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Reference NumberL/BSL/D/4
LevelSeries
TitlePaupers' Examination Books
Date(s)1778-1987
DescriptionExaminations before the Justices of the Peace, giving on oath evidence from the individual as to their employment details including their employer and wages received; details of marriage and children and ages. Often gives age of the individual and where they originally came from. This was to prove their legal right to settlement in the parish.
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Extent6 volumes and 1 document
Access StatusOpen
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