SALFORD HUNDRED 



DEANE 



There does not seem to have been any regularly 

 founded chantry at Deane, but in 1522 Richard 

 Heaton stated that he had caused an aisle to be built 

 in the church, which he calls a * parish church,' and 

 paid most of the charge ; and had, in addition, 

 * edified a chapel of timber ' in the aisle, wherein was 

 an altar, with images of the Holy Trinity and 

 St. Anne. 31 In 1552 Lambert Heaton claimed a 

 chalice and suit of mass vestments in Deane Church 

 as heirlooms. 34 



The Clergy List of 1541-2 shows that there were, 

 in addition to the vicar, two priests whose stipends 

 were paid by two of the squires ; 35 there were pro- 

 bably at least two more attached to the chapels at 

 Westhoughton and Horwich, for in 1548 the vicar 

 and six others were recorded in the bishop's visitation 

 list. There is no entry in 1554. The staff had 

 dwindled to three by I563 36 the vicar and the 

 curates of the two chapels ; and two years later one of 

 the curates had gone, the vicar, Richard Ormishaw, 

 and the curate of Horwich, Peter Makinson, being 

 those recorded. 37 In 1592 it was reported that the 

 curate did not catechize, and that the annual per- 

 ambulations were neglected. 38 



In the I yth century some improvement was 

 effected, but the normal staff does not seem to have 

 risen above three, even under the Commonwealth. 39 

 From the account of the vicars it will be seen that 

 clergy and people were of the Puritan school, one of 

 the chapels after the Restoration being held by Non- 

 conformists for many years. Here, as elsewhere in 

 South Lancashire, the growth of the population has 

 led in recent times to the erection of many new 

 churches and the subdivision of the parish. 



Reports on the charities of Deane 

 CHARITIES have been made m 1828 and I9O2. 40 

 For the whole parish there is a small 

 endowment supposed to be part of a greater sum ; the 

 interest has been added to the church poor's money. 41 

 Farnworth shares in several charities. 41 Kearsley also 

 shares some. 43 A special benefaction for Little Hulton 

 has been lost. 44 The poor of Horwich receive 84 

 from the legacy of Joseph Ridgway, and there are 

 some other charities. 45 For Westhoughton there are 

 no endowments for the poor. 46 Middle Hulton has a 

 share in two Worsley gifts. 47 Rumworth receives 60 

 a. year from a farm given by Ralph and James Cromp- 

 ton. 48 



83 Duchy Plead. (Rec. Soc. Lanes. 

 and Ches.) i, in. Certain evildoers had 

 entered the church by night and destroyed 

 the timber work of his chapel. John 

 Hulton of Farnworth in 1486 bequeathed 

 20 marks to the building of a north aisle, 

 and a missal for the use of the chapel 

 there to be ' bygget ' ; Wills (Rec. Soc. 

 Lanes, and Ches.), 23. 



M Ch. Gds. 27. 



84 Clergy List (Rec. Soc. Lanes, and 

 Ches.), 13. 



86 John Heaton in 1559 was in danger 

 of losing house and goods for taking away 

 a mass book from the curate of Deane 

 * since the Queen's Majesty's proceedings '; 

 all the books were burned ; Ch. Gds. 30, 

 quoting S.P. Dom. Eliz. x, 286, &c. 



8 7 From the Visit. Lists at Chester. 

 The list of ornaments in Cb. Gds. 26, 27, 

 shows that the church was well supplied, 

 there remaining in 1552 eight sets of 

 vestments ; others had disappeared. There 

 were also ' sixteen pieces of old linen used 

 about the sepulchre.' 



88 Lanes, and Cbes. Antiq. Soc. xix, 60. 

 Sir Gilbert Gerard, farmer of the bene- 

 fice, did not provide quarterly sermons. 



89 The ' lecturer ' at Deane was also 

 curate of Westhoughton. 



40 For the later inquiry there are two 

 reports one for the part of the ancient 

 parish now within the borough of Bolton, 

 and the other for the remainder. 



41 Deane was entitled to a share of 500 

 bequeathed by John Guest, for Bury and 

 other places. This is supposed to have 

 been represented by ,63, which in 1786 

 was in the hands of John and James Edge 

 of Moss, who paid 3 31. as interest. 

 About 1 8 1 8 payment ceased on the death 

 of the last of that branch of the family, but 

 the vicar of Deane afterwards succeeded 

 in recovering 100 from its representa- 

 tives for principal and interest. This was 

 invested in a plot of land and a house, the 

 rent of which was for a long time 9 a 

 year. Owing to disputes as to the exact 

 area of the site, and the dilapidation of 

 the building, the income has declined. 



