds, Ann & 5 children 45 10 3 years.

Gurr, Samuel & wife 68 13 2 years.

Hallett, Henry & wife 69 15 7 years.

Harris, William & wife 71 22 4 years.

Hazelgrove, Ann 70 44 2 years.

Helmsley, Ann 70 40 2 years.

Hill, Eliza & 2 children 42 30 6 months.

Holloway, Sarah 77 15 5 years.

Holmwood, James & wife 82 21 8 years.

Holmwood, Mary 37 22 2 years.

Juniper, James 65 10 4 years.

King, Hannah & 3 children 36 10 2 years.

Langridge, William, wife & 3 children 40 22 1 year.

Leaney, Jane 62 20 -.

Lewry, Elizabeth 66 46 5 years.

Martin, Ann 76 40 12 years.

Maynard, Harriet & 4 children 29 15 4 years.

Moon, Francis 76 20 8 years.

Osborne, Henry & wife 70 11 3 years.

Oxenbridge, John 71 15 l 1 year.

Oxenbridge, John, wife & 6 children 41 19 3 years.

Patterson, Keziah 66 44 -.

Peters, Mary 61 26 2 years.

Potter, James & wife 71 14 6 months.

Reeves, William, wife & 4 children 46 28 9 years.

Robinson, Ann 66 13 3 years.

Sherlock, Richard 70 44 9 years.

Short, Lucy 86 19 8 years.

Shoulders, Eliza & 4 children 36 36 1 year.

Slaughter, Henry & wife 72 22 2 years.

Stapley, Margaret 62 22 5 years.

Stephens, Rebecca 62 9 6 months.

Tester, Charlotte & child 53 16 -.

Wadey, Henry & wife 68 22 3 years.

Walker, Frances & 2 children 46 22 5 years.

Waller, Henry 77 15 5 years.

Welfare, Mary 77 22 2 years.

Weller, Mary & 4 children 45 14 2 years.

Wheeler, John & wife 74 47 -.

Wickerson, Mary 62 22 10 years.

Wilks, Elizabeth 75 14 3 years.

Wood, James 65 65 2 years.

Wood, Samuel 63 17 2 years.

List of Unsettled Poor who have not resided Five Years in Brighthelmston without receiving Relief from the Parishes in which they are Settled, and in respect of whom no Undertaking has been given, amounting in number to 75.

NAME AGE Residence Period UNION

Years Years of Relief

Years

Bannister, Mary 67 4 1 Portsea I.

Buckman, Edward 79 9 9 Chailey.

Burgess, Sarah 78 10 10 Battle.

Champ, Samuel & wife 66 3 3 Kensington.

Cole, Mary & 2 children 46 1 1 Steyning.

Corney, Elizabeth & 4 children 38 6 6 Cuckfield.

Croucher, Edward 69 5 5 Battle.

Croucher, Rebecca 69 5 5 Battle.

Dunster, James, wife & 2 children 47 8 8 Battle.

Eason, Richard, wife & 4 children 52 14 14 Portsea I.

Foard, Susannah 24 6 l 1 Battle.

Fox, Sarah 72 2 2 Taunton.

Gains, Albert 6 6 6 Hastings.

Hards. George & wife 82 9 5 Lewes.

Hayler, Elizabeth 58 10 10 Cuckfield.

Hemming, Mary Ann 33 24 24 Chailey.

Hillmana, Esther 12 12 12 Chailey.

and sister 6 6 6 Chailey.

Holtham, Hannah 77 5 5 Steyning.

Ireland, James 57 9 9 Chailey.

Jones, Sarah 80 9 7 Tonbridge.

Launder, Thomas & wife 66 9 7 Cuckfield.

Medhurst, Elizabeth 69 7 6 Tonbridge.

Moore, Nodus & wife 63 20* constantly Leicester.

(*20 except two years recently in Hove)

Morley, Elizabeth 77 10 10 Steyning.

Nunnery, James, wife & 3 children 51 15 15 Horsham.

Newnham, John & wife 65 16 16 Cuckfield.

Parker, Mary 84 14 14 Horsham.

Pillington, Sarah 70 7 7 Steyning.

Pim, John 82 18 14 Cuckfield.

Pockham, Jane 66 10 8 Cuckfield.

Sarah, Ann 4 4 4 Hastings.

Serjeant, James, wife & 4 children 42 5 5 Cranbrook.

Sinden, Sarah 87 7 7 Battle.

Spurgen, Ruth 82 7 7 Lewes.

Standing, Mary 86 25 25 Petworth.

Thomas, Sarah 50 8 8 Lewes.

Warren, Ann 72 22 constantly Pcrtsea I.

Welfare, Jane & 2 children 46 5 5 Chailey.

Weller, Mary & 4 children 37 7 4 Chailey.

Wood, Sarah 58 7 7 Steyning.

List of Unsettled Poor who have not resided Five Years in Brighthelmston without receiving Relief from the Parishes in which they are Settled, and in respect of whom an Undertaking has been given, amounting in number to 48.

NAME AGE RESIDENCE Period NAME OF UNION

Years Years of Relief

Years

Austen, Mary 90 17 17 Eastbourne.

Bean, Philadelphia 76 15 15 Eastbourne.

Breach, Benjamin & wife 49 17 17 Havant.

Charman, Thomas, wife & 3 children 51 5 4 Thakeham.

Climpson, William 66 5 5 Eastbourne.

