Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    HN4/1/77/4
  • Title
    Salford Charity Indenture of Apprenticeship. Thomas Doulton apprenticed to James Bird of Fenny Stratford in the Parish of Bletchley in the County of Buckingham, wheelwright. Term 7 years.
  • Date free text
    15 October 1838
  • Production date
    From: 1838 To: 1838
  • Scope and Content
    This Indenture witnesseth that Thomas Doulton (son of John Doulton of Salford in the County of Bedford, labourer and Susannah his wife both deceased) a poor child born and having a settlement in the parish of Salford aforesaid by and with consent of the Reverend Edward Orlebar Smith, Vicar of the Parish of Salford aforesaid, James Morris, Churchwarden and Henry Sturges and Edward Abbott, Overseers of the poor of the said parish (testified by them severally being party to and sealing and delivering these presents) doth put himself apprentice to James Bird of Fenny Stratford in the Parish of Bletchley in the County of Buckingham, wheelwright to learn his art and calling and with him after the manner of an Apprentice to serve from the Twenty First day of September now last past unto the full end and term of Seven Years from thence next ensuing and fully to be complete and ended or until he the said Apprentice shall attain the Age of Twenty One Years during which said term the said apprentice his said Master faithfully shall serve in all lawful businesses according to his power wit and ability and honestly orderly and obediently in all things demean and behave himself towards his said Master and all his during the said term. And the said James Bird in consideration of the Sum of Twenty Five Pounds of lawful money of Great Britain to him in hand paid by the said Vicar Churchwarden and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of Salford in manner following (that is to say) the sum of Twelve Pounds and ten shillings being one moiety thereof on or before the execution of these presents and the Sum of Twelve Pounds and ten shillings being the other moiety thereof on the Twenty Sixth day of December which will be in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and Forty One the receipt of which said first mentioned moiety is hereby acknowledged (which said sum of Twenty Five Pounds is part and parcel of certain Charity Monies charged on lands in the Parish of Brightwell by the will of Dr Woodward and payable to the Vicar, Churchwardens and Overseers of the Parish of Salford aforesaid for the binding out of poor children born in the Parish of Salford apprentices) the said James Bird his said apprentice in the art or calling of a wheelwright which he useth by the best means that he can shall and will teach and instruct or cause to be taught and instructed finding unto the said Apprentice good and sufficient meat, drink clothing, lodging, washing and all other necessaries. And at the Expiration of the said Term shall and will provide for his said Apprentice in addition to the clothing he may then have certain new articles of clothing which he may choose to the value of Two Pounds fifteen shillings at the least. And it is hereby agreed by and between all the said parties that if the said Apprentice shall not be living or shall not be in the service of the said James Bird or his permitted assigns at the time of the second Moiety of the said premium is made payable as hereinbefore mentioned then that such Moiety shall not be paid and the said James Bird shall not have any claim in respect thereof. And for the true performance of all the Covenants and Agreements aforesaid the said Thomas Doulton and James Bird bindeth himself unto the other by these presents. In Witness whereof the said parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and seals the Fifteenth Day of October in the Year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Thirty Eight. Signed: Thomas Doulton; Edward Orlebar Smith; James Morris; Henry Sturges; Edward Abbott; James Bird; John Green.
  • Level of description
    item
Hierarchy browser