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Claim for loss of property #5480 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  5480 Henry Willits Silver Buffer Late of Long Croft, Green Lane, but now lodging with Alexander ~ Ford, Caster Pros~pect Road, Park~Wood Springs ~ Neepsend  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  As Tenant (at time of Flood) of a Dwelling~house in Long Croft Green Lane, and as owner of Personal Property therein, consisting of Household Furniture, Clothing, Utensils, Working Materials and Tools, etc.   Two Pairs Girls Boots   16s    
    Working Tools and Materials        
    Two Gouts 5/~, Two Hair Brushes 2/6 each   10s    
    House, Four Chairs washed away 3/~   12s    
    Table 4/6, Kettle and Two Sauce Pans 7/6   12s    
    Breakage in Pot Crockery and Brown Ware   18s    
    Pair of Black Trowsers washed away   14s 6d  
    Pair of Men's Boots   14s    
    Daughter's Clothing £2      
    Coals and Sundries in the Cellar   10s 6d  
    4 pounds Sea Horse Hyde @ 1/8 pound   6s 8d  
    6 pounds Bull Neck Hyde @ 1/4 per pound   8s    
    2 Burnishers 4/~, 1 Belt of Buff 1/8   5s 8d  
    1 Month's Wages at 25/~ per Week £5      
    Paid the Funeral Expenses of my Daughter £10 10s    
    Paid for removing Sloush from House and Cellar £1      
    Charwoman for Scouring, Whitewashing etc.   10s    
        £25 7s 4d  
  Certificate Granted
14 February 1865
Assessed by Consent at £9 17s 4d  

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