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

14th November 1737



Unique Project ID2560
Examination TextWilliam Hannah aged about ffifty seven years removed from St Anne's Westmr Saith his by trade a Shoemaker and that he was bound an Apprentice by Indenture for seven years to one John Ragg who at that time lived in Bedford Bury in the Parish of St Martin in the ffields whom he served some time there and his master then removed from thence into Earls Court by Cranbourn Alley in the parish of St Anne Westmr and he this Examt with him and served other part of his time there and from thence his said Master removed into St Martins Court and there he served other part of his time but cannot tell the particular time he served him at either of the Places before mentioned and that his master from thence removed in Cecil Court and there served his master above a year more his said Master having a child born while they lived there which was above a year old when he came from him which was at the Expiration of his Apprenticeship which he this Examinant Saith did expire in Cecil Court aforesaid And that he never was a yearly hired Servant kept house rented ten pounds by the year or paid any parish Taxes since that he was marryed to Margaret his wife at the parish church of St John the Evangelist in Westmr about Six yearsago but hath no Child by her and that he was a widower when he marryed her but hath now no Child or Children living by a former wife
Manuscript ReferenceF5029
ForenameWilliam
Surname Hannah< no role >
Male OR Femalemale
Age57
Date of Examination14/11/1737
Page Number240
Signed OR Marked unsigned/unmarked



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