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Settlement Certificate - Israel REEVES of Eling

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Settlement Certificate for Israel Reeves


Introduction

From the Records of the Parish of Fawley, this settlement certificate being issued by the Parish of Eling

Transcript or Summary

We the Church-Wardens and overseers of the
Poor of the Parish of Eling do hereby own
and acknowledge Israel Reeves and wife & seven
children to be our Inhabitants legally settled in our
said Parish of Eling and do hereby promise to
receive them into our said Parish whenever they
shall become Chargeable in Witness whereof we
have set our Hands this 30th day of January 1789

                        Mikel Poye Page }
 Witness John Witt      John Lanes } Church-Wardens

                          Wm Wyatt }
                       Jno Penford }
                          Wm Biles } Overseers
                        John White }

To The Churchwardens & Overseers
  of the Parish of Fawley

Commentary

Some of the signatures of the Witness, Wardens and overseers are indistinct and may be incorrectly interpreted in the above transcription.

Source

From the Fawley Parish records held at The Hampshire Record Office
HRO Finding Number 25M60/P038/142
http://calm.hants.gov.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=60025%2f9%2f38%2f142&pos=2