St Martin's Settlement Exams:
St Martin in the Fields Pauper Examinations, 1725-1793

10th March 1739



Unique Project ID58844
Examination TextJohn Somerton aged 63 years in the workhouse saith is by trade is Staymaker and that he kept house in Exeter Exchange Court 15 years, paid 16 pounds by the year rent and all taxes, that he quitted that house several years ago and never kept any other house rented 10 pounds by the year or paid any parish taxes since, that he was married to Elizabeth his wife at Greenwich five years ago but has no child by her. [In the margin:] Died yesterday after Examined.
Manuscript ReferenceF5031
ForenameJohn
Surname Somerton< no role >
Male OR Femalemale
Age63
Date of Examination10/03/1739
Examination Outcomeunknown
Page Number13
Signed OR Marked unsigned/unmarked



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