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Folio.119 Charles Pulley, enlisted in thea army for Genreal Service, residing in St John, Bedford. Settlement examination.

15 April 1814

From: 1814 To: 1814

He is 29 years of age and was born at St Paul, Bedford. About 14 years since he was placed out apprentice by Indenture dated 5th May 1801 (now produced) by his motehr Ann Pulley. A consideration of £40 was paid with him to his master Edwrd Batten of Welwyn in the County of Hertford, cabinet maker and the duty duly paid as appears by indorsement in the Indentures. He was bound for six years but only served him for five years and a half and then left him without his consent and worked as a journeyman cabinet maker in Leicestershire, London, Kent and other places but has never done any act whereby to gain a settlement to the best of his knowledge and belief. He was married at the parish church of Plum Street, County of Kent on 17th July 1806 to Frances Orchard, by whom he has three children namely Charles aged two years and an half, William aged one year and three quarters and the third is an infant son of eighteen weeks not yet baptised.

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Pulley, Charles,
Pulley, Frances,
Pulley, William,
Batten, Edward,
Orchard, Frances

BEDFORD, Welwyn, Woolsthorpe, Leicestershire, Plumstead, POVERTY, Poor Laws, Poor Law Unions, Settlement, removal, MARRIAGE, apprenticeship, wages/conditions, cabinet maker, carpenter, Belvoir Castle