Showing posts with label beer allowance. Show all posts
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Saturday, 27 April 2013

Tonbridge Daily Snippet

In 1665 Tonbridge labourers were paid 24d daily and boys 8d.
The beer allowance was 1d per day for both man and boy, as in the 17thC beer was considered to be an 'important' dietary item.