HUXLOE HUNDRED 



KETTERING 



gave to the vicar and churchwardens a sum of stock 

 producing ^^30 yearly, to be applied as to j^I2 to the 

 inmates of Sawyer's Hospital, ^^2 10/. for a person to 

 read and pray with the inmates, £\ \os. for the pur- 

 chase of books, j^5 to the poor, and the remainder to 

 the poor at Christmas. A sum of /600 Navy 5 per 

 cent, was appropriated to answer this bequest. Tlie 

 capital money was never transferred to the minister 

 and churchwardens, and a draft scheme was prepared 

 in 1894 but was never carried through. No payment 

 has been made in respect of this cliarity for the last 

 20 years. 



Sir John Knightlcy, Bart., by a codicil to his will 

 proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury 

 18 .\pril 1 81 2 gave ^([200 in support of the Sunday 

 Schools. The endowment consists of ;^l8o 4J. 2d. 

 Consols with the Official Trustees of Charitable 

 Funds and the interest amounting to ^4 10/. yearly 

 is applied by the rector, churchwardens and over- 

 seers for the benefit of the Sunday School. 



Thomas Dash, by his will proved 28 Sept. 1841, 

 gave ^£50 to the rector and churchwardens in sup- 

 port of the Sunday Schools. The legacy with accu- 

 mulations was invested in ^91 5/. lod. Consols 

 svith the Official Trustees, producing £i 5/. id. in 

 dividends. 



Mrs. McGrouther's Charity. Many years ago a 

 Mrs. Mary Hogg established by subscription a charity 

 for the relief of aged poor widows, which became known 

 as ' The Kettering Poor Widows' Fund,' and Mrs. 

 Sophia Susan McGrouther, by deed dated 29 May 

 1872, gave ;^3oo Bank Annuities, the interest to be 

 applied for the benefit of poor widows or single women 

 of good character not under 50 years of age. The 

 annuities became z\ per cent. Consolidated Stock, 

 and this was converted into (^lo"] \6s. 31/. 5 per cent. 

 War Stock standing in the names of the Rev. C. B. 

 Lucas and C. E. Lamb. The charity is administered 

 by Mrs. Alice Lamb, of Warkton. Monthly payments 

 are made to about 25 poor widows. 



James Gibbon, by his will proved 18 May 1888, 

 gave £500 Queensland Govt. 4 per cent. Stock upon 

 similar trusts to Mrs. McGrouther's Charity. The 

 stock is standing in the same names, and the dividends 

 amounting to yr20 yearly are distributed in cash to 

 about 16 poor widows. 



The Great Meeting House known as Toller Chapel 

 is comprised in an indenture of II March 1723, 

 and the following charities are in connection there- 

 with : — 



(1) By his will, proved at Northampton 15 July 1732, 

 Samuel Langley gave an annual sum of ^^i out of his 

 lands for the benefit of the minister. This charge is 

 paid out of land in Nether Field now the property 

 of the Kettering Industrial Co-operative Society, 

 Ltd. 



(2) Matthew Wilson, by will proved in the Prero- 

 gative Court of Canterbury 3 Feb. 1827, gave £500 

 for the benefit of the minister. This sum is placed on 

 mortgage. 



The following charities are administered by the 

 deacons of the chapel and the income amounting to 

 £l\ is. lid. yearly is applied in cash and other dis- 

 bursements to about 20 poor persons and in the 

 purchase of books for use at the chapel. 



(l) Joseph Wright, by his will proved in Preroga- 

 tive Court of Canterbury 2 Jan. 1746, gave ^^30. 



(2) John Wakelin, by will proved at Northampton 

 12 Jan. 1793, gave £i,o. 



(3) John Meadows, by his will proved at Northamp- 

 ton on 27 Nov. 1799, gave /50. 



(4) Ephraim Busweli, by will proved in Prerogative 

 Court of Canterbury 7 Aug. 1801, gave /50. 



(5) George Satchell, who died 22 April 1835, by 

 his will gave j^20, the interest to be distributed in 

 meat at Christmas. 



(6) Joseph Nunneley, by will proved at Northamp- 

 ton 16 .August 1769, gave ;tioo, on trust that £1 los. 

 should be paid to the minister yearly, zos. distributed 

 in meat to the poor, and 30J. in cash to the poor. 



(7) Miss Mary Mce, by will proved at Northamp- 

 ton 24 July 1826, gave £19 19/., the interest to be 

 applied in distribution of books. 



(8) Joseph Wright, by will proved 2 July 1834, 

 gave £^0 for the general purposes of the Meeting. 



(9) Thomas Dash beforementioned, by will gave 

 ;{^loo, the interest to be applied in the distribution of 

 meat. 



The endowments of these charities were originally 

 placed on mortgage, but those of Joseph Wright 1746, 

 Wakelin, Meadows, Busweli, Satchell and Nunneley 

 now form part of a sum of ^^41 2 Js. 6d. 5 per cent. 

 War Stock in private names and a sum £y os. ()d, part 

 of the dividends on this sum of stock, is applied in 

 satisfaction of these legacies. 



The endowments of the charities of Mee, Wright 

 (1834) and Dash are represented by £177 5j. id. 

 Consols with theOfficialTrustees of Charitable Funds, 

 producing £^ Ss. \d. yearly. 



The charity of Nathaniel Collis was founded by 

 declaration of trust dated 11 April 1849. The en- 

 dowment, which originally consisted of shops, is now 

 represented by ^^300 Consols in the names of George 

 Barratt and two others. The dividends amounting 

 to £7 los. yearly are applied by the trustees of the 

 Great Meeting in the distribution of cash to about 

 40 poor and the purchase of hymn books for use in the 

 chapel. 



Jane Curchin, by will proved 9 March 1900, be- 

 queathed the sura of ^^200, to be called Mrs. Curchin's 

 Bequest to the trustees of the Toller Chapel, the 

 interest to be distributed in money, coal, flannel or 

 calico. The personalty was insufficient to pay the 

 bequest in full, and ^156 15/. was all that was received. 

 This was invested in 5 per cent. War Stock and forms 

 part of the above-mentioned sum of ^^41 2 "js. 6d. In 

 respect of this bequest a sum of £6 5/. 6d. is dis- 

 tributed in money payments to about 36 poor and in 

 garments. 



The following charities are in connection with the 

 Fuller Baptist Chapel comprised in an indenture dated 

 25 Feb. 1816:— 



The Fuller Allotment. By the Inclosure Award of 

 23 Nov. 1805, a piece of land in Middle Field, Ketter- 

 ing, was granted for the support of public worship in 

 the Fuller Chapel. The land was sold and the pro- 

 ceeds invested in ;^2lo is. Sd. 5 per cent. War Stock 

 with the Official Trustees of Charitable Funds, pro- 

 ducing /lo 10;. 2(/. yearly, which is applied to expenses 

 of the chapel. 



By his will, proved in the Prerogative Court of 

 Canterbury 6 Feb. 1734-5, ]°^ Davenport devised 

 land and hereditaments to trustees for the benefit of 

 the minister of the Protestant Dissenters called the 



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