HN4/1/77/12

Salford Charity Assignment of Indenture of Apprenticeship. George Emmerton apprenticed to Henry Makeham of Fenny Stratford in the County of Buckingham, baker and grocer. Term of 4 years.

21 June 1872

From: 1872 To: 1872

This Indenture witnesseth that George Emmerton a poor child born in and having a settlement in the Parish of Salford in the County of Bedford by and with consent of his father Caleb Emmerton of Salford aforesaid labourer and by and with the consent of the Reverend Boteler Chernocke Smith vicar of the Parish of Salford aforesaid and of William Juggins and Barnard Chernocke Sturges Churchwardens and Nathaniel Sturges and John Odell Overseers of the said parish (testified by their severally executing these presents) doth put himself apprentice to Henry Makeham of Fenny Stratford in the County of Buckingham, baker and grocer to learn his art or trade and with him after the manner of an Apprentice to serve from the twelfth day of May now last past for the term of four years during which term the said Apprentice his said Master faithfully and diligently shall serve in the said art of baker and grocer and all lawful concerns according to the best of his power skill and ability and behave himself towards his said Master and all his honestly orderly and obediently in all things . And the said Henry Makeham in consideration of the sum of Twenty Pounds sterling to be paid by the said Vicar Churchwardens and Overseers of the said Parish of Salford in manner following that is to say the sum of Ten Pounds on the execution of these presents and the sum of Ten Pounds on the twelfth day of May one thousand eight hundred and seventy four. The receipt of which first mentioned sum of Ten Pounds is hereby acknowledged (which said sum of Twenty Pounds is part of certain Charity moneys charged in lands in the parish of Brightwell by the Will of Dr Woodward and payable to the Vicar Churchwarden and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of Salford aforesaid for the binding out of Poor Children born in the Parish of Salford Apprentices). His Said Apprentice by the best means that he can shall and will teach and instruct the or cause to be taught or instructed in the art and business of a baker and grocer and shall and will find for his said Apprentice good and sufficient meat drink lodging medicine and all other necessaries except clothes and washing during the said Apprenticeship. And at the expiration of the said term shall and will find and provide for his said Apprentice in addition to the clothing he may then have one new coat, one new waistcoat, one new pair of trousers and one new pair of shoes of the quality and description most usually worn by persons of that trade and of the class of life of the said Apprentice. And it is hereby declared and agreed by or between all the said parties of these presents that if the said Apprentice shall not be living or shall not continue in the service of the said Henry Makeham as such apprentice when the second moiety of the Premium shall become payable as hereinbefore mentioned that then that such second moiety shall not be paid and the said Henry Makeham shall not have any claim in respect thereof. And for the true performance of all the Covenants and Agreements aforesaid on the part of the said Henry Makeham he bindeth himself to the to the said Vicar Churchwarden and Overseers and their successors respectively by these presents. In Witness whereof the said parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and seals the twenty first day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy two. Signed: George Emmerton; Caleb Emmerton; Boteler Chernocke Smith; William Juggins; Barnard C Sturges; Nathaniel Sturges; John Odell; Henry Thomas Hall, clerk to Mr Green,Woburn, solicitor. Receipt signed by Henry Makeham for £10 21 June 1872 witnessed by Henry Thomas Hall. Two copies.

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Emmerton, Caleb,
Emmerton, George,
Green,
Hall, Henry Thomas,
Juggins, William,
Makeham, Henry,
Odell, John,
Smith, Boteler Chernocke,
Sturges, Barnard Charnock,
Woodward

SALFORD, WOBURN, Fenny Stratford, Brightwell, apprenticeship, parochial charities, lawyer, clerk, churchwardens, Overseers, magistrate, wages/conditions, employment, clothing, labourer, baker, grocer, solicitor