No. VI.—summary of returns from Parishes in the County of Norfolk, belonging in part or wholly to The Right Honourable The Lord Suffield,
in answer to Questions underneath mentioned, submitted to the respective Overseers.
(Delivered in to the Committee by The Lord Suffield, who stated that he believed the Information to be correct.)
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ANTINGHAM. |
SOUTHREPPS. |
COLBY. |
FELMINGHAM. |
SUFFIELD. |
HANWORTH. |
NORTHREPPS. |
THORPE. |
BRADFIELD. |
FRETTENHAM. |
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Number of Acres in the Parish? |
1,400 |
1,750 |
1,095 |
1,631 |
1,375 |
1,000 |
2,213 |
1,279 |
580 |
1,600 |
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1. Number of married Men, and their Children? |
42 Men 90 Children |
95 Men 150 Children |
41 Men 82 Children |
61 Men 139 Children |
36 Men 75 Children |
33. Men 48 Children |
68 Men 187 Children |
18 Men 62 Children |
26 Men 60 Children |
60 Men 160 Children |
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2. Number of single Men? |
7 |
20 |
13 |
26 |
22 |
4 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
20 |
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3. Number of able-bodied Labourers? |
34 |
82 |
34 |
67 |
36 |
26 |
55 |
17 |
22 |
70 |
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4. Number usually employed in Husbandry? |
30 |
45 |
31 |
72 |
50 |
27 |
46 |
9, and 8 in the Woods, &c. |
20 |
64 |
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5. Number of those employed on the Roads, or otherwise, by the Parish, as surplus Labourers? |
7 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
8 |
11 |
6 |
None |
2 |
None |
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6. Number that could be profitably employed per 100 Acres |
2½ |
2½ |
3 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2½ |
2 |
2½ |
3 |
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7. What Amount of Poor's Rate paid in last Year for Labour,
to make up Wages to a Sufficiency for Subsistence of the Men with Families? |
£5 4 0 |
£9 5 0 |
£12 12 6 |
£10 0 0 |
£13 0 0 |
£8 0 0 |
Nothing |
Nothing |
£3 0 0 |
£10 0 0 |
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8. What is the Amount of Poor's Rate in the pound or per Acre; if in the Pound, how assessed, upon Rack Rent or otherwise? |
4/3 per Acre |
6/per Acre |
6/9 per Acre |
3/9 per Acre |
5/6 per Acre |
4/9 per Acre |
4/3 per Acre |
2/per Acre |
6/4 per Acre |
3/9 per Acre |
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9. Is the Expence of the Highways, or the County Levy, or any other Charge, paid out of the Poor's Rate, and if so, what Proportion do these Charges bear to the Amount raised in aid of the Poor? |
County Levy and Overseer bearing a Proportion of 1/9 th |
Country Levy, bearing about 1/17 |
Highway Rate, Levy Money, &c. bearing about ⅓d |
No |
County Levy bearing about 1/16th |
County Levy, &c. bearing about 1/8th |
County Levy, &c. bearing about ¼th |
County Levy, &c. bearing about ¼ |
County Levy, &c. bearing about 1/8th |
£40 for other Charges, which bears about 1/7th |
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10. Is there any paid or permanent Overseer? |
Yes receiving £5 per Ann. |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
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11. Is there any Select Vestry? |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
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12. Is the Parish incorporated with others, under Gilbert's or any other Acts? |
No |
With 8 others, under Gilbert's Act. |
With 3 others, under Gilbert's Act. |
With 40 others |
No |
No |
No |
No |
With 40 others |
No |
