Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    HN4/1/77/16
  • Title
    Salford Charity Assignment of Indenture of Apprenticeship. Albert Emmerton apprenticed to Arthur James Litchfield of Silver Street, Bedford,hairdresser and barber. Term of one year.
  • Date free text
    7 – 18 November 1889
  • Production date
    From: 1889 To: 1889
  • Scope and Content
    This Indenture witnesseth that Albert 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 clock and watchmaker and by and with the consent of Boteler Chernocke Smith vicar of the Parish of Salford aforesaid and of William Juggins and Robert Emmerton Churchwardens and George Frederick Bosworth and Barnard Chernocke Sturges Overseers of the Poor of the same parish (testified by their severally executing these presents) doth put himself apprentice to Arthur James Litchfield of Silver Street, Bedford,hairdresser and barber to learn his art or trade and with him after the manner of an Apprentice to serve from the nineteenth day of September one thousand eight hundred and eighty nine for the term of one year during which term the said Apprentice his said Master faithfully and diligently shall serve in the said art or trade of hairdresser and barber and in 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 in consideration of such faithful service and of the sum of Ten Pounds sterling to be paid to the said Arthur James Litchfield by the said Vicar Churchwardens and Overseers of the said Parish of Salford in manner following that is to say the sum of Five Pounds on the execution of these presents and the sum of Five Pounds on the nineteenth day of September one thousand eight hundred and ninety if the said Apprentice shall then be living and in the service of the said Arthur James Litchfield The receipt of which first mentioned sum of Five Pounds is hereby acknowledged (which said sum of Ten 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 placing out of Poor Children born in the Parish of Salford Apprentices). He the said Arthur James Litchfield doth hereby accept and take the said Albert Emmerton as his apprentice in the said art or trade of a hairdresser and barber which he useth and by the best means that he can shall and will teach and instruct the or cause to be taught or instructed the said Albert Emmerton during the said term. And the said Arthur James Litchfield doth hereby agree in lieu of wages to find and provide for the said Albert Emmerton during his apprenticeship good & sufficient food and lodging. And the said Caleb Emmerton doth hereby covenant and agree with the said Arthur James Litchfield to find and provide for the said Albert Emmerton during his apprenticeship clothes washing and all other necessaries and medicine nursing and surgery in case of sickness or accident. And lastly for the true performance of all and every Agreements herein contained each of the said parties bindeth himself to the to the other by these presents. In Witness whereof the said parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and seals the eighteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty nine. Signed: Albert Emmerton; Caleb Emmerton; B C Smith; William Juggins; Robert Emmerton; G F Bosworth; B C Sturges; Arthur James Litchfield. Witnessed by Louisa Laxley, Schoolmistress, Salford, Woburn Sands. Receipt signed by Arthur James Litchfield for £5 18th November 1889. With letter to Frederick Tanqueray from Boteler Chernocke Smith outlining the above 7 November 1889.
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