Henry Musselwhite, yeoman

1671 - 1752  (81 years)

• Name	Henry Musselwhite
  Suffix	yeoman
  Born	1671	Downton, Wiltshire, England, UK
  Christened	7 Feb 1671	Downton, Wiltshire, England, UK
  Gender	Male
  Elected	1709	Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, UK
  	Henry Musselwhite was appointed as an Overseer of the Poor of Sutton Veny in 1709 according to the Churchwardens' account book of 1686 to 1828; a position he held for a number of years. He later appears as a Churchwarden in 1723, signing off the accounts. "The Overseer of the Poor….was chosen annually in the spring by the township or parish vestry from amongst their number, and in larger parishes two would be appointed. The names would then be approved by the Justices of the Peace. It was an often onerous position, but regarded as somewhat of an honour to be chosen, even though it was unpaid and with no recompense for lost wages. Overseers were therefore chosen from amongst the middle-aged yeoman, husbandmen and craftsmen, rather than from younger men or the less well-off cottagers or labourers. The individual was empowered to raise a rate or assessment to cover the needs of the poor, and had to justify his expenses by submitting his account at the end of his term, even being held responsible for costs unauthorized by the vestry." https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/England_Overseers_of_the_Poor_and_Board_of_Guardians_(National_Institute)
  Died	1752	Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, UK
  Buried	7 Apr 1752	Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, UK
  Person ID	I113	Lindley-Highfield of Ballumbie Castle Genealogy
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2022

  
  

  Family	Mary Dyer,   b. About 1678, Upton Lovell, Wiltshire, England, UK ,   d. 1735, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, UK  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Married	16 Mar 1700	Fisherton Anger, Wiltshire, England, UK
  Children	+ 1. John Musselwhite, yeoman and gardener,   b. 1710, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, UK ,   d. 1794, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, UK  (Age 84 years) + 2. Henry Musselwhite,   b. 1706, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, UK ,   d. 1791, Frome, Somerset, England, UK  (Age 85 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F56	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Poll Book and Electoral Register of 1705 Henry Musselwhite is identified as a freeholder in Sutton Veny in 1705.
  		Marriage Licence Record of 1700. Henry Musselwhite is noted as being a yeoman of Upton Lovell in his marriage licence record.