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Folio.10 Settlement Examination. William Waller, of Bedford (St. Paul)

13 November 1792

From: 1792 To: 1792

Let himself as yearly servant to Thomas Wright, farmer, Bromham, in about 1762 at a yearly wage of 5 guineas, living with Wright one year. Again let himself to Wright for a further year a yearly wage of 6 guineas. Now resided in own house and premises in Offal Lane, St. Paul’s, which he had inherited from his father, and had lived there about 5 years. Married Mary, spinster, now deceased, at Bromham, about 1769 by whom three children: Elizabeth aged about 22 years, Sarah, aged about 20 years and Ann, aged about 18 years. Remarried at Bromham about 1786, to Mary, by whom four children: James aged about 4½ year, Ruth aged nearly 4 years, William aged about 3 years, and one child, not yet christened, aged one month.

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Waller, William,
Waller, Mary,
Waller, Elizabeth,
Waller, Sarah,
Waller, Ann,
Waller, James,
Waller, Ruth,
Wright, Thomas

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