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ST PETER, CHERTSEY: PARISH RECORDS, 1630 - 1920
Reference Number: P2
Descriptive Information about the Record (click to expand) Provenance The major part of the records was deposited by the Vicar in 1954. A further settlement examination book, 1802-1828, (ref. P2/3/12) was transferred to the Record Office by the County Welfare Officer in 1958.
-The records Particularly worthy of note are the churchwardens' accounts which commence in 1630. The deposit also includes overseers' accounts 1712-1833, poor rate assessments 1726-1835, a volume of settlement examinations, 1828-1842, vestry minutes 1831-1833 and papers relating to parish charities, particularly the Poor's Allotment 1875-1884 and the Women's War Work Association, registered under the War Charities Act 1916.
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series: P2/1/ - VESTRY Date: 1831-1833 Select Vestry minutes. 1 vol ... Title Select Vestry minutes. 1 vol Reference P2/1/1 Unit Date 1831 - 1833 Start Date 18310101 End Date 18331231
series: P2/2/ - CHURCHWARDENS Date: 1630-1863 Churchwardens' accounts (17th cent. entries are mainly concerned with... Title Churchwardens' accounts (17th cent. entries are mainly concerned with the distribution of charitable gifts). 1 vol Reference P2/2/1 Unit Date 1630 - 1803 Start Date 16300101 End Date 18031231 Churchwardens' accounts, including church rates, 1812 – 1828. 1 vol ... Title Churchwardens' accounts, including church rates, 1812 – 1828. 1 vol Reference P2/2/2 Unit Date 1803 - 1828 Start Date 18030101 End Date 18281231 Church rate book ... Title Church rate book Reference P2/2/3 Unit Date 1845 - 1863 Start Date 18450101 End Date 18631231
series: P2/3/ - OVERSEERS OF THE POOR Date: 1712-1872 Overseers' accounts. 1 vol ... Title Overseers' accounts. 1 vol Reference P2/3/1 Unit Date 1712 - 1717 Start Date 17120101 End Date 17171231 Overseers' accounts. 1 vol ... Title Overseers' accounts. 1 vol Reference P2/3/2 Unit Date 1725 - 1738 Start Date 17250101 End Date 17381231 Overseers' accounts. 1 vol ... Title Overseers' accounts. 1 vol Reference P2/3/3 Unit Date 1822 - 1832 Start Date 18220101 End Date 18321231 Poor rate assessments. 1 vol ... Title Poor rate assessments. 1 vol Reference P2/3/4 Unit Date 1726 - 1739 Start Date 17260101 End Date 17391231 Poor rate assessments. 1 vol ... Title Poor rate assessments. 1 vol Reference P2/3/5a Unit Date 1740 - 1758 Start Date 17400101 End Date 17581231 Note of money not collected in first rate 1756 (found loose in 5a abo... Title Note of money not collected in first rate 1756 (found loose in 5a above) Reference P2/3/5b Unit Date 1756 Start Date 17560101 End Date 17561231 Poor rate assessments. 1 vol ... Title Poor rate assessments. 1 vol Reference P2/3/6 Unit Date 1812 - 1816 Start Date 18120101 End Date 18161231 Poor rate assessments. 1 vol ... Title Poor rate assessments. 1 vol Reference P2/3/7 Unit Date 1820 - 1825 Start Date 18200101 End Date 18251231 Poor rate assessments. 1 vol ... Title Poor rate assessments. 1 vol Reference P2/3/8 Unit Date 1825 - 1830 Start Date 18250101 End Date 18301231 Poor rate assessments. 1 vol ... Title Poor rate assessments. 1 vol Reference P2/3/9 Unit Date 1830 - 1835 Start Date 18300101 End Date 18351231 Summary of overseers' accounts. 1 vol ... Title Summary of overseers' accounts. 1 vol Reference P2/3/10 Unit Date 1830 - 1832 Start Date 18300101 End Date 18321231 Overseers' accounts of relief paid in money. 1 vol ... Title Overseers' accounts of relief paid in money. 1 vol Reference P2/3/11 Unit Date 1831 - 1833 Start Date 18310101 End Date 18331231 Examinations of paupers. 1 vol ... Title Examinations of paupers. 1 vol Reference P2/3/12 Unit Date 1802 - 1828 Start Date 18020101 End Date 18281231 Examinations of paupers. 1 vol ... Title Examinations of paupers. 