Settlement Certificate for Israel Reeves
Introduction
From the Records of the Parish of Fawley, this settlement certificate being issued by the Parish of ElingTranscript 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 MikelPoyePage } 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 OfficeHRO Finding Number 25M60/P038/142
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