Catalogue

Overseers' account book, 1728 - 18 April 1748 (includes some notes from 1772) Includes: announcement that Mary Featherstone of Stanhope has been charged with murder of her illegitimate girl child; notes on the treatment of bastard children, the responsibilities of the parish, the maintenance of the poor and settlements of inheritance

Overseers' account book, 1743 - 1765 Includes: order of a vestry meeting that, on appointment of a new overseer, there should be a revision of the value of estates; agreement that Joseph Bewley be paid 10s. annually for keeping the Quarter books; agreement by the churchwardens, overseer and inhabitants of Stanhope that no house rents for the poor shall be paid by the overseers of the poor in the future, 25 June 1760 (at rear of volume); agreement that Jonathan Hill of Stanhope, schoolmaster, should keep the books belonging to the Quarter and deal with other business concerning the Quarter (at rear of volume), 30 March 1759

Overseers' and militia account book Includes: vestry minutes for Stanhope, 1773 - 1775; notes concerning the repair of the bridge over Shittlehope Burn, 1793 - 1794; appointment of doctors to attend the sick in Stanhope poorhouse, n.d. c . 1790; account of population of Stanhope, 1801; note on the need of the poor for corn with the suggestion of its purchase from Newcastle, 4 March 1800

Certificate of relief for the family of militia man, George McKinoley, 6 August 1779

Certificate of relief for a militia man and family, 1 December 1779

Appeal from William Readshaw to Mr. Iley (acting overseer) for financial assistance, 29 January 1818

Appeal from George Whale to the overseer for financial assistance, Wolsingham, 24 January 1829

Certificate for poor relief of Alice Morgan and her son, 30 December 1763

Appointment of Thomas Allison as overseer of poor in Stanhope by the justices of the peace, 1 April 1824

Apprenticeship indenture of Mary Harrison to John Harrison of Dryburnside, 22 May 1800

Apprenticeship indenture of Joshua Watson to Joseph Fleeming of Wolsingham, 29 January 1808

1 August 1745 (1) Churchwardens and overseers of the poor of Stanhope (2) William Hey of Wolsingham, tailor Apprenticeship indenture binding Joseph Rain to (2) for eight years

1 January 1779 (1) Churchwardens and overseers of the poor of Stanhope (2) Thomas Emerson of Parsonbyers in Stanhope Apprenticeship indenture binding George Robinson to (2) to learn the trade of husbandmen until the age of 21 years

19 February 1825 (1) Churchwardens and overseers of the poor of Stanhope (2) John Foster of Stanhope, miner Apprenticeship indenture binding John Foster (aged 10) to (2) for eight years

Certificate of justices' permission (under 56 George III, c .139) to bind Joshua Smith as apprentice to John Robinson of Stanhope for eight years, 20 July 1827

List of names of apprentices, 1866 - 1874

20 February 1866 (1) John Martin of Stanhope, son of Robert Martin (2) Joseph Vipond of Stanhope, grocer and draper Apprenticeship indenture binding (1) to (2) for seven years

13 February 1866 (1) Thomas Wear of Stanhope (2) Joseph Stephenson of Stanhope, painter, glazier, plumber and tinsmith Apprenticeship indenture binding (1) to (2) for seven years

31 August 1867 (1) Joseph Henderson of Stanhope (2) Richardson, Robinson of Stanhope, mason Apprenticeship indenture binding (1) to (2) for seven years

27 July 1868 (1) John Earl of Stanhope (2) John Tinkler of Stanhope, joiner Apprenticeship indenture binding (1) to (2) for five years (Parchment, 1 membrane

15 April 1868 (1) Robert Thomas Atkinson of Stanhope (2) William Raine of Stanhope, tailor Apprenticeship indenture binding (1) to (2) for seven years

29 June 1869 (1) Thomas Sanderson the younger of Stanhope (2) Joseph Sanderson of Stanhope, joiner and carpenter Apprenticeship indenture binding (1) to (2) for seven years

28 December 1870 (1) John Hornsby of Stanhope (2) John Wilson of Stanhope, housepainter, glazier and paperhanger Apprenticeship indenture binding (1) to (2) for seven years

1 September 1871 (1) Thomas Raine of Stanhope (2) Joseph Raine of Stanhope, tailor Apprenticeship indenture binding (1) to (2) for seven years

