PUDSEY: Transcription of PUDSEY OVERSEERS, 1743-1887
Definition of Overseer taken from the Imperial Dictionary of 1850:
In England, the duties of overseers are, to provide for the poor
in every parish, to collect the poor-rate, to remove such persons as the parish is
not liable to support, and to do other acts incidental to the management of the poor,
under the directions of the poor-law commissioners, or their assistant commissioner,
or according to the provisions of any local act.
Year
Surname
Surname
Surname
Surname
1743
B
Gaunt
Thos
Johnson
Eli
Pearson
Jo.
Elsworth.
1765
Richard
Hey
Samuel
Ingliam
1766
Wm
Moss
Win.
Darnbrook
1767
Wm
Whitley
Jar.
Clifford
1768
Trist.
Moss
J
Lobley
1770
John
Hollingworth.
1771
Jno
Radcliffe
Jon.
Balme
1772
Joseph
Lumby
John
Atkinson
1773
James
Atkinson
Wm.
Dean
1774
John
Farrar
Joshua
Farrar
1775
Wm
Walker
Ino.
Farrar
1776
Wm.
Farrer
Matthew
Farrer
1777
Richd.
Farrer
John
Radcliffe
1778
Saml.
Boys
John
Beaumont
1779
Joshua
Hargreave
Mathew
Hutchinson
1780
John
Lobley
Wm
Banks
1781
Thos.
Pullan
Benj
Roberts
1782
Wm
Dodgson
Jerh.
Crowther
1783
Saml.
Farrer
John
Lumby
1784
Win.
Lumby
Matthew
Dufton
1785
Matthew
Dufton
1786
John
Newsom
John
Booth
1787
Joseph
Greave
John
Cowper
1788
Richd.
Womersley
Jos.
Crowther
Jas.
Harper
1789
Samuel
Johnson
1791
James
Harrison
Wm.
Grave
1792
Wm.
Cautherey
Joseph
Dodgson
1793
Samuel
Hinchliffe
James
Harper
Denis
Rider
1794
Wm
Mirfield
1795
James
Barns
1797
James
Hutchinson
Wm.
Dean
James
Harper
1798
Richard
Farrer
1800
Joseph
Cooper
John
Lobley
1801
Richard
Farrer
1802
Ben.
Dean
John
Crampton
1803
Wm.
Ellwand
Wm.
Dufton
1804
Jere.
Crowther
Wm.
Cauthery
1805
Thos.
Rider
Andrew
Wade
1806
Andrew
Wade
1807
Andrew
Wade
Joseph
Wilkinson
1808
Win.
Clark
Benj
Seifferth
Jos
Wilkinson
1809
J
Drake
Henry
Carr
Andrew
Wade
1810
Henry
Carr
Mathew
Hainsworth
1811
John
Radcliffe
Wm
Stowe
1814
Wm
Greaves
Willm
Stowe
1815
Jonas
Holmes
John
Cooper (jnr)
Wm
Stow
1816
John
Boys
Samuel
Hinchliffe
1817
James
Hutchinson
Robt
Parkinson
1818
Wm
Boyes
James
Stead
1819
Benj
Gaunt
John
Varley
1820
Benj
Brook
Thomas
Brayshaw
Jno
Hutchinson
1821
Henry
Simons
James
Blackburn
J
Hutchinson
1822
Wm
Musgrave
James
Blackburn
John
Hutchinson
1823
John
Tordoff
Wm
Farrer
J
Hutchinson
1824
Henry
Carr
Peter
Winsor
J
Hutchinson
1825
Wm
Sharpe
John
Banks
J
Hutchinson
1826
John
Farrer
George
Scott
1827
William
Ellwand
Jos
Wilkinson
John
Farrer
1828
John
Halliday
George
Brooksbank
John
Farrer
1829
Peter
Hyland
Benj
Braithwaite
John
Farrer
1830
Samuel
Crowther
John
Farrer (Lowtown)
John
Farrer
1831
Joshua
Armitage
