EXTRACTS FROM CHURCHWARDEN'S BOOK , BISHOPS  ITCHINGTON

             Transcribed & kindly contributed by Joanne Turner (Virginia,USA)

Bishops Itchington Churchwarden’s Book   1826-27

                                                                                                  L - S - D

                        Brought forwards                                             5 - 4 - 2

Nov 20   Jesse Beasley   1 1/2 Doz. O Sparrows             - 6

       28   Jesse Beasley   2 Doz. O Sparrows                                - 8

Dec 13   Jesse Beasley   1 Doz. O Sparrows                               - 4

        –    Humphries    1/2 Doz O Sparrows                                    - 2

       14   Jesse Beasley   1/2 Doz. O Sparrows                             - 2

Sacrament Bread & Wine Christmas Day                    6 - ~

1827

Jan 3   Jesse Beasley   1 1/4 Doz O Sparrows                             - 5

       3   G Barnacle    1 Magpie                                                        - 1

       4   Tho^s Wilks   1 Doz O Sparrows                                           - 4

       5   Compton   1 1/2 Doz O Sparrows                          - 6

     24    G Barnacle   2 Magpies                                                     - 2

     26    Holloway   1 Gorcrows                                                        - 1

     27    Flamele   1 Gorcrow                                                            - 1

Feb 3    G Bricknell    3 Gorcrows                                       - 3

       3    Tom Randall   3 Gorcrows                                     - 3

       5    Dick Randall   1 Gorcrow                                        - 1

       6    Jesse Beasley   9  O Sparrows                                        - 3

       9    J. Stanton   1 Gorcrows                                                       - 1

     10    J. Wilks   1 Gorcrow                                                           - 1

     10    Dick Randall   1 Gorcrow                                        - 1

     13   Jesse Beasley   2 Gorcrows                                               - 2

     20   Jesse Beasley   2 Gorcrows                                               - 2

     23   G. Bricknell   1 Gorcrow                                                       - 1

     27   Morgin    1 Gorcrow                                                  - 1

     27   C. Dodd    2 Gorcrows                                                         - 2

     27   W. Busby   1 Magpie                                                            - 1

     28   (?). Tims    3 Gorcrows                                                        - 3

                        Carry up                                                         5 - 15 - 9

Churchwarden’s Book - 1851

Parish of Bishops Itchington,

Southam Union, County of Warwick

            At a meeting of the Owners of property in this Parish legally entitled to vote in person or by proxy and of the ratepayers therein, held at the Institutional School room in this Parish on Tuesday the 22nd day of April 1851 pursuant to notice of such meeting duly published and given on Monday seventh day of April instant

                                                James Frith Chairman

            It was resolved that the Churchwardens and Overseers shall and they are hereby required to borrow the sum of One hundred and twenty pounds as a fund for defraying the Expenses of the emigration of poor persons having settlements in this Parish and being willing to emigrate to be charged upon the rates raised or to be raised for the Relief of the poor in this parish and to be repaid by five [?equal?] annual installments of twenty four pounds each with interest not exceeding [capital script L with 2 horizontal lines through it] 5 percent per annum and to be applied under such rules, orders and regulations as the [C__________?] for administering the laws for Relief of the poor in England shall in that behalf direct.

            [Signed by:]  James Frith Chairman

                                    Robt [Zed?] Welchman

                                    Daniel B____

                                    John Spraggett

                                    George Eaton

                                    Joseph Spraggett

                                    Samuel Knibb

                                    Robert Gilliman

                                    William Spencer