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Shelf Township Papers

Catalogue & Guide

Ben Stables 2019-2020

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Introduction

Shelf is very fortunate in having such a volume of township papers, whilst the records of many other townships have long since been destroyed. The officials of Shelf township appear to have thrown very little away, especially in the years 1819-1820. Sadly, most of the records for the years after 1830 have been lost, but there is still a great deal of surviving material from the earlier years. In some cases, records which seem to be completely unrelated to the township administration and probably related to the business dealings of the officials appear to have been mixed up with the township records! For example, there are documents relating to the Shelf Iron Works (Aydon and Elwell) and Joseph Woodhead of Wade House.

The records are currently split between Bradford and Calderdale archives and in total run to a number of boxes; whatever filing system which was originally used seems to have been disrupted somewhat by a great deal of misfiling and the splitting of records between the two archives. There are three main problems with these documents. At some point the records were organised into bundles, but many documents have been misfiled meaning that in practise each bundle only has a general theme. For example, bastardry records are mainly to be found in the ‘Bastardry and Affiliation’ bundle but there are documents of the same kind to be found in almost all the other bundles. There are also a large number of small bills and receipts which contain very little information; in some cases just a list of sums of money. Finally, the documents have been very haphazardly split between Bradford and Calderdale archives. It would appear that the records now at Bradford were originally given to the Museums service and that the records at Calderdale were only deposited relatively recently when Queensbury and Shelf Urban District Council was disbanded. The records at Bradford are mainly small handmade booklets whilst the records at Calderdale are mainly separate sheets of paper. The rationale may have been to send the more interesting-looking records to Bradford! Also not listed here is the Township Book which is now at Calderdale and the 1817 Valuation which went to Bradford. It is therefore essential to have a proper catalogue in order to locate particular documents.

The following list has been compiled mainly for my own use and so some records have only been given a very brief description whilst others have been given more attention. I hope that this may be nevertheless useful to family historians and it may be worth revising this list later on. Please note that the item numbers have been assigned by me based on the order items were filed in the bundles at the time I examined them.

Shelf Township Papers at Calderdale Archives

Miscellaneous Records (1719-1891) WYAS Calderdale, MISC:347/1

Item Description Date 1 Note from Thomas Hanson to Joseph Northend requesting him to come to Whine Hall (Whinney Hall) regarding certain listed goods 1 December 1779 2 Agreement between the townships of Clayton, Shelf and Allerton over the sharing of a workhouse 1786 3 Order from the Shelf Court Baron for Samuel Sugden to open a well and footpath 9 June 1719 4 Order for the repair of the road between Bowling and Halifax (for the section of 400 yards between the land of Jeremiah Ingham in North 1 January 15 Bierley and Blackshaw Beck which divides North Bierley and Shelf) Geo 2nd [1742?] 5 Promise by James Mason to pay to William Greenwood all money expended concerning himself from the money due to him from his 3 July 1755

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deceased uncle 6 Statement of Jonathan Wilson of Northowram regarding the settlement of Thomas Sourage (Surrage?) 26 July 1760 7 Agreement between the Churchwarden’s of Halifax Parish regarding the clock of Halifax Parish Church for Thomas Lister of Halifax 2 March 1774 clockmaker to make a new clock for sixty pounds 8 Notice to James Haigh and Richard Pollard to give up possession of a messuage in Shelf owned by William Swaine, John Swaine, Cornelius 31 July 1784 Ashworth and Shakaniah Rhodes 9 Order to make a tax assessment and appear at the Old Cock Inn in Halifax on the 26th March [1815] 14 March 1815 10 Minute regarding a case between Horton and Shelf Townships 5 July 1819 11 Notice regarding a Vestry Meeting to be held at the Duke William Inn regarding a tax return, endorsed that the notice was displayed at Coley 13 June 1857 Church 12 Printed Extract from the General Order of the Local Government Board regarding the duties of inspectors of nuisances 23 March 1891 13 Fragment of an Apprenticeship Indenture, William Walker as master 18th cent? 14 List endorsed ‘Schedule of Goods at Allerton’ 19th cent? 15 Fragment of a township assessment 19th cent? 16 Certificate that John Wilson was recruited for the 7th Regiment of Foot from Shelf 3 January 1806

Settlement Certificates, removal orders and related documents (1701-1827) A key part of determining if a poor person could claim relief was whether they were determined to have ‘legal settlement’ in Shelf. The Laws of Settlement regulated the movement of a large number of people, and were created in reaction to vagrant paupers. Strangers could be evicted from a township unless they brought a ‘Settlement Certificate’ from their home township, guaranteeing to take responsibility if the migrant became a pauper. It may be tempting to think that people who were born in Shelf would almost always stay there their entire lives. This, however, is not correct. Many people moved around during their lives in search for better opportunities, and this resulted in people moving both from and to Shelf. This is demonstrated through the surviving Settlement Papers which date from between 1701 and 1828. Examination of these papers reveals that most, if not all, had moved from other communities within West Yorkshire. These certificates were carefully preserved because they could prove to be of great value. WYAS Calderdale, MISC:347/2/1 (First Bundle)

Item Description Date 1 Removal Order from Clayton to Shelf for Thomas and Mary Brook with their children Hannah, Isaac, Joseph and a male child not baptised 14 February 1791 2 Removal Order from Northowram to Shelf for Martha Baldwin widow and her children Grace (10 years old), Elizabeth (8 years old), Mary 15 December 1790 (4 years old) and William (2 years old). 3 Bond for the payment of twenty pounds regarding the settlement of Daniel and Agnes Sutcliffe indemnifying the township of Allerton 16 July 1742 against all damages and expenses which might be occurred by the township of Shelf on account of the settlement of Daniel and Agnes Sutcliffe Parties: 1. John Hodgson and Jonas White of Allerton gentlemen and 2. John Woodhead and Joseph Northend of Shelf yeomen 4 Order against James Haigh and William Terry to appear at the Quarter Sessions for non-payment of relief to Mary Gray of Northowram and 20 July 1790 her bastard child delivered in the township of Shelf.

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5 Removal Order from Hunsworth to Shelf for Joseph and Mary Woodhead with their children Sarah, Joseph, Samuel and Matthew 18 March 1788 6 Memorandum that an removal order against Mary the wife of Edward Holmes (abroad in His Majesty’s Army) and Joseph their child from 4 October 1781 Shelf to Northowram was filed at the Leeds Quarter Sessions and that no appeal was made 7 Examination of Samuel Wood of Shelf, weaver, aged 21 years old and born in the township of Hipperholme with Brighouse but believes his 13 July 1787 father’s settlement was in Shelf. He lived with his father in Hipperholme with Brighouse and Northowram until he was about seventeen when he went to live with Fanny Ramsden widow of Clifton and served her for three weeks. Then he went to live with John Gledhill of Clifton farmer for over a year. 8 Removal Order from Bowling to Shelf for Hannah Hall, spinster 19 June 1787 9 Removal Order from Hipperholme with Brighouse to Shelf for Mary Grey 20 May 1786 10 Examination of John Priestley of Shelf. He was born illegitimately at Shelf where he lived with his mother until about nine years old. Bound 6 December 1785 apprentice to Samuel Priestley of Shelf, farmer, until he was about fourteen when he was assigned to Matthew Walker of Ecclesfield in Yorkshire for about three years and was then assigned to his son in law George Birkenshaw of Wortley in Yorkshire for about a year and then Jonathan Broadbent of Wortley for the remainder of his term until he was about nineteen. He then enlisted as a soldier for three and a half years and was then discharged. He returned to Shelf and lived as a cottager for a year and a half, and then got married and has lived as a cottager ever since. 11 Examination of Martha Smith aged about thirty one and born in the township of Northowram. Believes that her father’s settlement was in 16 July 1784 Shelf. When she was about nine years old she was apprenticed to John Stocks of Shelf, worsted manufacturer until she was upwards of nineteen years and her master had a dispute and set her at liberty. She served John Fawcett of Horton worsted manufacturer for one year, then William Prescott of Northowram for one year, then William Armytage of Manchester, merchant for about nine months. 12 Examination of Bridget Darby of Northowram upwards of twenty four years of age and was brought up at the Foundling Hospital in 19 June 1784 Ackworth until she was about ten when she was apprenticed to Thomas Thornton of Allerton with Wilsden farmer for about six years. She was then assigned to William Oxley of Shelf clothier and then Joseph Sutcliffe of Northowram shopkeeper and then Robert Wilkinson of Hipperholme. 13 Removal Order from Northowram to Shelf for Hannah Bentley whose husband John Bentley is a soldier in His Majesty’s Service and their 13 December 1782 children Mary and Susannah 14 Examination of Joseph Milnes regarding the settlement of Sarah Longbottom daughter of William Longbottom 14 February 1782 15 Examination of James Asquith of Northowram regarding the settlement of Edward Holmes late of Northowram now a soldier serving 6 August 1781 abroad and his wife Mary and son Joseph 16 Examination of William Firth a soldier in the army, aged about nineteen and a half, born at Shelf regarding his settlement 24 July 1780 17 Examination of Rose otherwise Rosamond Hall of Shelf singlewoman born at Bushey in Hertfordshire but her father’s settlement was in 19 November 1776 Northowram served as an apprentice with William Mann of Northowram, and then Joseph Whiteley in Heckmondwike, then lived independently in Northowram and Shelf 18 Examination of John Taylor of Shelf regarding his settlement born a bastard in the township of Colne later apprentice in Clayton and lived 17 March 1774 in Shelf 19 Removal Order from Shelf to Clayton for John and Nancy Taylor and their children Absolam, Molly, Betty and John 17 March 1774 20 Removal Order from Shelf to Leeds for John and Martha Woodhead and their children William, Jeremy, Jonas and an infant unbaptised 4 June 1772

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21 Removal Order from Shelf to Haworth for John and Mary Ogden and their children Thomas, Joseph, John and Richard 15 May 1769 22 Examination of Martha Terry of Shelf singlewoman regarding her settlement 4 May 1769 23 Removal Order from Shelf to Gomersall for Mary Clifford widow and her children Nancy, Robert, Sarah and Charles 17 July 1766 24 Settlement Certificate for James and Ann Hartley and their children Phebe and Betty in Liversedge 8 July 1761 25 Removal Order from Shelf to Horton for Mary the wife of John Walker a soldier in his Majesty’s Service and their children Mary and Ellen 26 November 1760 26 Bond for William Haigh, John Houlgate and Jeremiah Hoblet to provide for Hannah Hopkinson of Skircoat (now residing in Shelf) and for 12 July 1760 the child or children with which she is now pregnant 27 Settlement Certificate of William Grey, Thomas Wallis, William Charnock, Thomas Charnock, John Crossley, Thomas Moor, Joseph Oddy, 23 August 1750 Matthew Boocock, John Boocock, Roger Hall, Abram Petty, Christopher Tillotson, Abraham Turner and Hannah Holdsworth in the township of Northowram 28 Confirmation of a Removal Order from Shelf to Northowram for Jonas and Hannah Laycock and their children Mary, John and Betty 4 October 1750 29 Accounts regarding Sarah Hanson 10 February 1752 30 Order for Edmund Barraclough, coal miner of Mirfield, to pay maintenance for the male bastard child born to Sarah Hanson of Shelf(?) [February 1752?] 31 Removal Order from Shelf to Ovenden for Sarah Jagger singlewoman 11 January 1758(?) 32 Pass Order for Isabella Bastow and three children caught begging in the city of Carlisle to go to Shelf 19 April 1755 33 Examination of Ellen Bastow widow regarding the settlement of her son Abraham now a Sergeant in the General Shalloons Regiment(?) 24 April 1785 34 Examination of Thomas Holdsworth of North Bierley collier. He was born at North Bierley but his father’s settlement was at Wyke. He lived 12 February 1755 with John Woodhead in Shelf whose father hired him “to hurry Coals in ye bottom of a Coal Pit” and he served for one year. Afterwards as a boarder in Shelf “and worked for ye Coal Pits for himself” for some time and then he returned to North Bierley. 35 Removal Order from Shelf to Northowram for Isabella wife of Abraham Barstow who is now a soldier in his Majesty’s Service and their 24 April 1755 children James, Joseph and John 36 Examination of Sarah Hanson of Shelf who was delivered of a female bastard child about a month ago and that David Fearnside of Shelf 12 September weaver is the father 1755 37 Removal Order from Shelf to Southowram for Mary wife of Charles Holdsworth a soldier in his Majesty’s Service and their children Dolly, 11 March 1756 Isaac and Rebecca 38 Examination of James Mason of Shelf born at Garsdale, later served Richard Waddington of Shelf taylor 5 April 1756 39 Examination of Sarah Barstow of Shelf singlewoman born at Northowram 10 February 1758 40 Settlement Certificate for William and Mary Sutcliffe and their children John and William in Tong. Copy made on 5 June 1759. 21 July 1750 41 Examination of Joseph Walker of Shelf and born at Shelf 1 August 1750 42 Bond for Christopher Wilkinson, Jeremiah Carter and James Chadwick Churchwarden’s and Overseer’s of the Poor of Hipperholme cum 15 November 1769 Brighouse to provide for Hannah Woodhead of Shelf and for the child or children with which she is now pregnant 43 Examination of Thomas Sourage of Shelf aged about 56 years old and born at Shelf 29 July 1760 44 Legal opinion regarding certificate persons by John Stanhope 10 August 1750 45 Settlement Certificate for Jonas and Hannah Laycock and their children Mary, John and Betty in Northowram. (Copy) 13 July 1750 46 Settlement Certificate for William and Nanny Woodhead and their children Mary, Joseph, Phoebe, John, Martha, Ann and William in 11 June 1750

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Northowram. 47 Settlement Certificate for Elizabeth Crossley and her children Ely and Hannah in Northowram. 11 June 1750 48 Bond for Benjamin Wilkinson and Jonathan Benn Churchwarden’s and Overseer’s of the Poor of Northowram to provide for Hannah 24 November 1749 Holdsworth of Shelf and for the child or children with which she is now pregnant 49 Certificate stating that James Holroyd (Ann his wife now dead) and his children Joseph, William, Thomas, Betty, Nancy, Sarah, Margaret 19 June 1749 and Mary last place of settlement is Elland cum Greetland 50 Settlement Certificate for John and Sarah Petty and their son John in Hipperholme cum Brighouse. 19 November 1748 51 Settlement Certificate for John and Martha Moor in Northowram. 12 June 1743 52 Removal Order from Bradford to Shelf for Faith Warburton. 7 November 1748 53 Settlement Certificate for Robert and Sarah Weversley in Northowram. 30 December 1747 54 Settlement Certificate for John and Mary Settle in Shelf (resident in Northowram). 30 December 1747 55 Settlement Certificate for Joshua and Martha Riley in Northowram. 30 December 1747 56 Removal Order from Shelf to Warley for Mary Longbottom 19 November 1746 57 Settlement Certificate for Michael and Mary Bentley and their children Jonas, Mary, Joseph and John in North Bierley. 14 August 1746 58 Settlement Certificate for Michael and Mary Schofield and their children Sarah, Mary, Martha, John and William in North Bierley. 14 July 1746 59 Bond for Samuel Appleyard and Jonathan Benn Churchwarden’s and Overseer’s of the Poor of Northowram to provide for Hannah 31 March 1746 Holdsworth of Northowram widow and for the child or children with which she is now pregnant 60 Settlement Certificate for John and Martha Boyes in Colne. 15 July 1745 61 Settlement Certificate for Thomas and [ ] Milnes and their children John, Mary, [ ] in [ ]. 19 June 1745 62 Settlement Certificate for Samuel and Rebecca Best in Northowram. 8 January 1745 63 Examination of Joseph Oddy, born at Northowram, apprenticed to Richard Grey of Shelf. 13 April 1743 64 Removal Order from Shelf to Northowram for Joseph and Mary Oddy and their children Mary, George, Timothy, Joseph and Benjamin. 29 April 1743 65 Settlement Certificate for John and Martha Shay and their child in Northowram. 29 July 1741 66 Removal Order from Southowram to Shelf for Thomas and Mary Naylor and their children James and [ ]. 25 March(?) 1745 67 Settlement Certificate for John and Sarah Holroyd(?) and children in Liversedge. 7 January 1742/3 68 Settlement Certificate for James and Martha Wells and their child in Northowram. 29 July 1741 69 Settlement Certificate for John and Ann Waterhouse and their children Mary, [ ] and John in Darlington. 13 January 1741 70 Settlement Certificate for Abell and Grace Jowett and Mary their daughter in Clayton. 30 July 1741 71 Settlement Certificate for John and Grace Smith and William their son in Hooton Pagnell. 25 May 1737 72 Removal Order from Shelf to Horton for William and Hannah Marshall and their children Joseph, William and John. 7 December 1738 73 Pass Order for Isabella Bastow (wife of Abraham Bastow a Sargeant in the General Shalloons Regiment of Foot and who was born at Shelf) 14 April 1735 and three children caught begging in the city of Carlisle to go to Shelf 74 Settlement Certificate for William and Hannah Newhill and their children Joseph, William and John in Horton. 16 January 1730 75 Settlement Certificate for Jeremy Wood his wife and children in Northowram. 1 January 1723/3 76 Settlement Certificate for Thomas Gleadil (Gledhill) and his wife in Northowram. 1 January 1723/3

