Charity of William Hobbayne

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The Charity of William Hobbayne is a charity for the relief of people in Ealing and Hanwell who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress.

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History

The Charity of William Hobbayne was set up in Hanwell in 1484 when local resident William Hobbayne or Hobbyns bequeathed 22 acres of land and a house [1] valued at £6 per year to be used in benefit for the poor for so-called “godly purposes”. This donation also helped at the time to educate and clothe twenty-four boys of the parish free of charge at the school of Greenford Magna. [2] The Charity of William Hobbayne or Hobbayne's Charity then became the most important charity in that parish. [3] [4]

The Charity has records going back to 1612 which are lodged with the London Metropolitan Archive. [5] William Hobbayne's will was lost within a century of his death. A search carried out in 1804 failed to find the will. [6] According to an Inquisition held on 3 April 1612:

"At Court held for Manor of Greenford and Hanwell on 6 May 1573, it is recorded that William Hobbayne surrendered to "godly uses"; the admission at various times of feoffees to hold the lands to the use and behoof of the parishioners of Hanwell, to maintain the church there and relieve the poor of the same parish." [7]

Governance

Hobbayne's Charity is registered with the Charity Commission as Charity Number: 211547. [8] It has 12 trustees. The Rector of St Mary's church in Hanwell is automatically (ex officio) appointed as the charity's Chair. [9]

Award

In 2022, the Charity of William Hobbayne received the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Our History". Hobbayne Primary School. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  2. ↑ Walford, Edward (1885). Greater London: a narrative of its history, its people, and its places (Volume 1 ed.). London: Cassel. p. 26.
  3. ↑ Edward Walford (1989), Village London: North and West, p. 26
  4. ↑ Kathleen Denbigh (1978), Preserving London, p. 103
  5. ↑ "HOBBAYNE'S CHARITY, HANWELL | London Metropolitan Archives". search.lma.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  6. ↑ "London Metropolitan Archives - List of documents for Hobbayne's Charity, Hanwell" (PDF). London Metropolitan Archives.
  7. ↑ "London Metropolitan Archives - Document: ACC/0933/006/A" (PDF). London Metropolitan Archives.
  8. ↑ "ELEEMOSYNARY CHARITY OF WILLIAM HOBBAYNE - Charity 211547". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  9. ↑ "Charity of William Hobbayne Report & Accounts Year Ended 30 September 2022". Charity Commission - Register of Charities.
  10. ↑ "THE QUEEN'S AWARD FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE 2022" (PDF). Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport.


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