Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    QSR1844/3/9/2
  • Title
    Removal order - George Brasier, Amelia his wife and their three children William aged 13, Joseph aged 8, and Emma aged 2 to be removed from Streatley to Barton.
  • Date free text
    16 and 21 May 1844
  • Production date
    From: 1844 To: 1844
  • Scope and Content
    Complaint of William Woodham, one of the overseers of the poor of Streatley – Gearge Brasier and family have become actually chargeable to the parish of Streatley but have no settlement there. Examination of William Meed, relieving officer of the Luton Union – he has relieved George Brasier’s wife and family at Streatley on behalf of the parish. He relived them on Thursday 21 March when he gave to Brasier’s wife goods to the amount of 4s. He also relieved them the 3 preceding weeks. The total amount of relief was 14s. The relief given has been charged to the parish of Streatley. He reported the case to the Board of Guardians and the 1st week they sanctioned the relief given and ordered him to continue it if he thought it necessary. He was sent for to the house and found the family destitute. The parties for whose benefit the relief was given were George Brasier the pauper, aged 33, Amelia his wife aged 34, William their son aged 13, Joseph their son aged 8 and Emma their daughter aged 2. Examinations ---------------- George Brasier – as early as he can recollect his parents lived at Barton. He lived with them until he was 16 or 17 years old. He never hired himself as a yearly servant to any one either there or anywhere else. He married when he was about 21. He was then living at Sandy. He was hired by the month and paid weekly, and lived there a year and a half before he was married. When he married he went back to Barton and lived there for 9 or 10 years. In about 1835 he received parish relief at Barton, he thinks in March that year. He went to live in Sharpenhoe in the parish of Streatley in 1840 or 1841. He went there because he was left a cottage at Sharpenhoe by his grandfather who died more than a year before he went to live there. He received a year’s rent of £3 10s from James Harris and 17s 6d for a quarter of a year’s rent from Thomas Burbidge before that. Burbidge was only a collector. He lived in the cottage for 35 days before he sold it to Mr Smyth of Stevenage for £45. Since then he has lived there as a tenant. He was never an apprentice. He knew Mr William Flint of Shillington and lived with him 16 or 17 years ago. He was not apprentice to him. He made an agreement with him to stop 3 years to learn then baking business. He served not quite two years – Flint broke and he left him. He lived about half a year at Luton as Mr Chase’s groom. He went there from Barton and was hired for a month. He then went back to Barton and then to Shillington. He went to Walkern and lived there 11 months. Mr Flint did not turn him over to Mr Thomas Kingsley, baker at Walkern. He was to have 5s a week. He was to go a month on liking and was to stop as long as he liked. He then went to Biggleswade to Mr Malden, a baker there and was to have 6s per week. He stopped 16 months. He then went to Sandy to Mr Tilcocks, a baker, and was to have 6s a week. He was hired by the week. He served him nearly 2 years. He then went to Barton and from there to Sharpenhoe. He sold the cottage on 24 November 1840 when he went to Mr Smyth to ask him to buy the property. He signed more than once and took the parchments there on 24 November. My Smyth wrote a note and sent him to Mr Veasey at Baldock. He went to Mr Veasey on 27 November, who gave him a cheque for £25 on the Bank. When he received the £25 he signed a paper as large as a sheet of foolscap with a great deal of writing on it. He took the last money when they held a Court for the Manor when they received £9 or £10 from Mr Veasey. His uncle Joseph Brasier was there at the Court. He had the other £10 from Mr Veasey. He did not take all themoney at once as he wanted to mortgage it and not to sell it. He went to live in the cottage on 23 or 24 October. His property is not now mortgaged to Mr Smyth. He pays him £3 10s a year rent. He took the last money in January. He told Mr Veasey he had not had all his money and therefore would not go out of the house. He has paid pent for it since 24 November 1840. He has had a distress in the house for rent. The first rent he paid Mr Smyth was in January 1841 or 1842. He has only paid rent once, about ¼ or ½ year after he sold it. He went on the 20 October to whitewash it. The key was given up to him a day or two before. John Mead of Barton was with him when he went to sell it to Mr Smyth. It was on a Thursday, and it was the following Monday when he went to Mr Veasey. He is sure it was the Thursday before 30 November. Ampthill Fair is always on 30 November and that was on a Monday and he then went to Mr Veasey at Baldock. Mr Mead went with him and went with him from Mr Veaseys to the bank. He received £25 on that day. William Brasier of Gravely (Herts) – he is the father of George Brasier and was born at Barton. He married in the parish of Barton 37 or 38 years ago. His son George was born on 12 September 1810 at Barton. He knows a man named Flint at Shillington. His son went there to learn to be a baker. He did not apprentice him to it. There was a paper drawn up. He has not got the agreement – it was on a bit of writing paper with no stamp on it. He, his son and Mr Flint signed it and each had a part. Mr Veasey had the agreement and never returned it to him. He gave it to him today in the yard. He did not bind his son at all – he was to serve 3 or 4 years and receive no wages, and board and lodge in the house. He left Barton 13 or 14 years ago. He belongs to the parish of Barton – his father was a farmer there. He never gained a settlement himself except that he hired a cottage and orchard at Barton when he was married at £12 p.a. He lived there 10 or 12 years. He rented it from his father. His father hired it with the farm of Mr Willis and he paid rent to his father. He did not pay him £12 at anyone time – his father paid him for his labour and he paid him the rent. His father was to give him 5s a week. He always paid the £12 I some way or other and they had a settlement every year. He bought an orchard and house at Barton from his father and lived in it for 7 or 8 years. He then sold it for £445. He gave his father £300 for it. He borrowed some and had some of his own. He possessed the writings of the house which were made out in his own name. He paid £100 of his own money out of the £300. John Mead of Barton – he recollects going with George Brasier to Mr Smyth’s of Stevenage on 30 November 1840. Brasier told him he wanted to sell his property. He was present when Brasier saw Mr Smyth. He went with Brasier to Mr Veasey and Mr Veasey gave him a cheque. He went to the Bank with Brasier and he received the money. They went together the same day to Ampthill Fair. He was present with Brasier the whole time when the bargain was made.
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