Settlement Examination - William Andrew b1793
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From the evidence of his birth place, parents’ abode, father’s death date and children’s names, I am confident that this William Andrew(s) is the younger brother of my ggg-grandfather James Andrew.
From the evidence of their mother’s will (“to my son William Andrew currently under sentence of transportation”) and the occupation of School Master given in transportation records, I am reasonably confident that this man is that William Andrew(s) who was found guily of larceny on 21st July 1838 and transported to Van Diemen’s Land.
The original document has no paragraph breaks; for clarity I have inserted paragraph breaks at every change of abode.
The examination of William Andrew of the Parish of Ashwater in the County of Devon the nineteenth day of June One thousand eight hundred and twenty three before us Samuel Hart and Thomas Hockin xxxydon Clerks of his majority Justice of the Peace in and for the said county who saith:
That he was born in the parish of East Putford in the said county as he has heard and believes and lived with his parents there until he was about seven years of age
when his parents removed into the parish of Woolfardisworthy upon an estate of land of his mother’s, rated at eight pounds, and lived in Woolfardisworthy aforesaid until he was about sixteen years old when his Father died.
That he lived with his mother in Woolfardisworthy aforesaid about twelve months after his father’s death and
then went into the parish of Buckland Brewer and rented a school room for two pounds and ten shillings a year but paid no taxes for the same nor rented anything else and resided there six months.
From thence he removed to Bideford and resided with Mr More Chanter as a clerk at ten pounds a year meat drink and lodging with whom he lived eight or nine months when his said master failing in business he left him
and then returned to his mother at Woolfardisworthy aforesaid and lived with her until he was about twenty-one years of age.
That he then enlisted into His Majesty’s Ninth Dragoons and remained with the Regiment two years and twenty-nine days when he purchased his discharge by two substitutes.
That at Lady Day 1817 he returned into the parish of Woolfardisworthy aforesaid and rented a house and garden at two pounds and ten shillings a year, paid no taxes nor rented anything else.
That between Christmas and Lady Day in the same year he married and lived in Woolfardisworthy for two years and a quarter aforesaid renting only the house and garden upon the same terms as before.
Then he removed into the parish of West Putford where he rented a house and garden at three pounds a year and lived there sixteen months but rented nothing else.
And then removed into the parish of Sutcombe and rented a house and garden at four pounds and four shillings and at the same time rented thirty five yards of potatoe ground at ten pence xxx but rented nothing else.
That at Lady Day 1823 he removed with his wife and family into the Parish of Ashwater and rented a house and garden and school room of Mr Clive Davey at five pounds twelve shillings and sixpence a year and the parishioners of Ashwater agreed to pay him this Examinant seven pounds a year for teaching the Poor children and that he has done no other act to gain a settlement elsewhere.
That he has a wife and two children which are actually chargeable to the said parish of Ashwater.
Sworn and signed by the above William Andrew the day and year given above xxx
William Andrews
Samuel Hunt
Thos JH Kingdon
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From the evidence of his birth place, parents’ abode, father’s death date and children’s names, I am confident that this William Andrew(s) is the younger brother of my ggg-grandfather James Andrew.
From the evidence of their mother’s will (“to my son William Andrew currently under sentence of transportation”) and the occupation of School Master given in transportation records, I am reasonably confident that this man is that William Andrew(s) who was found guily of larceny on 21st July 1838 and transported to Van Diemen’s Land.
The original document has no paragraph breaks; for clarity I have inserted paragraph breaks at every change of abode.
The examination of William Andrew of the Parish of Ashwater in the County of Devon the nineteenth day of June One thousand eight hundred and twenty three before us Samuel Hart and Thomas Hockin xxxydon Clerks of his majority Justice of the Peace in and for the said county who saith:
That he was born in the parish of East Putford in the said county as he has heard and believes and lived with his parents there until he was about seven years of age
when his parents removed into the parish of Woolfardisworthy upon an estate of land of his mother’s, rated at eight pounds, and lived in Woolfardisworthy aforesaid until he was about sixteen years old when his Father died.
That he lived with his mother in Woolfardisworthy aforesaid about twelve months after his father’s death and
then went into the parish of Buckland Brewer and rented a school room for two pounds and ten shillings a year but paid no taxes for the same nor rented anything else and resided there six months.
From thence he removed to Bideford and resided with Mr More Chanter as a clerk at ten pounds a year meat drink and lodging with whom he lived eight or nine months when his said master failing in business he left him
and then returned to his mother at Woolfardisworthy aforesaid and lived with her until he was about twenty-one years of age.
That he then enlisted into His Majesty’s Ninth Dragoons and remained with the Regiment two years and twenty-nine days when he purchased his discharge by two substitutes.
That at Lady Day 1817 he returned into the parish of Woolfardisworthy aforesaid and rented a house and garden at two pounds and ten shillings a year, paid no taxes nor rented anything else.
That between Christmas and Lady Day in the same year he married and lived in Woolfardisworthy for two years and a quarter aforesaid renting only the house and garden upon the same terms as before.
Then he removed into the parish of West Putford where he rented a house and garden at three pounds a year and lived there sixteen months but rented nothing else.
And then removed into the parish of Sutcombe and rented a house and garden at four pounds and four shillings and at the same time rented thirty five yards of potatoe ground at ten pence xxx but rented nothing else.
That at Lady Day 1823 he removed with his wife and family into the Parish of Ashwater and rented a house and garden and school room of Mr Clive Davey at five pounds twelve shillings and sixpence a year and the parishioners of Ashwater agreed to pay him this Examinant seven pounds a year for teaching the Poor children and that he has done no other act to gain a settlement elsewhere.
That he has a wife and two children which are actually chargeable to the said parish of Ashwater.
Sworn and signed by the above William Andrew the day and year given above xxx
William Andrews
Samuel Hunt
Thos JH Kingdon
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