Hi Josie, Recently I transcribed the BROWN entries in the Woodchurch Parish Chest. They may be of some use in your project in unemployement in Woodchurch. My appologies to everyone else for only doing BROWN's. Best wishes Glynn in Australia Woodchurch Parish Chest LDS Films 1835671 & 1835672 Woodchurch Memorandum & Requests 1815 Dec 4th John BROWN'S Gail (girl) for one change & worsted for a pair of stockings. Granted 1816 Apr 1st John BROWN half year rent £3.2.0 Granted 1816 Apr 1st John BROWN for wood 1816 June 25th John BROWNE'S Wife for the Doctor 1816 Oct 14th John BROWN half year rent Granted 1817 Apr 3rd John BROWN for wood Granted 1818 Jan 5th Margaret BROWN two changes & pair of stockings Delaid (Delayed) 1818 Mar 30th J. BROWN unreadable for £0.10.6 Granted 1818 Apr 27th John BROWN Wood Winter 1818 July 20th J. BROWN'S Boy for unreadable 1818 Oct 12th J. BROWN'S Boy for shoes & unreadable Granted 1819 Mar 29th John BROWN rent £2.12.0 Granted 1819 May 24th John BROWN for Wood Granted 1819 July 19th John BROWN'S Girl one pair stockings, one change, one pair shoes, one pair unreadable & one frock Granted 1819 July 19th John BROWN for Wood Granted 1819 Oct 11th J. BROWN rent £2.2.0 Granted 1819 Oct 11th Jane BROWN for two week 10? Granted 1819 Dec 6th John BROWN in want for his Boy 1820 Jan 3rd John BROWN'S Boy Wants one unreadable & one unreadable 1820 May 6th John BROWN rent £2.2.0 Granted 1820 Oct 9th J. BROWN rent £2.2.0 1820 Nov Selah (Celia?) BROWN one petty coat, one frock, one stays, one pair of shoes, pair of stockings, two changes Granted 1820 Nov Serah (Sarah?) BROWN one change, one pair stockings, one petty coat, unreadable apron Granted 1821 Jan 1st John BROWN Pay £0.16.0 1821 Mar 26th J. BROWN rent £2.0.0 Granted 1821 June 18th John BROWN Pay 1821 July 16th J. BROWN pair shoes for his boy Granted 1822 Apr 23rd J. BROWN'S Boy unreadable Select Vestry Committee 1822 Oct 8th John BROWN 5 children wishes for relief to the amount of 8 has worked for one month for 8 for work wants also his rent which is £5.5.0 for yr wants half yr. 1822 Oct 21st John BROWN for relief and work 1822 Nov 4th John BROWN Pay 4 per month higher than a regular pay 1822 Dec 16th John BROWN applies for £0.7.0 in wants 1823 May 19th John BROWN applies for wood, two loads Granted 1823 May 19th John BROWN also unreadable Pay for his girl £0.6.0 X 1823 June 2nd John BROWN applies for clothes for his boy, pair shoes, Round-frock & pair trousers Delaid (Delayed) 1823 June 16th J. BROWN applies for shoes, Round-frock & trousers for the lame boy. X 1823 June 30th John BROWN applies for clothes for his boy for a whole suite? Delayed 1823 July 14th John BROWN'S Boy for round-frock, pair trousers & pair of shoes or to go to the House Delayed 1823 Oct 6th John BROWN rent to Oct 11th £2.0.0 1823 Oct 20th Elizabeth BROWN one change, one petty coat, one woollen apron & one pair of pattens? 1823 Nov 3rd Mary BROWN 15 years old to unreadable Boots for the Winter for her unreadable in want of one change, pair stockings, pair shoes & pattens & one pair cloth & unreadable apron, one petty coat & stays and one frock. 1823 Nov 3rd J. BROWN applies for pay for Nurse £0.6.0 Granted 1823 Dec 1st Mary BROWN one flannel petty coat & frock 1823 Dec 29th Elizabeth BROWN two pair clothes & one pair stays X 1823 Dec 29th Mary BROWN one frock & pair of shoes X 1824 Mar 22nd Mary BROWN applies for one frock, one change, one petty coat & one pair stockings. 