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Title
Charities of the Hawes Family
Date free text
1628 - 1948
Production date
From: 1628 To: 1948
Scope and Content
The Hawes Family Charities consist of four different bequests.
1. Thomas Hawes (1619). In 1619 Thomas Hawes, gentleman, by his will gave to the Corporation of Bedford four chambers and three shops in the Butcher Row, to be disposed of to four widows: three ancient inhabitants of the parish of St Paul and one of St Mary, of good character and diligent resorters to divine worship. On the 14th December 1897 a scheme was established by the Charity Commissioners for the regulation of this charity. The scheme provides for the yearly income to be disposed of by payments of not less than 5s and not more than 6s a week to two poor widows who have resided in the Borough for not less than five years.
2. Mrs Ann Collins' Charity. By her will dated March 22nd 1682, Mrs Collins, daughter of George Hawes, gave to the Corporation £24 a year for the maintenance of ten poor widows belonging to the town of Bedford.
3. Thomas Hawes (1626). This Thomas appears to have been the son of the previously named Thomas Hawes. In his will dated 16th December 1626 he gave £16 to purchase an annuity of 20s a year in the name of some of the most substantial inhabitants of Bedford, the rent of 20s to be yearly paid to the Treasurer of Sir William Harpur's Gift and bestowed amongst the poor of the five parishes at Christmas. On 7th November 1902 a new scheme provided for the yearly income to be applied in paying pensions of not less than 5s a week to persons of good character who have resided in the Borough for not less than five years ...
4. Thomas Hawes (1688). This Thomas appears to have been the son of the last-mentioned Thomas Hawes. By deed dated 28th July 1688 he gave to twelve trustees named £150 to purchase certain lands for the uses of the poor of the parishes of St Paul and St Mary, out of which yearly profits two parts to be given in bread to the poor of St Pauls and one part to the poor of St Marys. New schemes were introduced in 1921 and 1929.
Information taken from Borough Yearbook.
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