Visual of the local densities of Alvey marriages 1577 < 1888
Winter 1700/01 was disastrous with poor harvest and food shortage
Winter 1700/01 was disastrous with poor harvest and food shortage
Mid 1700 Lack of a Police Force meant troops used for restoring
order
England’s population doubled in 1700 from 5 Million to 10 Million
Infant mortality high - due to lack of food, ill nourishment, bad
housing, small pox, scarlet fever - mortality rate greater in hospital than in
the home - typhus, typhoid, gastric discentry - unclean hands
STOCKINGERS/FWK/LACE
During the 1700’s lace became more valuable than gold. Today it is difficult to appreciate the high value placed on lace. It was the ultimate status symbol. Individuals were christened, married, and buried in lace. Highwaymen even wanted to be hanged in lace,
FOOD-DIET- CLOTHES 1742 -
A quarter loaf was 3d,
Cheese - 2d per lb (approx 1p/0.5 Kilo?? In todays money)
Butter - 3.5d per lb
Beef/veal/mutton/lamb/pork - 3s per stone (14lb)
Eggs - 3 or 4 for 1d
Fowls - 1s 4d
A pair of ducks - 8d
A Pig or Christmas Goose - less than 2s 6d ( half a crown)
Rabbits - 3d each
A pair of breeches - 4s 6d
A pair of shoes - 4s 2d
Hat - 1s 2d
Shirt - 3s 6d
A pair of stockings - 1s 6d
Frock and waistcoat - 6s 8d
Fuel for a year - £1 < £1.5d
Ale ( a gallon of small beer was only 1.5d)
Yearly rent for house/cottage - 15s < £1.25s
This realises an average total of say £9 per year.
An average wage of 8d a week would cover this for
only 300 day work in a year, with £1 left
in the pocket - nothing is included for upkeep of a wife ( she was expected to
work for her keep, as were thechildren when “big enough” A father of a small
family, too young to earn, must have had a struggle even in this period of low prices - which came to an end in 1765
EDUCATION -
1743 John Saunders the Vicar reported that there were “two pretty schools. One having a Baptist for a teacher and the other a Dame whom I encouraged to teach the Catechism”
RELIGION
1718 St Helens Church in need of repair to outer wall and roof - in 1719 the Church Wardens reported the Church of Burton is “beautified and repaired”. In 1725 further problems were reported “ the building has been damaged by flooding succeeding the last great snows”
OCCUPATION -
Agriculture.-
Agriculture was the main activity and the means of earning ones keep
However, there is evidence that FWK was present in or before 1722 -
as revealed by an the inventory of a Joshua Briggs, Framework
Knitter
Three stocking frames to the
value of £20/00/00d
A little later in 1731,an inventory of a Gabriel Blatherwick, Framework
Knitter, lists
A “fine” frame valued
at £7/00/00d - different frames were required for different thickness of yarn
and product being produced
Average Wages ( Notts) -
Thatcher, Hedger, Ditcher, Agricultural (winter rate)-6d per
day ( 2.5p in todays money)
Thatcher, Hedger, Ditcher, Agricultural (summer rate)-9d per
day (4p today)Threshing - 1 shilling per day
Note! Agricultural workers received more at harvest time ( in
orderto attract labour)
Carpenter - 1
shilling/1s 6d per day
Plumber - 1s 8d
per day
Mason - 1s 4d per
day
Millwright - 2s
9d per day
Note! Masters risked prosecution if they paid above the rate set by Justices
workers (Stockingers) - in fine silk 2s 6d < 3s 6d a day,
while as much as 5s a day was paid for embroidery work - the most difficult of all. These figures should be judged with the expense of Board and lodgings which varied from only 6d < 8d a day (5p -7p in todays money)..
*****Distress began to creep into the industry about the end of
1750
There appeared little change in transport in this slice of the TimeLine
NATIONAL & LOCAL TRENDS
Influences
Between 1715 and 1765 ( 50 year period) there were only five bad harvests in 1727, 1728, 1740, 1756, and 1757 1756 had the severest harvest when wheat prices rose dramatically - producing riots in different parts of the country.
