Almshouse Admissions

See  Almshouse Admissions: Mary Pilsberry, Mrs. Crawford, and Mr. George Skinner (97.46 kB)

Compared to Mary Pilsberry it would seem that both Mrs. Crawford and Mr. George Skinner were admitted to the Almshouse with a fairly large quantity of material posessions. What reasons could possibly justify their admission to the Almshouse?