3 January 1872 (1) Frederick John Tinkler (2) Francis Tinkler, joiner and cabinet maker Apprenticeship indenture binding (1) to (2) for five years and seven months

27 December 1712 (1) William Moship, son of Thomas Moship of Boltshape in Hunstanworth, yeoman (2) John Hous of High Bishopley in Stanhope, weaver Apprenticeship indenture binding (1) to (2) for seven years

24 July 1712 (1) Thomas Tomlinson, son of Robert Tomlinson of Rookhope in Stanhope (2) William Johnson of Rookhope, tailor Apprenticeship indenture binding (1) to (2) for seven years

26 January 1865 (1) Daniel McCallum of Stanhope, tailor (2) John Durkin of Stanhope, tailor Apprenticeship indenture binding (1) to (2) for seven years

Order for the removal of Elizabeth Lee to Alston, 7 September 1786

Order for the removal of Jane Mills and her children to Bedlington, 19 June 1787

Order for the removal of Ann Wearmouth and her children from Offerton to Stanhope, 19 June 1815

Order made by Durham Quarter Sessions concerning the appeal made by Stanhope township over the settlement of William Richardson, his wife, Margaret, and their five children, 1811

Settlement certificate for Sarah Routlish and her two children, 3 April 1755

Settlement certificate for Thomas Harper Watson, Elizabeth, his wife, and Thomas, his son, all of Houghton-le-Spring, 1 January 1810

Bastardy bond and agreement for Joseph Vickers to pay Anne Westgarth £1 6s., 23 March 1742

Bastardy bond of John Smith of Stanhope, mason, for Catherine Hearne of Newlandside Quarter, 5 September 1745

Bastardy bond of Robert Bates of Fawleaze, gentleman, and Robert Todd of Wolsingham, innholder, for Margaret Jefferson of Bishopley Township, 29 January 1757

Bastardy bond of John and Thomas Heslop of Cockershield in Hexham (Northumberland), for Ann Dickinson, 9 November 1764

Bastardy bond of Thomas Readshaw of Wolfcleugh in Stanhope, miner, for Mary Readshaw of Wolfcleugh, 22 July 1767

Bastardy bond of Thomas and Robert Rowell of Wolsingham, for Jane Eliot of Stanhope, 1 October 1774

Bastardy bond of John Blacket and David Elliot of Stanhope, for Ann Eliot, 25 September 1779

Bastardy bond of George and John Golightly for Jane Richardson's child or children, 20 April 1778

Bastardy bond of Matthew Potts of Hanging Wells in Stanhope, miner, and Matthew Makepeace of Newlandside in Stanhope, for Mary Vickers of Hanging Wells, 6 February 1783

12 May 1788 (1) Churchwardens, chapelwardens and overseers of the poor of Stanhope (2) Joseph Raine, yeoman Agreement that (2) is to be paid £340 p.a. for the care and maintenance of the poor and to take any profit from work done by the poor

11 May 1797 (1) Churchwardens and overseers of the poor of Stanhope (2) John Golightly, farmer, and William Barker Agreement that (2) is to be paid £595 p.a. for the care and maintenance of the poor and to take any profit from work done by the poor

13 May 1791 (1) Churchwardens, chapelwardens and overseers of the poor of Stanhope (2) Oliver Hamilton, yeoman Agreement that (2) is to be paid £370 p.a. for the care and maintenance of the poor and to take any profit from work done by the poor With lists of orders, rules, regulations and agreements, including diet

3 May 1794 (1) The Churchwardens and Overseers of the parish of Stanhope (2) Joseph Brown of Lunshouse, Lanchester, husbandman Articles of agreement between (1) and (2) for the payment of £495 to (2) for the relief and maintenance of the poor in the workhouse incorporating orders, rules, regulations and agreements, and a bill of fare

Notice concerning the relief of poor, with a list of gentlemen on the committee to supervise the use of money raised by subscription, and a list of subscriptions, 12 June 1812

Letter from an unknown correspondent concerning an extract of the will of Thomas Morgan relating to payments to the poor at Frosterley almshouse, 19 August 1830

Letter from Mr. Grifforth to Rev. Mr. Darnell, informing him of a letter sent to John Golightly concerning the improper appointment of a woman to the almshouses and giving a copy of Mr. Golightly's reply, 7 February 1837

Extract from the Act concerning the inspection of overseers' books and the legal standing of indentures, n.d. c.1800