Shotts Parish Accounts, 1794-1819, note 20

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(dates) (Name/s, &/or place) Assessts for Poor Manse Offices Mortcloth Procla Money

1802 Carried forward 54"16"2 11 " " ½ 3 " " 6 "14"6

July 2 To Dewshills in full "3"5 " " 8

" To Janet Bryce "2"8 " " 6 ½

" To Bentfoot 2/3 D S Steel "4"5 ½ " " 11

" 9 To James Smith B Moss "4"2 " " 4

" To James Paterson " " 4

              Carried Forward    55"11"2 ½              11"2"6    3

" " 6 "14"6

                              73"7"2 ¼                166"13"4

25"4"10 3"10"

                              228"18"5 ¾            177"13"10

28"5"4 4"4"6

The above Sums assessed for Support of the Poor from Candlemas 1800 till Candlemas 1802 both included also the assessments for the Manse & offices &c all added together vizt

120 Marks Scots for Poor, of which

120 for small repairs on Manse 228"18"5 ¾

Amount of Mortcloth Money 28"5"4

Ditto of Proclamation ditto 4"4"6

Received on account of Poor 261"8"3 ¾

Ditto of 3200 Marks for Manse offices 177"15"10

439"4"1 ¾

439"5"4 ½

to Mistake on Proctor Money

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By Carried forwd M Poor 42"13"

Ditto do 147"4"

Amount for Monthly Poor 2 yrs 189"17"

By Incidental Charity 9 " "

Ditto do 26"4"

35"4"

By Parochial Accts 24"12"4

Ditto do from precedg page 3"15"

28"7"4

253"8"4

By Manse Offices in full 133"18"

By Manse repairs per Acct 48"1"4 ½

By Repairing Church Roof 1"19"5

By Manse Cart House do 1"8"

By Lime unpd by J Bryce "5"3

185"12" ½

439" " 4 ½

Augt 29 By Lime for the Kirk 1801 "5"

The Treasurers accts were by a meeting of Comtee held here the 24 July 1802 yrs settld and the Minute of that Comtee & Settlement Engrossed in the Sederunt Book

S Meuros Clerk

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(dates) (Name/s, &/or place) Mitchells fund 200 Marks assesst M Cloths Procla Money

1802 To Balance 1" " 1

"3"9 ¼

Feby 25 To Mitchells fund Int from Marts 1800 till Martinmas 1801 25 " "

" To Lord Armadale "3"9

" To Mr Jas Waddell "1"1

" To Blairdenhill " " 8 ½

" To Harthill Estate 1"4"

March 9 To Thomas Orr Bads " " 6

Apl 6 To Janet Bryce full " " 6

" 14 To Mr Young per Mr Sword "3"3

May 8 To Mr Jas Hamilton "2"2

" To Easter Moffat full "7"4

" 14 To The Revd Jas Hall "5"6

June 1 To Mr Jas Marshall "2"3

May 29 To Wm Smellie & K Paterson "2"6

June 29 To Dr Clarke in full "4"5

" To Gartness in full "6"4 ½

" To John Inglis in full " " 6 ½

" 6 To John Syme & Jt Smart "2"6

" To Robt Black & Jn Walker "2"6

July 2 To Dewshills in full " " 8 ½

" 6 To Watersaugh in full "1"11

              Add Balance 1 " " 1             25 " "      3"8"9 ¼

1 " " 1 "7"6

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(dates)

1802 (Name/s, &/or place) Registered Poor

              Incidental              Parish Accts

Feby 2 By Elisabeth Gray half "2"6

" By Elisabeth Russell part "2"6

" By Margaret Weir full "5"

" By Janet Buchanan "2"6

" By Marion Prentice "2"6

" 25 By Janet Thomson full "3"

" 27 By Gaven Blackwood "3"

" By Paid for Mitchells fund "3"

Mar 2 By Monthly disbursements 6 " "

" 7 By Thomas Lowden full "10"

" By Catherine Lockhart full "5"

" By Janet Morton in full "4"

" 11 By John Downie in full "6"

" By mending Churchyard gate "1"1

" 14 By Janet Laurie full "2"6

" By Marion Prentice part "2"6

" By Janet Jackson part "2"

(totals) 6 " " 2"16" "1"1

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(dates)

1802 (Name/s, &/or place) (Mitchells fund) (200 Marks assesst) (M Cloths) (Procla Money)

July To Carried forwd Err Ex 25 " " 4"8"10 ¼ "7"6

" 12 To Mr Wm Orr, Forrestburn "2"11

" 24 To Mr Cumming in full "1"9

Augt 2 To Mortcloth Money 8"3"10

" 4 To Wester Calderhead full "15"10 ½

" 9 To Longbyres Mr J Cleland "8"4

" 8 To Willm Sommervile & Jn Brodie "2"6

" 15 To John Chalmers & E Chassills "2"6

" To David Lees & Jn Cowan "2"6

" 20 To John Chalmers full "2"

" 26 To William Cleland full "4"8

" 27 To William Fleming full "3"

" To James Hamilton full "6"6

" To Harthill Estate full 3"12"

Septr 1 To James Cleland, Esqr "3"5

" To Thomas Orr of Baads "1"6

" 6 To William Neilson full "11"

" To William Thomson full "1"8

" To John Thomson full "1"2 ½

" To Thomas Crawford full "1"3

" To Janet Bryce full "1"7 ½

" To James Grindlays part " " 8

" 24 To Lt Genl Hamilton 5"11"10

" 18 To Robt Finlay & M Dalziel "2"6

(totals) 25 " " 17 " " ¾ 8"3"10 "17"6

Permission of Jim Bundy

--Kopuru 16:55, 1 September 2007 (EDT)