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Folio.397 - 399 John Kingston of St Paul, Bedford, labourer.

8 October 1831

From: 1831 To: 1831

I am about 24 years of age, was born in All Saints, Northampton where my father Matthew Kingston and his wife then resided and belonged by being hired in that parish for one years and serving under it for that time and longer. My father llived as servant with Mr Peach and Mr Buckston in that parish but I do not know with which master he gained his settlement. My father never lived out of that parish and receives 5 shillings a week. When my mother died which is about 19 years ago I was taken into the poor house in the parish of All Saints where I remained until I was 15 years old when I was bound apprentice by the parish officers of All Saints to John Dawes of St Sepulchre Northampton by Indenture to learn his trade of a shoemaker. The Indentures were signed by two Magistrates of Northampton and myselfg and my master and are either in the possession of my master or Mr Jayes (Clerk to the Magistrates) who prepared them. I served my master under the indentures a year and resided during that time in the parish of St Sepulchre. My master and I then had disputes and I left him. I have never done any act since whereby I could gain a settlement and was married on 3rd October instant at Eaton Socon to Mary Steward who is now far advanced in pregnancy and is hourly expected to be confined. She is now resident in St Paul and cannot be removed.

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Kingston, John,
Kingston, Matthew,
Dawes, John,
Peach,
Buckston,
Jayes,
Steward, Mary,
Kingston, Mary

BEDFORD, Northampton, EATON SOCON, POVERTY, Poor Laws, Overseers, magistrate, Settlement, bastardy, MARRIAGE, shoemaker, apprenticeship, Poor Houses, pregnancy, removal