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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D2277/A/PV/1/1
TitleVestry minute book
Date1754-1849
DescriptionThe minutes are almost entirely concerned with passing the parish officers' accounts and rating matters until 1799, and incorporate the following:
(a) Accounts of the overseer of the poor, 1754-1838 (summary accounts only except 1836)
(b) Accounts of the surveyor of the (mostly summary accounts until 1840, detailed accounts in 1841)
(c) Headborough's accounts, 1754-1777, and constable's accounts, 1778-1838 (summary accounts only)
(d) Churchwardens' accounts, 1754-1848 (summary accounts 1754-1838, detailed accounts, 1839-1848)
Note: (i) The offices of surveyor of the highway, headborough and churchwarden were often combined in the 18th century (ii) Where the accounts are only summary, detailed accounts in the form of 'bills of particulars' were furnished to the meeting.
(d) Minutes of the Vestry Committee for dealing with Poor Law matters, 1817-1835
(e) Lists of paupers receiving weekly payments, 1754-1765
(f) Highway and poor rate assessments, 1758-1760
(g) Accounts for building or repairing the school on South Normanton common, 1795

With loose papers (1782-1926) found interleaved in D2277 A/PV 1
D2277/A/PV/1/1/1; Note of entry of ? pauper to Ashover workhouse, 1782
D2277/A/PV/1/1/2; List of statute labour due, n.d., at vestry minutes 4 Mar 1800
D2277/A/PV/1/1/3; Memorandum about account n.d. (at page for account for 4th month, 1836)
D2277/A/PV/1/1/4; Rate assessment, n.d., and draft/copy of two resolutions passed at the vestry meeting on 8 Dec 1838
D2277/A/PV/1/1/5; Memorandum re payments to paupers, 1 Oct 1840
D2277/A/PV/1/1/6; List of person occupying land and not keeping teams, n.d. (at minutes for 4 Nov 1840)
D2277/A/PV/1/1/7; Memorandum of vestry decision appointing William Wilson as surveyor of the highways, 25 Mar 1844
D2277/A/PV/1/1/8; List of ? churchwardens, 1897-1926
Extent1 volume
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorParish of South Normanton St Michael
FormatDocument
CopiesMicrofilm M373 vol. 5
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