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77 Settlement Certificate for John and Dorothy Holdsworth and children in Northowram. 1 January 1723/3 78 Settlement Certificate for Abram Lee his wife and children in Northowram. 1 January 1723/3 79 Settlement Certificate for James Wells his wife and children in Northowram. 1 January 1723/3 80 Settlement Certificate for William Tillson his wife and children in Northowram. 1 January 1723/3 81 Settlement Certificate for John Watrods (Watson?) his wife and children in Northowram. 1 January 1723/3 82 Settlement Certificate for Samuel Waterhouse his wife and children in Northowram. 1 January 1723/3 83 Removal Order from Shelf to Wadsworth for Abraham and Mary Tempest and their children Susannah, Mary, Jane and Sibil. 25 October 1732 84 Settlement Certificate for Joseph and Elizabeth Wilkinson and their nine(?) children in Clayton. 30 July 1737 85 Settlement Certificate for Abraham and Mary Robinson and their children Mark, Esther and John in Hipperholme cum Brighouse. 2 November 1731 86 Examination of Roger Newby who was born at Wibsey and was hired for a short time by Samuel Illingworth of Wibsey. 19 March 1730 87 Settlement Certificate for Anthony and Susanna Wilde and their children Jonas and Abraham in Sowerby. 20 November 1729 88 Settlement Certificate for John and Sarah Walker and their children Mary, Susannah, William and Joseph in Allerton(?). 15 November 1728 89 Settlement Certificate for William Wright, tailor, his wife and family in Liversedge. Addressed to the township of North Bierley. Copy. 11 August 1728 90 Settlement Certificate for James and Mary Brook and their children Joseph, James and Mary in Northowram. 24 May 1728 91 Settlement Certificate for Samuel and Alice Turner and their children Susan, Mary and Abraham in Northowram. 27 May 1727 92 Settlement Certificate for John and Mary Stocgdale and their children Robert, Mary, Joseph, Jane, Martha and John in Hipperholme cum 10 April 1727 Brighouse. 93 Settlement Certificate for Hugo Grotius Clifford, his wife Ruth and their children Grotius, William, John, Robert, Elizabeth, Benjamin and 16 May 1727 Thomas in North Bierley. 94 Settlement Certificate for William and Sarah Pollard in Southowram. 3 November 1726 95 Bond for Charles Wells and Joshua Dean of Northowram yeomen to provide for Grace Burnley of Shelf and for her male bastard child born 16 June 1726 in Shelf (Charles Wells believed to be the father) 96 Memorandum that the Churchwarden’s and Overseer’s of Clayton appealed an order removing Sarah Witton single woman from Shelf to April 1726 Clayton and that the order was confirmed 97 Bond from Shelf to Mirfield January 1725/6 98 Settlement Certificate for John Sutcliffe and family in Warley. 24 October 1728 99 Settlement Certificate for Joseph and Sarah Baldwin and their children Holly, Betty, Joseph and William in Shelf. Addressed to Halifax. 24 July 1749 100 Removal Order for Mary Gledall (Gledhill?) from Shelf to Hipperholme cum Brighous. 28 July 1718 101 Removal Order for Anne Thorpe from Shelf to Huddersfield. 2 January 1717 102 Settlement Certificate for Nathan Fearnside in Horton. Addressed to Hipperholme in Brighouse. 29 October 1717 103 Settlement Certificate for Edward Wright and his wife in Hartshead in Clifton. 3 July 1716 104 Settlement Certificate for Thomas Holdsworth in Wike. 24 February 1712/13 105 Settlement Certificate for Simeon Shaw in Warley. (1/4 of the document is missing) 1711 106 Settlement Certificate for Samuel Ramsden, his wife and two children in Soyland. 14 December 1701

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107 Removal Order for Mary Brooke widow from Bradford to Shelf. 29 May 1827 108 Removal Order for Sarah Sharp pregnant woman from Shelf to Northowram. 24 July 1827 109 Removal Order for Sarah Arnold and her daughter Hannah (4 years and 6 months) from Shelf to Kirkburton. 8 September 1827 110 Settlement Certificate for Sarah Arnold and the child or children with which she is now pregnant in Kirkburton. 13 October 1822 111 Removal Order for Hannah Sharp single woman and pregnant from Horton to Shelf. 8 November 1827 112 Removal Order for Mary Roberts single woman and pregnant from Shelf to Bowling. 10 November 1827 113 Removal Order for Sarah Wilson single woman and pregnant from Shelf to Halifax. 10 November 1827 114 Notice that Dawley Township will appeal an order regarding the removal of Thomas and Sarah Onions and their children Francis (5 years), 20 December 1827 William (3) and John (1) from Shelf to Dawley 115 Expenses account of George Teale Lister solicitor regarding the legal case over the removal of Thomas Onions and family 1827-1828 116 Examination of Sarah Bowcock (Boocock?) of Shelf widow aged about 64 years and does not know where she was born, married Titus n.d. (19th cent) Bowcock at about 21 years old who was born in Northowram and her father in law later moved to Clayton and took a farm there 117 Examination of Joseph Tempest of North Bierley collier now a soldier was born at Horton but his father’s settlement was at Shelf, he was n.d. (19th cent) hired by Mr Jarrat’s steward to work as a collier in their coal pits at North Bierley. Says he was aged about 15 years, about 4 years ago.

WYAS Calderdale, MISC:347/2/2 (Second Bundle) Item Description Date 1 Order to appear regarding two bastard children (male and female) born to Sarah wife of John Northend in Shelf 13 October 1812 2 Examination of John Northend of Wyke weaver, aged about 69 years and was born at Shelf where his father had his settlement 18 February 1826 3 Examination of [ ] regarding the settlement of Thomas Smith 4 May 1813 4 Examination of William Dewhirst of North Bierley weaver, born in Northowram and his fathers settlement was and is at Shelf, was hired for 24 February 1791 three years by Abraham Barraclough of North Bierley to learn to weave 5 Copy of the above 24 February 1791 6 Removal Order for Ann Patchett widow and her children Betty, Hannah, Sarah, John and Ann from Allerton to Shelf. 23 March 1791 7 Examination of Hannah Best of Shelf spinster who was born at Northowram, worked for John Appleyard of Shelf and then William Sutcliffe 2 Febraury 1791 of Hipperholme cum Brighouse and then Thomas Asquith innkeeper of Hipperholme cum Brighouse 8 Settlement Certificate for John and Hannah Walker and their child Hannah in Clayton. Addressed to Northowram. 30 June 1791 9 Examination of William Barraclough of Shelf weaver who was born at North Bierley after marriage “he took a small farm at Shelf…and a 15 June 1791 close of land within Shelf…of the Revd Robert Webster to pasture from May day to Martinmas for the sum of four pounds four shillings” 10 Removal Order for John and Sarah Brooke from North Bierley to Shelf. 29 May 1793 11 Removal Order for Jabus Brooke from Northowram to Shelf. 19 June 1793 12 Examination of Robert Pickles of Shelf woolcomber born at Midgley and formerly apprenticed to James Radcliffe of Midgley 18 June 1791 13 Removal Order for John Brook from Shelf to Sowerby. 21 September 1791 14 Removal Order for Susannah Walker from Horton to Shelf. 1 February 1792

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15 Examination of John Milnes of Shelf woollen weaver regarding the settlement of his son Henry Milnes now a substitute in the Militia. 30 January 1793 Henry lived at Shelf until he was about 20 and married during which time John’s settlement was at Spotland in Lancaster. After marriage his son took a cottage. 16 Examination of James Wood of Shelf weaver who was born at North Bierley but his father’s settlement was at Northowram. He went to 8 February 1793 live with John Pollard of Shelf butcher, until when aged about 19 he was hired for a year by Joshua Schofield of Kesper(?) in Yorkshire maltster. 17 Examination of Mary Robinson of Shelf spinster, born at Clayton but her father’s settlement was in Ovenden. “When she was about 11 November 1793 thirteen years old her Mother agreed with Mrs Elizabeth Sugden of Shelf aforesaid that this Examinant should serve her (Mrs Sugden) for Meat and Cloaths but no time mentioned.” 18 Examination of Isaac Nicholls of Shelf cotton weaver, born in Northowram, served Jonathan Oldfield of Halifax surgeon 12 December 1793 19 Examination of Ann Priestley whose husband Moses Priestley is a soldier in his Majesty’s service. 19 June 1795 “Who saith that in the month of September 1794 she (being then a Widow and with Child) went over to Harthill near Rotherham, which was then the place of her legal settlement, and told the Overseer’s of the Poor there that she was pregnant whereupon they took her into the Workhouse along with her child (about two years old) which she had by a former husband. Says she told George Brunt Churchwarden’s and John Brunt Overseer of the Poor of the said township of Harthill that Moses Priestley of Shelf in the said Riding weaver was the Father of the Child of which she was pregnant and moreover told them she believed he had no objection to marry her provided they would give him some money to maintain the child which was then about two years old, and to put him into a little Trade. Whereupon George Brunt wrote to the said Moses Priestley to come over to settle with the town some way or other. Says that in less than a week the said Moses went over to Harthill and the day he got there the said George Brunt called a Vestry Meeting to consult what was to be done – says it was proposed to him at the Meeting that he should pay one shilling & six pence a week for the maintenance of the said Child for which she was pregnant or that they would give him one shilling & six pence a week towards the maintenance of the said Child which belonged to their Township provided he would marry this Examinant – says he agreed.” 20 Examination of Sarah Sykes of Shelf spinster, born at Drighlington, hired by John Sugden of Shelf and later Jonas Bateman of Pudsey her 14 January 1794 cousin 21 Examination of Ann Dewhirst of Shelf spinster, born at Halifax but her fathers settlement was at Shelf and so she was bound apprentice to 1 October 1793 Matthew Oates of Shelf and later Reuben Eastwood of North Bierley and then Mary Thornton of Hipperholme cum Brighouse 22 Removal Order for Thomas and Hannah Breadberry and their children John and Sarah from Shelf to Goucher(?) (Yorkshire) 27 May 1791 23 Examination of Susannah Crowther of Skircoat 22 February 1798 24 Examination of Sarah Stott of Ovenden widow married Jeremiah Stott whose settlement was in Stainland, they moved to Northowram 4 June 1797 then to Shelf 25 Examination of Hannah Pollard of Shelf singlewoman 8 March 1799 26 Arbitration stating that the settlement of Nancy Sharp was in Shelf 15 August 1799 27 Removal Order of Martha Holroyd (whose husband James Holroyd is a soldier in his Majesty’s Service) and Sarah her daughter from 26 March 1800 Northowram to Shelf 28 Examination of William Wood of Shelf weaver about 72 years old and was born at Ovenden, he took a farm in Shelf owned by Sarah 16 April 1800 Fawcett of Northowram

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29 Examination of Thomas Bowcock of Shelf weaver born at Shelf, his father had a farm at Clayton 19 June 1800 30 Examination of Thomas Thornton of Shelf, aged 30 and born at Rastrick, thinks his fathers settlement was in Lindley 21 July 1800 31 Removal Order for Thomas and Mary Thornton and their children John, Joseph and Charles from Shelf to Lindley 21 July 1800 32 Examination of James Milnes of Horton weaver, born at Horton but thinks his father’s settlement was at Shelf, served Abraham Foster of 9 July 1800 Shelf “says he served the said Abraham Foster in Shelf aforesaid until he was about seventeen years old when he happened when he was going an errand about his Master’s business to meet by accident with his father who knowing that his Master was reduced and seeing this Examinant badly clothed, asked him if he could like to be loose, who said he could” – father paid a guinea 33 Removal Order of William Gledhill from Shelf to Halifax 28 January 1807 34 Examination of Robert Pickles of Shelf woolcomber, settlement was in Midgley 18 March 1801 35 Examination of John Mills of Hunslet collier, born at Shelf 5 May 1801 36 Examination of James Garrs(?) of North Bierley, born at Northowram, went to live with Michael Stocks of Shelf, husbandman and then to 18 February 1801 Stocks’s son in law Jeremiah Walker 37 Opinion regarding Shelf versus Horton case regarding the settlement of an unidentified pauper. 24 June 1819 38 Removal Order for Sybil Woodhead from Shelf to Cleckheaton 28 September 1819 39 Removal Order for Nancy Firth pregnant with a bastard child from Shelf to North Bierley 28 September 1819 40 Order to pay an allowance to Ann Barlow of Shelf and her two children whose husband was serving as a Private Militia Man in the 3rd 21 August 1800 Battalion of the West Yorkshire Militia having been chosen by lot 41 Examination of Martha Holroyd, wife of James Holroyd whose settlement is in Shelf because her husbands father was a collier who served 16 October 1801 an apprenticeship at Shelf 42 Removal Order of Martha Holroyd apprehended in Liverpool as a rogue and vagabond to Shelf 16 October 1801 43 Examination of Mary Whitaker wife of Robert Whitaker late of Leeds now in the Militia, husband born at Clayton 14 July 1804 44 Examination of James Walker of Shelf, born at Shelf 20 October 1804 45 Removal Order of William and Ellen Mills and Thomas their son from Hunslet to Shelf 1 March 1805 46 Removal Order of John and Hannah Dewhirst and Daniel their son from Hunslet to Shelf 7 March 1806 47 Examination of John Bearder of Shelf labourer, now about 54 years old and was born in the parish of Ashton(?) in the county of Derby 3 July 1810 48 Order to repay militia money for the family of William Bedford of Midgley serving as a substitute in the militia for Shelf township 25 September 1810 49 Removal Order of Sarah Smith and her children Martha, Hannah, George and Thomas from Alverthorpe with Thornes to Shelf 19 October 1810 50 Examination of John Hardaker of Shelf that Hannah Bearder is pregnant and that her last legal settlement is in Sutton in Scarsdale in the 8 October 1810 parish of Derby, removal order attached with a paperclip 51 Removal Order of Hannah Jagger, pregnant woman, from Northowram to Shelf 2 April 1811 52 Examination of James Bottomley of Shelf that Grace Hiler is pregnant and that her last legal settlement is in North Bierley, removal order 5 November 1811 attached with a paperclip

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53 Examination of John Bottomley of Shelf that Sarah Brook is pregnant and that her last legal settlement is in Ovdenden, removal order 11 June 1811 attached with a paperclip 54 Examination of Hannah Garforth of Shelf singlewoman aged about 32 years and was born in Northowram, was housekeeper to John 14 March 1812 Rawling of Skircoat 55 Removal Order of Martha widow of Edward Glendenning and their children Joseph, Mary, Janet, Nancy, Sarah and Martha from Shelf to 30 June 1812 Thornton 56 Examination of Jane Glendenning of Shelf widow concerning the son of Edward Glendenning her son 30 July 1812 57 Removal Order of Sarah Northend wife of John Northend and their children William and Hannah from Shelf to Northowram 22 August 1812 58 Examination of James Robinson of Shelf weaver born in Leicester but believes his fathers settlement was in North Bierley 17 November 1812 59 Removal Order of Jane Schofield wife of Richard Schofield a soldier and their child Henry Ramsden Schofield from Shelf to Ramsden 2 January 1813 60 Removal Order of Jonas and Mary Bateman and their children Sarah (10 years), Daniel (6), John (4), Benjamin (2) and William (5 mo) from 12 February 1813 Thornhill to Shelf 61 Removal Order of Priscilla Grey wife of John Gray and their children Sally and William from Erringden to Shelf 8 May 1813 62 Removal Order of Thomas Smith from Shelf to Thornhill 4 May 1813 63 Examination of Sarah Woodhead of North Bierley widow aged about sixty five and was born at North Bierley, her fathers settlement was in 3 June 1813 Shelf and she married Joshua Woodhead of North Bierley iron stone getter whose settlement was at Shelf 64 Removal Order of Betty Holroyd pregnant woman from Ovenden to Shelf 23 October 1813 65 Examination of Martha Walker of Octbrooke widow aged 78 years and born at Shelf, when she was about 16 years old she married 4 May 1814 Jeremiah Walker of Shelf stuff weaver at the Halifax Parish Church “they resided at Shelf about six years, then removed to the Moravian Settlement at Fulneck in the County of York and rented a House there at Forty Shillings or Two Guineas a Year she is not sure which – Then when they had resided at Fulneck about sixteen years her Husband died and left her a Widow with four children – Then she continued at Fulneck about seventeen years and maintained herself and children by being employed in manufacturing thread there without being chargeable to any parish or place – That when she had been a widow about nineteen years she left Fulneck and came to Ockbrook having a Daughter there, married to Mr George Holme” 66 Removal Order for Sarah Hobson from Shelf to Liversedge 14 April 1814 67 Removal Order for Sarah Sykes from Armley to Shelf 9 August 1814 68 Examination of Squire Booth of Shelf aged about 56 and born in Northowram, apprenticed to Joseph Bentley of Northowram 10 October 1814 69 Examination of Edward Prize of Shelf aged about 35 and born at Barrow in Shropshire, went to work for Dawson and Company Iron Works 24 December 1814 at North Bierley 70 Removal Order for Mary Sykes unmarried pregnant woman from Armley to Shelf 9 August 1814 71 Removal Order for Hannah Barraclough wife of Joseph Barraclough now pregnant with a bastard child or children from Salford to Shelf 14 January 1815 72 Removal Order for Jane Laycock widow of Joeph Laycock deceased and their children Mary (8 years) and Hannah (6) from Huddersfield to 9 June 1815 Shelf 73 Examination of Charles Stockwell of Shelf that Sarah Northend is pregnant with a bastard child (and has a child called Hannah) and that her 20 January 1816 last legal settlement is in Northowram 74 Removal Order for Susannah Oddy pregnant from Shelf to Gildersome 28 August 1819

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75 Examination of William Woodhead aged about 23 years and born at Shelf, his mother went to Cleckheaton but he continued to live at Shelf 24 September with his aunt Hannah Ashworth and Charles Walker , then worked at Lower Mill in Rochdale – taken at the Junction Inn in Saddleworth by 1819 Joseph Woodhead junior 76 Removal Order for Mary Sharp pregnant woman from Shelf to Northowram 27 October 1813 77 Removal Order for Mary Bateman pregnant woman from Northowram to Shelf 29 September 1818 78 Removal Order for Abraham Robinson poor and impotent from Oldham to Shelf 29 July 1819 79 Removal Order for Hannah Terry single woman and pregnant from Shelf to Hipperholme cum Brighouse 28 September 1819 80 Removal Order for Benjamin Kellett in debtors jail from Rothwell to Shelf, on the back says that he was liberated from jail and sent to Shelf 28 December 1819 in June 1820 81 Examination of Sybil Woodhead of Shelf widow aged about 59 years and born in Hipperholme cum Brighouse was married to the late 14 September William Woodhead of Shelf coalminer when aged about 24 years after his death she went to be a housekeeper for Thomas Moorhouse in 1819 Cleckheaton 82 Removal Order for John and Esther Sutcliffe and their children David and Sarah from Shelf to Wadsworth and on the reverse a temporary Nov-Dec 1819 suspension of the order due to sickness 83 Removal Order for Hannah Brigg widow and her children Martha (5 years), Sarah (3) and Mary (11 months) from North Bierley to Shelf 15 February 1821 84 Examination of Richard Sutcliffe of Shelf that Betty Rigg is pregnant with a bastard child and that her last legal settlement is in North 22 April 1820 Bierley 85 Removal Order for Hannah Brook single woman and pregnant from Hipperholme cum Brighouse to Shelf 18 April 1820 86 Removal Order for Betty Rigg single woman and pregnant from Shelf to North Bierley 22 April 1820 87 Removal Order for Hannah Milnes single woman and pregnant from Horton to Shelf 30 August 1820 88 Examination of Thomas Sugden of Shelf woolcomber aged about 33 years and born at Shelf, apprenticed to James Fisher of Salford 4 July 1820 89 Removal Order for Thomas Hirst apprehended as a rogue and vagabond (“standing at road and bag at the township of Hunslet”) from 5 September 1820 Hunslet to Shelf 90 Removal Order for Nancy Woodhead single woman and pregnant from Shelf to Hipperholme cum Brighouse 5 October 1820 91 Removal Order for Mary Brewer single woman and pregnant from Wike to Shelf 28 November 1820 92 Removal Order for Betty wife of John Bateman who has absconded himself and their child Harriet aged 11 months from Bowling to Shelf 23 November 1820 93 Examination of Jeremiah Smith(?) born at North Bierley 3 December 1820 94 Order for Esther Ashworth convicted of being a lewd and indecent woman and having been delivered of a bastard child to be sent to the 6 January 1821 House of Correction at Wakefield for 6 months 95 Removal Order for Henrietta Smith single woman and pregnant from Shelf to North Bierley 6 January 1821 96 Removal Order for Hannah Brook single woman and pregnant from North Bierley to Shelf 20 January 1821 97 Removal Order for Mary Barraclough single woman and pregnant from Hipperholme cum Brighouse to Shelf 3 February 1821 98 Removal Order from Joseph and Sybil Hobson and their children Margaret (4 years) and Hannah (2) from Shelf to Liversedge, temporarily 11 April 1821

