BOROUGH OF NORTHAMPTON 



and 40a, Abington Street, together with the rent of 

 j^l per annum received from the ' Vine ' Inn. The 

 charity of Thomas Stone was founded by deed 

 dated 31 Eliz., 1589. The endowment consists of 

 5 houses known as Nos. 20, 22, 24, 26 and 28, Wood 

 Street. Tlie trusts of the charity were similar to 

 those of George Coldwell's charity. 



Owen Dodden, by will dated 26 July 161 5, gave 

 /[lOO, the income to be given to the poor of the parish 

 of St. Giles. The money was invested in the purchase 

 of a dweUing house known as No. 64a, Abingdon Street, 

 Northampton. The house was sold in 191 3 and the 

 proceeds invested in ;^533 4s. 8d. Consols in the name 

 of the Official Trustees. 



Nicholas Rothwell in 1658 gave the sum of ;^loo 

 to the Mayor of Northampton, the interest to be 

 distributed among the poor of the parish of St. Giles 

 and for placing out poor boy apprentices. The money 

 was invested in the purchase of land at Duston 

 containing about 32 acres. 



By a deed dated 6 Apr. 1 802 the several properties 

 comprised in the before-mentioned charities were 

 conveyed to 15 trustees or feoflFees. Under the 

 trusts of this deed the income of the Feoffment 

 Estates is to be applied as follows : — To the vicar of 

 St. Giles the annual sum of £15 ; to the clerk and 

 sexton the annual sums of [i and [2. 3s. 4d. respec- 

 tively ; to apply the residue for the benefit of the 

 poor of the parish and for such other pious and 

 charitable uses within the parish as the trustees 

 should think proper. The gross income of the 

 charities in the year ending 1925 was about £610. It 

 was distributed in accordance with the directions 

 contained in the deed, the trustees giving a donation 

 of ^50 to the funds of the General Hospital and 

 sums of ^^15 each to the funds of St. Giles', 

 St. Edmund's, St. Michael's and St. Gabriel's Sunday 

 Schools. 



The charities are administered by 15 trustees 

 appointed under the provisions of the deed of 6 Apr. 

 1802. When their number is reduced to 7 or less 

 new trustees arc appointed by the surviving trustees. 



Arthur Goodday, by will dated 13 Jan. 1692, gave 

 a close of garden ground at Northampton and a 

 rentcharge of ^^5 per annum issuing out of No. 2, 

 Ambush Street, Northampton. The garden ground 

 was sold in 1859, and the endowment now consists 

 of Cifi^i 4s. 2d. Consols with the Official Trustees 

 producing ^^46 os. \d. annuaOy, and the rentcharge of 

 ;^S. Under the directions contained in the will the 

 rentcharge is paid to the vicar of St. Giles and the 

 remainder of the funds distributed to the poor of the 

 parish in clothing and bread. The charity is ad- 

 ministered by the trustees of the Feoffment Estates. 



Wilham Brooks Gates, by will proved in the 

 Principal Registry 16 May 1876, gave ;^200 upon 

 trust, the income to be given towards defraying the 

 expenses of the parish church of St. Giles and 

 schools. The endowment of the charity for the 

 church now consists of £106 4s. lod. Consols uith 

 the Official Trustees producing £z 13s. annually. 



which is applied by the vicars and churchwardens as 

 above. 



The Northamptonshire Orphanage for Girls stands 

 in St. Giles' Street. It originated in the Northampton- 

 shire Servants Training Institution which was founded 

 at Wootton in 1858, removed to St. James' Street, 

 Northampton, in 1861, and to the Horse Market in 

 1S67. In 1868 it was merged into the Northampton- 

 shire Orphanasje for Girls, then in process of forma- 

 tion, and in 1870 moved to the premises in St. Giles 

 Street which it now occupies — 291 girls have been 

 trained at the home.^* 



William Stratford, by will dated 16 July 1753, gave 

 a sum of ;^5oo, which was laid out in the purchase of 

 an estate at Denton in 1755. The estate was sold 

 and the proceeds invested in ;^794 13s. 7d. Victoria 

 Government 3 per cent. Consolidated Inscribed Stock 

 in the name of the Official Trustees, and forms the 

 present endowment of the charity. The income, 

 amounting to £1"] \6s. 2d. annually, is distributed to 

 the poor of the parishes of St. Giles, St. Peter and St. 

 Sepulchre. Each parish receives about £() 5/. yearly, 

 which is distributed by the minister and church- 

 wardens of each respective parish. 



The charity of Miss C. E. Hyndman was founded 

 by deeds dated in 1836 and 1842, which provided 

 that the interest on £224 13;. jd. Consols should be 

 applied towards defraying expenses in connexion with 

 the repair of St. Katherine's Church. This amount 

 is now with the Official Trustees, and produces 

 j^5 I2S. \d. yearly, which is applied by the church- 

 wardens towards church expenses. 



The Rev. Robert William Stoddart, by will proved 

 16 Aug. 1898, gave to the rector and churchwardens 

 of St. Peter's ;^ioo for investment, the income to be 

 distributed among the poor of the parish. The en- 

 dowment now consists of £1)2 ()s. Sd. Consols with 

 the Official Trustees, producing £2 6s. annually. 



The origin of the Church Estate Charity is unknown. 

 By an indenture dated 20 Dec. 18 James I (1620) 

 properties in Northampton were conveyed to the 

 churchwardens, the rents to be applied towards the 

 repair and expenses of the church. The properties 

 were sold in 191 1 and the proceeds invested in 

 ;^I,I56 is. Sd. India 3i per cent, stock in the name of 

 the Official Trustees. The interest amounts to 

 j^40 ()s. 4^. yearly. 



Nicholas Rothwell, who died in 1658, gave by his 

 will ;^loo, the income to be applied towards the relief 

 of the poor of the parish of St. Sepulchre. This sum 

 was invested in the purchase of a close of land at 

 Northampton which was sold in 1875 and the proceeds 

 invested in ;^l,l68 13/. ^d. Consols with the Official 

 Trustees, the present endowment of the charity. 

 The charity is regulated by a scheme of the Charity 

 Commissioners dated 8 Mar. 1918, and the income, 

 amounting to £2^ 4/. ^d. annually, is applied by the 

 trustees (of whom the churchwarden of St. Sepul- 

 chre is a trustee ex officio) for the benefit of the poor. 



" Inf. from Mils L. H. Wake, late Hon. Sec. 



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