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Samuel Meuros Treasurer of the Poors Funds of the Parish of  Bartram Shotts, vizt    

 

 

1828/1831

 

Poor Rates & Interest of Mitchells Fund

Mortcloth Money

Proclamation Money

 

Brought forwd E E

67"9"9

27"19"10

3"10"

June 22

To Wm Waddell Esqr WL Cands & Lammas

1"9"4

 

 

Septr 17

To Murdoston Cands & Lammas

5"11"10

 

 

1832

Mar 6

To Ladylands Candlemas & Lammas

"16"8

 

 

May 31

To Robt Haldane Esqr Candlemas & Lammas

"5"1

 

 

1833

Jany 8

To Jas Marshall Esqr Cand & Lams

"9"

 

 

Feby 28

To Gavin Paterson Cands & Lammas

"1"10 1/2

 

 

May 18

To Mr John Sawers for Wells Lea Candlemas & Lammas

"1"4

 

 

 

To Ditto for Parkfoot do

" " 8

 

 

July 12

To James Walker Esqr Cands & Lammas

" " 10

 

 

1834

July 1

To Jas L Ewing Esqr Cand & Lammas

"3"6 1/2

 

 

1835

Mar 16

To John Russell of Rosshall Cand & Lammas

3"2"2

 

 

Octr 19

To Mr Roxburgh Cands & Lams

"8"8

 

 

1836

Febry 2

To Wm Thomson for Lammas

" " 7 1/2

 

 

           

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Samuel Meuros Treasurer of the Poors Funds of the Parish of  Bartram Shotts, vizt    

 

 

1829

 

Poor Rates & Interest of  Fund

Mortcloth Money

Proclamation of Banns

Feby 3

To Richd Forrest a Child aged 8 mos

 

"1"10

 

"        6

To Walter Gibbs Child aged 3 months

 

"1"10

 

"         "

To Wm Black Hamilton aged 79 years

 

"6"8

 

"        10

To Starryshaw Candlemas 1829

"3"9 1/2

 

 

"        3

To David Black of New Mill do 1/6 - shaw? - 2/3

"2"3

 

 

"         11

To Janet Nisbet Mrs Jas Inglis " Omoa New New Town aged 57 yrs

 

"10"

 

"         "

To Jas Naysmiths Child

 

"1"10

 

"        12

To His Grace the Duke of Hamilton &a

3"14"3

 

 

"         16

To Robt Walker Esqr of Hillhouse ridge

"11"4 1/2

 

 

March 1

To Alexr Reid & Agnes Chalmers both in this parish

 

 

"2"6

Feby 28

To Isabel More Knowhead aged 40 yrs

 

"10"

 

March 10

To Janet Brownlee Wife of Alexr Cleland Knollnoble aged (blank)1

 

"10"

 

"           "

To John Colville Shotts Iron Works aged 82

 

"13"

 

"           "

To Robert Wallace Newarthill aged 9 years

 

"3"

 

"           13

To Thomas Orr Hill of Harthill aged 9 years & 7 wks

 

"13"

 

"           19

To Archd Doun's Child aged (blank)

 

"1"10

 

Apr 1

To Alexr Govan Esqr & Miss Martha Hunter Octr 12th 1827 - and now answered for vizt 29th March 1829

 

 

"2"6

"         7

To John Gilmour Moulder Shotts burn aged 42 yrs

 

"10"

 

"         11

To Susan Houston at Forest interred by Wm Forrest Esqr She is aged about 80 yrs

 

"6"8

 

"          12

To John Yetts & Janet Shearer both in this parish

 

 

"2"6

"         18

To Mary Cruck Stane Russell Shotts Works aged 49

 

"13"

 

"         19

To John Aitken Kilbanhan & Margt Montgomerie Bogend in this Parish

 

 

"2"6

(totals)

 

4"9"5

5"2"8

"10"

           

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Samuel Meuros Treasurer of  the Poor Funds of  the Parish of Bartram Shotts, vizt   

 

1829

 

Cr. Monthly Supplied Poor

Cr. Incidental Charity

Cr. Parochl. Accompts

Feby 5

By Widow Easton Harthill p Revd G K

 

"5"

 

"        6

By Margt Harrison for Guiding Jas Mitchell

 

"3"

 

"         3

By Remitted Widow  Law p David Black

 

"6"

 

"        12

By Walter McQueen per his Wife

 

"4"6

 

"         "

By Janet Steell paid Mr Masterton Coffin & Grave

 

"17"6

 

"        14

By Remitted Mrs Lithgow for Lillie Mackie &c

 

"5"

 

"        17

By Agnes Hannah in part of 10/

 

"2"6

 

"        20

By Margt Goldie of 4/

 

"2"3

 

"        25

By Remitted Mr Shearer Coals pd by him

 

"1"9

 

"         3

By Margt Russell Junr Cottonhall

 

"2"6

 

Mar 6

By Elisabeth Ballantyne part of 10/

 

"5"

 

"        "

By Agnes Johnstone in part for Lillie Mackie

 

"3"

 

"        3

By Monthly Supplied Poor Per Book apart

4"3"

 

 

"         "

By Margt Russell Junr Cottonhall

 

"2"6

 

"         15

By Widow Law per David Black

 

"5"

 

"        24

By Agnes Hannah farther in past

 

"2"6

 

"         25

By Walter McQueen p his Wife

 

"3"

 

"         30

By Widow Dugalds Children in part

 

"5"

 

"         31

By Margt Black Widow Barr's Child

 

"3"

 

Apr 2

By Margt Clark in part ex gratia

 

" " 6

 

"        7

By Monthly Supplied poor

4"3"

 

 

"         "

By John Wood p Mrs Webster

 

"2"6

 

"         "

By Margt Russell Junr Cottonhall