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Removal Order and settlement examination for George Neal, Ellen his wife and their six children - William, Joseph, Arthur, Ephraim, Jane and an infant male child not named. Removed from Ampthill to Kempston.

30th January 1845

From: 1845 To: 1845

Removal Order for George Neal, labourer, Ellen his wife and their six children - William aged 10 years, Joseph aged 8 years, Arthur aged 6 years, Ephraim aged 4 years, Jane aged 2 years and an infant male child not named. Removed from Ampthill to Kempston. Signed by Joseph Morris (Churchwarden), Hewland Fountaine and John Gascoin (Overseers). Certificate of Chargeability by the Ampthill Board of Guardians stating that George Neal, labourer, Ellen his wife and their six children - William aged 10 years, Joseph aged 8 years, Arthur aged 6 years, Ephraim aged 4 years, Jane aged 2 years and an infant male child born 4th December became chargeable14th December 1844. Signed J B Whithurst, & George Robinson. Marked 'A'. Settlement Examination of George Neal: I am 32 years of age and was born and baptised at Ampthill. I have never done any act whereby to gain a settlement in my own right. I was married to my present wife whose maiden name was Ellen Chance at the parish church of Marston Moretaine in the month of October 1833 and have been resident in Ampthill ever since. I am now and have been for seven weeks past unable to support myself and my said wife and children and am now receiving relief from the Relieving officer of the said Union at the expense of the parish of Ampthill. Examination of William Neal of Ampthill, labourer: I was married to my wife Sarah about 34 years ago. The said George Neal is the second child of our marriage and has never to my knowledge done any act to gain a settlement in his own right and i have never done any act whereby to gain a settlement in my own right. My own settlement and that of my said son is in the parish of Kempston in the County of Bedford as I believe. My father and mother whose names were Charles and Mary Ann Neal residied and as i always understood and believe had a settlement at Kempston aforesaid. About the year 1797 my father deserted his family at Kempston as I was informed and believe and was about 34 years, and soon after his desertion I and two of my sisters came to reside at Ampthill with an Uncle and Aunt (my Aunt being my mothers sister). My Uncle and Aunt were paid seven shillings a week for the support and bringing up of myself and my sisters. I have seen the parish Officers of Kempston many times pay it themselves to my Uncle and Aunt. After my father returned to kempston he was a pauper inmate of the parish workhouse there - I visited him once there- He died in the said workhouse and I attended his funeral. I have been several times relieved by Kempston parish officers whilst I have been resident in Ampthill and was for several years allowed by the parish of Kempston 3 shillings a week on account of my large family. As well as I can recollect this was during the years 1826 - 1831 inclusive. William Robinson of Kempston, carrier, generally brought the weekly allowance to me but smetimes I fetched it myself.. I have on such occasions received it from John Sanders who was then Overseer of Kempston. I have also received relief from Mr - Sanders a brother of John Sanders. and from Mr Whitworth who were respectively Overseers of Kempston at those times. These last mentioned were on several occasions during the two or three years before 1826. It was in 1826 that 3/- a week was regularly allowed to me. During all those years I was living at Ampthill. The money brought up by William Robinson as I understood was not given to me but was paid to a shop in Ampthill kept by Elizabeth Cooper and I received shop goods there to the amount of three shillings a week. Examination of William Robinson: I am a carrier from Kempston to Ampthill every Thursday and have been for about 15 years past. During the years 1830 - 1831, 1832 as near as I can recollect I was in the habit regularly of taking an allowance from the parish officers of Kempston to William Neal of Ampthill. I used to receive a packet which I believed to contain money about every three months I have received such packet fromMr John Sanders who was then Overseer of Kempston and who said it was the allowance of three shllings a week for Neal of Ampthill and I was to deliver it to Mrs Cooper. I think I had the packet always from Mr John Sanders. I used to deliver the packet to Mrs Cooper and say it was the money for Neal. I had conversations occasionally with the last witness William Neal about the money I always understood he was the person for whom it was bought. Examination of John Marshall, Relieving Officer of the Ampthill Union: The pauper George Neal and his wife and family have been relieved by me since 14th Dec last with 4 shillings per week, which relief is charged by me to the parish of Ampthill. The directions given to me by the Board of Guardians are to continue that relief during the illness of the pauper or until he is removed. Examination of George Robinson: I am the clerk to the Board of Guardians of the Ampthill Union in the County of Bedford. The parish of Ampthill is comprised in that Union. I produce a certificate ofthe Board of Guardians of that Union bearing date 26th December 1844 marked 'A'. Second copy of removal order.

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Neal, George,
Neal, Ellen,
Chance, Ellen,
Neal, William,
Neal, Joseph,
Neal, Arthur,
Neal, Ephraim,
Neal, Jane,
Neal, Sarah,
Neal, Charles,
Neal, Mary Ann,
Fountaine, Hewland,
Morris, Joseph,
Gascoign, John,
Whithurst, J.B.,
Robinson, George,
Robinson, William,
Cooper, Elizabeth,
Sanders, John,
Whitworth,
Marshall, John

BEDFORD, AMPTHILL, KEMPSTON, POVERTY, Poor Laws, Poor Law Unions, Settlement, removal, relieving officer, Overseers, churchwardens, clerk, workhouses, Parish Workhouses, magistrate, employment, illness, marriages, labourer, shopkeeper, carrier