Payment details

Gratuity

No gratuity

Pension

12d.

Pension frequency

Weekly

Notes

Her husband John served parliament in all the late wars and 'received many Wounds in their service and being now in the State’s service in Ireland', she and her children were 'reduced to great pov[er]ty & necessity'. This was confirmed by 'sev[er]all Certificates of divers worthy gent[lemen] and other credible persons'. It was decided that pensions were for wounded soldiers and widows and so could not be given to Arnold because her husband was still alive, but it was ordered that the Aston Overseers of the Poor should pay a weekly pension of 12 d.

Record of payment

Warwickshire Quarter Sessions, Trinity 1650

Payment made to

Title

Unknown

Name

Elizabeth Arnold

Described occupation

Occupation unknown

Place of residence

Aston (Aston Parish), Warwickshire