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Folio.39 Settlement Examination. William Bardolph, of Bedford (St. Paul)

8 October 1793

From: 1793 To: 1793

Born at St. John’s, Devizes, Wilts., where father James was a parishioner. Bound apprentice by Indenture to Matthew Smith, Titchfield Street, Oxford Market [London], plaisterer, for 6 years, about 1788. Served Smith there for 3 years, following which Bardolph and Smith parted by mutual consent, Smith giving up the Indenture. Stated that the King’s Duty on his indentures was unpaid. Married Rebecca Guess at St. Paul’s, 8 October 1793.

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Bardolph, William,
Bardolph, James,
Bardolph, Rebecca,
Smith, Matthew,
Guess, Rebecca

BEDFORD, Devizes, London, POVERTY, Poor Laws, general Poor Laws, Settlement, MARRIAGE, apprenticeship, taxation, plasterer, wages/conditions