Reference
P72/13/4/45
Title
Examination of George Hall, shoemaker.
Date free text
7 May 1770
Production date
From: 1770 To: 1770
Scope and Content
He is about 30 years of age, he was born on Shipboard at sea about 5 leagues from Milford in Wales. His father was a Pensylvania man, and had no settlement in England, but he married examinant's mother in Ireland, and she was born at Wigsley in parish of Thorney in County of Nottingham. At time of his birth, she and his father were going from Ireland to Thorney. He lived with his parents at Wigsley until death of his father, he was then about 16 years of age. He went to Lincoln for a year and half, working by W.Price for several masters. At 19 years of age he went to London where he worked at Journey -work for 10 years.He is now a parishioner of Dunstable by renting a house in which he dwells, and a close situated near Waggon & Horses.
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