Comber, Ann 57 8 8 Steyning, by

parish of Portslade.

Dunstan, Hannah 71 6 6 Eastbourne.

Goddard, David & wife 71 5 3 1 Steyning, by

parish of Hove.

Godden, Frances 68 28 29 Thakeham.

Howell, Jemima 71 15 15 Eastbourne.

Knight, Ann & child 56 20 18 Steyning, by

parish of Patcham.

Ledger, Frances 60 13 13 Godstone.

Ledger, John 67 13 13 Godstone.

Ledger, Mary - 13 13 Godstone.

Ledger, Thomas - 13 13 Godstone.

Martin, Mary 66 3 3 Steyning, by parish of Portslade

Mitchell, Frances & 3 children 40 9 2 Steyning, by

parish of Steyning.

Paine, Susan 32 4 4 Steyning, by

parish of Patcham.

Patching, May & 3 children 62 14 14 Steyning, by

parish of Portslade.

Price, Ann 82 23 constantly Thakeham.

Siggs, Jane & child 42 6 6 Uckfield.

Tayler, James 8 8 - Croydon.

Tayler, John 11 11 Several years

at intervals Croydon.

Tayler, Sarah Ann 9 9 - Croydon.

Titchbourne, Samuel 67 11 11 Hailsham.

Tugwell, Mary & 5 children 34 11 7 Thakeham.

Wood, Sarah 68 25 25 Uckfield.

List of Unsettled Poor in Brighthelmston, whose Relief was withdrawn under the Removal Act, but has since been agreed to be Reimbursed and Continued, in number 72.

NAME AGE Residence Period UNION

Years Years of Relief

Years

Avery, Thomas, wife & 5 children 36 16 5 Chailey.

Ayres, Hannah & 4 children 51 4 4 Epsom.

Barber, Maria 65 1 week - Lewes.

Bonner, Mary 79 79 2 Lewes.

Burtenshaw, Thomas, wife & 3 children 55 4 4 Cuckfield.

Daney, Sarah & 3 children 40 3 3 Chailey.

Edwards, Henry & wife 59 2 1 Troubridge.

Guthrie, Mary 73 3 3 Portsea I.

Harbour, Joseph 88 3 3 Lewes.

Harris, Ann 67 15 2 Havant.

Helder, Sarah 77 2 2 Chailey.

Holman, Thomas 76 2 2 Chailey.

Mace, Mary & 3 children 30 7 2 Eastbourne.

Marchant, Elizabeth 22 4 4 mth Troubridge.

Marchant, John & wife 72 23 3 Troubridge.

Marsh, Elizabeth 76 4 4 Lewes.

Michell, Elizabeth 86 2 2 Chailey.

Morley, James 73 2 2 Uckfield.

Oxenbridge, Ann & 4 children 35 3 3 Ticehurst.

Page, Eliza - - - Welwyn.

Pescod, Lucy 67 2 2 Lewes.

Phillips, Eliza & 3 children 45 9 mth - Lewes.

Pierce, Caroline 50 - - Cuckfield.

Pollard, Ruth 77 4 4 Steyning.

Rook, Mary & 6 children 37 4 1 Horsham.

Rule, Ann 64 1 1 Lewes.

Sands, Simeon, wife & 6 children 45 2 2 Hailsham.

Tottle, Thomas 81 5 5 Langport.

Wells, William & wife 67 3 3 Steyning.

A Return of the Non-Resident Poor belonging to the Parish of Brighthelmston, presented to the Board by the Assistant Overseer, the 11th day of November 1846.

NAME Weekly RESIDENCE

Relief

Armour, Sarah 3s 6d Soap factory, Lewes.

Arnold, Mary Ann 10s Mr Barnes, South Malling. (insane)

Blair, Elizabeth 3s Worthing.

Braid, Elizabeth & 2 children 3s Kings place, Portsea.

Brooks, Maria 3s 6d Petersfield.

Brown, Frances 3s 6d Marine Parade, Worthing.

Caldwell, Marchant 4s Shipley.

Chandler, Ann 3s Ferring, Sussex.

Clements, Hannah 2s Rustington, Sussex.

Colbron, Sarah Ann 7s 6d Tunbridge Wells. (insane)

Copper, Mary 2s 73 Ossulston st, St Pancras.

Cripps, John & 2 children Lewes.

Elliott, Sarah 3s 6d Southwick, Sussex.

Elliott, Sarah 3s Coombe st, Croydon.

Haywoods, 3 children 4s 6d South st, Malling, Lewes.

Hill, Eliza 3s Sutton, Surrey.

Hobden, Eleanor & 2 children 2s 6d 21 Griffin st, St Pauls, Greenwich.

Hunt, Hephziba 3s Heanor, Bashford.

Lyster, Susannah 2s 6d Prospect pl, Old Brompton, Kensington.

Marwick, Ann 3s 23 Stonefield cottages, Hastings.

Merrett, Thomas & 4 children 3 South st, Camberwell.

Milner, Emily 3s 3 Queens row, Lambeth.

Moate, John & 2 children 7s 135 John st, Clerkenwell.

Pearce, Ann 2s High st, Lewes.

Primmer, Elizabeth 3s 6d Newhaven.

Richardson, Ann & child 5s North st, Petworth.

Smith, Elizabeth 3s Alfriston, Sussex.

Watson, Eliza 2s Balls cross, Kirdford.

SFH Vol 9 No 5 March 1991