Sixpenny Office

Office overview
Formed	1696
Preceding Office	None
Dissolved	1832
Superseding Office	None
Jurisdiction	Government of the United Kingdom
Headquarters	Admiralty London
Office executives	First Commissioner and Receiver Second Commissioner and Comptroller
Parent department	Navy Office

TheSixpenny Office^[1] was one of the Britishadmiralty's smaller offices. Established in 1696, it was originally based atTower Hill, London. The office's main responsibility was the collection ofsix pence from all serving seaman's wage's monthly that was used to fund Greenwich Hospital's provision of care for sick and aged seaman. .^[2]

The office was administered by navy board Commissioners for Managing the Sixpenny Duty for the Support of Greenwich Hospital until 1832, when it, along with the Navy Board, was abolished and its functions were dispersed between the members of theBoard of Admiralty.^[2]

The Sixpenny Office was originally established in 1692 during the reign ofWilliam and Mary of England. It was one of the admiralty's smaller offices and was responsible for collecting six pence from every serving seaman's wage monthly. The money was collected by duty receivers appointed to various ports around the country. The proceeds were then used to fund theGreenwich Hospital Department, which provided care for sick and aged seamen. Navy Board commissioners administered the office and processing of the funds receivedNavy Board commissioners. When the Navy Board was abolished in 1832, its former function of collecting duty towards securing a seaman's pension transferred to the Board of Admiralty.^[3][2][4]

Commissioners for Managing the Sixpenny Duty for the Support of Greenwich Hospital and Supporting Staff, Office at Tower-Hill. Incomplete list of post holders included:^[5][6][7]

1. 1814-1826, Benjamin Stowe
2. 1827-1832, Chas Kinsey

1. 1788-1820, John Beverley Esq
2. 1820-1826, Chas Kinsey
3. 1827-1832 G. B. Hamilton

1. 1788,John Cleveland, MP for Barnstaple^[8]

1. 1820-1832, Charles Stanbridge

1. 1788-1803 Thomas Hicks
2. 1803-1810, John Rashleigh

1. Beaston, Robert (1788). A Political Index to the Histories of Great Britain and Ireland: Or, A Complete Register of the Hereditary Honours, Public Offices, and Persons in Office, from the Earliest Periods to the Present Time. London, Great Britain: G. G. J. & J. Robinson.
2. Hamilton, C. I. (February 2011). The Making of the Modern Admiralty: British Naval Policy-Making, 1805–1927. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.ISBN 9781139496544.
3. Office, Admiralty (December 1814). The Navy List. London, England: John Murray.
4. Office, Admiralty (January 1820). The Navy List. London, England: John Murray.
5. Office, Admiralty (December 1827). The Navy List. London, England: W. Clowes.
6. The Parliamentary Debates from the Year 1803 to the Present Time. London, England: Hansard. 1812.

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