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Folio.272-273 William Knighton of Higham Ferrers, County of Northampton, brickmaker, touching the legal settlement of Elizabeth Knighton of St Paul, Bedford, widow of his brother John Knighton, deceased.

25 October1830

From: 1830 To: 1830

I am about 48 years of age. My late brother John Knighton was about 14 years older than I am. We were both the sons of John Knighton of Higham, staymaker and Ann his wife. I do not know what her maiden name was. I don't know where they were married. I have heard my father say he was a certificate man from Raunds in Northamptonshire, and that he afterwards occupied a house at Higham by the rent of two guineas a year and some meadowland of John Bollard for which he paid eight guineas a year. I have found a receipt for the eight guineas amongst my fathers papers. My father died at Higham in the same house and I have occupied it to the present time. I am a parishioner of Higham and have been sent upon my rounds by the overseers of the parish.

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Knighton, William,
Knighton, John,
Knighton, Ann,
Knighton, Elizabeth,
Bolland, John

BEDFORD, Higham Ferrers, Raunds, POVERTY, Poor Laws, Overseers, magistrate, Settlement, brickmaker, matmaker, DEATH