St Martin's Settlement Exams:
St Martin in the Fields Pauper Examinations, 1725-1793
9th April 1772
| Unique Project ID | 53887 |
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| Examination Text | Matthew Nelson aged 51 years passed from the Parish of St Anne within the liberty of Westminster to the Parish of St Martin in the Fields upon his oath saith that he is a Shoemaker by trade and lived in and rented an house in that part of Exeter Street which is in the said Parish of St Martin in the Fields for the space of one year and upwards at the yearly rent of 26 pounds besides taxes, quitted the same about 10 years ago, that he hath not kept house rented a tenement of 10 pounds by the year nor paid any parish taxes since, that he was married to his present wife Elizabeth at the Parish Church of St Sepulchre in the County of Northampton in the year 1741 now with this Examinant. Sworn the ninth day of April 1772 before [blank]. |
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| Manuscript Reference | F5059 |
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| Forename | Matthew |
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| Surname |
Nelson< no role >
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| Male OR Female | male |
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| Age | 51 |
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| Date of Examination | 09/04/1772 |
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| Examination Outcome | D.L.W. |
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| Page Number | 329 |
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| Signed OR Marked | signed
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