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Folio.332 John Philip Sykes of of St Paul, Bedford, tailor.

n.d. August 1835

From: 1835 To: 1835

I am 23 years of age, was born in St Cuthbert, Bedford. I lived in Bedford until about 14 years of age when I was put out apprentice by the Bedford Charity to John pratt of Eynesbury in the County of Huntingdon, tailor, and served by full term of seven years. I then worked as a journeyman at various places until about the beginning of last March when I came to reside in the parish of St Paul aforesaid and worked as a journeyman to Mr Lilburn, High Street, St Pauls, tailor, until about the beginning of last August when I took a house in Well Street, St Paul, at the yearly rent of fourteen pounds and where I now reside. I was married on 29th October instant at St Paul to Ann Martin.

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Clare, Thomas Pinkerd,
Clare, Elizabeth,
Cooke, Elizabeth,
Lilburn

BEDFORD, Eynesbury, Bedford Well Street, Bedford High Street, Settlement, Overseers, magistrate, POVERTY, Poor Laws, tailor, rentals, MARRIAGE, apprenticeship, Bedford Charity