OR2353/1

Household Account Book and Cellar Book

1828-1855

From: 1828 To: 1855

(a)Accounts of John Clay Totals of expenditure on specific items eg furniture; sugar, wine etc. Also includes wages and taxes, painting and music. Children have separate accounts as follows Susanna 1824 Henry 1830 (omitted after 1842) Alfred 1831 Walter 1832 Edith 1837 Payments every year to Mr and Mrs Clay 1835 Other items include journeys (Cambridge)£69 6s 4d 1842 Funeral expenses £30 7s 8d 1843 £52 12s 5d 1846 Mourning Mr WC £7 8s 7d 1847 Mourning Mr WC £8 12s 2d 1849 Mourning Mrs Clay 11s 7d 1850 Paid for Alfred when in Mr Dickson's Office £225 0s 0d Omitted: Mourning £16 7s 8d 1851 This year Walter went to Cambridge and he had over the sum in the yearly account £129 13s 1d 1852 This year Alfred went to Liverpool and London. He had over the sum in the yearly account £73 1s 7d Walter still at Cambridge had £231 7s 0d 1853 Alfred still in London £153 11s 7d 1853 Walter still in Cambridge £789 8s 8d 1854 At the end of the year I had advanced to Alfred, still in London, including his Law expenses £655 and given him out of my yearly income £75Total £730 0s 0d Walter's College expenses up to the end of this year £875 0s 0d 1828-1855 (b) Account of Principal Moneys in trust for M S Gillett No Entry (c) Account of Interest paid to M S Gillett under her marriage settlement 1859 (Railway shares) (d) Cellar Book: type of drink, year of purchase, name of vintner, price, quantity purchased 1863-1869 NB In different hand to (a) Note on author of Section (a). The writer had children: Susanna, Henry (died c. 1842) Alfred (Lawyer of London and Liverpool) Walter (Cambridge 1851-1854) and Edith The writer is probably the Reverend John Clay (1796-1858). Chaplain of Preston Gaol, Lancashire 1823-1858 (see DNB and Alumni Cantabrigensis.) John's father was Thomas Ship and Anchor Merchant of Liverpool. This would help explain why Alfred went there. Walter Lowe Clay was admitted pensioner on 14 April 1851 to his father's old college, Emmanuel.The Mr and Mrs Clay mentioned throughout the accounts would appear to be John's parents Thomas and his wife. Why the document is in the Orlebar Archive is unclear.

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Clay, John,
Clay, Susanna,
Clay, Henry,
Clay, Alfred,
Clay, Walter,
Clay, Edith,
Clay, Thomas,
Gillett, M S

household accounts, wine, mourning, Cambridge University, Liverpool, London, marriage settlements, shares, chaplains, gaol, Preston