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St Andrew Undershaft - Workhouse Minute Book 1780-1801 p75

Title

St Andrew Undershaft - Workhouse Minute Book 1780-1801 p75

Subject

Workhouses -- Great Britain -- History

Description

Page of a manuscript workhouse committee minute book

Creator

St Andrew Undershaft Workhouse Committee

Source

London Metropolitan Archives [LMA] MS04120-03

Date

1786

Contributor

Graham Earley

Rights

Church of England, published with permission

Relation

St Andrew Undershaft Parish Poor Law Documents

Format

Minutes (administrative records)

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

LMA_MS04120-03_p75

Coverage

St Helen Bishopsgate with St Andrew Undershaft, London, UK

Transcription

Probeart……. Ann Probeart applied for Cloathing. Refused. Saffron….. Eleanor Saffron applied for Cloathing. Ordered her a Gown & two Shifts.

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St Andrew Undershaft } At a Meeting of the Committee of the Workhouse on Monday the 24th April 1786 at Mr. Overtons at Mile End to examine & inspect the State of the Poor of this Parish under his Care

Present Mr. Kinnard. Chr. Wn. Mr. Mead Mr. Boak Mr. Sewell.

Ordered. John Peters a pair of Leather Breeches & a pair of Stockings Ordd. Thomas Probeart a pair of Breeches. Ordd. Ann Wilkinson full Cloathing Ordd. Elizabeth Chalkley two coloured Aprons Ordd. Mary Browne, a Foundling, full Cloathing Ordd. Elizabeth Day full Cloathing Ordd. Rebecca Taylor an Infant a pr. of Shoes. Ordd. Sarah Gibbons a pair of Stays.

                                          exd.	

The Committee of the Workhouse For the Year 1786. commencing at Easter.

Mr. John Kinnard Mr. John Stephen Michod[?] } Church Wardens. Mr. John Taylor Mr. Joseph Flight Mr. John Walter Mr. Jacob Boak }Overseers

Trustees. Mr. William Townsend Mr. Saml. Worthington Mr. John Sartain Mr. Thomas Carter Mr. Richard Hope Mr. Thomas Mead }Seniors Mr. John Clark Mr. John Stonard Mr. Joseph Naylor Mr. Willm. Winch Mr. Richd. Sewell Mr. John Taylor junr }Juniors William Nash Vestry Clerk

Collection

St Andrew Undershaft Workhouse Minutes 1780-1801

Tags

brown_mary, chalkley_elizabeth, children, clothing, committee, day_elizabeth, gibbons_sarah, outdoor relief, peters_john, probert_ann, probert_thomas, saffron_eleanor, taylor_rebecca, wilkinson_ann

Citation

St Andrew Undershaft Workhouse Committee, “St Andrew Undershaft - Workhouse Minute Book 1780-1801 p75,” Virtual Workhouse Digital Archive, accessed May 14, 2026, https://virtualworkhouse.carleton.edu/items/show/1652.

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