Church Wardens' Accounts 1658-1727

CHURCHWARDEN'S ACCOUNTS are the most valuable of parochial records for the wealth of information on such a diverse range of topics. Here are the Wirksworth Accounts from 1658 to 1727. Over 4,500 names and occupations are mentioned. You'll find the price of: Ale, Ravens, Foxes, Wisketts, Oyl, Leastalls, Hedgehogges, Piggs of Lead, Nayles, Bread, Wine, Horses, Lime, Sand, Hair, Bricks, Grease, Spades, Yates, Beesoms, Shoes, Tallow, Letters and Soder. New Bells and Arguments about Rights of Way. How the money was collected and where it all went.

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Choose here from 10,000 lines and 4,500 people: CHURCHWARDENS' ACCOUNTS 1658-1727 List of Wardens EVENTS.. Click on Surname INITIAL, scroll to Name, click on NAME: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y OR....Click on LINE number and scroll: 1,000- 2,000- 3,000- 4,000- 5,000- 6,000- 7,000- 8,000- 9,000- 10,000 OR.... Click on YEAR and scroll: 1658- 1660- 1665- 1670- 1675- 1680- 1685- 1690- 1695 1700- 1705- 1710- 1715- 1720- 1725 A Pound was MUCH more valuable in those days. To get an idea, have a look at what people earned: Wages & Earnings 1264-1980 This information is also held in film library and database. Full searches can be made. If in difficulty, contact the author:

A scan of the page for May 1660. See the transcription of this page.

389 .-------------------------02-05L--1660--------------------------------- 390 . By Geo Gurtes & Jo Sladen Churchwardens Rec. May 1660 391 . L s d 392 .May 3 Received of the ould Churchwardens 0 14 3 393 . Rec of John Higgot for a buriall 0 3 4 394 . Rec of John Heapey for a buriall 0 3 4 395 .May 24 Rec of Edw Toplis for a buriall by Geo Curtes 0 3 4 396 .24 Mr Tho Parker for a buriall 397 . Rec of him by Geo 0 3 4 398 .Jul 29 Received of Mr Booth for a buriall by Geo 0 3 4 399 . of Rob Mellor of Iddingshay for a buriall 0 3 4 400 .Sep 29 of Mrs Bate for a buriall 0 3 4 401 .Jan 19 Received of Mr Raph Gell for Hopton 0 5 0 402 . that was ---steeran? 403 . Received of Wirksworth of the ould leavie 0 6 1 404 . Received of Edward Allen buriall 0 3 4 405 . Received of Mr Coates for a buriall 0 3 4 406 . Received of Abram Arthur for a peece of wood 0 4 0 407 . ---------- 408 . Sum is 2 19 4 409 . ----------

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