St Martin's Settlement Exams:
St Martin in the Fields Pauper Examinations, 1725-1793
6th December 1734
| Unique Project ID | 2150 |
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| Examination Text | Hannah Staples aged sixty eight years Lodging at one Bearman's in Feathers Court in Bedford Bury Saith she is the wife of William Staples gone from her near nine years ago to whom she was marryed at the Fleet nine years ago Saith he is by trade a Shoemaker and served his time (as she believes) in Warwickshire where he was born but knows not whereabouts Saith before she marryed him he kept house (the Sign of the Blue Last) in Turnstile Alley in Long Acre for which he paid about twelvepounds by the year Rent and left the same twenty years ago and never kept house rented ten pounds by the year or paid any parish taxes since Hath no Children by her said Husband Sworn the 6th Day of Decmr 1734 before Jas Fraser The mark of Hannah Staples |
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| Manuscript Reference | F5027 |
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| Forename | Hannah |
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| Surname |
Staples< no role >
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| Male OR Female | female |
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| Age | 68 |
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| Date of Examination | 06/12/1734 |
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| Page Number | 85 |
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| Signed OR Marked | marked
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