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suspended due to ill health 99 Removal Order for John and Nelly Leeming and their children Hannah (6 years), William (4) and Henry (3) from Clifton to Shelf, temporarily 12 May 1821 suspended due to ill health 100 Removal Order for Sally Wood single woman and pregnant from Shelf to Northowram 20 October 1821 101 Removal Order for Hannah Hemingway single woman and pregnant from Shelf to Hipperholme cum Brighouse 20 July 1822 102 Removal Order for Sarah Rushton single woman and pregnant from Shelf to Northowram 23 February 1822 103 Removal Order for Elizabeth Mallinson single woman and pregnant from Hipperholme cum Brighouse to Shelf 17 August 1822 104 Removal Order for Mary Jagger single woman and pregnant from Northowram to Shelf 14 August 1822 105 Removal Order for Elizabeth Holmes single woman and pregnant from Northowram to Shelf 14 August 1822 106 Notice that Warley Township will appeal an order for the removal of Mary Crowther from Shelf to Warley 12 October 1822 107 Removal Order for Mary Woodhead single woman and pregnant from Shelf to Hipperholme cum Brighouse 24 May 1823 108 Removal Order for Mary Stead widow and pregnant from North Bierley to Shelf 23 August 1823 109 Removal Order for Richard Priestley from Darlington to Shelf 6 October 1823 110 Removal Order for Mary Brook single woman and pregnant from North Bierley to Shelf 9 August 1823 111 Removal Order for Hannah Smith single woman and pregnant from Shelf to North Bierley 6 January 1821 112 Removal Order for Betty Milnes single woman and pregnant from Shelf to Spotland 7 February 1824 113 Removal Order for Betty Milnes and her infant child from Shelf to Spotland 5 June 1824 114 Examination of Hannah Lister(?) (Blurry image) 115 Examination of Richard Sutcliffe of Shelf that Martha Hodgson is pregnant with a bastard child and that her last legal settlement is in 31 July 1824 Ovenden 116 Removal Order for Martha Hodgson single woman and pregnant from Shelf to Ovenden 31 July 1824 117 Removal Order for Hannah Jagger single woman and pregnant from Northowram to Shelf 17 August 1824 118 Removal Order for Hannah Barker single woman and pregnant from Shelf to Northowram 28 August 1824 119 Removal Order for Betty Bateman widow and pregnant from Thornton to Shelf 8 August 1824 120 Removal Order for Hannah Milnes pregnant from Horton to Shelf 5 August 1824 121 Removal Order for Ann Lister from Shelf to Bradford, temporarily suspended due to sickness 31 July 1824 123 Examination of James Garner of Shelf carpenter aged about 51 years and was born at Criggleston 6 August 1825 124 Examination of Leah Helliwell of Shelf that Ellen Weake(?) has delivered a female bastard child and that the father is John Gibson of Shelf, 21 June 1825 weaver 125 Removal Order for Betty Milnes pregnant from Horton to Shelf 28 July 1825 126 Removal Order for John Brewer (8 years), Benjamin (5) and Susannah (3) the children of Joseph Brewer of North Bierley deceased from 16 December 1824 North Bierley to Shelf 127 Settlement Certificate for Sarah Sharp and the child or children with which she is pregnant from Clifton 19 March 1825 128 Removal Order for Joseph and Mary Brooks and their children Sarah, Richard, Thomas and Hannah from Sculcoates to Shelf, died soon 11 October 1825 after the order

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129 Removal Order for Ann Ettoft(?) wife of John Ettoft(?) and their child from Shelf to Bradford 23 August 1825 130 Examination of Ann Ettoft(?) of Shelf aged about 27 years and born at Bowling, husband was from Bradford 23 August 1825 131 Removal Order for James Garner from Shelf to Wakefield 18 October 1825 132 Removal Order for Hannah Hemingway pregnant from Shelf to Hipperholme cum Brighouse 1 November 1825 133 Removal Order for Charles and Hannah Tempest and their children Abraham (16 years), Benjamin (8) and Mary Ann (22 weeks) from 16 February 1826 Horton to Shelf 134 Removal Order for Hannah Oddy and William her son from Shelf to Gildersome 24 June 1826 135 Removal Order for Susannah Garner singlewoman pregnant from Shelf to Wakefield 14 March 1826 136 Removal Order for Mary Walker from Shelf to Leeds 8 April 1826 137 Removal Order for Mary Sharp singlewoman and pregnant from Shelf to Northowram 25 April 1826 138 Removal Order for John Shutt from Shelf to Clayton 6 June 1826 139 Examination of John Shutt aged about 74 born at Horton but his father’s settlement was at Clayton 6 June 1826 140 Removal Order for Hannah Bateman single woman and pregnant from Shelf to Northowram 1 August 1826 141 Examination of Hannah Barraclough of Shelf that she was delivered of a male bastard child and that Joseph Asquith of Hipperholme cum 13 May 1826 Brighouse labourer is the father 142 Removal Order for Mary Jagger single woman and pregnant from Northowram to Shelf 1 August 1826 143 Removal Order for Ann Lister single woman and pregnant from Shelf to Bradford 21 October 1826 144 Removal Order for Hannah Briggs widow and pregnant from North Bierley to Shelf 20 March 1827 145 Removal Order for Thomas and Sarah Onions and their children Francis (5 years), William (3) and John (1) from Shelf to Dawley 28 April 1827

Additional settlement certificate which was purchased by the author and deposited at Calderdale archives: WYC:1780/2/1/1 Settlement order for Lawrence Fielden and family of the Township of Hipperholme cum Brighouse 1727

Bastardry and Affiliation (1726-1825) A child born to unmarried parents was considered by law to be illegitimate, a “bastard.” The following documents were generated in trying to determine the name of an illegitimate child’s father and ensuring that the child and mother were provided for by the father. Illegitimacy and bastardry cases generated a range of documents, including Bastardry Examinations, Bastardry Warrants and Summons, Bastardry Orders, Maintenance Orders and Bastardry Bonds. Documents of all these types are represented in the Shelf Bastardry file, but some cases generated more papers than others, and some of the cases are represented by only one document. Note that these records have been digitised and are available at Ancestry.com WYAS Calderdale, MISC:347/3

Ref Date Mother's name Township Father's name Township Child

1 1726 Sarah FARRAH Shelf Thomas SMITH Clayton Born 3 yrs ago

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2 1731 Ellen EMSALL Shelf Isaac HUDSON Allerton and Wilsden Female

3 1737 Diana JAGGER Shelf Male

4 1736 Hannah TEMPEST Shelf John PETTY Shelf Yet Unborn

5 1742 Grace LANCASTER Bradford Yet Unborn

6 1745 Elizabeth SMITH Shelf Benjamin CLIFFORD Shelf Yet Unborn

7 1747 Susannah STEAD Shelf Benjamin CLIFFORD Female

8 1748 Susannah STEAD Shelf Benjamin CLIFFORD Shelf

9 1752 Sarah HANSON Shelf Edmond BARRONCLOUGH Murfield Male (Barraclough?, Mirfield?)

10 1753 Hannah HOULDSWORTH Northowram Yet Unborn

11 1755 Sarah HANSON Shelf David FEARNSIDE Shelf Female

12 1758 Grace CLIFFORD Shelf North Bierley? Yet Unborn

13 1762 Mary SURRIDGE Shelf Gilbert GRAY Northowram Male (Surrage?)

14 1782 Martha LAYCOCK Shelf James TETLEY Horton Yet Unborn

15 1784 Martha SMITH Shelf David WALTON Northowram Female

16 1789 Sarah WOODHEAD Shelf Isaac CROSSLEY Shelf Male, 7 wks ago

17 1790 Eleanor LAYCOCK Shelf Joseph BRADSHAW Clayton Male, husband went to Gibraltar 3 yrs ago

18 1791 Esther TERRY Shelf John SHARP Late of Northowram Male (two copies of this document)

19 1794 Mary ROBINSON Shelf Squire FOX Horton Male

20 1794 Sarah WALKER Shelf John SUTCLIFFE Shelf Male, parents now married

21 1794 Sarah SYKES Shelf George LAWSON Farnley in Leeds Female

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22 1796 Sarah WOODHEAD Shelf Joshua WILKINSON North Bierley Female

23 1796 Hannah BARRETT Shelf James SHAW Warley Female, husband out of the country 9 yrs

24 1797 Faith TEMPEST Shelf John PICKARD North Bierley Female

25 1800 Martha BOTTOMLEY Shelf James MURGATROYD Shelf Female

26 1800 Esther HOLROYD Shelf William STEPHENSON Bowling Female

27 1800 Mary WALKER Shelf Charles WHEATER North Bierley Female

28 1810 Martha WALKER Shelf William SMITH North Bierley

29 1811 Grace WOOD Shelf John LIGHTOWLER Shelf Male

30 1811 Hannah PETTY Shelf John HAINSWORTH Shelf Female

31 1812 Lydia PETTY Shelf John HOLDSWORTH Shelf Female

NORTHEND (NEE 32 1812 Mary PETTY) Shelf John BATEMAN Soldier abroad Male

33 1813 Hannah TERRY Shelf John PARISH Shelf Male, born 8 wks ago

34 N.D. Sums, “Expence of Lightowlers”

35 1814 Betty HOLROYD Shelf John LIGHTOWLERS Northowram Male, born 5 wks ago

36 1814 Betty HOLROYD Shelf John LIGHTOWLERS Northowram Male, born 5 wks ago

37 1814 Hannah PETTITT Shelf Samuel LISTER Shelf Yet Unborn (Petty?)

38 1814 Hannah PETTY Shelf Samuel LISTER Shelf Yet Unborn

39 1814 Hannah PETTIT Shelf Samuel LISTER Shelf Female, born 5 wks ago (Petty?)

40 1815 Order to Samuel Appleyard of Shelf to pay seven shillings composition money to the Surveyor of the Highways (Joseph Lister)

41 1815 Esther ASHWORTH Shelf John CROSSLAND North Bierley Female, born 3 wks ago

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WRIGHT (NEE 42 1818 Martha NORTHEND) Shelf James WRIGHT North Bierley Male, born 65 wks ago, parents now married

Female, born 6 wks ago (two copies of this 43 1815 Nancy BROOK Shelf Samuel HOLMES Shelf document)

44 1826 Amelia PETTY Shelf Joseph STEAD Shelf Male, born 5 wks ago

45 1816 Sarah SMITH Shelf John MARTIN Wadsworth Male, born 3 wks ago

46 1816 Rebecca TERRY Shelf William FIRTH Shelf Male, born 6 yrs 10 wks ago

47 1816 Rebecca TERRY Shelf William FIRTH Shelf Male, born 2 yrs 10 wks ago

48 1816 Sarah SMITH Shelf John MARTIN Wadsworth Male, born 3 wks ago

49 1816 Sarah JAGGER Shelf William BATEMAN Shelf Male, born 10 wks ago

50 1816 Sarah JAGGER Shelf William BATEMAN Shelf Male, born 10 wks ago

51 1817 Mary HANSON Shelf Joshua THORPE Shelf Male, born 8 wks ago

52 1817 Hannah HIRST Shelf Jonathan WOOD North Bierley Female, born 8 wks ago

53 1817 Hannah HIRST Shelf Jonathan WOOD North Bierley Female, born 8 wks ago

54 1817 Hannah HIRST Shelf Jonathan WOOD North Bierley Female, born 8 wks ago

55 1817 Betty SMITH Shelf James HUDSON Huddersfield Female, born 14 wks ago

56 1817 Betty SMITH Shelf James HUDSON Huddersfield Female, born 14 wks ago

57 1817 Hannah TERRY Shelf John NICHOLL Shelf Female, born 33 weeks ago

58 1817 Hannah TERRY Shelf John NICHOLL Shelf Female

59 1818 Sarah PETTY Shelf David HOLDSWORTH North Bierley Male, born 13 wks ago

60 1818 Mary WOOD Shelf Richard SUTCLIFFE Northowram Female, born 10 wks ago

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61 1818 Mary WOOD Shelf Richard SUTCLIFFE Northowram Female, born 10 wks ago

62 1818 Grace BROOKE Shelf Isaac BROOKE Clayton Male, born 6 wks ago

63 1818 Mary BATEMAN Shelf Bethel MOORE Northowram Yet Unborn

64 1819 Mary BATEMAN Shelf Bethel MOORE Northowram Male, born 6 wks ago

65 1818 Martha PETTY Shelf Adam WILKINSON Shelf Female, born 5 wks ago

66 1819 Tamer JAGGER Shelf Isaac WOOD Shelf Female, born 6 wks ago (Tamar?)

67 1819 Tamer JAGGER Shelf Isaac WOOD Shelf Female, born 6 wks ago (Tamar?)

68 1819 Hannah HELLEWELL Shelf Samuel BATEMAN North Bierley Male?

69 1819 Martha BRIGG Shelf Thomas HOLDEN Shelf Female, born 6 wks ago

70 1819 Martha SURRIDGE Shelf William WOOD Bradford Male, born 4 weeks ago (Surrage?)

71 1819 Martha SURRIDGE Shelf William WOOD Bradford Male, born 4 weeks ago (Surrage?)

72 1819 Mary SHOESMITH Shelf John WOOD Shelf Female, born 6 wks ago

73 1820 Hannah TERRY Shelf John WOOD North Bierley Male?, born 17 wks ago

74 1819 Grace HANSEN Shelf John WILSON Huddersfield Yet Unborn (Hanson?)

75 1821 Mary BREWER Shelf Richard STRINGER North Bierley Female, born 16 wks ago

76 1820 Elizabeth LEE Shelf William CRABTREE Shelf Male, born 6 wks ago

77 1820 Elizabeth LEE Shelf William CRABTREE Shelf Male, born 6 wks ago

78 1820 Maria MILLS Shelf Robert WHITAKER Horton Yet Unborn

Hipperholme and 79 1820 Hannah BROOKE Shelf Joseph MEDLEY Brighouse Male, born 5 wks ago

80 1820 Hannah BROOKE Shelf Joseph MEDLEY Male, born 5 wks ago Hipperholme and

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81 1820 Mary BREWER Wyke Richard STRINGER North Bierley Yet Unborn

82 1820 Martha PRIESTLEY Shelf John TETLEY Drighlingten Female, born 7 wks ago (Drighlington?)

83 1820 Martha PRIESTLEY Shelf John TETLEY Drighlington Female, born 7 wks ago

84 1820 Martha BRIGG Shelf Thomas HOLDEN Shelf Male, born 4 wks ago

85 1820 Martha BRIGG Shelf Thomas HOLDEN Shelf Male, born 4 wks ago

86 1820 Hannah BROOKE Shelf Edward WARBURTON Horton Yet Unborn

87 1820 Martha PRIESTLEY Shelf John TETLEY Drighlington Yet Unborn

88 1820 Maria MILNES Shelf Robert WHITAKER Horton Female, born 4 wks ago

89 1820 Maria MILNES Shelf Robert WHITAKER Horton Female, born 4 wks ago

90 1821 Esther ASHWORTH Shelf John CROSLAND Shelf Male, born 4 wks ago

91 1821 Esther ASHWORTH Shelf John CROSLAND Shelf Male, born 4 wks ago

Hipperholme cum 92 1821 Mary WOODHEAD Shelf Francis WOODHEAD Brighouse Yet unborn

93 1821 Hannah BROOKE Shelf Edward WARBURTON Horton Female, born 8 wks ago

94 1821 Hannah BROOKE Shelf Edward WARBURTON Horton Female, born 8 wks ago

Hipperholme cum 95 1821 Mary BARRACLOUGH Shelf Elijah LEE Brighouse Male, born 4 wks ago

96 1821 Betty THORP Shelf Joseph JAGGER Shelf Male, born 5 wks ago

97 1822 Mary STEAD Shelf William SUTCLIFFE Northowram Female, born 4 wks ago

98 1821 Betty THORP Shelf Joseph JAGGER Shelf Yet Unborn

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99 1821 Ann HOLMES Shelf Joseph LISTER Shelf Yet Unborn

100 1822 Mary JAGGER Shelf Bethel MOORE Northowram Male, born 5 wks ago

Mary Holroyd, witness to the birth of a 101 1823 Martha PRIESTLEY Shelf female to Martha Priestley

102 1823 Martha PRIESTLEY Shelf John TETLOW Drighlington

103 1823 Martha PRIESTLEY Shelf John TETLOW Drighlington Female, born 6 wks ago

104 1824 Nancy BROOKE Shelf John WOLFENDEN Shitland, Lancaster Male, born 184 weeks ago

105 1824 Nancy BROOKE Shelf John WOLFENDEN Shitland, Lancaster Male, born 184 weeks ago

106 1824 Nancy BROOKE Shelf John WOLFENDEN Shitland, Lancaster Male, born 184 weeks ago

107 1824 Nancy BROOKE Shelf John WOLFENDEN Shitland, Lancaster Male, born 184 weeks ago

108 1824 Mary MILNES Shelf William BEST North Bierley Male, born 4 wks ago

109 1824 Mary MILNES Shelf William BEST North Bierley Male, born 4 wks ago

110 1824 Hannah JAGGER Shelf Richard SUTCLIFFE North Bierley

111 1825 Nancy WHITAKER Shelf William PEARSON Shelf Yet Unborn

112 1825 Hannah ROBINSON Shelf Samuel HANSON Shelf Female, born 5 wks ago

113 1825 Hannah ROBINSON Shelf Samuel HANSON Shelf

Apprenticeship Indentures (1701-1828) The Overseer of the Poor of Shelf often placed orphans and ‘poor children’ into apprenticeships. These apprentices were taken into a variety of trades and almost all seem to have stayed in the village although siblings were split up. In some cases it may be that a member of the child’s family apprenticed them. The apprenticeships usually ended when the child reached the age of 24 (or the age of 21 for girls, and for boys after 1768). There are 145 surviving apprenticeship indentures dating from 1701 to 1828. A surprising number of the surviving indentures do not specify what trade the apprentice was to learn, provided it was “some honest and lawful calling” and it may be the case that many children were used as household servants. The master was required to “find, provide for, and allow unto his said Apprentice, sufficient wholesome and competent Meat, Drink, Washing, Lodging, Apparel, and all other Necessaries.” The indentures were usually written on a standard printed form, but some of the forms

