Hi list, when Mr CLAYTON died, I know not when, his widow handed over to the parish 20s to be distributed to poor persons of Whitwell according to his wishes in his Will. In 1673 the following persons benefited. Distributed 29th Jun . widow BULLIVANT 1s John PARKINS wife 6d widow REVIL 6d Rich MANDIFELD 6d H GOLLANDS wife 6d Hy HARRISON 6d Godf BARNES wife 6d Char WATTS wife 6d Robt JOHNSONS wife 6d Matt HAWORTH 6d Jo KITCHIN 6d Rich HARRISON snr 6d Thos INGOL 1s Jane CROOKES 6d Robt WOOD 1s wid WILDSMITH 1s Tho WHITE 6d Gam GARDHAMS children 6d wid WITHERS 6d wid HAWORTH 12d Will WOODCOCKS wife 6d Robt BINNY 6d Mary and Jane THOMPSON 6d Geo SMITH 'oth holm 1s George ARM 1s Geo HARRISONS wife 6d Saml SCISSONS 1s Fras SWANS wife 6d wid BELL 6d wid PARKER 6d wid DICKINSON 6d A similar distribution took place in 1674, with Will DICKINSON 6d and Cha WATTS 6d being added . Wid DICKINSON and Char WATTS wife missing this time round. Also in 1673 Jun 1st collected then for John HALL , Edward NORRIS inhabitants of Fordingbridge in the Couty of Southampton computed to have sustained loss by fire to ye value of 13000 £699-8s-8d ye sume of 6s 4d. Collected by me Alex MICOCK In 1674 the parishioners of Whitwell collected upon the request of the inhabitants of Heynor Derbyshire towards the relief of Solomon ALDRED impoverished by fire having lost to the value of one hundred and 2 pounds the sume of four shillings seven pence halfpenny. You can find in older registers, usually in a separate section, many collections and disbursements such as the ones above. It may give an idea who was about at the time. mike -- http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~spire/Yesterday/index.htm