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#REDIRECT [[England_Church_Records#Parish_Chest_Records]] | |||
[[Image:The Parish Chest.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A parish chest]] | [[Image:The Parish Chest.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A parish chest]] | ||
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=== Poor and Other Rates === | === Poor and Other Rates === | ||
Parishes recorded payments made to the poor and rates, or taxes, assessed to meet welfare needs. Parishes also charged rates for things such as night watch, lighting, highway, pest control, constable expenses, sewer, and victim’s or soldier’s relief. They kept records of assessment, receipt, and disbursement. | Parishes recorded payments made to the poor and rates, or taxes, assessed to meet welfare needs. Parishes also charged rates for things such as night watch, lighting, highway, pest control, constable expenses, sewer, and victim’s or soldier’s relief. They kept records of assessment, receipt, and disbursement. These records can have many names, one of the most common is "Overseers of the Poor" minutes, accounts, rates, books, etc. | ||
=== Bastardy Bonds === | === Bastardy Bonds === | ||
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Settlement records relate to a person’s legal place of settlement, as determined by a set of rules. The parish of settlement was responsible for the welfare and old-age care of family members. Parish officials often aggressively denied settlement. When a family sought parish welfare, officials determined the family’s legal settlement. A "removal order" was a document directing the constable to transport the family back to their parish of settlement. | Settlement records relate to a person’s legal place of settlement, as determined by a set of rules. The parish of settlement was responsible for the welfare and old-age care of family members. Parish officials often aggressively denied settlement. When a family sought parish welfare, officials determined the family’s legal settlement. A "removal order" was a document directing the constable to transport the family back to their parish of settlement. | ||
[http:// | For an understanding of Settlement and Removal Records, [http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/DevonMisc/Settlement.html click here]. | ||
=== Apprenticeship Records === | === Apprenticeship Records === | ||
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These records often list the apprentice’s father, his master, the length of the apprenticeship, and the occupation. A child’s father often arranged the apprenticeship, but the parish "put out" many pauper children, since it was cheaper to pay for an apprenticeship than to raise a child. The child’s name may also be in vestry minutes when the vestry decided to put the child out as an apprentice. You may also find apprenticeships in other sources. Read more in the [[England Occupations|Occupations]] article. | These records often list the apprentice’s father, his master, the length of the apprenticeship, and the occupation. A child’s father often arranged the apprenticeship, but the parish "put out" many pauper children, since it was cheaper to pay for an apprenticeship than to raise a child. The child’s name may also be in vestry minutes when the vestry decided to put the child out as an apprentice. You may also find apprenticeships in other sources. Read more in the [[England Occupations|Occupations]] article. | ||
Parish chest records are listed in the Place Search of the [[ | === Locating Parish Chest Records === | ||
Parish chest records are listed in the Place Search of the [[FamilySearch Catalog]] under: | |||
*England, [county name], [parish name] - Church records | |||
*England, [county name], [parish name] - Poorhouses, Poor Law | |||
*England, [county name], [parish name] - Taxation | |||
For further information on parish chest material, see: | For further information on parish chest material, see: | ||
* McLaughlin, Eve. Annals of the Poor. Third Edition. Solihull, England: Federation of Family History Societies Publications, Limited, 1986. ( | *The Parish Chest lesson series [https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/the-parish-chest-part-1 Part 1], [https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/the-parish-chest-part-2 Part 2], [https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/the-parish-chest-part-3 Part 3] | ||
* Tate, W. E. The Parish Chest. Third Edition. Chichester, Sussex, England: Phillimore, 1969. ( | *McLaughlin, Eve. Annals of the Poor. Third Edition. Solihull, England: Federation of Family History Societies Publications, Limited, 1986. (FS Library Book 942 H6mev.) | ||
*Tate, W. E. The Parish Chest. Third Edition. Chichester, Sussex, England: Phillimore, 1969. (FS Library book 942 K2t.) | |||
[[Category:Church of England | [[Category:Church of England Records]] | ||