Nottingham was the scene of considerable disorder by the infuriated wives of Wollaton Miners ( who were paid at the low agricultural rate)
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1700
1701
1702 ALVEY Family 141:
Unknown father & Mary Alvie at Burton Joyce 1702
Children
1702/10/18 f Mary Alvie Burton Joyce b 1702/10/09
Link family 113: Joseph & Dorcas Alvie at Burton Joyce
ALVEY Family 142:
Joseph Alvie & Mary at Burton Joyce 1702
Children
1702/10/21 m John Alvie Burton Joyce b 1702/10/07
Link family 113: Joseph & Dorcas Alvie at Burton Joyce
Oct 18 Baptism of Mary natural dau of Mary born Oct 9
Oct 21 Baptism of John son of John (Joseph) & Mary born Oct 7
1703
1704/5 Burial of ALVIE Samuel
1704 Public street lighting began but not in B J Street paving came in 1725
1705
1706
1707
1708
1709
1710 ALVEY Family 149:
Christopher Alvy & Elizabeth at Burton Joyce 1710
1709/01/03 wed: Christopher of Lowdham - labourer, b 1682 &
Elizabeth Nash of Lowdham, b 1686 at Lambley
Children
1710/07/11 f Mary Alvy Burton Joyce
1712/09/29 m John Alvy Burton Joyce
1715/03/13 f Elizabeth Alvy Burton Joyce
1717/07/21 m Christopher Alvy Burton Joyce
1720/01/25 m John Alvy Burton Joyce d 1720/02/05 father buried 1727/10/09, mother buried 1720/04/15
Link family 103: Christopher and Alice Alvye at Woodboro
Jul 11 Baptism of ALVY Mary dau of Christopher & Elizabeth
1712 ALVEY Family 153:
Samuel Alvey & Elizabeth at Burton Joyce 1712
Children
1712/12/23 m Henry Alvey Burton Joyce d 1732/02/29
1719/01/01 f Ann Alvey Burton Joyce
Link family 120: Samuel of Carlton & Mary at Gedling
A Samuel Alvey ( Alvey family 153 ? Or Samuel from Woodboro Alvey (family) was attributed with agricultural work being allocated several strips in local fields
:
Terra ( survey/list) of BJ Farm -Mr Ogle Radford 1757
Samuel Alveys agricultural farming activities -
West Moor one Land, Hobberd Hole Four Lands
(West),West Moor Land ( East), Middle Witherings one Land ( North),
Shepherds Bow, one Ley (West), Hobble Moor (West)
see image below
1712 Sep 29 Baptism of ALVY John son of Christopher & Elizabeth
1712 Dec 23 Baptism of Henry son of Samuel & Elizabeth
1714/5 Mar 13 Baptism of Elizabeth dau of Christopher & Elizabeth
1715 Jul 3 Marriage of TURNER William = Dorcas ALVEY
1715 Jacobite uprising of Scots against English unsuccessful
1716 Jun 3 Burial of Hannah dau of John or Samuel & Elizabeth
1717 Jul 21 Baptism of Christopher son of Christopher & Elizabeth
1717 Formation of Freemason Grand Lodge - London
1718/9 Jan 1 Baptism of Ann dau of Samuel & Elizabeth
1719/0 Jan 25 Baptism of John son of Christopher & Elizabeth
1719/0 Feb 5 Burial of John son of Christopher & Elizabeth
1719 Dec 7 Marriage of John of EPPERSTONE = Elizabeth OXLEY of this parish
1720 Apr 15 Burial of Elizabeth wife of Christopher
1721 Jul 18 Burial of Joseph husbandman
1727 Apr 3 Marriage of GEE Jacob = Mary ALVEY by banns
1725 Street paving came in 1725 but not in BJ
1727 Oct 9 Burial of Christopher
1731/2 Feb 29 Burial of Henry
1738 Stocking Trade began to decline
1743 Visitation Returns Vicar John Saunders replied 2 families in BJ and 21 in Bulcote. He reports also that there
were 2 small schools with 5/6 pupils each
In same report Lowdham is said to have132 families,Lambley 42, Woodboro 60, Gedling 130, and Colwick only 10
1745 Huge Army settled overnight in the Market Square before travelling North. Locals went to see and watch,
1746
1747
1748
1749 Nov 9 Marriage of WARDAL David = Hannah ALVEY both of this parish by banns
1749 5th May hale storm with 4 inch round hale,
1750
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Alvey Baptisms @ BJ Parish Records
1702 Oct 18 ALVEY Mary natural dau of
Mary born Oct 9
1702 Oct 21 ALVIE John son of John
& Mary born Oct 7
1710 Jul 11 ALVY Mary dau of
Christopher & Elizabeth
1712 Sep 29 ALVY John son of
Christopher & Elizabeth
1712 Dec 23 ALVEY Henry son of Samuel
& Elizabeth
1714/5 Mar 13 ALVEY Elizabeth dau of
Christopher & Elizabeth
1717 Jul 21 ALVEY Christopher son of
Christopher & Elizabeth
1718/9 Jan 1 ALVEY Ann dau of Samuel
& Elizabeth
1719/0 Jan 25 ALVEY John son of
Christopher & Elizabeth
Alvey Burials @ BJ Parish Records
1704/5 Mar 3 ALVIE Samuel
1716 Jun 3 ALVEY Hannah dau of John
or Samuel & Elizabeth
1719/0 Feb 5 ALVEY John son of
Christopher & Elizabeth
1720 Apr 15 ALVEY Elizabeth wife of
Christopher
1721 Jul 18 ALVEY Joseph husbandman
1727 Oct 9 ALVEY Christopher
1731/2 Feb 29 ALVEY Henry
1759 Dec 11 ALVIE Samuel
Alvey Marriages @ BJ Parish Records
1715 Jul 3 TURNER William = Dorcas
ALVEY
1719 Dec 7 ALVEY John of EPPERSTONE =
Elizabeth OXLEY of this parish
1727 Apr 3 GEE Jacob = Mary ALVEY by
banns
1749 Nov 9 WARDAL David = Hannah
ALVEY both of this parish by banns
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BJ Vicars
1714 - Thomas Adderley 1719 - John Saunders 1746 - Charles Clarke
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