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Raper Charity Ledger · Subject archive
- 1888 Distributed £20.10s.8d including coal for eight poor families, a Longwick School subscription and bonuses to the Ilmer Provident Club. Read accounts
- 1889 Paid £14.4s.7d in coal from the Staveley Coal Co, Longwick school fees and relief for Martha Belgrove and T. Stratford. Read accounts
- 1890 £26.14s.3d disbursed, including funeral relief for Matilda Burnham, coal from Staveley Colliery and repeated Longwick school pence payments. Read accounts
- 1891 £25.12s.1d spent, headed by £10 to Thomas Goodchild for his orphaned brother's outfit, plus medical treatment for James Burnham's wife and coal from Staveley Colliery. Read accounts
- 1892 £15.6s.6d disbursed during an influenza outbreak affecting the Kingham family, alongside coal from Staveley Colliery and the annual Longwick School subscription. Read accounts
- 1893 £20.14s spent, including sending William Kingham to a convalescent home in Eastbourne and coal supplied by Piggott of Cannock. Read accounts
- 1894 £17.4s.3d disbursed, including Elizabeth Stratford's treatment at Moorfields Ophthalmic Hospital and over 12 tons of coal from Piggott. Read accounts
- 1895 Entries include Martha Belgrove's continuing relief, medical care for several Kingham and Jones family members, and coal supplied by Piggott of Cannock. Read accounts
- 1896 £25.1s.8d spent, including care for Joseph Wooster's broken ribs and coal supplied by T. East. Read accounts
- 1897 £30 spent across the year, including a deposit for Martha Belgrove's treatment at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital and ongoing support for James Kingham and James Burnham during illness. Read accounts
- 1898 Payments included a contribution towards a wheelwright's apprenticeship, hospital expenses at Guy's and the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, and Christmas treats for Ilmer's schoolchildren. Read accounts
- 1899 £24.17s.11d spent, including clothing for men and women via Pryce Jones, chairs for Charity use and Christmas goods for choir and Sunday school children. Read accounts
- 1900 £13.14s.5d spent, including Mrs A. Kingham's funeral expenses, William Hill's visits to an eye hospital and a donation towards a bath chair for the poor. Read accounts
- 1901 £16s.9d spent amid a diphtheria outbreak that claimed two of Mrs Jones's children, alongside coal for eight poor families and the Longwick School subscription. Read accounts
- 1902 £25.17s spent, including a Coronation donation, blankets from T. Wallis and coal from both Timothy East and the Charlbury Coal Co. Read accounts
- 1903 £9.19s.5½d recorded in expenses, including Mrs W. Kingham's journey to London for treatment and continuing support for Martha Belgrove. Read accounts
- 1904 Coal was delivered to nine named poor families via T. East, alongside the Longwick School subscription and continuing relief for Martha Belgrove. Read accounts
- 1905 £14.1s.1d spent, including William Kingham's funeral fee and coal delivered to ten families via M. Carey. Read accounts
- 1906 £6.2s.7d spent, a quieter year covering Mrs Kingham's convalescent home journeys and Christmas groceries. Read accounts
- 1907 £17.12s.3d spent, including coal for nine poor families from M. Carey and the first donation to the Village Reading Room. Read accounts
- 1908 £18.5s.3½d spent, including coal for ten poor families from T. East and a further donation to the Village Reading Room. Read accounts
- 1909 Coal was supplied to eight poor families by M. Carey, with continuing subscriptions to the Village Reading Room and a Christmas treat for children. Read accounts
- 1910 Gifts of coal and Christmas groceries were distributed, alongside a new donation to the Parishioners' Institute. Read accounts
- 1911 £12.5s.7d spent, including coal for poor families and a payment to help children reach school in wet weather. Read accounts
- 1912 Expenses of £12.5s.7d recorded, principally coal supplied by W. Claydon. Read accounts
- 1913 The final surviving entries record £18.8s.8d in receipts and payments to W. Claydon for coal and Brown, Muff & Co for clothing. Read accounts