Report from His Majesty's Commissioners for Inquiring Into the Administration and Practical Operation of the Poor Laws, Volume 11 |
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able-bodied labourers according acres administration adopted agricultural allowance amount answer appears applied Assistant Overseer bastard burthen child Cholesbury churchwardens consequence considered Cookham cottages difference diminished districts ditto earnings effect employ employers employment evidence evil expense farm farmers formerly frequently give given habits hired idle impotent poor increase independent labourers individuals industry instances Irish Irish or Scotch justices justices of peace labour-rate labouring classes land large families Leckhampstead less Little Shelford magistrates marriages married master Meldreth ment mode neighbourhood neighbouring non-parishioners obtain occupiers out-door relief paid parish officers parishioners parochial paupers persons Poor Laws poor-rate population present principal proportion rate-payers receive relief refused rent respect riots scale select vestry settlement Steeple Claydon surplus labourers Sutton Wick Swallowfield tion town wages week weekly whole wife workhouse workmen