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Ref Date Apprentice Forename Location Master Forename Location Trade/Notes 1 1701 WEAVERSLEY John Shelf APPLEYARD Samuel Shelf Father: Robert Weaversley, Wool comber 2 1717 WEAVERSLEY John Shelf BRAY Antony Quarmby Father: Rober Weaversley, Clotheir Father: Robert Weaversley, Wosted combing and 3 1721 WEAVERSLEY Robert Shelf KITSON Thomas Northowram shalloon weaving 4 1722 SCOTT Steven Harden HANSON Joseph Shelf Tanner 5 1730 TEMPEST Samuel Shelf WALKER William Reevey Formerly Michael Stocks Shelf was the master 6 1729 HUDSON Grace Shelf HUDSON Jacob Clayton Weaving, Grace niece of Jacob Hudson 7 1739 LONGBOTTOM William Southowram MILNS Joseph Northowram Father: Joseph Longbottom, Shalloon weaver 8 17?? MILNS James Shelf FOSTER Abraham Shelf 9 1730 WOODHEAD Joseph Shelf HOLMES Richard Leeds Clotheir 10 1730 TEMPEST Samuel Shelf STOCKS Michael Shelf 11 1731 PARKER Andrew Shelf SUTCLIFFE Samuel Illegible Illegible 12 1734 CLIFFORD Thomas Shelf WALKER William Birstall Weaving? 13 1717 WEAVERSLEY Robert Shelf BRAY Anthony Quarmby Father: Robert Weaversley, Kersey Clotheir Father: John Scott, Knitting, sewing, carding and 14 1737 SCOTT Hannah Shelf WILD Anthony Shelf spinning 15 1738 JOWETT Ann Clayton BENN Matthew Shelf Mother: Hannah Jowett 16 1740 BARTLET John Shelf BEST Richard Shelf 17 1740 PARKER Hannah Shelf SMITH John Shelf Shalloon weaver 18 1740 BARTLET John Shelf SWAIN Thomas Shelf 19 1740 PARKER Rachel Shelf MORTIMER John Shelf 20 1740 PARKER Sarah Shelf RAWLIN Francis Shelf 21 1740 BARTLET James Shelf BROOKSBANK James Shelf 22 1741 PRIESTLEY George Shelf PRIESTLEY James Shelf George Priestley otherwise Howroyd 23 1742 SUTCLIFFE John Shelf TERRY John Shelf 24 1742 SUTCLIFFE Nathaniel Shelf NORTHEND Joseph Shelf

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25 1746 STEAD Hannah Shelf FAWCIT Sara Shelf 26 1748 JAGGER Charles Halifax BENN Benjamin Clayton Weaver 27 1754 JAGGER Ursula Shelf WOODHEAD Isaac Shelf 28 1752 WALKER Richard WOODHEAD William 29 1752 SMITHES Hannah Shelf GARNET John Tongue Tong? Mother: Mercy Fearnside, Shoemaker or 30 1753 FEARNSIDE Job CROSSLEY John Northowram cordwainer 31 1757 BROOK Charles Shelf SUGDEN John Shelf 32 1753 SMITHES Aran Shelf GARNET James Pudsey Making Cloth 33 1759 BURROW Joseph Shelf CROWTHER John Shelf 34 1762 SMITH Martha Shelf STOCKS John Shelf 35 1762 GRAY William Shelf HAIGH Samuel Shelf 36 1765 PRIESTLEY Moses Shelf STOCKS Joseph Shelf 37 1766 SIRRIG Tamor Shelf STARKEY Samuel Shelf Surname = Surrage? 38 1768 SUGDEN John Shelf SUGDEN John Shelf 39 1768 GRAY Matty Shelf TEMPEST Abraham Shelf 40 1768 GRAY Molly Shelf WADDINGTON Richard Shelf 41 1768 SMITH Susannah Shelf PETTY John Shelf 42 1768 SURRAGE Nancy Shelf MORTIMER Richard Shelf 43 1768 GRAY John Shelf NORTHEND Joseph Shelf 44 1768 GRAY Ann Shelf MEDLY William Shelf 45 1769 HOWROYD Peggy Shelf TERRY William Shelf 46 1770 LAYCOCK John Shelf KELLETT Moses Shelf 47 1770 LAYCOCK Joseph Shelf THORNTON William Shelf 48 1772 GRAY Matty Shelf WOMERSLEY George Shelf Transfer of Apprenticeship 49 1773 SMITH Nancy Shelf MORTIMER William Shelf 50 1773 LAYCOCK John Shelf HAIGH James Shelf 51 1773 ROBINSON Joseph Shelf MORTIMER William Shelf 52 1773 SMITH John Shelf OXLEY William Shelf 53 1774 MILLNS Jeremiah Shelf HOBSON John Shelf

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54 1778 TEMPEST Samuel Shelf GUDEON? Henry Shelf 55 1775 SHARP William Shelf STOCKS John Shelf 56 1779 BROOK Thomas Shelf HOBSON Thomas Halifax Father: Jonathan Brook, Nail maker 57 1781 WOODHEAD Mally Shelf POLLARD John Shelf 58 1781 WOODHEAD Titus Shelf KEIGHLEY William Shelf 59 1781 WOOD James Shelf GREENWOOD John Shelf 60 1781 HALL Hannah Shelf CROWTHER John Shelf 61 1782 WOODHEAD James Shelf KEIGHLEY Joshua Shelf 62 1782 WOODHEAD Martha Shelf WOODHEAD Joseph Shelf 63 1782 GRAY Betty Shelf AKEROYD Samuel Shelf 64 1782 BROOKE Thomas Shelf PETTY John Shelf 65 1782 DEWHIRST Nancy Shelf OATES Matthew Shelf 66 1784 BROOKE Jabez Shelf FIRTH John Shelf 67 1785 NORTHEND David Shelf WOODHEAD William Shelf 68 1786 PETTY John Shelf APPLEYARD John Shelf 69 1786 WOODHEAD William Shelf STOCKS Joseph Shelf 70 1786 TEMPEST William Shelf WOOLER John Shelf 1 1786 TEMPEST Isaac Shelf WOODHEAD William Shelf 2 1786 WOOD Sarah Shelf HOLDEN Jonas Shelf 3 1787 WOOD Sarah Shelf MILNS John Shelf Sarah Wood aged 9 years and 6 months 4 1787 FIRTH Mary Shelf HOLDSWORTH William Shelf 5 1788 TEMPEST Mary Shelf HOLDEN Jonas Shelf 6 1788 OXLEY Samuel Shelf SUGDEN John Shelf Samuel Oxley aged 8 years and 1 months 7 1788 TEMPEST William Shelf HOLMES Joshua Shelf William Tempest aged 10 years 8 1788 FIRTH Sarah Shelf ELLIS Samuel Shelf Sarah Poplin or Firth aged 17 years and 7 months 9 1788 FEARNSIDE Hannah Shelf AMBLER John Shelf Hannah Fearnside aged 11 years and 1 month 10 1789 WOODHEAD Martha Shelf TERRY Joseph Shelf Martha Woodhead aged 10 years and 5 months 11 1789 WOODHEAD John Shelf STONEHOUSE John Shelf John Woodhead aged 8 years and 3 months 12 1789 WOODHEAD Joseph Shelf ANDERTON Matthew Shelf Joseph Woodhead aged 12 years and 8 months 13 1790 WOODHEAD Esther Shelf GILL Thomas Shelf Farmer, Esther Woodhead near 13 years old

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14 1790 WOODHEAD Thomas Shelf HAIGH James Shelf Farmer, Thomas Woodhead near 11 years old Farmer, Matthew Woodhead aged 8 years and 3 15 1790 WOODHEAD Matthew Shelf MEDLEY John Shelf months 16 1790 TEMPEST Samuel Shelf NORTHEND Joseph Shelf Farmer, Samuel Tempest aged 12 years 8 months 17 1790 BROOK Samuel Shelf WHITAKER Thomas Shelf 18 1790 TEMPEST William Shelf BEDFORD Joshua Shelf 19 1790 LAYCOCK Isaac Shelf LISTER Joseph Shelf 20 1791 MILNES John Shelf BARRACLOUGH William Shelf 21 1791 PATCHETT Hannah Shelf PEARSON John Shelf 22 1792 PATCHETT Sally Shelf ROBINSON Jonas Shelf Will be discharged if afflicted with "fitts" 23 1793 MILLNS Joseph Shelf WILSON Samuel Shelf 24 1793 PETTY George Shelf STOCKWELL Charles Shelf 25 1793 FIRTH Sarah Shelf MOORE Abraham Shelf 26 1794 FIRTH Mary Shelf BARK Richard Shelf 27 1794 PRIESTLEY John Shelf HOBSON John Shelf 28 1794 PRIESTLEY Hannah Shelf FIELD Jeremiah Shelf 29 1795 PATCHET John Shelf WILKINSON Evan Shelf 30 1795 TERRY Joseph Shelf TERRY William Shelf 31 1796 MILNS Ann Shelf SMITH James Shelf 32 1796 TEMPEST Martha Shelf BOTTOMLEY James Shelf 33 1796 WALKER Samuel Shelf HARDY John Shelf 34 1796 BROOKE Susannah Shelf STEAD Joseph Shelf 35 1797 PRIESTLEY James Shelf STOCKS Reuben Shelf 36 1797 TERRY William Shelf WOODHEAD Joseph Shelf Halifax 37 1798 HOLSTEAD William Parish BLAND William Halifax Parish Father: Henry Holstead, Cordwainer 38 1798 WOODHEAD Joseph Shelf WOODHEAD Joseph Shelf Collier and farmer 39 1799 PRIESTLEY Martha Shelf PEARSON William Shelf 40 1799 BENTLEY John Shelf WHITLEY Thomas Shelf Great 41 179- KELLITT William Horton RILEY William Great Horton Cordwainer

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42 1800 ROBINSON David Shelf GARFORTH Joseph Shelf 43 1800 WOOD Hannah Shelf WOODHEAD John Shelf 44 1800 WOOD Hannah Shelf BRIGG John Shelf 45 1800 WOOD Joseph Shelf LEE John Shelf 46 1800 MILNES Joseph Shelf POLLARD John Shelf 47 1807 BROOK Abraham Shelf BLAND William Shelf 48 1807 PRIESTLEY Martha Shelf AYDON Samuel Shelf 49 1801 HODGSON Richard Hipperholme HAIGH John Shelf Father: Richard Hodgson, Cordwainer 50 1801 SYKES Sarah Shelf HARDAKER John Shelf 51 1801 TERRY Thomas Shelf ARMITAGE William Shelf Cardman 52 1803 BROOKE Hannah Shelf ELWELL Sarah Shelf 53 1804 BROOK Hannah Shelf HORSFALL John Clayton 54 1804 SETTLE William Shelf BATES Samuel 55 1804 WHITAKER Abraham Shelf BARTLE John Shelf 56 1807 WHITAKER Nancy Shelf WOODHEAD Peter Shelf Nancy Whitaker aged 8 years and 11 months 57 1807 BARRETT Mary Shelf HAIGH John Shelf 58 1807 WADSWORTH John Shelf SUGDEN Joseph Shelf John Wadsworth aged 14 years and 10 months 59 1808 BROOK Ruth Shelf HORSFALL John Shelf 60 1811 SMITH Hannah Shelf APPLEYARD John Shelf Farmer 61 1811 SMITH George Shelf BATES Joshua Shelf 62 1811 PINDER Joseph Shelf SHAW John Shelf 63 1812 SMITH John Shelf SUTCLIFFE Henry Shelf Farmer, John Smith aged 14 years and 9 months Iron Founder, Sarah Brook aged 8 years and 6 64 1812 BROOK Sarah Shelf ELWELL William Shelf months Widow, George Smith aged 10 years and 10 65 1813 SMITH George Shelf BATES Ellen Shelf months Coal miner, Thomas Smith aged 7 years and 4 66 1813 SMITH Thomas Shelf HAMSHINE John Thornhill months Coal miner, William Kellett aged 7 years and 5 67 1814 KELLETT William Shelf RHODES William North Bierley months 68 1815 PETTIT John Shelf PETTIT Richard Shelf John Pettit aged 8 years

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69 1819 SURRIDGE John Shelf TOWN Thomas Shelf Farmer, John Surridge aged 12 years and 4 months 70 1822 FIRTH Alice Shelf BURKEY John Oldham, Lanc Cotton weaver, Alice Firth aged 9 years Mother: Mary Brooke, Weaver, Samuel Brooke 71 1820 BROOKE Samuel Shelf BROOKE Jonathan Wibsey aged 13 years and 10 months Flag mason?, John Brewer aged 11 years and 5 72 1826 BREWER John Shelf KERSHAW Samuel Hipperholme months Inn Keeper, Joseph Bateman aged 14 years and 2 73 1826 BATEMAN Joseph Shelf LISTER William Shelf months 74 1828 BROOKE Richard Shelf MURGATROYD James Shelf Farmer, Richard Brooke aged 10 years Farmer, Samuel Terry aged 14 years and 11 75 1828 TERRY Samuel Shelf TERRY Joseph Shelf months

Poor Rate Assessments and Others (1738-1819) The Overseer of the Poor levied a poor rate on the annual value of land and buildings which was used to relieve the “impotent Poor” (the old, sick and small children) to apprentice poor children and to set the unemployed to work. Note that these records have been digitised and are available at Ancestry.com WYAS Calderdale, MISC:347/5

Item Description Date 1 Churchwarden’s’s assessment of Jonas Woodhead 1736 2 Overseer’s assessment of Jonas Woodhead for the first half of the year 1738 3 Overseer’s assessment of John Mortimer for the first half of the year 1739 4 Overseer’s assessment of Jos Stead 1762 5 Order of the Quarter Sessions upon the appeal of Charles Stockwell, Samuel Appleyard, Joshua Pearson and Thomas Harrison [Overseer’s] 17th July [1817?] against the Rate or Assessment for the Relief of the Poor of Shelf dated 4th July 1816 that the rate be quashed and that a new rate be made 57 Geo. III in accordance with the Valuation of the township by Edward Wilby of Dewsbury 6 Order that the Valuation of Shelf by Edward Wilby of Dewsbury be confirmed and that the (above) Overseer’s pay the fees associated with 7th July [1817?] the case 57 Geo. III 7 Duplicate copy of the above (no. 6)

Warrants for distress of goods (1743-1821) If the poor or church rates were unpaid the Township could take action to seize goods to the value of the unpaid rate. WYAS Calderdale, MISC:347/6

Item Description Date 1 Warrant for distress of goods against John Sugden and Mary Mortimer for non payment of the poor rate 20 April 1743

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2 Warrant for distress of goods against John Sugden for non payment of the poor rate 28 October 1789 3 Draft notice to Aydon & Co (Aydon and Elwell?) for payment of the poor rate 10 August 1810 4 Warrant for distress of goods against Jabez Butterworth for non payment of the poor rate 11 December 1819 5 Warrant for distress of goods against Stephen Fawcett for non payment of the church rate 24 August 1820 6 Warrant for distress of goods against Richard Petty for non payment of the church rate 24 August 1820 7 Warrant for distress of goods against Samuel Aydon and William Elwell for non payment of the poor rate 17 February 1821

Overseer’s Correspondence (1780-1822) Some of the more interesting letters have been transcribed in full. WYAS Calderdale, MISC:347/7

Item Description Date 1 Letter from John Benn of London to the Churchwarden’s and Overseer’s of Shelf stating that he will pay all the expenses of the illegitimate 11 August 1780 child to be born to Elizabeth Olley 2 Letter from Abraham Besswick, schoolmaster of Oldham, and James Jackson. 8 April 1788 Regarding William Milnes, son of Elizabeth Craven, who was apprentice to Edward Ratcliffe of Oldham to learn the business of fustian weaving for the term of seven years. Demands the payment of a guinea according to the terms of the apprenticeship indenture for ending the apprenticeship early. 3 Letter from John Hardy of Bradford to James Haigh of Shelf stating the outcome of a case against Haigh 13 May 1790 4 Request for rent money from an unidentified correspondent in Leeds February 1794 5 Letter from of David Stonham of Rye in Sussex to Joseph Laycock Overseer of the Poor of Shelf concerning widow Mary Rawlin and her young 16 January 1801 son now resident in Rye requesting for her to be paid an allowance 6 Letter from of David Stonham of Rye in Sussex to the Churchwarden’s and Overseer’s of the Poor of Shelf concerning widow Mary Rawlin 24 December 1801 and her young son now resident in Rye whose allowance has been suspended Extract: “your allowance is the principal part of her certain weekly income – as she has nothing else except what she receives from the daily Charity of her relatives – & sometimes from the Labour of her hands occasionally as she may be able to do any thing – perhaps not two days in a week is there any employ that she from weakness of body is capable of doing – she being a remarkable weakly person ab[ou]t 50 years of age – 6 feet high within ab[ou]t an inch or thereabouts & unusually slender withal – together with her bodily infirmities – renders her less capable of labour than persons of more diminutive stature.” 7 Notice to Charles Knowlton, clerk, Michael Stocks, esquire and the Churchwarden’s and Overseer’s of the Poor of Shelf that Abraham 23 December 1812 Dearden would appeal against an order to maintain the female bastard child born on the body of Mary Murgatroyd 8 Request for help from Eleanor Mills of Hunslet 9 March 1805 Transcript: “Sir, I think it my duty to acquaint [you] of my present situation that my circumstances requires your immediate attention and therefore would have you come over directly that you may have an opportunity of taking the man to whom I am pregnant. I am sorry to have it to communicate but Hunslet says they will take me to you with an order next week. I leave it to your judgement to determine what will be best to be done after the receipt of this. My husband Wm Mills is alive Hunslet has received a Letter from the War Office specifying his Life. I

