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Claim for loss of property #3864 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  3864 Charles Bamforth No Trade or Profession Elm Street, Sheffield  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  Owner of 9 Freehold Cottages, Situate Number 3 Court, Nursery Street, Sheffield   March 12th. To 2 Men ½ day each Bailing out Water   4s    
    13th to 28th. To 4 Men 14 days each, Bailing out Water, removing Mud emptying out 9 Cellars opening Sewers etc. @ 4/6 £12 12s    
    Bagnall's Bill for Brick and Leading   10s    
    Laycock's Bill for Pavors and Leading £1      
    Coals for Airing empty Houses £1      
    John Barnes, Mason, Bill £5 8s    
    Phineas Smith, Joiners Bill £2 15s 9d  
    Cleaning out Houses deserted by Tenants £1 4s    
    2 Men and 2 Horses removing Stones and Rubbish 2 days each out of Yard and Ashes Pit £1 2s    
    Jones & Son's Bill for Paper for 8 Cottage Houses £1 9s 2d  
    Paper Hanging 50 Pieces   12s 6d  
    Joseph Rodger's Bill for one House for Paper and Hanging   4s 2d  
    Glazing Broken Panes   10s    
    Loss of Rents ~ House deserted by Watson Re-let to John Thompson April 4th ~ 4 weeks @ 2/8   10s 8d  
    House deserted by Fores, Re-let to Littlewood ~ 4 weeks @ 3/ per week   12s    
    House deserted by Samuel Bennett re-let to William Mitchell, May 9th ~ 9 weeks @ 2/6 £1 2s 6d  
    House deserted by William Hirst re-let to John Barnes April 18th ~ 6 weeks @ 2/7   15s 6d  
    House deserted by Verdon Gill re-let to William Willey April 18th ~ 6 weeks @ 2/6   15s    
    House deserted by Mary Silcock 4 weeks @ 2/5   9s 8d  
    House deserted by John Barnetby 4 weeks @ 2/6   10s    
    House deserted by Thomas Barnes ~ relet to Henry Ward April 25th ~ 7 weeks @ 2/6   17s 6d  
    House deserted by Mary Willey 8 weeks @ 2/6 £1      
        £35 4s 5d  
  Certificate Granted
30 May 1865
Assessed by Assent at £35 4s 5d  

Note: Line 4: pavors is possibly a misspelling for ‘paviours’, laying of paving stones

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