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Removal order and settlement examination for Charlotte Brampton, widow and her two children Fanny aged 14 years and Emma aged 11 years. Removed from St Paul, Bedford to Great Staughton, County of Huntingdon.

23 June 1843

From: 1843 To: 1843

Certificate of Chargeability stating that Charlotte, Fanny & Emma Brampton were chargeable from 10th June 1843. Examination of Robert Wootton, Overseer of St Paul, Bedford, states that they had come to inhabit St Paul, Bedford. and were now chargeable to the parish. Examinaton of Samuel Wing, Clerk to the Guardians of the Poor of Bedford Union verifying the certificate of chargeability and stating: I delivered a notice, a copy of which I now produce bearing date17th June instant to Mr Jonathan Cranfield, one of the Overseers of the poor of the township of Eastcotts in the parish of Cardington in the County of Bedford which notice is directed to the overseers of the Poor of the township of Eastcotts aforesaid and the said overseers were thereby required to produce and shew forth to such of their Majesty's Justices of the Peace as should be assembled at a Petty Session to be holden this day at the Shire Hall in and for the said Borough a certain order of two Justices of the Peace as for the county of Bedford bearing date on or about 21 April 1838 whereby Thomas Brampton, Charlotte his wife and their two children Fanny and Emma were ordered to be removed from the said township of Eastcotts to the parish of Great Staughton in the County of Huntingdon, but that the said order hath not been produced in pursuance of the said notice. Examination of Charlotte Brampton: I am now residing in Gravel Lane in the parish of St Paul in this borough and am now actually chargeable to that parish. My maiden name was Charlotte Thody. Seventeen years ago a little before Easter I was married at the parish church of Willington in this County to my late husband Thomas Brampton by whom I have three children all of whom are now living viz Joseph aged 16 years, Frances aged 13 years and Emma aged 11 years. My daughters Frances and Emma are now living with me and are chargeable to the said parish of St Paul. Joseph does not live with me. Five years ago last April my late husband with myself and family were residing at Cotton End in the township of Eastcotts in teh parish of Cardington in this County and we the became chargeable to that parish and we were then removed by the Order of two Justices of this county to the parish of Great Staughton in the County of Huntingdon. Mr William Preston one of the Overseers then living at Cotton End conveyed my late husband, myself and my said three children to the parish of Great Staughton. In consequence of an arrangement made between Mr Prestonand the overseers of Great Staughton we returned to Cotton End and from that time for nine weeks whilst living at Cotton end received an allowance from the parish officers of Great Staughton of three shillings and six loaves a week. My husband died three weeks ago last tuesday and was buried at Cople in this County.

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Brampton, Charlotte,
Brampton, Thomas,
Brampton, Joseph,
Brampton, Frances,
Brampton, Emma,
Wootton, Robert,
Wing, Samuel,
Cranfield, Jonathan,
Thody, Charlotte,
Preston, William

BEDFORD, Great Staughton, EASTCOTTS, Cotton End, CARDINGTON, Bedford Gravel Lane, POVERTY, Poor Laws, Poor Law Unions, employment, Settlement, removal, relieving officer, Overseers, churchwardens, MARRIAGE, illness, DEATH