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Overseer poor records

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 23:47
by jbrooks
I have a number of entries in the Overseer of the poor records and was thinking of creating a custom event. I would like to keep these events linked for research purposes and provide a 'picture' of what might have been happening at the time. Any advice on an approach to record this in FH appreciated (would probably like the option later to display this on a diagram/tree to assist research). I would also like to include some narrative about these records.
Sample data with narative included below:

Overseer of the Poor accounts: from April 23 1813.
(ERO D/P 163/12/3)

1817 Mar 25
Paid expenses to Bardfield twice after Brooks money 2S 6d
1816 Sep 30
Journey to Bardfield & Haverhill after Mr Brooks money and Mr Howers. 3S 3d
1815 May 1
Paid John Burleigh Taken Brooks money 1S
1814 Oct 8
Recd, Mr Brooks Bardfield 3S 5d
1814 April 11
p Wm Dowsett for Brooks child 26 weeks at 2/6 pr week.
£3 5S 0d

Narative



1813 Sep 18
Paid Wm Dowsett bill £3 6S 7d
1813 July 31
Wm Dowsett 2S
1813 June 28
Paid Wm Dowsett Bill £1 16S
1813 June 19
Mr Unwin of Wm Dowsett expenses to Jos (Joseph) Argent to Hedingham £3 1S



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Overseer poor records

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 08:41
by Jane
I think what I would be tempted to do, is to create a source for the information you posted and then to create a custom attribute which can be linked to the source. I think I would be tempted to keep the detail in the source and have a single fact against the person concerned which covers the time frame of the entries, but you could of course put the full details in with multiple facts.