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believe I want about Ten week of my Time. My son Thos Mills has come to a misfortune by Fire and is in the Infirmary. I am your humble poor Eleanor Mills.” 9 Letter from William Brown, stay maker of 26 Church Street in Manchester to John Anderson of Low Shelf for the attention of the Overseer of 23 April 1805 the Poor of Shelf regarding Mary Woodhead who is lodging at his house and is in need of relief and dangerously ill Transcript: “Gentlemen, about 9 weeks since Mary Woodhead came to my house for lodgings saying she would go home (meaning to Shelf) in a day or two if she got better, she grew worse, about 4 weeks since I wrote to you but have had no ans[we]r. I have applied to this town for relief but they advise me to write again, if I have no answer to this I must apply to the Magistrates for her to be removed by a pass order. I am a poor man [and] have supported [her] above a month with meat, washing, lodging & attendance and am reduced so as to be obliged to have relief [myself] if it is continued any longer. Our officer says she shall be removed if this is not answered ‘tho she is not able to walk across the room. If she dies in the removal the fault is yours. The Infirmary physicians say removing is death to her. I cannot keep her. I am in years [and with] an infirm wife [and] 2 children under 7 yrs.” 10 Letter from Shelf Iron Works to Andrew Coffey regarding the supply of iron pipes 28 February 1810 Transcript: “Andrew Coffey Esq, Sir, we are sorry you should sustain any inconvenience for want of the pipes. Owing to the breakage of one of our blast Engines we were under the necessity of blowing out one of our Furnaces & our workmen being refractory (which is general in the trade) prevented our proceedings with them to the extent we wished in addition to the former price agreed upon being for the heavy soils of pipes &c very [missing word] is not sufficient to pay the [missing words] the additional expense for making the highest soul(?) as to make them equal to the present price of pig Iron especially as they are not made might lighter than formerly. We shall be extremely happy to continue the connection & can furnish you with any quantity up to 20 tons per week if required if you will allow us the prices below stated & which is only equal to the present price of Pig Iron when the additional expense of manufacturing & other increased expenses are deducted. We shall ever study to furnish you in the list manner & will guarantee our work to be perfect. We are Sir, your most ob[edien]t h[um]bl[e] ser[van]ts. Pipes above 5 Inches in diam[ete]r delievered to Liverpool at 12/10s Dr your express(?) parcel to be paid for by our [illegible] upon you payable in London 2 mo[nths] [after] the date of delivery. Pipes 5 Inches & down to 2 In[che]s [illegible] at 13/- [illegible] delivered & paid for as above.” 11 Letter from William Frobisher of Halifax to Mr Hardacre, Overseer of the Poor of Shelf, at Northowram requesting the repayment of a loan 5 January 1811 Transcript: “Sir, as you have very much extended the time you asked when I assisted you with the £100 – this is now to request you will forthwith pay the same to – your h[um]ble serv[an]t Wm Frobisher” 12 Letter from William Frobisher of Halifax to Peter Woodhead of Shelf, at Northowram requesting the repayment of a loan 5 January 1811 Transcript: “Sir, you will have the goodness to make good the pay[men]t of the £100 lent you in Sep[tembe]r last for a month – your h[um]ble serv[an]t Wm Frobisher” 13 Letter from William Frobisher of Halifax to Mr Hardacre, Overseer of the Poor of Shelf, at Northowram requesting the repayment of a loan 14 January 1811 Transcript: “Sir, as you have disregarded my last letter I write again to say that I shall expect payment to be made of the amount lent you in Sep[tembe]r last, on Saturday next, and that no further indulgence will be granted by – your h[um]ble serv[an]t Wm Frobisher” 14 Letter from William Frobisher of Halifax to John Pollard near Shelf Iron Works, at Northowram regarding money owed to him 14 January 1811 Transcript: “Sir, I have already wrote to Mr Woodhead & Hardacre & have been at the house of the latter once, but cannot yet obtain payment of the amount lent in Sep[tembe]r last for a month, on their and your note, then you will be pleased to remark that on Saturday

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next the 19 Instant I shall expect payment to be made, for any further indulgence will not be granted by – your h[um]ble serv[an]t Wm Frobisher” 15 Letter from Milnes and Leatham of Wakefield to Samuel Asquith collector of taxes for Shelf requesting the payment of money 21 June 1811 16 Letter from Milnes and Leatham of Wakefield to Samuel Asquith collector of taxes for Shelf requesting the payment of money 20 July 1811 17 Letter from Dan Brooks to John Hardaker, Overseer of the Poor of Shelf, near the Duke William Inn requesting to delay payment of a sum of n.d. (19th cent) money 18 Letter from Thomas Wood of Ockbrook near Derby to Charles Stockwell Overseer of the Poor of Shelf regarding payment of money to 25 April 1815 Martha Walker and requesting that the money can be paid to John Walker of Pudsey, with receipt on the reverse written by John Walker of Lane End in Fulneck 19 Letter written by Thomas Wood of Ockbrook near Derby to be carried by John Walker requesting the payment of an allowance due to 11 November 1815 Martha Walker to be paid to John Walker 20 Letter from J Woodhead to Jonas Booth requesting the payment of wages for callicoes woven at Shelf due to Ann Petty, for 14 pieces at 1/9 29 April 1819 = £1 4s 8d 21 Letter from J Woodhead of Wade House to Jonas Booth requesting the payment of wages for weaving due to Sarah Firth to be paid to Ann 4 June 1819 Petty 22 Letter from John Smith of Hightown to Mr Woodhead regarding the payment of rent for Joseph Smith 10 May 1819 23 Letter from Joseph Lister of Shelf to Mr Smith regarding the rent of his tenant Smith which will be paid by the town of Shelf 3 May 1819 24 Copy letters from various correspondents regarding a legal case between Shelf and Horton townships over the settlement of Benjamin, 7 May 1819 – 13 second son of William Kellett late one of the book keepers to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Addressed to Joseph Woodhead of Wade May 1819 House, Shelf. 25 Letter from of John Hanson of Halifax to Mr Woodhead requesting a monthly allowance 2 June 1819 Transcript: “Mr Woodhead, my wife has this day departed and I beg you will have the goodness to allow me what you in your office can do, I have not one penney towards carr[y]ing her out. I ham in trouble affliction and disress. My Famely stands this I ham Lame and cannot work much having a Larg Ulser on the Sole of my Foot and I have 2 children that cannot do for themselves…be please to send the monthly allowance” 26 Letter from N Firth to Joseph Woodhead Overseer of Shelf requesting money for John Bentley 28 July 1819 Transcript: “Sir, I have visited John Bentley and he is in a pore state of health he is a [????] Fever and a another young woman beside him If [???] do what is needful to stop it” 27 Letter from John Wilkinson Overseer of North Bierley Workhouse to Joseph Woodhead Overseer of Shelf requesting help for John 25 May 1819 Bottomley’s wife who is on her deathbed Transcript: “Sir, Wm Bottomley apply’d to me on behald of his brother Jno Bottomley saying J Bottomley wife is now lying on her Death Bed & cannot do without present relief, have the Goodness to take their case into your serious consideration.” 28 Letter from William Nicholson of Bradford to Joseph Woodhead of Wade House regarding a court case with the township of Allerton 10 July 1819 29 Letter from Joseph Martin of Woodlesford to Mr Woodhead Overseer of Shelf regarding his late payment 16 October 1819 30 Letter from J Woodhead of Shelf to Jonas Booth requesting the payment of wages for callicoes woven at Shelf Workhouse to Ann Petty 1 July 1819 31 Receipt from Lytton(?) Dobson of Pudsey to Charles Stockwell Overseer of the Highways of Shelf for the purchase of lands owned by his 3 July 1822

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brother for widening Soaper Lane 32 Letter from Michael Stocks of Halifax to the Overseer’s of Shelf requesting payment to Mr Garlick, a surgeon, for medicine and attendance 11 October 1822 upon David Holmes 33 Letter from James Stancliffe to Mr Bentley regarding John Tillotson’s wife who wants to rent a house from Mr Bentley n.d. (18th cent) Transcript: “Mr Bentley, John Tillotson wife has been att me This day and says you will Lett her a house If we would acknowledge they belong to us and we do that to our charge by relieving them which we have often done this last year and must do again If need require”

Overseer’s Accounts (1734-1819) The Oversser’s Accounts record monthly pay or allowances to paupers, and occasional payments. The standard of record keeping varies. There are also a large number of small scraps of paper used as bills or for calculations. WYAS Calderdale, MISC:347/8/1 (1st bundle)

Item Description Date 1 Receipt for £20 from Frank Haigh for a Township assessment 28 February 1805 2 Fragment of a Township assessment 18th century 3 Overseer’s Accounts of Robert Fawcett 3 May 1736 4 Overseer’s Accounts 8 October 1734 5 Churchwarden’s Accounts of Jonas Woodhead 1735-1736 6 Memorandum that no more rents would be paid for any poor person unless six or more inhabitants give their consent 4 May 1740 7 Overseer’s Accounts 1748 8 Note regarding Grace Lancaster with accounts on the back January-July 1742 9 Fragment of Overseer’s Accounts (1 sheet) 1742 10 Receipt for drink and work done on the highways from Joseph Stead 20 November 1748 11 Receipt for stones and work done on the highways from Thomas Woodhead 4 November 1745 12 Accounts for James Tempest against David Mortimer and his wife, John Sugden and Martin Marshall (Wibsey vs. Shelf?) at County Court 1747-1749 and Quarter Sessions 13 Receipt for drink from Joseph Stead [Highways] 20 November 1748 14 Bill from Abraham Petty to William Greenwood 6 January 1749 15 Surveyor of the Highway’s Accounts of Richard Waddington 1749 16 Accounts of Abraham Petty 1750 17 Bill from Abraham Balme to the Township of Shelf for legal services against an order for the relief of Jonas Laycock 1750-1751 18 Accounts of William Greenwood concerning the removal of Jonas Laycock from Shelf to Northowram 1750 19 Overseer’s Accounts of John Smith 1761-1762 20 Receipt for rent for Jonathan Brook paid by John Stocks Overseer of Shelf 23 May 1761 21 Overseer’s Accounts of John Crowther 1763

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22 Receipt for John Stocks’ rent paid by John Petty (paper clipped to the below document although obviously not related to it) 22 May 1766 23 Overseer’s Accounts of John Smith 1764 24 Overseer’s Accounts of John Petty 1766-1767 25 Overseer’s Accounts (1 loose sheet) 1769 26 Overseer’s Accounts 1769-1770 27 Surveyor of the Highways Accounts 1770 28 Solicitors Bill from J Howarth to the Township of Shelf 1776-1777 29 Receipt for money received from James Haigh 10 October 1778 30 Surveyor of the Highways Accounts 25 October 1781 31 Surveyor of the Highways Accounts November 1782 32 Fragment of Overseer’s Accounts 1783-1784 33 Receipt for a payment for roadstones and wallstones (Highways) 14 October 1783 34 Fragment list of paupers 18th – 19th cent 35 Bill for work on the highways 1 May 1783 36 Overseer’s Accounts of James Haigh (serving for John Firth of Jakeroyd) – includes “Workhouse Expenses” (clothes & food) 1784 37 Doctors Bill from Thomas Garforth to John Firth Overseer of the Poor 30 April 1788 38 Fragment of Overseer’s Accounts (2 sheets) 1787 39 Bill for farming work done for Shelf and Allerton Townships (for the Workhouse) 13 June 1787 “Plowing & 1 Man to follow Harrowing & Leading ashes…Hacking & One Man Helping to Lead Ashes…Seed Oates” 40 Overseer’s Accounts of Joshua Keighley (inc. “Townsmeeting at Duke”; Sept 1787 “Docter Warborton bill for Tempist Child”) 1787 41 Overseer’s Accounts 1789 42 Receipt for some Overseer’s expenses 1788 43 Expenses of Shelf paupers at Clayton Workhouse 1789 44 Bill regarding Shelf paupers 7 December 1789 45 Bill from Overseer’s of Shelf to Clayton Township 1788-1789 46 Doctors Bill to Joseph Terry Overseer of Shelf for treatments for the Shelf paupers 1789 47 Receipt from Robert Webster for getting stones at Blackshaw Beck [Highways] 21 October 1789 48 Bill from Shelf to Clayton regarding ten paupers 1 March 1790 49 Expenses of Shelf paupers at the workhouse 1790 50 Bill for stones from Joshua Haigh to Jonas and John Booth [Highways] 9 May 1792 51 Receipt for the Shelf share of the expenses of Clayton workhouse 4 January 1790 52 Bill from John Hardy to James Haigh and William Terry for legal services 1789-1791 53 Bill from Joshua Haigh to William Wilkinson for stones [Highways] 1792 54 Expenses at Clough Houses [Building of the Workhouse] 4 April 1792 55 Expenses of Joshua Haigh [Building of the Workhouse] 7 April 1792

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56 Receipt for six new lights from Joshua Haigh to William Lawson 26 May 1792 57 Doctor’s Bill to Joshua Haigh Overseer of the Poor from John Firth 1792-1793 58 Note regarding the pay of Robert Whitacre of the 1st West Yorkshire Militia 1792-1793 59 Doctor’s Bill to the Overseer of the Poor from Nathan Firth 1787 60 Three receipts to Joshua Haigh Overseer of the Poor from John Hardy and Samuel Hailstone regarding John Hardy’s work 1792-1793 61 Doctor’s Bill to William Holdsworth Overseer of the Poor from J[ohn] Firth 1789-1790 62 Bill (Highways?) 1793 63 Receipt to James Haigh from John Hardy 17 July 1794 64 Receipt to Joshua Haigh from William Willcock for tax costs in a legal case 29 October 1790 65 Churchwarden’s’s Accounts 1795-1796 66 Doctor’s Bill to Joshua Haigh Overseer of the Poor from John Firth 1795-1796 67 Doctor’s Bill to the William Maud from Charles Tempest 1796 68 Bill for stones from William Wilkinson to Joshua Haigh [Highways] 1797 69 Surveyor of the Highways Accounts 1798 70 Bill from J Field 1799 71 Doctor’s Bill to the Overseer of the Poor from J J Warburton 1801 72 Bill from John Lee to John Northend for setting up Crispin Miln’s loom 9 June 1801 73 Bill from John Lee to John Northend for setting up James Settle’s loom 16 May 1800 74 Bill for money for Joshua Smith a substitute in the Militia and for a pauper called Thomas Bolton 21 April 1801 75 Bill to the Overseer’s of Shelf 1801-1802 76 Receipt for money due to Samuel Rawdon from Shelf Township 9 April 1802 77 Bill for legal services regarding the settlement of Whitaker 1802-1803 78 Expenses incurred at Bradford 3 May 1806 79 Bill from Allerton to Shelf for the maintenance of Jane Brook 1803-1804 80 Receipt from John Stansfield to Joseph Lister for book binding 26 July 1804 81 Bill from B Baildon to Laycock 1804 82 Bill from Joseph Garforth to the Overseer’s of Shelf 1804

WYAS Calderdale, MISC:347/8/2 (2nd bundle)

Item Description Date 1 Overseer’s Accounts 1806-1807 2 Bill from J Brogden to Shelf Township for legal services regarding the settlement of John Robinson 10 October 1805 3 Bill from Allerton with Wilsden to Shelf Township for the maintenance of Jane Brook 18 April 1805 4 Overseer’s Accounts (very faded) 1817

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5 Bill from John Pollard to the Overseer of Shelf 1807 6 Bill for legal services from Jas Wigglesworth of Halifax to Shelf Township regarding Bottomley’s settlement 10 August 1801 7 Bill from Aydon and Elwell to John Hardacre 1808-1809 8 Receipt for payment of tax 29 March 1809 9 Receipt for payment of tax 28 December 1808 10 Receipt for payment of tax 28 September 1808 11 Receipt for payment of tax 20 July 1808 12 Bill from the Overseer’s of Northowram to the Overseer’s of Shelf for pay due to the wives of James Holdsworth and John Jowett two 2 August 1810 substitutes serving in the Militia 13 Bill from Aydon and Elwell to John Hardacre 1809 14 Overseer’s Accounts July 1810 15 Bill for coal bought from Aydon and Elwell 1810 16 Bill from Aydon and Elwell to the Township of Shelf for Jakeroyd 1810 17 Bill from Aydon and Elwell to John Haracre 1809 18 Bill April 1810 19 Bill from John Sugden to John Hardaker for Benjamin Brook’s daughter 1810 20 Overseer’s Accounts May 1810 21 Bill July 1810 22 Bill June 1810 23 Surveyor of the Highway’s Accounts 1810? 24 Bill from the Overseer of Southowram to the Overseer of Shelf August 1810 25 Workhouse Accounts August 1810 26 Bill August 1810 27 Bill from N Firth to the Overseer of Shelf 12 September 1810 28 Overseer’s Accounts September 1810 29 Bill August 1811 30 Bill September 1811 31 Overseer’s Accounts November 1811 32 Note of sums paid at workhouse November 1811 33 Fragment of a Bill or Accounts 19th cent 34 Overseer’s Accounts November 1811 35 Overseer’s Accounts 1811-1812 36 Accounts of Charles Stockwell 1811-1812 37 Overseer’s Accounts December 1811 38 Bill December 1811

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39 Overseer’s Accounts February 1812 40 Bill January 1812 41 Bill February 1812 42 Bill (2 sheets) March 1812 43 Overseer’s Accounts April 1812 44 Bill April 1812 45 Workhouse Accounts 1812 46 Sums 1815 47 Bill from Roger Swire to the Overseer’s of Shelf 19 August 1815 48 Bill for property tax 1813 49 Sums paid by Charles Stockwell to paupers 1815 50 Overseer’s Accounts 1815 51 Bill from the Overseer’s of Shelf to the Overseer’s of Northowram for pay due to the children of Sarah Northend 1815 52 Sums paid by Charles Stockwell 1815 53 Sums 1815 54 Overseer’s Accounts 1815 55 Bill from Brogden & Nicholson to the Overseer of the Poor for legal work regarding the removal of Mary Brearley and her children from 1815-1816 Halifax to Shelf 56 Bill 17 October 1815 57 Bill from the Overseer of Clayton to the Overseer of Shelf 1815 58 Receipt 1815 59 Bill from the Overseer of Clayton to the Overseer of Shelf 1816 60 Sums 1815 61 Bill from the Overseer’s of Leeds to the Overseer’s of Shelf for poor money due to John Milns and Susannah Stead 1815 62 Sums of Charles Stockwell 1815 63 Bill from Joseph Garside to the Overseer’s of Shelf 1815 64 Receipt? October 1815 65 Medical Bill from N Firth to Charles Stockwell 23 November 1815 66 Overseer’s Accounts 1815 67 Bill from John Wood Junior to John Northing (Northend?) 1815 68 Bill from William Wilkinson to Joseph Lister for stones [Surveyor] 1815 69 Medical Bill from N Firth to Charles Stockwell 13 January 1816 70 Bill from the Overseer’s of Churwell to the Overseer’s of Shelf for money paid to Jeremia Bawdil 1815-1816 71 Bill from Joseph Garside to the Overseer’s of Shelf 8 April 1816 72 Medical Bill from N Firth to Charles Stockwell 1816

