Hi list, selected entries from Wirksworth Churchwardens accounts 1835-1837 Churchwardens at the time George HEAP and Thomas SHAW, Ralph WRIGHT 19 Jan 1835 paid Samuel HANSON ringing 5 o/clock bell 1-1-0 14 Apr 1835 PAID Samuel HANSON for making fires 12-8d 4 Sep 1835 paid George FROST for paving round stoops 2-0d 4 Sep 1835 paid John PEARSON for pitching about stoops 1-6d 4 Sep 1835 paid Mr BUCKINGHAM Bill for tuneing and cleaning the organ 10-12-0d 30 Sep 1835 paid James WHEELDON for work done in churchyard 14-0d 8 0ct 1835 paid John KNOWLES for expenses when seting the paving churchyard 5-1d 5 Feb 1836 paid Hugh WALL for snow cutting 2-6d 1 May 1836 paid Paul TAYLOR for coals and leading 9-3d 7 Aug 1836 paid Job COOPER for moving churchyard 5-0d 20 Jun 1837 paid ringers Kings death 8-0d 27 Jun 1837 paid ringers Queen proclaimed 8-0d 13 Jul 1837 paid Thomas WAINE six days work in church yard 15-0d 17 Jul 1837 paid Ringers Kings funeral 8-0d 22 Dec 1837 paid John MASKKRY for jointing windows 1-6d mike -- http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~spire/Yesterday/index.htm