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Folio.114-115 Reuben Abbott residing at St Cuthbert, Bedford, shepherd.

27 Oct 1820

From: 1820 To: 1820

About 61 years of age. Born at Little Haddington in the County of Northampton. Went out to service at about 12 years of age and lived in several places until about Michaelmas 1780 when he let himself to Mr John Rogers at Carlton, farmer as a shepherd for a year and continued in such service two years when he was married at Harrington Church, County of Northampton to Ann Cross by whom he had two sons – William, born in Carlton in 1783 and Samuel born in Carlton in 1786. His wife died in 1803. His son William Abbott resided nearly the whole of his life at Carlton but never gained a settlement in his own right, and died at Carlton in 1817. His son Samuel when he was about 14 years of age gained a settlement of Bozeat, Northamptonshire by service and has since that time been in several services in different places and obtained a settlement therein, and died unmarried in Little Wymondham, Hertfordshire in 1817. At Bedford Michaelmas 1809 this Examinant let himself to Mr Peter Addington of Goldington for a year as shepherd at the wages of £15 and continued there for two years and received the whole of his wages. In November 1811 he married Sarah Fitzhugh at St Paul, Bedford who died in September 1812. When a widower at Michaelmas 1812 he let himself again to Peter Addington of Goldington as shepherd at the same wages and continued three years and received the whole of his wages. On leaving Mr Addingtons service he was again married on Bedford Fair Day 1815 at St Cuthbert, Bedford to Frances Warren, widow. He had not any child by either of his last wives. He left Carlton Michaelmas 1805 when he and his son William let themselves as yearly servants to Thomas Battams who occupied two farms, one at Lathbury in Bucks, the other at Odell. He served at Lathbury his son William at Odell. His son served half a year when he was obliged to leave his place from ill health and returned to Carlton where he lived entirely until Candlemas 1811. This Examinant lived in Peter Addingtons services nearly a year and a half and has never resided at Carlton since Michaelmas 1815.

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Abbott, Reuben,
Rogers, John,
Cross, Ann,
Abbott, Ann,
Abbott, William,
Abbott, Samuel,
Addington, Peter,
Fitzhugh, Sarah,
Warren, Frances,
Abbott, Frances,
Battams, Thomas

BEDFORD, CARLTON, GOLDINGTON, ODELL, Bozeat, Wymondham, Lathbury, Northamptonshire, POVERTY, Overseers, Poor Laws, Settlement, settlements, MARRIAGE, shepherd, farmer, DEATH, health, illness