1824 Apr 5th John BROWN one child applies for money or wood in want £2.2.0 Granted 1824 Apr 19th John BROWN applies for rent for half year £2.6.0 Granted 1824 May 31st John BROWN 3 child for wood 1824 June 14th John BROWN for a Truss for his Wife 1824 June 29th John BROWN Pay 1824 Aug 9th John BROWN respecting his pay 1824 Aug 9th Mary BROWN Request Delaid 1824 Oct 7th Mary BROWN for pair shoes, pair pattens, one frock & one apron 1824 Oct 10th John BROWN applies for money in want for the loss of his hay 1824 Nov 1st Mary BROWN one frock, one change, one petty coat, one pair stockings 1824 Nov 29th Elizabeth BROWN applies for a pair pattens, one pair stockings & one petty coat. 1824 Nov 29th John BROWN Round-frock & pair shoes X 1824 Dec12th J. BROWN'S son applies for Round-frock & pair shoes X 1824 Dec 27th John BROWN'S Boy a Round-frock & shoes 1825 Jan 10th John Brown applies want pair shoes 1825 June 13th J. BROWN for 150 of Faggots 1825 July 25th George BROWN Round-frock & trousers 1825 Aug 8th George BROWN in request unreadable 1826 Jan 23rd John (written above) George BROWN for Bingham girl at unreadable 1826 Feb 6th John BROWN in want £0.10.0 1826 Feb 20th John BROWN in want 1826 Mar 20th Geo & John BROWN will leave the House for £0.2.0 per week (& pair of shoes, crossed out) Granted 1826 May 15th John BROWN for wood 1826 May 15th John BROWN respecting his daughter 1826 May 21st John BROWN for wood X 1826 June 12th John BROWN applies for wood 1826 July 24th John BROWN applies for 7 or 8 shillings 5 shillings Granted 1826 Aug 21st J. BROWN applies for money in want 20 shillings 1826 Sept 11th J. BROWN applies for money in want 2 shillings 1826 Oct 6th John BROWN applies for 15 shillings 1827 Dec 8th George BROWN in want 1829 Apr 13th Respecting of John BROWN'S House etc. 1829 Apr 13th John BROWN to pay his rent from 6th April 1829 1829 Dec 5th Respecting of George BROWN & William WELLS unreadable & expenses 1830 Sept 27th M? BROWN applies for Cotton Gown 1830 Nov 22nd James BROWNE applies for a pair shoes 1830 Dec 6th John BROWN applies for shoes for his boy 1831 Dec 5th John BROWN applying for clothes for his boy 1832 Aug 1st George BROWN for all last week & 3 days this week 1833 Jan 31st Geo BROWN lost 15 days ill 1833 Jan 31st John BROWN for 8 shillings in want. One week ill 1833 Feb 13th Jas BROWN for lost time 5 days 1833 Mar 13th John BROWN 4½ days lost time 1833 Aug 29th George BROWN lost time 1833 Nov 6th John BROWN snr for work 1833 Nov 21st John BROWN snr ill for a fortnight has had 9 shillings 1833 Dec 18th Geo BROWN 1834 May 7th Respecting John BROWN snr 1834 July 2nd J. BROWN snr 6 shillings 1834 July 16th John BROWN applies for work also 6 shillings in want 1834 Aug 27th George BROWN applies for nourishment in his illness 1835 Jan 14th John BROWN snr applies for 3 shillings a week when out of work 1835 Jan 28th George BROWN for some conveyance to go to Ashford 1835 Apr 23rd Mrs BROWN for widow's pay Woodchurch Overseers Accounts 1829 Jan 17th Paid J. BROWN for a Sow Ken-unreadable £0.2.0 1829 Jan 31st Paid John BROWN for a Sow Ken-unreadable £0.2.0 1833 June 15th Paid George BROWN 4½ days £0.9.0 1833 June 22nd Paid George BROWN 2 days £0.3.0 1834 May 17th Paid J. BROWN for 2 Sows to unreadable £0.4.0 1833 Paupers BROWN John snr Married £7 - 1s (Over 12 months) BROWNE George Married £4 - 4s (Over 12 months) Incidental Expenses June 1833 John BROWN for a truss 10 shillings Vestry Order 1834 George BROWN 2 shillings 1834 Paupers BROWN John snr Married £5 - 12 - 6 (12 months) BROWN George Married £15 - 16 - 0 (12 months) Incidental Expenses May 1834 John BROWN snr 2 shillings Vestry Order July 1834 John BROWN snr 3 shillings January 1835 George BROWN'S medicine 2 shillings & 6 pence 1835 Paupers BROWN George (Dead) Occasional relief 6 shillings BROWN John snr £1 - 10 - 0 (over 3 months) Incidental Expenses Mrs BROWNE 3 shillings 1835 Paupers BROWN John snr £2 - 18 -6 (over 3 months) BROWN John (Red Brook) BROWN John snr £3 - 0 - 0 (over 3 months) Disbursements George BROWN'S Expenses relative to James PEARSONS trial. £1 - 8 - 0 Dr CURTEIS'S Charity 5th November 1869 to 5th November 1870 Names of honest, sober and industrious labouring families in Husbandry, entitled to a Loaf of Bread of the value of 6 pence. BROWN Stephen LG