St Martin's Settlement Exams:
St Martin in the Fields Pauper Examinations, 1725-1793
4th August 1737
| Unique Project ID | 2451 |
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| Examination Text | Elizabeth Wild aged Sixty Seven Years (in the workhouse) Saith she is the widow of Edward Wild who dyed eleven years ago to whom she was marryed at St James's Church Westmr nineteen years ago Saith he was by trade a Shoemaker and was bound by Indenture an Apprentice for seven years to one Mr Wilkin a Shoemaker who then lived on the North Side of Long Acre near Drury Lane in the parish of St Martin in the ffields where and with whom he served all his time as he hath informed her And that he never kept house rented ten pounds by the year paid any parish Taxes or was a yearly hired Servant Saith when he dyed she had no Child or Children living and that she never kept house rented ten pounds by the year paid any parish Taxes or was a yearly hired Servant since she hath been a Widow Sworn the Day of 173 Before rem from St Giles in the ffields |
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| Manuscript Reference | F5029 |
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| Forename | Elizabeth |
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| Surname |
Wild< no role >
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| Male OR Female | female |
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| Age | 67 |
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| Date of Examination | 04/08/1737 |
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| Page Number | 69 |
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| Signed OR Marked | unsigned/unmarked
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