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Winster Settlement Examinations 1718-1830

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27-12-1780 Elizabeth DONCASTER - of Aldwark Grange singlewoman. Born at Winster where mother Martha Doncaster lived, when 13 years old she was a parish apprentice to John CALDWALL then of Winster, butcher. She served the said John Caldwall at Winster for about 10 months when she removed with said master to Aldwark Grange where her master had taken a farm. She continued with said master and family for 18 months and has done nothing to gain a settlement elsewhere.

19-05-1781 Elizabeth STAYLEY - of Winster singlewoman. Born at Winster where her father John Stayley lived, continued with father until 10 or 11 when with the consent of her father was hired as a servant by Thomas NUTTALL of Birchover, mason, for a term of 3 years. For consideration of meat and clothes and lived with him 18 months when she left and hired herself as servant for 11 months to Thomas LOWE of Matlock. After that she went back to Thomas Nuttall and continued several months but did not stay a year. Since then has lived in various places but has never been hired or served for a year in any other place.

06-06-1783 John BROWN - labourer of Winster. Born at New Bottle in Co Middle Lowden in Scotland <Midlothian>. Father James Brown had legal settlement in Dundee in Scotland. When he was about 8 years he went on board the Royal Sovereign of 112 Guns at Portsmouth where he continued about 12 months as cook's boy. Since then has been on several voyages on board different ships to different parts of the World in capacity of a sailor. About 14 years he bound himself apprentice to John SLIGHT at Hull in Yorkshire to learn art of Navigation for term of 4 years, after serving about 2 years and a half (during which time he lived on board master's ship) he was impressed on board the Hind of 20 Guns, since which time he has been on several voyages on board different ships. About 9 years ago he discharged from on board The ? at Portsmouth and after working in sundry places as a day labourer about a year when he was marryed at Pentrige in Derby since which time he has lived chiefly in Swanwich in Derby as day labourer, lived at Winster now 9 months. Now has wife with him named Bennett and two children, John 5 years and Elizabeth 3 years.

06-06-1783 Richard BECK alias SPENCE - of Winster, miner. Born Elton (illegitimate child). At 6 months old his mother married William BLACKWELL of Winster and they went to live at Brownhills Staffordshire where he continued to live for 9 years when he removed with them to Winster and then went to live with William WRIGHT at Winster for about 1½ years.

10-06-1783 Alexander ROSE - now residing at Winster. Born at Ardelanch?, Co of Nairnshire, North Britain where father resided and about 17 or 18 years enlisted as a soldier in the Earl of Sutherland's Regiment where he continued for a short time. Then returned to father at Ardelanch and about 19 years since he left North Britain and went to Haworth in Yorkshire and was hired by the year by Mrs WESTBY with whom he lived for 3 years and hence hired as servant with Robert MOWER Esquire of Woodseats in the township of Barlow and after went with him to Dronefield Derby where he lived with Robert Mower for near 2 years and had 9 guineas wages by the year. He came back with said master to Woodseats a few weeks before he left him and about a few weeks after he left Mr Mower he was married to his present wife and after living in several places during his marriage came to reside at Winster and hired as servant to George WHITE for several years and took a house there for six pounds and six shillings a year and has paid parochial taxes.

25-06-1783 Thomas MARSDEN - late of Youlgreave, labourer. Born Darley and at about 6 months removed with his father to Birchover where his father was legally settled. At 15 he was hired by George BRADLEY of Birchover for 1 year. June 1771 he went to live with Edward TIMPERLY at Youlgreave, continued in his service about 6 years when he was married at Youlgreave and after that continued with said Edward Timperly for some years. About 3 months after he first went to Mr timperly he was told he could afford to give him 20 guineas a year if he would stay with him. That during all the time he did stay with him he never was hired by him nor considered himself as at all engaged to stay with the said Mr Timperly, he was for a little while in the house of Mrs Timperly at youlgreave where the said Mr Timperly then lived and that he afterwards went with Mr Timperly to Ireland where he continued for about 8 months that he was afterwards boarded by the said Mr Timperly at the house of James SHIMWELL in Youlgreave. That during the whole of his service he never accounted with Mr Timperly for his wages by the year, by the month or by the week nor any other time. Mr Timperly occasionally gave him sums of money at different times which never amounted to the sum of £20 a year.

22-12-1783 John BRAITHWAITE alias BAMFORD - now at Winster. He is about 19 years of age and born at Coventry Co Warwickshire where his father Richard Braithwaite resided as a journeyman dyer but he believes his father's legal place of abode was at York in Co York. Apprentice to Robert CONSATT in parish of St Holows. Hair dresser for 7 years left after 6 years because of a difference with master. Now works as journeyman hair dresser and a month ago he married at Winster.