CS045 Trowbridge Settlement Examinations 1740-1831

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Settlement examinations provide much evidence of the trials and tribulations of life and the resourcefulness of the poor in seeking to make a living as best as they can in conditions that were often not conducive to stable and settled lives. Full transcripts of these settlement examinations were made by Fred Pitt of Trowbridge in 1950. The summarised versions were made by Ken Rogers, c 2000. These summaries, on index cards, were deposited in Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre (WSHC 2954C Add 5). This book is a transcript of the cards. The examinations have been arranged by the name of the person being examined, and a further index made of all persons named.

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