St Martin's Settlement Exams:
St Martin in the Fields Pauper Examinations, 1725-1793
2nd November 1756
| Unique Project ID | 55904 |
|---|
| Examination Text | Edith Elder age 70 years and upwards in the workhouse of and in the Parish of St Martin in the Fields upon her oath saith that she is the widow of Henry Elder (who died eight years ago) to she was married at Petworth in the County of Sussex 30 years ago, that he was before his intermarriage with this Examinant (and while single and unmarried) a yearly hired servant in the capacity of Groom and his Grace the Duke of Somerset at Charing Cross in the Parish of St Martin in the Fields aforesaid for the space of three years at the yearly wages of 20 pounds diet and lodging, quitted the same at the time of his intermarriage with this Examinant, that he never kept house rented a tenement of 10 pounds by the year nor paid any parish taxes afterwards, nor hath she this Examinant nor been a yearly hired servant since the death of her said husband. Taken in the workhouse the second Day of November 1756. |
|---|
| Manuscript Reference | F5047 |
|---|
| Forename | Edith |
|---|
| Surname |
Elder< no role >
|
|---|
| Male OR Female | female |
|---|
| Age | 70 |
|---|
| Date of Examination | 02/11/1756 |
|---|
| Examination Outcome | [?].W. |
|---|
| Page Number | 488 |
|---|
| Signed OR Marked | unsigned/unmarked
|
|---|