Malmesbury Workhouse

Minety

Election of Guardians of the Poor

The following is a list of the guardians appointed for the several parishes in this Union.

The Abbey John Heath

Alderton Stephen Wheeler

Bremilham William Hillier

Brinkworth Hugh Keene & David Godwin

Brokenborough Giles Garlick

Charlton William Godwin

Crudwell William Peacey

Dauntsey Alfred Denly

Easton Grey John Hillier

Foxley Francis Howell Baker

Garsdon Samuel Woody

Hankerton Nathaniel Tyler

Hullavington Isaac Painter

Lea & Cleverton Joseph Millard

Luckington Job Pritchard

Malmesbury Rev Charles Pitt, William Clark & Richard Denly

Minety Rev John Edwards

Norton John Bennett

Oaksey William Orchard Hayes

Sherston Magna Henry Holborow & Thomas Mills

©Wiltshire OPC Project/2014/David Palmer Sherston Parva John Bennett

Somerford Magna William Beak

Somerford Parva Rev A Evans

Sopworth Samuel Witchell

Westport Henry Garlick & Richard Melsome

The first meeting of the Board of Guardians, at which the newly elected officers will sit, will be held on Saturday, the 20th April instant.

The list of persons appointed overseers of the respective parishes in the magisterial division is now complete, and is as follows

Alderton John Anstey & Stephen Wheeler

Ashley Thomas White

Bremilham William Hillier

Brinkworth Richard Matthews, William Mapson, Robert Slocombe & William Rumming

Brokenborough Francis Garlick & Thomas Pitt

Charlton Charles Lea & William Gingell

Crudwell Robert Freeth & George Hayes

Dauntsey Worthy Knapp & William Iles

Easton Grey James Curtis & Richard Pritchard

Foxley Francis Howell Baker

Garston Aaron Blake & Mark Tidmarsh

Hankerton Nathaniel Tyler & Thomas Sizum

Hullavington William Whiteman & Richard Seager

Kemble Richard Newcombe & John Howell

Lea & Cleverton Charles & John Reeves

Luckington Job Pritchard & George Newth

Minety Henry Manners & John Brain

Newnton William Dent & William Kent

Oaksey Robert Peacey & Joseph Wallace

Poole Keynes David Hiscock & George Pinegar

Sherston Magna Charles Elsip & Samuel Jobbins

Sherston Parva William Newth & John Bennett

Somerford Magna Thomas Knapp & William Freeth – Assistant Overseer Benjamin Barnes

Somerford Parva Sarah Sealy & William Teagle

Sopworth William Witchell & Thomas Boulton

Westport (out-parish) Enoch & Noah Keevil

The overseers appointed in the borough are:

Abbey J Heath & W H Lockstone

St Paul Samuel Hart & Francis Hell

Westport George Milliner & James Clark

We will take this opportunity of reminding those of our readers who are overseers that the half-yearly audit of the accounts will take place at the Union Workhouse on Tuesday next the 16th inst.

Swindon Advertiser and North Wilts Chronicle 15 April 1867