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73 Bill from William Moore to Charles Stockwell 1816 74 Note regarding some paupers 19th cent 75 Overseer’s Disbursements 1816 76 Minute of a meeting held at the Duke William Inn where it was agreed to pay a bill. Witnesses include North & Rogers. 22 September 1817 77 Legal expenses of Lewis Alexander for the Churchwarden’s and Overseer’s of Shelf regarding a dispute over the Poor Rate of Shelf. Charles 1817 Stockwell refused to pay – Mr Mitchell to value the farms concerned, then Mr Wilby appointed to conduct the valuation. 78 Bill from Edward Wilby of Dewsbury to the Churchwarden’s and Overseer’s of Shelf for conducting a Valuation of the Township. Includes 17 July 1817 24 days valuing and spade boys wages and expenses of a horse and self, and for calculating and writing a copy of the valuation. Total £ 69 3s 0d – paid in two instalments on 23rd July and 15th October. 79 Receipt from Lewis Alexander 7 February 1818 80 Accounts of Joseph Woodhead with Joseph Lister 1819 81 Legal Expenses Bill of Brogden & Nicholson to Joseph Woodhead and others Churchwarden’s and Overseer’s of Shelf in the case of 1819 Benjamin Kellett a pauper 82 Medical Bill from N Firth to Overseer’s of Shelf 1819 83 Bill from Thomas Bottomley to Joseph Woodhead 1819 84 Bill from William Bland to Joseph Woodhead 1819 85 Medical Bill from N Firth to Overseer’s of Shelf 1819 86 Bill from Thomas Bottomley to Joseph Woodhead 1819 87 Medical Bill from N Firth to Overseer’s of Shelf 1820 88 Receipt of money paid to William Smith by Charles Stockwell 1821 89 Bill from J Woodhead to Jonas Booth for Sarah Firth’s weaving to be paid to Ann Petty 1819 90 Medical Bill from N Firth to Overseer’s of Shelf 2 November 1819 91 Receipt of money paid to William Smith by Charles Stockwell for a load of dross 26 November 1821 92 Bill 1821-1822 93 Receipt of money paid to William Smith by Charles Stockwell for a load of dross 19th cent 94 Bill from William Hemmingway to Mr Stockwell 1821 95 Bill 19th cent 96 Bill from William Hodgson to Charles Stockwell for leading dross 1821 97 Bill from William Elwell 2 July(?) 1822 98 Receipt from John Appleyard to Charles Stockwell for rubble and leading 1821 99 Receipt from Thomas Asquith to Charles Stockwell 1822 100 Receipt from John Appleyard to Charles Stockwell for rubble and leading 1821-1822 101 Receipt from Edward Crabtree to Charles Stockwell 1822 102 Surveyor’s Accounts 1822 103 Bill from William Hemmingway to Charles Stockwell 1822

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104 Receipt from William Moore of Halifax to Charles Stockwell 16 November 1822 105 Order to raise make a rate, raise money and pay it at the Old Cock in Halifax to the High Constable 19 May 1827 106 Order to raise make a rate, raise money and pay it at the Old Cock in Halifax to the High Constable 20 August 1827 107 Order to raise make a rate, raise money and pay it at the Old Cock in Halifax to the High Constable 18 February 1828 108 Blank printed bill for money payable to the Overseer of Shelf Circa 1810 109 Fragment of an assessment 18th cent 110 Fragment of an assessment 18th cent 111 Sums 19th cent 112 Sums 19th cent 113 Sums 19th cent 114 Sums 19th cent 115 Sums 19th cent 116 Fragment of an assessment 18th cent 117 Sums 19th cent 118 Sums 19th cent 119 Sums 19th cent 120 Sums 19th cent 121 Sums paid to paupers 19th cent 122 Sums 19th cent 123 Fragment of an assessment (2 sheets) Mid 18th cent 124 Sums 19th cent 125 Sums 19th cent 126 Sums 1815 127 List of surnames 19th cent 128 Accounts? 19th cent 129 Sums 19th cent 130 Sums regarding Stephen Surridge 19th cent 131 Sums regarding Francis Brook 19th cent 132 Sums regarding paupers 19th cent 133 Fragment of a calendar/weather forecast 19th cent 134 Bill from Samuel Appleyard to Charles Stockwell for boulders 1822-1823 135 Receipt for payment of land tax 16 April 1829 136 Receipt for payment of land tax 21 October 1828 137 Receipt 22 February 1828 138 Receipt for Richard Sutcliffe Overseer of Shelf 11 April 1828

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139 Bill from Overseer’s of Shelf to Overseer’s of Allerton with Wilsden for the maintenance of Jane Brook 1804 140 Bill from Overseer’s of Shelf to Overseer’s of Northowram for the maintenance of Sarah Northend 1816 141 Bill from Aydon and Elwell to John Hardaker for coals 27 June 1810 142 Bill from Peter Wilman to the Overseer’s of Shelf May – Nov 1804 143 Bill for Shelf Paupers expenses at Clayton Workshouse 18th cent? 144 Bill from Thomas Brown to the Overseer’s of Shelf 19th cent? 145 Receipt 19th cent? 146 List of names and sums. Fragment of a Land Tax return? 18th cent 147 Bill from Thomas Brown to the Overseer’s of Shelf 1801-1802 148 Bill for Shelf Paupers expenses at Clayton Workshouse 19th cent? 149 Fragment of Surveyor’s Accounts 18th cent 150 Bill from Thomas Brown to the Overseer’s of Shelf 1801? 151 Bill from J Lister to the J Woodhead Overseer of Shelf, list of names with a tally on the back 1819 152 Bill from J Brogden & Sons to the Overseer’s of Shelf and North Bierley regarding Sharp’s legal settlement 19th cent 153 2 sheets Fragment of a Surveyor’s accounts 18th cent 154 Land Tax or some other Assessment 19th cent 155 Fragment of Surveyor’s Accounts 18th cent 156 Fragment of Surveyor’s Accounts 18th cent 157 Workhouse (Clough House) Expenses [Appears to be more of the accounts for the building of the workhouse, so ought to date from 1792] 1792? (not dated) 158 Accounts, probably Constable’s accounts (fragment 1 sheet) 18th cent

Shelf Relief and Maintenance (1735-1810) This bundle contains a number of Militia Certificates, along with other documents including some settlement related records. These Militia Certificates offer details of families who were claiming assistance from the Crown while the father was away on militia duty. Local Militia groups were created to keep the British army at full strength, and a number of Shelf men served in various militias for short periods. References in the surviving Township papers state that Shelf had to provide a seaman for national service in 1795, soon after the capture of the West Indies, but more importantly the Township was required to provide men for local volunteer militia duty each year. Lists had to be drawn up of able bodied men, and these were usually taken to Bradford. One of the earliest references to this comes from 1762, and the practice carried on until after 1800. Men were chosen by ballot, and it appears that in some cases men were hired to take the place of a married or unwilling man. These men were away for short periods during which their spouse and children under 10 years were eligible for Township relief. Note that these records have been digitised and are available at Ancestry.com WYAS Calderdale, MISC:347/9

Item Description Date 1 Overseer’s Accounts of John Sugden 1735-1736 2 Certificate that Matthew Bowcock and John Bowcock (Boocock?) had not had any monthly allowance from Northowram for the previous 29 March 1757

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two years 3 Receipt that John Shaw had received from William Bentley Overseer of Shelf two shillings and six pence upon condition of keeping his 25 March 1741 granddaughter(?) Elin Bartel (Ellen Bartle?) 4 Certificate that William Sutcliffe “Never hath been any way Troublesome” and never had any township relief from Tong, addressed to 30 March 1759 William Sutcliffe near Coley Chapel 5 Certificate that George Oddey (Oddy?) “a poor person” never had any monthly pay from Gildersome 2 April 1757 6 Certificate that Jonas Laycock and John Harrison never had any township relief from Northowram 29 March 1757 7 Certificate that Michel (Michael?) Bentley of Shelf is not chargeable to North Bierley, addressed to Mr Witworth (Whitworth?), parson of 6 April 1757 Coley Chapel 8 Certificate that Thos Clifford of Shelf is not chargeable to Gomersall 6 April 1757 9 Certificate that Michael Scholfield (Schofield?) of Shelf belongs to the township of Wibsey and never had any relief from Wibsey 10 April 1757 10 Certificate that Abraham Jacson (Jackson?) of Shelf is not chargeable to Hipperholme cum Brighouse, addressed to Mr Whtworth 11 April 1757 (Whitworth?) 11 Certificate that Joshua Midgley of Shelf belongs to Lightcliffe and never had any relief from Lightcliffe 15 April 1757 12 Certificate that Jer Crowther never had any township relief from Hipperholme cum Brighouse 16 April 1757 13 Certificate that John Harrison never had any monthly pay from Northowram 16 April 1757 14 Certificate that Mary Scott and Martha Sharp, both widows, never had any monthly pay from [unidentified township] 17 April 1757 15 Certificate that Nathan Dixon has no relief at present from Mirfield 17 April 1757 16 Certificate that Abram North has no relief from Hipperholme cum Brighouse 17 April 1757 17 Certificate that Joseph Woodhead has never applied for relief from Leeds 19 April 1757 18 Certificate that the bearer [unidentified] has no relief from Bradford 5 April 1757 19 Order that Mary Brooke of Shelf and three children under ten years old are in need of relief because her husband is a Substitute in the East 27 February 1802 Riding of Yorkshire 20 Order that Mary the wife of Thomas Brook of Shelf and four children under ten years old are in need of relief because her husband is a 30 March 1793 Substitute in the East Riding of Yorkshire 21 Memorandum of agreement that George Blackburn of Nord Green (Norwood Green) in Hipperholme cum Brighouse promises to 26 March 1759 indemnify the township of Shelf for the wife of George Crowther deceased and three children for six months 22 Order that Ann the wife of Joshua Hamer of Shelf and four children under ten years old are in need of relief because her husband is a Non- 17 March 1810 commissioned Officer in the Halifax Regiment of Local Militia 23 Order that Ursula the wife of Joseph Booth of Shelf and one child under ten years old are in need of relief because her husband is in the 23 June 1810 Leeds Regiment of Local Militia 24 Order that Dorothy the wife of Simon Clarkson of Shelf and two children under ten years old (Thomas and Margart) are in need of relief 23 May 1810 because her husband is a Sergeant in the First Regiment of North Riding Local Militia 25 Order that Sarah the wife of Samuel Peel of Shelf one child under ten years old are in need of relief because her husband is a Private in the 31 May 1810 Morley Regiment of West York Local Militia

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26 Order that Ann the wife of James Pearson of Shelf and one child under ten years old are in need of relief because her husband is a Private 17 May 1810 in the Halifax Regiment of Local Militia 27 Order that Hannah the wife of Samuel Harrison of Shelf and four children under ten years old are in need of relief because her husband is a 17 May 1810 Private in the Halifax Regiment of Local Militia 28 Order that Mary the wife of William Dunhill of Shelf one child under ten years old are in need of relief because her husband is a Private in 17 May 1810 the Halifax Regiment of Local Militia 29 Order that Mary the wife of Isaac Kershaw of Shelf and one child under ten years old are in need of relief because her husband is a Private 22 May 1810 in the Morley Regiment of West York Local Militia 30 Order that Mary the wife of John Pearson of Shelf and two children under ten years old are in need of relief because her husband is a 17 May 1810 Private in the Halifax Regiment of Local Militia 31 Order that Hannah the wife of Joseph Barraclough of Shelf and two children under ten years old are in need of relief because her husband 17 May 1810 is a Private in the Halifax Regiment of Local Militia 32 Certificate that Benjn Booth, John Boowcock (Boocock?) and Wm. Gray never had any relief from Northowram N.D. [18th cent?] 33 Certificate that Wilm. Longbottam (Longbottom) had no relief from Northowram for the previous five or six months N.D. [18th cent?] 34 Certificate that Abel Jowet (Jowett?) had no relief from Clayton 13 April [18th cent?] 35 Certificate that Saml. Best had no relief from (unidentified township – probably Northowram) N.D. [18th cent?] 36 Certificate that Wilm. Charneck (Charnock?) had no relief from Northowram for the previous five or six months N.D. [18th cent?] 37 Certificate that Joseph Booth is serving in the First Battalion of the Leeds Regiment of Local Militia and that his family are entitled to relief 28 May 1810 38 Certificate that Tho. Barstow had no relief from Northowram for the previous three or four months N.D. [18th cent?] 39 Certificate that Saml. Turner and his son Abraham Turner had no relief from Northowram from the present Overseer N.D. [18th cent?] 40 Certificate that John Cliford (Clifford?) has not been chargeable at any time to the township of Hipperholme cum Brighouse N.D. [18th cent?]

Overseer’s Miscellaneous Papers (1715-1820) Mostly orders to raise the poor rate. Note that these records have been digitised and are available at Ancestry.com WYAS Calderdale, MISC:347/10

Item Description Date 1 Notice for a meeting at the House of William Lister, Innkeeper in Shelf, on the next Wednesday for the principal inhabitants. Also that the 13 June 1819 Poor Rate has been confirmed. Note that the Notice was published at Coley Church on 13th June 1819 by Joseph Jackson, Clerk. Signed by the Overseer’s Joseph Woodhead and Richard Bates. 2 List of Overseer’s of the Poor, covering 1715 to 1763 (see also, WYAS Calderdale, SH:4/VL/1722-1761) c.1763 3 List of names and places marked on the reverse “List of Aprenteses of the farmers of Shelf.” The list appears to be a list of the N.D. owners/occupiers of farms and doesn’t seem to give the names of any apprentices. No dates are given. 4 Order to raise the Poor Rate 16 February 1820 5 Order to raise the Poor Rate N.D.

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6 Order to raise the Poor Rate 9 February 1820 7 Order to raise the Poor Rate 31 August 1819

Church Lay Assessments (1734-1782) The Churchwarden or Chapelwarden raised money each year through township assessments. WYAS Calderdale, MISC:347/11

Item Description Date 1 Fragment of an township assessment, 1 sheet N.D. (mid 18th cent) 2 Shelf Township assessment by Joseph Woodhead, Churchwarden’s 19 April (mid 18th cent) 3 Shelf Township assessment by William Keighley, Churchwarden’s 1782 4 Shelf Township assessment for two months by Richard Waddington, constable, 1 sheet N.D. (mid 18th cent) 5 Shelf Township assessment for 1740 by Isaac Woodhead, Churchwarden’s 22 May 1741 6 Shelf Township assessment towards repairs of the Parish Church in Halifax and Chapel of Coley by John Smith, Churchwarden’s 1737/1738 7 Shelf Township assessment by John Ambler, Churchwarden’s 1734

Chapelwarden’s Accounts (1733-1808) The Churchwarden or Chapelwarden’s Accounts mostly deal with expenses relating to Coley Chapel or Halifax Parish Church. The earlier records occasionally refer to the destruction of vermin. WYAS Calderdale, MISC:347/12

Item Description Date 1 Churchwarden’s Accounts n.d. [18th-19th cent] 2 Churchwarden’s Accounts n.d. [18th-19th cent] 3 Churchwarden’s Accounts n.d. [18th-19th cent] 4 Fragment of an assessment? n.d. [18th-19th cent] 5 Receipt for the dues for the marriage of George Stott, paid by Joseph Barraclough to William Rushforth 20 October 1808 6 Churchwarden’s Accounts for 1807-1808 14 May 1807-8 May 1808 7 Churchwarden’s Accounts for 1807-1808 14 May 1807-16 May 1808 8 Churchwarden’s Accounts of Samuel Bates for 1804-1805 1804-1805 9 Churchwarden’s Accounts for 1802-1803 1802-1803 10 Churchwarden’s Accounts of John Pollard for 1802-1803 1802-1803 11 Churchwarden’s Accounts of John Pollard for 1801-1802 1801-1802 12 Churchwarden’s Accounts for 1801-1802 1801-1802 13 Churchwarden’s Accounts for 1800-1801 1800-1801

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14 Churchwarden’s Accounts for 1801-1802 1801-1802 15 Churchwarden’s Accounts of Joseph Stocks for 1733 1733 16 Churchwarden’s Accounts for 1799-1800 1799-1800 17 Churchwarden’s Accounts of John Pollard for 1799-1800 1799-1800 18 Churchwarden’s Accounts for 1798-1799 1798-1799 19 Churchwarden’s Accounts of John Pollard for 1798-1799 1798-1799 20 Churchwarden’s Accounts for 1797-1798 1797-1798 21 Churchwarden’s Accounts of J Woodhead for 1797-1798 1797-1798 22 Churchwarden’s Accounts for 1791-1792 1791-1792 23 Churchwarden’s Accounts for 1791-1792 (draft?) 1791-1792 24 Churchwarden’s Accounts for 1790-1791 1790-1791 25 Churchwarden’s Accounts for 1789-1790 1789-1790 26 Churchwarden’s Accounts of James Haigh for 1789 1789 27 Churchwarden’s Accounts for 1789-1790 1789-1790 28 Churchwarden’s Accounts of William Woodhead for 1786 1786 29 Churchwarden’s Accounts of Thomas Gill for 1787-1788 1787-1788 30 Churchwarden’s Accounts for 1789 1789 31 Churchwarden’s Accounts of Joseph Woodhead for 1785-1786 1785-1786 32 Churchwarden’s Accounts of Joseph Woodhead for 1784-1785 1784-1785 33 Churchwarden’s Accounts for 1781-1782 1781-1782 34 Churchwarden’s Accounts of Joshua Keighley for 1781 1781 35 Churchwarden’s Accounts of Joshua Keighley for 1780 1780 36 Churchwarden’s Accounts of Joshua Keighley for 1779-1780 1779-1780 37 Churchwarden’s Accounts of Joseph Northend for 1778-1779 1778-1779 38 Churchwarden’s Accounts for 1777-1778 1777-1778 39 Churchwarden’s Accounts of John Smith for 1773-1774 1773-1774 40 Churchwarden’s Accounts ‘Halifax Church Expences’ for 1771 1771 41 Churchwarden’s Accounts for 1771-1772 1771-1772 42 Churchwarden’s Accounts of Joshua Haigh for 1770-1771 1770-1771 43 Churchwarden’s Accounts of Samuel Starkey for 1767 1767 44 Churchwarden’s Accounts of William Mortimer for 1763 1763 45 Churchwarden’s Accounts for 1762 1762 46 Churchwarden’s Accounts of John Petty for 1760 1760 47 Churchwarden’s Accounts for 1759 1759 48 Churchwarden’s Accounts of William Clayton for 1758 with two receipts 1758