1 vol Reference P2/3/13 Unit Date 1828 - 1842 Start Date 18280101 End Date 18421231 Register of the Poor in the Parish Church District of Chertsey. 1 vo... Title Register of the Poor in the Parish Church District of Chertsey. 1 vol Reference P2/3/14 Unit Date 1872 Start Date 18720101 End Date 18721231 Letter containing request for relief ... Title Letter containing request for relief Reference P2/3/15 Unit Date 24 Feb 1833 Start Date 18330224 End Date 18330224 Letter proposing issue of distress warrant against G Layton, written ... Title Letter proposing issue of distress warrant against G Layton, written on printed bill announcing sale of Layton's effects, 16 Jul 1833 Reference P2/3/16 Unit Date 4 Jul 1833 Start Date 18330704 End Date 18330704
series: P2/4/ - SURVEYORS OF HIGHWAYS Date: 1814-1832 Highways rate book. 1 vol ... Title Highways rate book. 1 vol Reference P2/4/1 Unit Date 1814 - 1817 Start Date 18140101 End Date 18171231 Highways rate book. 1 vol ... Title Highways rate book. 1 vol Reference P2/4/2 Unit Date 1818 - 1823 Start Date 18180101 End Date 18231231 Highways rate book. 1 vol ... Title Highways rate book. 1 vol Reference P2/4/3 Unit Date 1829 - 1832 Start Date 18290101 End Date 18321231
series: P2/5/ - CHERTSEY POORS' ALLOTMENT CHARITY Date: 1875-[1884] Statement for the consideration of the Trustees of, and others intere... Title Statement for the consideration of the Trustees of, and others interested in, the Poors' Allotments in the Parish of Chertsey, by Sir Edward Colebrooke, Trustee for the Walton Leigh Manor portion, (printed) Reference P2/5/1 Unit Date 5 Jul 1875 Start Date 18750705 End Date 18750705 Scheme of Charity Commission No. H. Will. 26693 concerning the Poors'... Title Scheme of Charity Commission No. H. Will. 26693 concerning the Poors' Allotments, Manors of Chertsey Beomond, Walton Leigh and Woodham in the parish of Chertsey, 2 copies, (printed) Reference P2/5/2-3 Unit Date 15 Aug 1876 Start Date 18760815 End Date 18760815 Letter from Secretary, Charity Commission, to Rev. Charles Scott, Che... Title Letter from Secretary, Charity Commission, to Rev. Charles Scott, Chertsey, concerning the Poors' Allotment Reference P2/5/4 Unit Date 4 Dec 1876 Start Date 18761204 End Date 18761204 Letter from Secretary, Charity Commission, to the Trustees of the Poo... Title Letter from Secretary, Charity Commission, to the Trustees of the Poors' Allotment Charity Reference P2/5/5 Unit Date 20 Oct 1877 Start Date 18771020 End Date 18771020 Copy issued by Charity Commission of a letter received from Thomas Ge... Title Copy issued by Charity Commission of a letter received from Thomas George Avery, Secretary, Charity Poors' Allotment Protection Association Reference P2/5/6 Unit Date 15 Oct 1877 Start Date 18771015 End Date 18771015 Draft of letter from Secretary to the Trustees, Poors' Allotment, to ... Title Draft of letter from Secretary to the Trustees, Poors' Allotment, to the Secretary, Charity Commission Reference P2/5/7 Unit Date 6 Nov 1877 Start Date 18771106 End Date 18771106 Letter from Secretary, Charity Commission, to C J Worthington, Esq., ... Title Letter from Secretary, Charity Commission, to C J Worthington, Esq., Cowley House, Chertsey Reference P2/5/8 Unit Date 17 Apr 1878 Start Date 18780417 End Date 18780417 Copy of letter of C J Worthington to Secretary, Charity Commission ... Title Copy of letter of C J Worthington to Secretary, Charity Commission Reference P2/5/9 Unit Date 18 Apr 1878 Start Date 18780418 End Date 18780418 Circular No. 73 issued by Charity Commission concerning accounts of c... Title Circular No. 73 issued by Charity Commission concerning accounts of charities Reference P2/5/10 Unit Date [1878] Start Date 18780101 End Date 18781231 Allotments Extension Act, 45 & 46 Vict. c.80 ... Title Allotments Extension Act, 45 & 46 Vict. c.80 Reference P2/5/11 Unit Date 1882 Start Date 18820101 End Date 18821231 34 letters from