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Vestry Minute Book Mainly poor rate and election of officers, but also including: 1857 Pauper emigration of James Pointer and family to Canada 1861 Rating of Mr. Risley's Brickhill 1866 Cattle plague, and cottagers' cows not being allowed to graze on the roadside. Grazing let for sheep, and the proceeds applied to the benefit of the cottagers. 1869 John White of Kempston to pay quit rent for filling up the ditch adjoining the Poor's Land at Elstow 1870 Dissatisfaction with the Highway Board system 1870 New school buildings.

1851-1871

From: 1851 To: 1871

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Pointer, James,
Risley,
White, John

Canadians, Canada, specific emigration, Vestry, Poor Rate, cattle, sheep, Elstow School, ELSTOW