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49 Churchwarden’s Accounts of Isaac Woodhead for 1757 1757 50 Sacrament Money Accounts for 1755-1757 1755-1757 51 Churchwarden’s Accounts for 1756-1757 1757 52 Churchwarden’s Accounts for 1755-1756 1755-1756 53 Churchwarden’s Accounts of John Holroyd for 1741-1742 1741-1742 54 Two receipts for money from the Churchwarden’s of Shelf towards the wages of the Halifax Parish Clerk 19 April 1742-14 June 1742 55 Churchwarden’s Assessment of John Holroyd for 1741 (seems to have been torn in half) 17 May 1741 56 Two receipts for money from the Churchwarden’s of Shelf towards the wages of the Halifax Parish Clerk and repairs to Halifax 30 March 1741-13 June Parish Church 1741 57 Churchwarden’s Accounts of Isaac Woodhead of Shelf and Richard Brown of Northowram for 1740-1741 1740-1741 58 Churchwarden’s Accounts of John Smith for 1738-1739 1738-1739 59 Scraps of Accounts and a receipt (4 sheets) 1750s? 60 Churchwarden’s Accounts of William Bentley for 1747-1748 (2 sheets) 1747-1748 61 Churchwarden’s Accounts for 1749 1749 62 Churchwarden’s Accounts for 1750-1751 1750-1751 63 Churchwarden’s Accounts of William Mortimer for 1747-1747 1747-1748 64 Churchwarden’s Accounts for 1746-1747 1746-1747 65 Bill for bottles of wine to the Churchwarden’s of Coley 1745-1746 66 Notice of a sale of household goods at Sarah Turner’s house at Cell near Clarkey in Northowram 18 May n.d. (18th-19th cent) 67 Churchwarden’s Accounts for 1745-1746 1745-1746 68 Churchwarden’s Accounts of Michael Stocks for 1745-1746 1745-1746 69 Receipt for Shelf’s share of money towards Halifax Church 4 October 1742 70 Churchwarden’s Accounts of Joseph Northend for 1741-1742 1741-1742 71 Two receipts for money from the Churchwarden’s of Shelf towards the wages of the Halifax Parish Clerk and to Halifax Parish 4 April 1743-18 June 1743 Church 72 Churchwarden’s Accounts of Joseph Northend for 1742-1743 1742-1743

Constable’s Assessments (1735-1786) The Constables were the principal Township offices. They ensured law and order, kept the pinfold in repair, organised men for the militia and collected taxes (both his own and the county rate). The Constable was a man of all trades, and frequently assisted the other officers. The most dangerous of the Constables duties was apprehending criminals. WYAS Calderdale, MISC:347/13

Item Description Date 1 Shelf Township assessment by John Terry junior, constable 1735

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2 Shelf Township assessment for one year and a half by John Terry, constable 1736 3 Shelf Township assessment (torn in half and held together with a paperclip) 1741 4 Shelf Township assessment by William Bentley, constable 6 October 1744 5 Shelf Township assessment Constable’s assessment 1786

Constable’s Orders (1691-1822) WYAS Calderdale, MISC:347/14

Item Description Date 1 Order to the Constable of Skircoat cum Shelf for two or more inhabitants to appear at the house of Thomas Sutcliffe in Belly Bridge 20 April 1756 (Bailiff Bridge) on the 4 May [1756]. 2 Order to the Constable of Skircoat cum Shelf for recruiting able bodied men as His Majesty’s Land Forces and Marines and to appear at 26 March 1756 the [public house] the Sign of the Sun in Bradford. 3 Order to the Constable Shelf to appear at the house of Thomas Hudson in Bradford on the 17 March [1756]. 20 February 1756 4 Order to the Constable of Skircoat cum Shelf for the Overseer’s of the Poor to appear at the [public] house the Sign of the Rose and 26 March 1756 Crown in Halifax on the 21 April [1756]. 5 Order to the Constable of Skircoat cum Shelf for recruiting four able bodied men and to enquire into the death of Mary Kellett and to 6 July 1756 appear at the house of Squire Tordoff in Websey (Wibsey). 6 Order to the Constable of Skircoat cum Shelf to give notice to the inn keepers and alehouse keepers within the Constabulary who intend 20 August 1753 – 5 to take out licenses to appear at the [public house] of the Sign of the Sun in Bradford on the 1 September [1753] September 1753 Overleaf is an order to the Constable of Skircoat cum Shelf to collect money for the county rate and appear at the house of Jonas Robinson in Thornton on the 19 September [1753]. Dated 5 September 1753. 7 Order to the Constable of Skircoat with Shelf for compiling a list of all the fairs for the sale of horned cattle within their constabulary and 7 September 1753 to appear at the house of Jonas Robinson in Thornton on the 19 September [1753]. 8 Order to the Constable of Skircoat cum Shelf for the Surveyor’s of the Highways and Overseer’s of the Poor to appear at the house of 5 April 1753 John Hamilton in Halifax on the 28 April [1753]. 9 Order to the Constable of Shelf to appear at the house of James Hindson at Cow Green in Halifax on the 1 August [1753]. 17 July 1753 10 Order to the Constable of Skircoat cum Shelf for summoning two or more men to appear at the [public house] the Rose and Crown at 27 April 1753 Belly Bridge (Bailiff Bridge) on the 11 May [1753] and to assess the land tax. 11 Order to attend court at Leeds regarding an indictment presented against the inhabitants of Shelf for not keeping Soaper Lane in good 12 October 1822 repair. 12 Order to the Constable of Shelf to give notice to the inn keepers and alehouse keepers within the Constabulary who intend to take out 25 July 1821 licenses to appear at the Magistrates Office in Halifax on the 7 September [1821]. 13 Order to the Constable of Shelf to collect money for the county rate and to appear at the Dolphin Inn in Clayton. 15 September 1815 14 Order to the Constable of Shelf to collect money for the county rate and to appear at the house of Charles Parker, the Dolphin Inn in 18 February 1814 Clayton.

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15 Order to the Constable of Shelf to collect money for the county rate and to appear at the house of Charles Parker, the Dolphin Inn in 10 February 1814 Clayton on the 25 March [1814]. 16 Order to the Constable of Shelf to collect money for the county rate and to appear at the house of Mr Carpineal in Halifax on the 5 22 January 1814 February [1814]. 17 Order to the Constable of Shelf to collect money for the county rate and to appear at the house of Charles Parker, the Dolphin Inn in 16 August 1814 Clayton on the 23 September [1814]. 18 Order to the Constable of Shelf to collect money for the county rate and to appear at the house of Charles Parker, the Dolphin Inn in 13 August 1813 Clayton on the 24 September [1813]. 19 Order to the Constable of Shelf to collect money for the county rate and to appear at the house of Charles Parker, the Dolphin Inn in 5 March 1813 Clayton on the 9 April [1813]. 20 Order for John Wood of North Bierley putative father of a male child born to Hannah Terry of Shelf to pay money to the Churchwarden’s 5 August 1810 and Overseer’s of Shelf. 21 Order for Martha Walker of Shelf to appear at the house of John Walker in Halifax regarding her illegitimate child. August 1810 22 Order to the Constable of Shelf to collect money for the county rate and to appear at the house of Richard Wharton, the Dolphin Inn in 18 February 1805 Clayton on the 5 April [1805]. 23 Order to the Constable of Shelf to collect money for the county rate and to appear at the house of William Hargreaves in Northowram 7 August 1804 on the 21 September [1804]. 24 Order to the Constable of Shelf to give notice to the inn keepers and alehouse keepers within the Constabulary who intend to take out 10 August 1762 licenses to appear at the [public house] of the Kings Arms in Bradford on the 7 September [1762] and for drovers, badgers, maltsters, etc to appear at the Courthouse in Bradford on the 8 September [1762]. 25 Order to the Constable of Shelf make a list of all persons capable of serving on a Jury and to appear at the house of Thomas Vicars, the 10 August 1762 Sign of the Red Lion in Thornton on the 29 September [1762]. 26 Order to the Constable of Shelf to appear at the house of John Middleton in Bradford on the 3 March [1762]. 10 February 1762 27 Order to the Constable of Skircoat cum Shelf to collect money for the county rate and to appear at the house of Jonas Robinson in 10 March 1762 Thornton on the 7 April [1762]. 28 Order to the Constable of Shelf to appear at the [public house] the Sign of the Buck in Norgate (Northgate?) in Halifax on the 19 July 5 July 1762 [1762]. 29 Order to the Constable of Shelf make a list of all persons capable of serving on a Jury and to appear at the house of Thomas Vicars, the 27 August 1762 Sign of the Red Lion in Thornton on the 29 September [1762]. 30 Order to the Constable of Shelf for the Surveyor’s of the Highways and Overseer’s of the Poor to appear at the house of Jonas Fox in 14 December 1750 Bradford on the 3 January [1750]. 31 Order to the Constable of Shelf make a list of all persons capable of assessing the Land Tax and to appear at the house of John Hamilton 2 April 1745 in Halifax on the 20 April [1745]. 32 Order to the Constable of Skircoat cum Shelf to collect money for relief of the poor and to appear at the house of William Tong in 26 August 1741 Bradford on the [Blank] September [1741]. 33 Order to the Constable of Shelf to appear at the house of Edward Dearnley in Liversedge on the 8 July [1741]. 22 June 1741

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34 Order to the Constable of Skircoat cum Shelf for the Surveyor’s of the Highways and Overseer’s of the Poor to appear at the Kings Arms 23 January 1753 in Bradford on the 4 January [1754]. 35 Order to the Constable of Shelf to appear at the house of Thomas Eastburn in Bradford on the 14 March [1750]. 21 February 1753 36 Order to the Constable of Skircoat cum Shelf to collect money for the county rate and to appear at the house of Jonas Robinson in 3 April 1750 Thornton on the 20 April [1750]. 37 Order to the Constable Shelf to appear at the house of Richard Gott in Bradford on the 17 July [1751]. 4 July 1751 38 Order for the arrest of William Charnock who had made a breach of the peace, threatened to kill and assaulted Ruth Clifford. 1 December 1750 39 Order to the Constable of Shelf for the Surveyor’s of the Highways and Overseer’s of the Poor to appear at the house of Francis Duffield 24 December 1745 in Bradford on the 6 January [1745]. 40 Order to the Constable of Skircoat cum Shelf to collect money for the county rate and to appear at the house of John Glossop in 17 June 1745 Bradford on the 27 June [1745]. 41 Order to the Constable of Skircoat cum Shelf for recruiting able bodied men as His Majesty’s Land Forces and Marines and to appear at 30 June 1745 the house of John Atkinson, the Sign of the Sun in Bradford on the 8 July [1745]. 42 Order to the Constable of Skircoat cum Shelf to keep watch at night and day. 23 October 174[5?] 43 Order to the Constable of Skircoat cum Shelf to give notice to the inn keepers and alehouse keepers within the Constabulary who intend 12 August 1746 to take out licenses and for drovers, badgers, maltsters, etc to appear at Bradford on the 13 September [1746]. 44 Order to the Constable Shelf to appear at the house of Timothy Stocks in Horton on the 14 July [1746]. 3 July 1746 45 Order to the Constable of Shelf make a list of all persons capable of assessing the Land Tax and to appear at the house of William 23 April 1746 Sutcliffe at Belly Bridge (Bailiff Bridge) on the 5 May [1746]. 46 Order to the Constable of Shelf to appear at the house of Mrs Speight, the Sign of the Angel in Halifax on the 4 March [1740]. 2 February 1740 47 Order to the Constable of Shelf for the collectors of the window tax to appear at the house of John Atkinson, the sign of the Sun in 1 August 1746 Bradford on the 4 August [1746]. 48 Order to the Constable of Skircoat cum Shelf to give notice to the inn keepers, brewsters, badgers, buyers of butter and cheese etc 22 August 1745 within the Constabulary who intend to take out licenses to appear at Bradford on the 5 September [1745] 49 Order to the Constable of Skircoat cum Shelf to appear at the house of Abraham Walton in Sowerby Bridge on the 22 July [1745]. 12 June 1745 50 Order to the Constable of Shelf to appear at the house of Timothy Stocks in Horton on the 3 March [1745]. 19 February 1745 51 Order to the Constable of Skircoat cum Shelf to collect money for the county rate and to appear at the house of Widow Murgatroyd in [April 1737] Hipperholme on the 11 April [1737]. 52 Order to the Constable of Shelf for the Surveyor’s of the Highways and Overseer’s of the Poor to appear at the house of Mr Shaw in 26 December 1735 Bradford on the 5 January [1736]. 53 Order to the Constable of Shelf to collect money for the county rate and to appear at the house of Andrew Hodgson in Horton on the 17 1 September 1736 September [1736]. 54 Order to the Constable of Shelf to give notice to the inn keepers and alehouse keepers within the Constabulary who intend to take out September 1746 licenses and for drovers, badgers, maltsters, etc, make a list of people suitable for jury service, collect the county rate and to appear at the house of Joseph Shaw in Bradford on the 15 September [1746]. 55 Order for a vagrant called Elizabeth Chillern with her child to be sent to Shelf. 6 September 1717

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56 Order to the Constable of Skircoat cum Shelf to collect money for the county rate and to appear at the house of Paul Barraclough in 15 June 1714 Bradford on the 22 June [1714]. 57 Order to the Constable of Skircoat cum Shelf to collect money for the county rate and to appear at the house of William [illegible] in 3 July 1691 Halifax on the 14 [July 1691]. 58 Order to the Constable of Shelf to provide two carts with four horses each for a Regiment of His Majesty’s Forces to convey between 9 October 1745 Halifax and Wakefield. To meet the same night at the sign of the Cross in Halifax.

Constable’s Accounts (1727-1827) WYAS Calderdale, MISC:347/15

Item Description Date 1 Unidentified Constable’s accounts n.d. (18th-19th cent) 2 Bill from Duckit, Bull’s Head in Bradford n.d. (18th-19th cent) 3 Order to make payment to the Chief Constable, rough accounts on the back 5 September 1771 4 Unidentified Constable’s accounts (part of /1?) n.d. (18th-19th cent) 5 Constable’s accounts of William Woodhead n.d. (18th-19th cent) 6 Expenses of J Stocks for going to Cottingley n.d. (18th-19th cent) 7 Bill from S. Risdon, Golden Fleece in Bradford n.d. (18th-19th cent) 8 Receipt for money paid to be paid to the Chief Constable n.d. (18th-19th cent) 9 Constable’s Accounts for 1827 (4 sheets) 1827-1828 10 Constable’s Accounts for 1827 (2 sheets) 1819 11 Constable’s Accounts for 1815 1815 12 Expenses for militia men 29 September 1810 13 Constable’s Accounts for 1803 1803 14 Bill from John Brogden to the Churchwarden’s and Overseer’s of Shelf 1809 15 Constable’s Accounts of John Pollard for 1808 1808-1809 16 Constable’s Accounts? 1801? 17 Constable’s Accounts of Thomas Gill for 1792 1791-1792 18 Constable’s Accounts of Thomas Gill for 1791 1790-1791 19 Constable’s Accounts of Joshua Keighley for 1789-1790 1789-1790 20 Constable’s Accounts for 1786 1786 21 Constable’s Assessment of John Sugden 19 September 1783 22 Constable’s Accounts for 1781 1781 23 Constable’s Accounts of William Keighley for 1781 1781 24 Order to the Constable of Skircoat cum Shelf for the Surveyor’s of the Highways and Overseer’s of the poor to appear at the house of 17 August 1751

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Mr Whiteley, the sign of the Angel in Halifax, on the 17 August [1751] 25 Constable’s Accounts of William Keighley for 1780 1780 26 Constable’s Accounts of James Priestley for 1779 1779 27 Constable’s Accounts of Thomas Gill for 1778 1777-1778 28 Constable’s Accounts of John Petty n.d. (18th-19th cent) 29 Constable’s Accounts of John Stocks for 1775 1775 30 Constable’s Accounts fragment 1772-1773 31 Loose Accounts signed by William Bland n.d. (18th-19th cent) 32 Constable’s Accounts for 1769-1770 1769-1770 33 Constable’s Accounts of William Terry of High Bentley for 1767-1768 1767-1768 34 Constable’s Accounts of Joseph Woodhead for 1766-1769 1766-1769 35 Constable’s Accounts of John Constable for 1761-1762 1761-1762 36 Order to the Constable of Shelf to make a list of all men in the township eligible to serve as Militia Men and to appear at the [public 25 January 1762 house] of the sign of the Sun in Bradford on the 18 February [1762] 37 Constable’s Accounts of John Stocks for 1758 1758 38 Constable’s Accounts for 1756 1756 39 Constable’s Accounts of John Stocks for 1756 1756 40 Constable’s Assessment of W.G. for 1753 1753 41 Constable’s Accounts of W.G. for 1753 1753 42 Loose Accounts 1751? 43 Constable’s Accounts of William Mortimer for 1750 1750 44 Constable’s Accounts of John Holroyd for 1748-1749 1748-1749 45 Constable’s Accounts of Joseph Northend for 1747 1747 46 Bill from Richard Best to Samuel Starkey regarding Constable’s duties 13 June 1746 47 Constable’s Accounts for 1745 (2 sheets) 1745 48 Constable’s Accounts of William Bentley for 1743 1743 49 Constable’s Accounts of J Smith for 1742 1742 50 Constable’s Accounts of John Terry for John Brook for 1740 1740 51 Constable’s Accounts for 1735 1735 52 Constable’s Accounts for 1727, including accounts regarding the Pinfold 1727 53 Receipt for money paid to Thomas Ramsden by Richard Waddington for the High Constable’s Escheats 4 April 1738 54 Constable’s Accounts for 1733 1733 55 Constable’s Accounts of Richard Waddington for 1737-1738 1737-1738 56 Constable’s Accounts for 1728 1728

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Surveyor’s Accounts (1733-1822) The Surveyor of the Highways was nominated each year by the Justices of the Peace from a list compiled each year of the principal inhabitants of the township to keep the roads in good condition. During this period the older custom of landowners being responsible for repairing the roads alongside their land fell out of use, and instead all the inhabitants had to either pay towards the upkeep of the roads or give their labour instead (statute labour was however, not popular, and they often worked in a lacklustre fashion if they showed up at all). WYAS Calderdale, MISC:347/16

Item Description Date 1 Receipt from R. Risdon, the Golden Fleece, Bradford n.d. (18th-19th cent) 2 Surveyor of the Highways accounts for 1733 1733 3 Surveyor of the Highways accounts of William Holmes for 1734 1734 4 Surveyor of the Highways accounts of William Clayton for 1737 1737 5 Unidentified Highways accounts (1 sheet) n.d. (18th-19th cent) 6 Surveyor of the Highways accounts of James Robinson for 1738 1738 7 Surveyor of the Highways accounts for 1744 1744 8 Highways Township assessment of David Northin 22 November 1742 9 Surveyor of the Highways accounts of John Benn for 1747 1747 10 Highways Township assessment for 1748 1748 11 Surveyor of the Highways accounts of John Stocks for 1770-1771 1770-1771 12 Surveyor of the Highways accounts of James Haigh for 1777-1778 1777-1778 13 Surveyor of the Highways accounts of Joshua Keighley for 1780 1780 14 Surveyor of the Highways accounts 9 December 1782 15 Bill to the Surveyor of the Highways 1783 16 Receipt for stones Joshua Haigh to William Stocks 25 October 1783 17 Receipt for stones James Keighley to James Balmforth 9 October 1783 18 Receipt for stones Joshua Haigh to John Sugden 27 October 1783 19 Surveyor of the Highways accounts for 1784 1784 20 Surveyor of the Highways accounts of John Brig for 1790 1790 21 Receipt for bread and beer Surveyor’s of the Highways to Thomas Asquith 1789 22 Bill 1792 23 Bill from Joseph Lister to Peter Pulman January-March 1815 24 Bill to the Surveyor’s of the Highways of Shelf 18 October 1815 25 Bill for the legal services of Lewis Alexander to Joseph Lister and Peter Woodhead October 1815 26 Bill regarding meeting with Mr [Edward] Wilby of Dewsbury Moorside 23 July 1817 27 Bill from Joseph Lister to Thomas Jagger August-October [19th

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cent] 28 Bill from J Woodhead to the Surveyor’s of the Highways 1819 29 Bill from Charles Stockwell and Thomas Harrison Surveyor’s of the Highways to Jonathan Seanor (Senior?) [19th cent] 30 Accounts regarding indictment at the Quarter Sessions for not repairing Soaper Lane 1822 31 Accounts regarding the repair of Soaper Lane 2 May 1822 32 Highways Township assessment of William Holmes (undated) [18th cent?] 33 Surveyor of the Highways accounts (fragment) 9 July-25 October [18th cent?]

