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23rd January 1786 - 18th December 1786

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Image 270 of 6818th August 1786


Middlesex .


The Examination and Information of William Buckland< no role >
charged with felony by William Richardson< no role >
of [..] Golders Green in
the C ounty of Middlesex Farmer
I and taken before me William Addington< no role >
Esqr . one of his MAJESTY'S Justices of the Peace for the
County of Middlesex , this 8th. Day of August
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Who saith that he is twenty Year of Age and upwards, that
he was born at Petworth in Sussex that this [..] Mother Ann
Buckland
< no role > now lives at Leeds in Yorkshire that he hath left Leeds.
about two or three Monthsthat he never was bred to any Trade
whateverthat in coming up to town he became acquainted with
one William Lewin< no role > and went with him to Lodgethat his first
employment was making Hay for Mr. West at Islington that he
was afterwards employed in carrying earthen Ware about the
Countrythat he hath continued so to do for some time that
on Sunday Night said Lewin asked this [..] Examinant to go
into the Country with him and that he (said Lewin) would learn
Examinant his Businessthat in coming back from
to London at Golden Green said Lewin observed of lock of Geese
and proposed to Examinant that he should assist him in
driving them off that he accordingly did with said Lewin
drive them awaythat said Lewin kept sometimes behind and
sometimes before this Examinant in order to discover whether
any person or persons were watching the said Geese or coming
after them

Taken before me the Day
and Year above written,}

W Addington

Willliam Buckland< no role >

Witness John Atkins< no role >




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