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Folio.75 Henry Corby, residing in St Paul, Bedford, whitesmith. Settlement examination.

5 March 1813

From: 1813 To: 1813

He was born in the parish of Thingdon [Finedon] in the County of Northampton where his father John Corby then resided under a certificate from Bozeat, County of Northampton. He is 46 years of age. His father afterwards removed to Burton Latimer in the County of Northampton under a certificate from Bozeat. About the age of 14 years he was placed by his father to Thomas Cross of Kettering, County of Northampton, whitesmith for four years to learn his business. Mr Cross was to teach him the business and to lodge and board him and was to pay his fatehr a weekly sum during the term for his work - he believes it was to be half a crown - and his father was to clothe him, it was a verbal agreement, he knows tehre was no indenture and no writing. After he had been with his master about nine months his fatehr wanted him home again to assist him in his business as a blacksmith, and with his masters consent he went home to his father and lived with and worked for him in Burton Latimer til his fathers death which happened about 24 years ago (1788), whereupon he hired the house his father resided in there at five pounds a year and occupied the same two years during which time he was assessed for the same and paid parish rates. He was named in the certificate from Bozeat to Burton Latimer. He has done no other act to his knowledge or belief whereby to gain any settlement except as above. About 14 years ago he was married at St Paul, Bedford to his present wife Elizabeth by whom he has one daughter born in wedlock Srah aged about 13, who hath gained no settlement in her own right.

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Corby, Henry,
Corby, John,
Corby, Elizabeth,
Corby, Sarah,
Cross, Thomas

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