Trustees regarding the state of the Poors' Allotment ... Title 34 letters from Trustees regarding the state of the Poors' Allotment and future policy Reference P2/5/12-45 Unit Date 1877 - 1879 Start Date 18770101 End Date 18791231 Plan of lands of Woodham Poors' Allotment (manuscript) ... Title Plan of lands of Woodham Poors' Allotment (manuscript) Reference P2/5/47 Unit Date [19th cent] Start Date 18000101 End Date 18991231 Plan of Poors' Allotment, Walton Leigh in the parish of Chertsey, imp... Title Plan of Poors' Allotment, Walton Leigh in the parish of Chertsey, imposed on tracing from 2'' O.S. map: stamped as received at Charity Commission, 1 May 1884 Reference P2/5/48 Unit Date [1884] Start Date 18840101 End Date 18841231
series: P2/6/ - SIR WILLIAM PERKINS' SCHOOL TRUST Date: 1870-1882 Bank book: Rev. Henry John Hotham, Hon. Peter John Locke King and th... Title Bank book: Rev. Henry John Hotham, Hon. Peter John Locke King and the Venerable Archdeacon John Jennings [trustees], in account with Messrs. Coutts and Co. Reference P2/6/1 Unit Date 1870 - 1882 Start Date 18700101 End Date 18821231
series: P2/7/ - WOMEN'S WAR WORK ASSOCIATION, CHERTSEY Scope: The Association was registered under the War Charities Act, 1916. Date: 1916-1921 Rules of the Association, newspaper cuttings and photographs, recordi... Title Rules of the Association, newspaper cuttings and photographs, recording the Association's activities, pasted into 1 vol, with 20 letters, copy letters, photographs and other papers, 1918 – 1921 Reference P2/7/1-21 Unit Date 1916 - 1921 Start Date 19160101 End Date 19211231 Accounts of the Association. 1 vol ... Title Accounts of the Association. 1 vol Reference P2/7/22 Unit Date 1918 - 1919 Start Date 19180101 End Date 19191231
series: P2/8/ - INCLOSURE Date: 1808 Chertsey Inclosure Act, entitled 'An Act for allotting lands in the P... Title Chertsey Inclosure Act, entitled 'An Act for allotting lands in the Parish of Chertsey and Manor of Chertsey Beomond in the County of Surrey' (printed before receiving royal assent) Reference P2/8/1 Unit Date 1808 Start Date 18080101 End Date 18081231 Chertsey Inclosure Act, entitled 'An Act for allotting lands in the P... Title Chertsey Inclosure Act, entitled 'An Act for allotting lands in the Parish of Chertsey and Manor of Chertsey Beomond in the County of Surrey' (printed after royal assent given, 48 Geo. III c.130) Reference P2/8/2 Unit Date 1808 Start Date 18080101 End Date 18081231
series: P2/9/ - CHERTSEY SOCIETY OF BELLRINGERS Date: 1883 Signed rules (printed) ... Title Signed rules (printed) Reference P2/9/1 Unit Date 1883 Start Date 18830101 End Date 18831231
series: P2/10/ - MISCELLANEOUS PLANS Date: c.1817-1819 Plan of Ottershaw Park and Estate and of Potters Park Farm in the Par... Title Plan of Ottershaw Park and Estate and of Potters Park Farm in the Parishes of Chertsey and Chobham, also of Scotchers Farm in the Parishes of Horsehill [Horsell], Chobham and Pirford [Pyrford], (printed, detached from sale particulars) [For a photocopy of the sale particulars and plan, see Z/67] Reference P2/10/1 Unit Date 1819 Start Date 18190101 End Date 18191231 Plan of the Manor Farm at Stanners Hill, Lurking Shaw Farm [Larkensha... Title Plan of the Manor Farm at Stanners Hill, Lurking Shaw Farm [Larkenshaw?], Bromshot Farm, Cox Hill Farm and Emmetts Mill in the parishes of Chobham and Horsehill [Horsell] (printed, detached from sale particulars) Reference P2/10/2 Unit Date c.1817 Start Date 18160101 End Date 18181231 Plan of Wheelers Green and Green Lane Farms, Crockford Bridge Cottage... Title Plan of Wheelers Green and Green Lane Farms, Crockford Bridge Cottage Farm and the Abbey Farm, in the Parish of Chertsey (printed, detached from sale particulars) Reference P2/10/3 Unit Date c.1817 Start Date 18160101 End Date 18181231
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