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Folio.18 Settlement Examination. John Jordan, of Bedford (St. Paul)

4 December 1792

From: 1792 To: 1792

Born at St. Paul’s where father Joseph Jordan was a parishioner. Bound apprentice by Bedford Charity to Matthew Dalton, Silsoe, cordwainer, about 1769 for 7 years, serving at Silsoe, at conclusion of which he received the Benefaction. Enlisted in the Army about one and a half years after expiry of apprenticeship, served 14 years and 10 months, and was discharged 31 October 1791. Married Elizabeth, spinster, at St. Paul’s, about July 1792.

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Jordan, John,
Jordan, Joseph,
Jordan, Elizabeth,
Dalton, Matthew

BEDFORD, SILSOE, POVERTY, poor laws, poor laws, poor law settlements, marriages, apprenticeship, Bedford Charity, cordwainers, wages/conditions, taxation, army