Contributions From the S.S. Bear's Crew Church Tower & Spire

1878
May     William Tobin                   5
        Martin Stone                    5
        Henry [looks like "Do"]         5
        Stephen Ford                   15
        George Hiscock                  5
        Francis Penny                  15
        William Bestone (Mark)         15
        Charles Penny                  15
        Arthur Penny                   15
        John Penny                      5
        James Ford                     15
        George Ford                     5
        Mark Bestone                   15
        William Hiscock                 5
        James Hobbs                     5
        Aaron Tobin                     5
        Joseph Day                      5
        John Hooky                      5
        George Freeman                  5
        George Nurse                    5
        Robert Gosse                    5
        Thomas Day                      5
        John Bestone (James)            5
        John Randle                     5
        John Freeman                    5
        John Ryan                       5
        Samuel Day                      5
        Mark Walters                    5
        William Meadus                  2  6
        Abraham Walters                 5
        Robert Miller                   5

                                    11  2  6

        From S.S. Lion's Crew

        Alexander Penny                 6
        George Bestone (John)           5
        Mark Penny                      5
        Samuel Bestone                  5
        William Penny Robert            5
        John W Penny                    5
        Arch Bestone                    5
        Thomsa Wills                    6
        John Barnes (John)              5

        Amount carried forward      13  9  6

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1878    Amount Bro Forward          13  9  6

        Walter Grieve & Co St Johns  2  0  0
        Albert Penny                   10
        Joseph Penny John of Jn         6
        John Bestone (late Mark        10
        William Penny Senr              7  6
        Jacob Penny                     6
        Geo Ford Senr                   6
        James Penny (Rich)              6
        Joseph Bestone Wm               6
        Wm Bestone (John)               6
        William Barnes (Wm)             5
        Peter Penny                     7  6
        Joseph Penny (John Senr)        6
        Samuel Penny                    6
        Rich Penny (John)               6
        John Wills (James)              6
        James Penny (Cath)              6
        Joseph Bestone Senr             6
        James Wills (Senr)              6
        William Bestone (Joseph)        6
        John Barnes Senr                3
        Martin Bestone (John)           6
        Robert Wills                    6
        Joseph Penny (Richd)            6
        Geo Penny (R)                   1  6
        Henry G Bestone                 7  6
        William Penny (John)            8
        William Wills (Mark)            6
        John Wills (Mark)               6
        William Penny (late Saml)       6
        William Bestone (Wm)            5  4
        Sarah Collis                    5  2
Nov     Wm V Whiteway Esqr           1  0  0
        J H Watson      "            1  0  0
        J Randle        "            1  0  0
        William Penny ["Senr"?]         3
        Alexander Penny (John)          2
        Francis Penny                   2
        Joseph Penny John Senr          2
        Arthur Penny John of John       2
        Solomon Penny                   2
        William Bestone (John)          2
        William Penny (John)            2
        James Penny Cath                2
        Peter    "                      2
        John     " (Geo)                2
        Geo      " Senr                 2
        John     " (John of John)       2
        Abraham  "                      2
        George Bestone                  2
        Joseph Penny (John of John)     2
        William Penny (James)           2
        John Wills (James)              2
        John Bestone (James)            2
        Richard Penny (John)            2
        John Penny (James)              2
        Joseph Bestone (Wm)             2
        Samuel Wills (James)            2
        Martin Bestone                  2
        Alexander Penny (Joseph)        2

        Carried up                  30 13  0

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        Amount Bro Up               30 13

        Joseph Penny James              2
        Arthur   "   John of Geo        2
        Alex     "   (Rich)             1  6
        Daniel   "                      1  6
        James Wills Senr                2
        John Barnes (John)              2
        George Wills James              2
        Isaac Penny                     2
        George   "   Robert             2
        Reuben   "                      2
        William  "   Robert             2
        William Ivamy (Wm)              2
        Jonth Ivamy                     2            [the "th" in "Jonth" is superscripted]
        William Penny (Samuel)          2
        Robert Ivamy                    2
        Samuel Penny                    2
        Eli Ivamy                       1  6
        Joseph Bestone Senr             2
        John      "    Joseph           2
        William   "    Joseph           2
        Archd     "                     2
        George Ford (Senr)              2
        George   "  (Junr)              2
        James    "                      2
        George Penny (Rich)             2
        Nathl    "                      2
        Richd Penny Senr                2
        Joseph Penny (Rich)             2
        James    "   (  " )             2
        Stephen Ford                    2
        Albert Penny                    2
        John Bestone Mark               2
        Jacob Penny                     2
        Samuel Bestone                  5
        Geo Penny (Robert)              6
        Richd Hiskock                   2  6

                                    34 11  0

                        [the three columns denote pounds, shillings, pence]

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