Biography:
1. Job Bendall started work as a Labourer in the Saltpetre Refinery and in "other parts of the manufactory", with pay of 2/-d per day. All Refiners received an additional allowance of 1/-d per night when it was their turn "to watch" - on average every 5th night. (Supply 5/222 dated the 8th May 1804).
2. Bendall was promoted to a Millman by January 1806, with pay of 2/3d per day. At that date he had been employed with the Ordnance for 2 years. He was still a Millman in June, 1807 (Supply 5/224) and this document stated he was allowed 3d per night when on duty.
3. According to the entry on Supply 5/227 dated the 23rd August 1808, Mr. Bendall was employed as a Brimstone Refiner earning 2/3d per day, and "in addition to their pay, they are allowed to watch in turn, for which they receive one shilling."
4. Employee List (Supply 5/228 of the 1st September 1810) stated that he was a Dusting House Man who was paid 2/3d per day, and allowed to watch in turn for 1/6d per night.
5. List of Employees (Supply 5/229 dated the 29th August 18120, recorded that he was then employed as a Warder with pay of 2/8d per day. This was also the case in 1814, according to Supply 5/230 dated the 13th February 1814.
6. List of Persons in Employment dated the 2nd March 1816 (Supply 5/230) confirmed that Job was still a Warder, with service of 12 years, and his age was given as 38. It was recommended that he receive a daily superannuation of 2/8d. In the attached notes was the comment that Mr. Bendall and others should be superannuated because "of the hurts they have received in this dangerous manufactory." It was also stated therein that Mr. Bendall, "before he was admitted into these works, was a soldier for several years in a Regiment of the Line, was severely wounded in the West Indies, has no pension, and was severely burnt by a fall in the Brimstone Refining House in the execution of his duty." In addition it was recorded "…he has been changed about in various parts of the Manufactory to afford him a very fair chance of recovery, but he is now become so debilitated as to be incapable of any exertion whatever." However, in a letter dated 6th March, 1816 (Supply 5/230), Mr. Bendall was finally awarded superannuation of only 2/-d per day for six days in the week, commencing on the 1st April 1816. At the same time, it was desired that the Office of Ordnance "cause Job Bendall to be examined by the Ordnance Surgeon, and a Report made of his present state of health."
7. A Supplement to a document dated the 8th November 1818 (Supply 5/231) listed persons who had been superannuated on account of their length of service in the departments. Among the recipients was "Job Bendall, Warder" who received a pension of 8/-d per week, which had commenced on the 1st April 1816.
8. List of Persons receiving Superannuation (Supply 5/232 dated the 17th November 1821) confirmed entry No. 7.
9. A document dated the 6th December 1821 (Supply 5/232) gave the estimated pay of persons between the 1st January and 31st December 1822 along with their superannuated allowance, as well as "the allowance to widows and orphans of those who have lost their lives at this place." It was confirmed that Mr. Bendall was in receipt of £20.16.0d superannuation per annum (8/-d per week), and a similar document, Supply 5/232 dated the 28th December 1821, confirmed that the same pension would be paid in 1822. This is also noted by Winters (p.96).
10 Supply 5/205 dated the 4th December 1826 recorded that Job Bendall had died, and that the Board had authorised payment of the outstanding pension of £1.9.8d to his legal representative.