Friendly Societies Certificates (1796-1814) Friendly Societies were set up to provide for members if they became unable to work, for this each member paid a subscription fee. It was in effect an early form of insurance. WYAS Calderdale, MISC:347/17

Item Description Date 1 Membership certificate for William Harrison [of Shelf], weaver, of the Beneficient Society meeting at the house of Abraham 2 February 1800 Bigg (Briggs?) in Clayton 2 Membership certificate for Henry Barrett of Shelf, coal miner(?), of the Friendly Society meeting at the house of Nicholas 7 August 1797 Mason in Bradford 3 Membership certificate for Edward Glendenning of Shelf, ironstone miner, of the Friendly Society meeting at the house of 26 December 1796 William Lister in Shelf 4 Membership certificate for Samuel Sharp of Shelf, mason, of the Friendly Society meeting at the Duke William in Shelf 7 November 1796 5 Membership certificate for Timothy Sharp of the Society meeting at the house of John Asquith in Hipperholme 15 December 1796 6 Membership certificate for William Bland of the Benevolent Society meeting at the house of Abraham Briggs in Clayton 6 June 1796 7 Membership certificate for William Rhodes of the Friendly Society meeting at the house of William Lister in Shelf 26 May 1796 8 Membership certificate for Thomas Whitley of the Benevolent Society meeting at the house of Betty Bottomley in 31 May 1796 Northowram 9 Membership certificate for Jonathan Bairstow of the Friendly Society meeting at the house of John Asquith in Hipperholme 28 March 1796 cum Brighouse 10 Membership certificate for Richard Pearson of the Unanimous Society meeting at the house of John Asquith in Hipperholme 9 January 1796 cum Brighouse 11 Membership certificate for Squire Boocock of the Friendly Society meeting at the house of John Clayton in Thornton 25 March 1801 12 Membership certificate for Isaac Halstead of the Union Society meeting at the house of John Hudson in Tong 11 December 1806 13 Membership certificate for Joseph Bartle of the Beneficient Society meeting at the house of William Lister in Shelf 27 February 1807 14 Membership certificate for William Town of the Unanimosity Society meeting at the house of William Lister in Shelf 3 August 1812

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15 Membership certificate for Mary Milnes of Shelf of the Friendly Society meeting at the George and Dragon the house of James 6 February 1813 Taylor in Spotland county of Lancaster 16 Membership certificate for Hannah Pickles of Shelf of the Friendly Society meeting at the George and Dragon the house of 13 December 1813 James Taylor in Spotland county of Lancaster 17 Membership certificate for Isaac Halstead of the Union Society meeting at the house of John Hudson in Tong 26 April 1803 18 Membership certificate for Betty Rigg of Shelf of the Friendly Society meeting at the George and Dragon the house of James 28 July 1814 Taylor in Spotland county of Lancaster 19 Membership certificate for James Cliff of the Unanimous Society meeting at the house of John Hudson in Tong 12 April 1813 20 Membership certificate for Jacob Holmes, coalminer, of the Unanimous Society meeting at the house of John Asquith in 6 May 1805 Hipperholme cum Brighouse

Taxation mainly Land Tax assessments (1735-1828) Mostly early 19th century Land Tax assessments with some for the 18th century, along with a number of receipts. I have not catalogued these documents. Many duplicate copies of these records are available at Ancestry.com WYAS Calderdale, MISC:347/18

List of Overseers (1721-1761) Each year the Overseer and Constable was chosen from the principal inhabitants of the township by a custom of the landholders taking turns. In this system the owner or tenant of a particular farm would serve as the Constable, and each year a different farm would be represented until they had all served. The following is a full transcript of the list, found amongst the Shibden Hall papers, and headed “The Overseers of the poor since the yr [17]21.” There is another list at WYAS Calderdale, MISC:347/10/2. The latter is much messier and less detailed but contains a few extra entries which have been added below. WYAS Calderdale, SH:4/VL/1722-1761, MISC:347/10/2

Year Name Surname Place 1715 Jos: NORTHEN (NORTHEND?) For High Bentley 1717 Nathl LEA For High bentley Barsto farm niver sarved (Bairstow’s Farm never served?) 1720 Joseph WOODHEAD For Shelf Hall 1722 Joseph HANSON For Oxheys 1723 Wm HOLLINS For Waidhouse 1724 Wm BENTLEY For his own Farm 1725 David MORTIMER For Whichfield (given as Whichwill on other list) 1726 Joshua BROOKSBANK For Landemer 1727 Ephram (Ephrain on other list) BENN For Lacok Farm 1728 John TERRY (TERRE on other list) For Carhous

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1729 John KELLIT (KELLETT?) For Soper Lain 1730 (1729 on other list) James MORGITROYD (MURGATROYD?) For Long Lover 1731 (1730 on other list) Michael STOCKS For Stanig 1732 (1731 on other list) John BROOK For Gileshill 1733 (1732 on other list) David NORTHEN (NORTHEND?) For Deanhous 1734 (1733 on other list) Thomas RIGHT (WRIGHT?) For Fieldbottm 1735 (1734 on other list) James PRIESTLEY For Longshawfoot 1736 (1735 on other list) John SUGDEN For Jakeroyd 1737 (1736 on other list) Robart (Robt on other list) FAWCIT (FAWCETT?) For Hilltop 1738 (1737 on other list) John PRIESTLEY For Sutlief Farm and Shelfh[all(?)] 1739 (1738 on other list) Jonas WOODHEAD For Whinney Hall 1740 (1739 on other list) John MORTIMER For Plain Trees (left blank on other list) 1741 (1740 on other list) Mr BENTLEY For Mr Priestley Farm 1742 (1741 on other list) Richard WADDINGTON (Two Overseers this year) 1742 (1741 on other list) Thomas SWAIN (Two Overseers this year) 1743 (1742 on other list) Jno WOODHEAD (Two Overseers this year) For Ramsden Farm (latter ½ year on other list) 1743 John BROOK (Two Overseers this year) For Ramsden Farm 1744 (1748 on other list) Isaac WOODHEAD (Two Overseers this year) 1744 (1748 on other list) Wm CLAYTON (Two Overseers this year) 1745 (1744 on other list) Wm GREENWOOD (Two Overseers this year) 1745 Benjamin HOWARTH (Two Overseers this year) 1746 (1745 on other list) Richard BEST (Two Overseers this year) 1746 (1745 on other list) John SETTEL (Two Overseers this year) 1747 (1746 on other list) John SMITH (Two Overseers this year) 1747 (1746 on other list) Francis RAWLING (Two Overseers this year) 1748, 1749, 1750 & 1751 Wm GREENWOOD Standing Overseer (+ 1747 on other list) 1752 Joseph NORTHEN (NORTHEND on other list) For High Bentley 1753 Abraham TEMPIS (TEMPEST on other list) 1754 John BENN For Lea Farm 1755 Richard MORTIMER For Mowntan (Mountan on other list, Mountain?) 1756 John HOULDROYD (HOLROYD?) For Barstow Farm 1757 John PRIESTLEY For Shelfhall 1758 Wm WOODHEAD For Cockel (Cock Hill on other list)

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1759 John SUGDEN For Whichfield 1760 John AMBLER For Lacock Farm 1761 James FRANKLAND For Shelfhall Fold End 1762 Joseph STEAD (Two Overseers this year) [1762?] Joseph WOODHEAD High Cross (Two Overseers this year) 1763 Francis RAWLIN (RAWLING?) (Two Overseers this year) 1763 John CROWTHER (Two Overseers this year)

Shelf Township Papers at Bradford Archives

Shelf Township Assessments and Accounts, etc (18th – 19th Centuries) WYAS Bradford, MM75

Item Description Date 1 Constable’s Assessment of William Mortimer 1751 2 Constable’s Accounts of Joseph Stead 1762 3 Constable’s Accounts 1769 4 Constable’s Accounts of John Stocks 1770-1771 5 Constable’s Assessment 1778 6 Constable’s Accounts of Joshua Keighley 1788 7 Constable’s Accounts of Joseph Laycock 1793 8 Constable’s Assessment of William Pearson (Draft of no. 10?) 1796 9 Constable’s Accounts of William Pearson 1796 10 Constable’s Assessment of William Pearson 1796 11 Constable’s Accounts of John Woodhead 1797 12 Constable’s Accounts 1797 13/1 * Letter to the Constable ordering the raising of £12 14s 2p 1815 13/2 * Letter to the Constable ordering the raising of £9 9s 7p 1815 13/3 * Assessment (1 detached sheet only) 1815 13/4 * Assessment (of Samuel Appleyard?) 1815 14 Overseer’s Accounts of Michael Stocks 1730 15 Overseer’s Accounts 1734

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16 Overseer’s Accounts of John Priestley 1737 17 Overseer’s Accounts 1738 18 Overseer’s Assessment of Jonas Woodhead 1738/9 19 Overseer’s Accounts of W[illia]m Bentley 1740 20 Overseer’s Accounts 1740 21 Overseer’s Accounts (says Assessment on the cover) 1741 22 Overseer’s Assessment of Richard Waddington 1741 23 Overseer’s Accounts 1742 24 Overseer’s Accounts of Michael Stocks for John Brook 1742 25 Overseer’s Accounts (of William Bentley?) 1743 26 Overseer’s Accounts 1743-1744 27 Overseer’s Accounts 1745 28 Overseer’s Accounts of Joseph Northend 1752 29 Overseer’s Assessment 1753 30 Overseer’s Accounts (with bundle of papers) 1754 31 Overseer’s Accounts 1757-1758 32 Overseer’s Accounts of William Woodhead 1758-1759 33 Overseer’s Accounts 1761 34 Overseer’s Assessment of Jos Woodhead 1762 35 Overseer’s Accounts of Jno Stocks 1763 36 Overseer’s Accounts 1767 37 Overseer’s Accounts 1768 38 Overseer’s Accounts of Samuel Starkey 1770 39 Overseer’s Accounts 1770 40 Overseer’s Accounts 1771 41 Overseer’s Accounts 1771 42 Overseer’s Accounts of Thos Gill 1771-1772 43 Overseer’s Accounts 1772 44 Overseer’s Accounts 1773 45 Overseer’s Accounts of William Mortimer 1777

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46 Overseer’s Accounts 1779 47 Overseer’s Accounts 1780 48 Overseer’s Accounts 1781-1782 49 Overseer’s Accounts 1782-1783 50 Overseer’s Accounts (“Shelf Workes Expenes” i.e. Workhouse Expenses) 1784 51 Overseer’s Accounts of Richard Pollard 1784 52 Overseer’s Assessment of Abraham Woodhead 1785 53 Workhouse Accounts of William Woodhead for Pepperhill Farm 1785 54 Workhouse Accounts of Joseph Stocks 1785 55 Overseer’s Accounts of Joseph Stocks 1785 56 Overseer’s Accounts 1786 57 Overseer’s Accounts of Josa Keighley 1787-1788 58 Overseer’s Accounts 1788 59 Overseer’s Accounts of Joshua Keighley 1788-1789 60 Overseer’s Assessment of Joseph Terry (starts with signed minute allowing Joseph Terry to make the assessment) 1789 61 Overseer’s Accounts of Joseph Terry 1789 62 Overseer’s Accounts 1789-1790 63 Overseer’s Accounts of Josa Keighley 1790 64 Overseer’s Accounts of Josa Haigh 1790-1791 65 Overseer’s Accounts of Joshua Haigh 1791-1792 66 Overseer’s Accounts of Josa Haigh 1792 67 Overseer’s Accounts of Joshua Haigh 1793-1794 68 Overseer’s Accounts of Josa Haigh 1795-1796 69 Overseer’s Accounts 1796-1797 70 Overseer’s Accounts 1799 71 Overseer’s Accounts 1799-1800 72 Overseer’s Assessment and Accounts 1800 73 Overseer’s Accounts 1800 74 Overseer’s Accounts 1800-1801 75 Overseer’s Accounts 1802

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76 Overseer’s Accounts 1803 77 Overseer’s Accounts 1803-1804 78 Overseer’s Assessment (including signed minute regarding the same) 1804 79 Overseer’s Accounts 1805 80 Overseer’s Accounts 1807 Overseer’s Assessment (signed by John Appleyard as Churchwarden, Samuel Eliss [Ellis?] as Overseer of the Poor, and John 81 Pollard and Joseph North) 1809 82 Overseer’s Accounts of John Hardaker 1810 ?? Months Pay from November to May 1812 1812 83 Overseer’s Accounts 1811-1812 84 Overseer’s Accounts 1815 85 Overseer’s Accounts 1815-1816 86 Overseer’s Accounts of Joseph Woodhead (1 large volume) 1819 87 Overseer’s Assessment n.d. 88 Overseer’s Assessment n.d. 89 Overseer’s Accounts n.d. 90 Overseer’s Accounts n.d. 91 Overseer’s Accounts n.d. 92 Overseer’s Accounts n.d. 93 Overseer’s Accounts n.d. 94 Overseer’s Accounts n.d. 95 Surveyor’s Assessment of Thos Woodhead 1745 96 Surveyor’s Accounts of Richd Fawsitt (Fawcett?) 1749 97 Surveyor’s Assessment of Richard Fawcit (Fawcett?) 1750 98 Surveyor’s Accounts 1761 99 Surveyor’s Accounts of Moses Kellett 1765-1766 100 Surveyor’s Accounts of Moses Kellett 1767 101 Surveyor’s Assessment and Accounts of John Stocks 1773 102 Surveyor’s Accounts of Francis Rowlin (Rawlings?) and Joseph Stocks 1774-1775 103 Surveyor’s Accounts 1775

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104 Surveyor’s Accounts 1776 105 Surveyor’s Accounts of William Kiegley (Keighley?) and Edward Pettey (Petty?) 1777-1778 106 Surveyor’s Accounts 1779-1780 107 Surveyor’s Assessment 1781 108 Surveyor’s Accounts 1784 109 Surveyor’s Accounts and Assessment 1788-1789 110 Surveyor’s Assessment 1788 111 Surveyor’s Accounts and Assessment 1789 112 Surveyor’s Accounts of Joshua Haigh with loose accounts 1789-1790 113 Surveyor’s Accounts [17]92-93 114 Surveyor’s Accounts 1793 115 Surveyor’s Accounts 1795 116 Surveyor’s Accounts 1796-1797 117 Surveyor’s Accounts of John Medley 1797-1798 118 Surveyor’s Accounts 1798 119 Surveyor’s Assessment of Joseph Lister, Moses Gomersall and Joshua Pearson 1807 120 Surveyor’s Assessment of Peter Woodhead, Henry Sutcliff and Josa Woodhead 1812 121 Chapelwarden’s Assessment of Michael Stocks 1745/6 122 Chapelwarden’s Assessment 1747 123 Chapelwarden’s Accounts of William Woodhead n.d. 124 Chapelwarden’s Assessment 1750 125 Chapelwarden’s Accounts and Assessment 1754 126 Chapelwarden’s Accounts of Joseph Northend 1765 127 Chapelwarden’s Assessment 1768 128 Chapelwarden’s Assessment 1780 129 Chapelwarden’s Accounts of Joseph Woodhead 1783-1784 130 Chapelwarden’s Accounts 1805 131 Rates n.d. 132 Rates n.d. 133 Rates (possibly Surveyor’s) n.d.

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134 Rates n.d. 135 Rates n.d. 136 Land Tax 1763 137 Land Tax 1780 138 Land Tax 1781 139 Land Tax 1783 140 Land Tax 1785 141 Land Tax 1786 142 Land Tax 1787 143 Land Tax 1791 144 Land Tax 1793 145 Land Tax 1794 146 Land Tax 1797 147 Land Tax 1808 148 Land Tax n.d. Letter from Ann Priestley of Darlington regarding her allowance Transcript: “To the Overseer’s Gentlemen, These will inform you that hay you have orderd Sixpence a Week to be taken off my allowance which reduces it to One and Six pence per Week for two Children and my self, and work being so exceedingly bad indeed so bad that we are onley half imployed, it is now therefore impossible for me to do as you Gentlemen must either consider to allow me something more or I shall undoubtadly be under the necessity of getting the Darlington Overseer’s to remove me to you again so I beg that youl take it into consideration and lett me know as soon as Possable 149 and your Obledy yours Humble Servt Ann Priestley Darlington 28th May 1819” 28 May 1819 150 Receipt 1753 151 Receipt 1815 152 Parchment cover n.d. 153 Fragment of newspaper/almanac giving details of the weather n.d.

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