A sum of money formerly producing 4 

 a year had been lost before 1828. 



48 George Seddon in 1664 left ,100 

 for the poor of Farnworth and Kearsley, 



to be spent on linen and woollen cloth. 

 The overseers of the townships now receive 

 z los. a year, which is distributed in 

 doles of cloth. 



Farnworth, Little Hulton, Middle Hul- 

 ton, and Westhoughton participate in the 

 1,100 memorial fund raised to comme- 

 morate the Hon. Algernon Egerton ; the 

 interest is given towards scholarships. 



43 See last note. Kearsley also shares 

 in the charities of William Baguley, 

 founded in 1728 ; the income is distri- 

 buted in doles of calico, &c. Jonathan 

 Greenhalgh gave 20 to build a culvert, 

 on condition that the township should 

 give i a year to the poor in linen cloth. 

 This was still in operation in 1828, but 

 had ceased long before 1862. Anne Cross 

 in 1814 left 200, the interest of which 

 was to be divided yearly among ten aged 

 and infirm poor men and women. The 

 capital is now represented by 193 con- 

 sols. The interest is distributed accord- 

 ing to the testator's wishes. 



44 About 1828 there was a rent-charge 

 of i, which had been paid for forty 

 years at least for the poor from some un- 

 known source. The payment was after- 

 wards discontinued, apparently on the 

 death of a trustee. The trustees of the 

 charity of Adam Mort of Astley used to 

 give us. a year to the poor of Little 

 Hulton, but this was judged irregular and 

 discontinued. 



45 Joseph Ridgway, by his will of 1841, 

 left about 15,000 for charitable uses in 

 Horwich and a large sum for a school in 

 Bolton. The sum apportioned to the poor 

 is distributed in articles of clothing or 

 bedding, the average value of the dole 

 being 71. 



Richard Pilkington in 1786 left 50, 

 and Morris left 15 for the poor of 

 Horwich. In 1828 it was found that 

 the trustees had built a cottage on Kit- 

 field with the money, and the rent, 5 101., 

 was distributed in linen cloth. The gross 

 rent is now over 7 a year, and is distri- 

 buted every few years in doles of calico, 

 &c., preference being given to poor persons 

 attending the New Chapel. Robert 

 Greenhalgh in 1807 left two cottages 

 partly for the minister of this chapel and 

 partly for the poor ; the latter portion of 



the income now amounts to 9 131. a 

 year, and is distributed periodically in 

 calico, &c. The benefactor desired a 

 preference to be given to those attending 

 the chapel. 



From the estate of Richard Shaw, who 

 died 'm 1897, a net sum of 185 has 

 been received by the trustees of Lee 

 Congregational Chapel for the benefit of 

 the poor ; the interest is given in food and 

 clothing. 



In 1802 Thomas Schofield conveyed a 

 piece of land for the benefit of the land- 

 owners of the township. He is ' believed 

 to have been a defaulting overseer, and to 

 have given this land in payment of a debt 

 of 79 due to the parish.' The Lee Mill 

 has been built upon the land, for which a 

 rent of 6 zs. %d. is paid. At one time 

 this money was distributed among the 

 poor ; then it was allowed to accumulate 

 for many years, and has been applied to 

 the provision of a free library. 



4S In 1828 3 was paid by the over- 

 seers out of the rates, and distributed to 

 the poor in doles of linen cloth, in respect 

 of a gift by Ann Rycroft and France, 

 which was supposed to have been used for 

 the repair of the workhouse. The work- 

 house was sold, and the payment of the 

 3 ceased, there being no proof of the 

 advance of charity money towards it. 



4 7 The Algernon Egerton Memorial Fund 

 has been mentioned. The other is the 

 charity of Dame Dorothy Legh, who in 

 1656 gave money for the minister of 

 Ellenbrook Chapel and the poor of Wors- 

 ley and Middle Hulton. A place called 

 Common Head in Tyldesley was pur- 

 chased, and in 1828, according to old 

 custom, a quarter of the rent was reserved 

 for the poor, one-third of the sum (about 

 5 IOJ.) being given to the overseer of 

 Middle Hulton, who distributed it at his 

 discretion. The share for this township 

 is still one-twelfth, but now amounts to 

 30 a year. Doles of blankets, &c., to 

 the value of 51. or ioj. are distributed. 



43 Ralph Crompton, M.D., by his will 

 of 1623, and James Crompton his brother 

 in 1636 left a sum which with interest 

 amounted to 442 by 1653, chiefly for 

 the school at Deane, but in part for the 

 poor. In 1828 the estate appropriated to 



