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June21st1756ListofPooroftheparishofTorphichenandtheirmonthlyallowancesasagreedby

thecommittee:

AgnesandMargaretWaughofTorphichenpermonth 5/

dittoHouserentalsotobepaid

WilliamWheelan

there

per

month

3/

JohnLearmonthinStepend 2/

JanetWeirinFountainbleau 1/

WilliamMarshallinTorphichen 2/

IsobelTaylorthere 2/

AgnesChalmersinBadlormieLands 2/

AgnesPottertobefurnishedinnecessarycloathes

JamesRanken'slasthalfyearrenttobepaid

dittomonthlyallowance 2/

JanetTaylorinNewbigging 3/

JeanThomsonthere 3/

JanetCowie

in

Torphichen

2/

PatrickMarshaltherehishouserentandpermonth 2/

JanetGraythereherhouserentandpermonth 2/

JeanMillarinSleckendforcloathes 5sh

JeanBlackinWestCraigs 2/

AlexShaw,orphanforboard,wagesperquarter 10

Scots

andnecessarycloathes

ElspethSmithinNewbiggingandMaryStorryinGartmuirtobeassistedbyMrWatsonas

hefindsnecessary

AndrewBrook'schildofBoardperquarter 10

Scots

ElizabethLawsoninTorphichenforaninterimSubsistenceuponaccountofthepresent

dearth

6

Scots.

[signed]Jo:Gillonpreses.

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RollofPersonsupontheCharityoftheParishofTorphichenthesixthofMay1757

AgnesandMargaretWaughofTorphichenpermonth 6/

dittoHouserentalsotobepaid

JohnLearmonthinStepend 3/

Janet

Weir

in

Goremyre

1/

WilliamMarshallinTorphichen 2/

dittochildre'swagesofschooltobepaid

AgnesChalmersinBadlormieLandspermonth 3/

AgnesPottertobefurnishedinnecessarycloathes

JamesRankeninTorphichen 3/

dittohalfyearrenttobepaid

JanetTaylorinNewbigging 3/

JeanThomsontherepermonth 3/

JanetCowieinTorphichenpermonth 2/

PatrickMarshaltherepermonth 3/

ditto

house

rent

to

be

paid

to

JanetGrayinTorphichenpermonth 2/

dittohouserenttobepaid

JeanMillarinSlackend 5shillings

forcloathes

JeanBlackinWestCraigs 2/

AlexShaw,orphanforboard,wagesperquarter 10Scots

andnecessarycloathes

ElspethSmithinNewbiggingpermonth 3/

MaryStorryinGartmorepermonth 3/

SamuelthomsoninBuchcoatpermonth 3/

JamesAuldinWesterCraigspermonth 2/

JohnChalmersinBlackfauldpermonth 2/

AndrewBrook'schildQuarterwages 8Scots

[sgned]Jo:Gillon,JohnWard,JohnNimmo

DavidHyndinMosshousespermonth 2/

WilliamWhitlyinDrumlyonpermonth 2/

JeanNewlandsinRedburnpermonth 2/

WilliamWalkerinEastCraigspermonth 2/

JamesMungalpermonthinWestCraigs 2/

JanetWheelasinHilderston 5sh

tobegivenonaccountofthepresentdearth

AgnesGibbison 5shill

forsaidcause

AllanGrame 5shill

JanetHynd 6sh8d

JamesPettiroe 6sh8d

DavidYoung 5shill

JamesAlexander 5shill

BettyLawson 5shill

WilliamAndersoninTorphichen 12shill

tobegivenhimfortobuyahorse

GeorgeStratheroninStobymyre 6shill8d

JohnHamiltoninTorphichen4shill

JohnNimmo,,

Alex

Innes

&

Jo:

Gillon,

John

Wardrop

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thecommitteerecommendedtoMrWatsontoacquaintthemonthlypensionersthattheir

allowancewouldbewithdrawniftheydon'tdisponetheireffectsforthebehoofofthepoorof

Torphichenparish&theyappointWilliamWarshallateBellmantoattendburialswiththemortcloth

forwhich

he

is

to

have

an

allowance

of

one

shilling

Scots

per

pound

for

his

trouble

[signed]Jo:Gillon,AlexInnes,JohnNimmoJohnWardrop

Torphichen16thMay1757SederuntofthecommitteeoftheparishofTorphichenformanagingthe

PoorsFundsofthesaidparish

MrJohnGillonofWallhouse

John

Wardrop

of

Bridghouse

PatrickYoungthere

JohnNimmoofBlackridge

JamesWalkerofAndrewsYards

AlexrInnesofCathlaw

MrJamesWatson,minister MrGillonchosenPreses

thiscommitteetakingintotheirconsiderationthehighcostofmealandthestraitened

circumstancesofmanyinsaidparishagreestopurchasefromMessrsCowns,MerchantsinBo'ness

fiftybollsofoatmealataslowapriceascanbeboughtandimpowersMrGillontopurchasethe

sameandMrWatontopaythepriceoutofthePoorsmoneytobeimpressedinhishandsforthat

purposeandappointsAndrewForrester,WeaverinTorphichenandJohnChalmersinCraigenhallto

disposeofsaidmealatoneshillingperpeckreadymoneytowhitsterlingtothepersonscontained

inlistssignedbyusofthisdateanddeliveredtothesaidAndrewForresterandJohnChalmersand

toanyotherpersonswhosenamesshallbeputintoalistbyanytwoofournumber[signed]Jo:

Gillonpreses

Source:TorphichenKirkSessionMinutesGD234/CH2/503/8pp251255

Note:therearetwofurtherlists14thDec1757,4thDec1758