REV. FRANCIS GISBORNE’S CHARITY
Below is reproduced the entry for Bradley, which gives the full details of this charity. Other entries in the directory refer back to this entry. After the entry, I have included other entries were the reverend had made a donation to a specific cause.
Rev. Francis Gisborne, of Staveley, by indenture, dated 6th of December, 1817, wishing to establish a fund for providing flannel and coarse woollen cloth for the poor of the several rectories, vicarages, curacies, and chapelries, being 100 in number, vested with the Hon. Philip Pleydell Bouverie and three other clergymen, on trust, the sum of £13,500 for that purpose, which was laid out in the purchase of £16,167 13s. 4d. three per cent. consolidated bank annuities, that they, after defraying the expenses incurred in the execution of the trust, should pay the residue yearly amongst the rectors, vicars, curates, or ministers, that they should apply the share of the dividends amongst the poor residing in their parish, whether they should or should not have received parochial relief, or obtained a legal settlement or not, in the purchase of flannels and coarse Yorkshire woollens; but that no place should receive more than £5 10s; and that as often as by death or other cause the trustees should be reduced to two, the survivors should nominate others; the Archdeacon of Derby, for the time being, to be one.
The said Francis Gisborne, (who died July, 1821,) by his will dated 7th May, 1818, after making various bequests, directed that all the residue of his property should be divided into three equal parts—one part to be given to the Infirmary of Sheffield, another part to the Infirmary of Derby, and the remaining third part to the said Philip Pleydell Bouverie, and the other trustees, for the use of the charity above named, and to whom was transferred £4,083 three per cent, consolidated annuities, £2,643 three per cent reduced annuities and £116 14s. 3d. in money. The annual amount of the dividend is £686 16s. 3d., but the annual payments of £5 10s. each, to all the places mentioned in the schedule to the deed, amount only to £550. The trustees have presented a petition to the court of chancery, praying for a scheme for the disposal of the surplus income. The dividends are received by Messrs. Bouverie and Lefevre, bankers, London, and transmitted by them to the incumbents of each place, which are as follows :—Ashbourn, Ashover, Alfreton, Ashford, Atlow, Bonsall, Bakewell, Buxton, Bradley, Bradborne, Barlborough, Barlow, Beighton, Bentley, Blackwell, Brassington, Bolsover, Belper, Baslow, Beeley, Ballidon, Brimington, Brampton Castleton, Carsington, Chesterfield, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Clowne, Crich, Chelmorton, Derwent, Darley, Dethick, Denby, Dronfield, Dore, Duffield, Edale, Eckington, Elmton, Eyam, Elton, Edensor, Fairfield, Glossop, Hartington. Hathersage, Hartshorn, Heage, Hope, Hoult, Hucknall, Heath, Heanor, Hayfield, Horsley, Hognaston, Holmesfield, Ilkeston, Kirk Ireton, Kniveton, Kirk Hallam, Killamarsh, Longstone, Matlock, Mellor, Morton, Mugginton, Monyash, Middleton (Stoney,) Mickleover, North Wingfield, Norton, Normanton (Temple), Ockbrook, Peak Forest, Pleasley, Pinxton, Pentrich, Parwich, Shirland, South Normanton, Spondon, Sterndale, Scarcliffe, South Wingfield, Sutton-cum-Duckmanton, Sheldon, Smalley, Tideswell, Tibshelf, Taddington, Turnditch, West Hallam, Wirksworth, Whittington, Whitwell, Wormhill, Winster, Wingerworth, Youlgreave. In the parish of Bradley the money is expended in the purchase of flannel, which is distributed amongst the most deserving poor by the curate.
Also the Rev Francis Gisborne made charitable donations separately to that above, these include:
Rev. Francis Gisborne, by indenture, 1819, granted four closes of land containing 6A. 2R. 6P., called the Marsh Flat, and an allotment of 1R. 10P. on trust, out of the rent thereof to pay all expenses in the reparation of the school, and the residue of the clear rents for the benefit of a schoolmaster, and for providing the children with books. The income arising from the above gifts amounts to £21 9s., out of which the master receives £18 for teaching 20 poor children.
The Rev. Francis Gisborne, whose name so often occurs in this work for his munificent charities, was many years rector of Staveley.
Anne Jackson, in 1749, gave the interest of £100 to instruct poor children, and directed a Bible, Common Prayer Book, and Whole Duty of Man, to be given to each scholar out of the interest. The Rev. Francis Gisborne augmented it to £180, which was, with other sums, in the whole £400, laid out in £658 16s. stock three per cent. consols. In 1804, like stock to the amount of £102 11s. 3d. was purchased with £30, left by Dorothy Foxlow, and an accumulation of interest. A further sum of £5 was left by Mr. Gisborne. £8 of the dividend is applied in educating poor children of Staveley, Handley, and Woodthorpe.
Rev. Francis Gisborne, in 1759, gave the interest of £30 to one poor man or woman. Anne Gisborne, in 1762, gave the interest of £50 to 2 poor parishioners.
Netherthorpe School.—Francis Rodes, by will, 29th of Elizabeth, left a yearly rent charge of £20 per annum, to be taken forth of his manor of Elmton; £8 thereof to the Grammar school, at Staveley Netherthorpe, £8 for two scholarships in St. John’s, Cambridge, and £4 for the relief of soldiers who should be sent to the wars out of Staveley, Barlborough, and Elmton. Robert Sitwell, by will, 41st Elizabeth, gave a messuage in Killmarsh, on trust, to pay £6 yearly to the schoolmaster. Lord James Cavendish, 1742, left a rent charge of £6, issuing out of closes at Hollingwood, for the maintenance of the schoolmaster. In addition to these, the Rev. Francis Gisborne gave £10, to be invested in stock. The income of the various benefactions amounts to £29 per annum.