Samuel
Lobley
John
Farrer
1832
William
Beaumont
Edward
Greenwood
John
Farrer
1833
Joseph
Cautherey
Abraham
Hutchinson
1834
William
Walton
Benj
Troughton
1835
John
Crowther
Willm
Lister
1836
John
Crampton
John
Hinchliffe (snr)
1837
Samuel
Sharp
George
Glover (snr)
1838
William
Denison
John
Farrer
1839
George
Beaumont
John
Dawson
Abraham
Hutchinson
1840
John
Farrer
Richard
Ellwand
Abraham
Hutchinson
1841
John
Farrer (Lowtown)
Wm
Boys(Tyersal)
Abraham
Hutchinson
1842
Samuel
Field
Isaac
Boocock
Abraham
Hutchinson
1843
Samuel
Sharp
William
Hutchinson
Abraham
Hutchinson
1844
Wm
Huggan
Samuel
Lobley
Richard
Sutcliffe
John
Newell
1845
Joshua
Harrison
Wm
Huggan
Richard
Sutcliffe
John
Newell
1846
Richard
Womersley (Marsh)
Joshua
Harrison
Richard
Sutcliffe
John
Newell
1847
Richard
Womersley
Joshua
Harrison
1848
Richard
Womersley
William
Procter
1849
Richard
Womersley
William
Jefferson
Jos
Newell
1850
Benj
Wade
James
Beaumont
Jos
Newell
1851
John
Farrer (Grove House)
Samuel
Varley
1852
John
Farrer
Samuel
Varley
1853
Thompson
Farrer
Samuel
Gaunt Gamble
1854
Thompson
Farrer
Samuel
Gaunt Gamble
1855
Samuel
Sykes
Benj
Troughton
1856
Samuel
Sykes
Benj
Troughton
1857
Samuel
Sykes
Benj
Troughton
1858
Benj
Troughton
Joseph
Banks
1589
James
Banks
Wm
Shepherd
1860
James
Beaumont
William
Haste
1861
William
Huggan
Goe
Hainsworth
1862
William
Huggan
George
Hainsworth
1863
William
Huggan
George
Hainsworth
1864
William
Huggan
George
Hainsworth
James
Beaumont
1865
William
Huggan
Goerge
Hainsworth
James
Beaumont
1866
William
Huggan
George
Hainsworth
James
Beaumont
1867
William
Huggan
George
Hainsworth
James
Beaumont
1868
William
Huggan
George
Hainsworth
James
Beaumont
1869
William
Huggan
Richard
Womersley
Emanuel
Boocock
1870
Richard
Womersley
Emanuel
Boocock
Wm
Dibb Scales
1871
Emanuel
Boocock
Thomas
Goodhall
Jos
Blackburn
1872
Emanuel
Boocock
Thomas
Goodhall
Jos
Blackburn
1873
Emanuel
Boocock
Jos
Blackburn
Samuel A
Merritt
1874
Emanuel
Boocock
Jos
Blackburn
Samuel A
Merritt
1875
Emanuel
Boocock
Jos
Blackburn
Samuel A
Merritt
1876
Emanuel
Boocock
Jos
Blackburn
Samuel A
Merritt
1879
Emanuel
Boocock
Jos
Blackburn
William
Huggan
1880
Emanuel
Boocock
Jos
Blackburn
William
Huggan
1881
Emanuel
Boocock
William
Huggan
Jos
Hyland
1882
Emanuel
Boocock
William
Huggan
Jos
Hyland
1883
Emanuel
Boocock
William
Huggan
Samuel
Armitage
1884
Emanuel
Boocock
William
Huggan
Samuel
Armitage
1885
Emanuel
Boocock
William
Huggan
1886
William
Huggan
Samuel
Armitage
John A
Hinings
1887
William
Huggan
Samuel
Armitage
John A
Hinings
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