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Folio.298-300 Elizabeth Robinson, wife of James Robinson at present residing in St Paul, Bedford.

27 March 1835

From: 1835 To: 1835

I am forty years of age or thereabouts. I was married 30th September 1822 at Sharnbrook to my present husband James Robinson then of St Paul, Bedford. I was married by my then name of Elizabeth Dayton. I have only one child by my husband a boy - William John Thomas aged six years and a half who was born in St Cuthbert, Bedford and christened at St Peter's Church. In February last he was removed by orders of removal to Olney in the County of Bucks where he has remained. I do not know where my husband is. It is upwards of nine months since I have seen him. He was then in London. He belongs to the parish of Olney in the County of Buckingham having gained a settlement there by his father Joseph Robinson a settled inhabitant of that parish and having done no act to gain a settlement in his own right. I have myself received relief from the parish officers of Olney whilst living at Bedford. I have received relief from them several times. The first time was nine years ago this last winter when I had been very ill; my husband was not living with me then. I only received three shillings upon that occasion. I received relief from them three or four times in the course of the last year. I have myself been to Olney fro relief - I never lived there - I always received the relief in person except once and then it was sent to me through Mr Chapman the Governor of the Bedford House of Industry. The parish officers of Olney knew I was living in Bedford when they relieved me.

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Robinson, Elizabeth,
Robinson, James,
Robinson, William John Thomas,
Robinson, Joseph,
Chapman, William,
Dayton, Elizabeth

BEDFORD, SHARNBROOK, Olney, London, Settlement, Overseers, magistrate, POVERTY, Poor Laws, MARRIAGE, removals, Governor, House of Industry