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| Folios 504-510. Letter from William Rous Mabson, 17 High Street, Southampton, to the Poor Law Commission,applying for the post of registrar of births and deaths for the district of Southampton following the death of G B Corfe [George Bernard Corfe]. Also enclosed is a petition/recommendation from members of the legal and medical professions [some illegible]: Mr Mackey, Solicitor and Superintendant Registrar; Richard Jordan, Solicitor; Richard Blanchard, Solicitor; [William Bolton Girdlestone], Solicitor; Thomas Dyne, Solicitor; Mr Withers, Solicitor; George Pocock, T H Edwards, Solicitor; Archibald Maxfield, Surgeon; Edward Stace, Solicitor; Mr Paterson, Solicitor and Clerk of the Peace; John Holdridge, Solicitor and Clerk to the Justices; D Snith, Solicitor; Henry Girdlestone, Solicitor; Henry Clark MD, W H Moberley, Solicitor; Cowell and ----, Solicitors; Henry Page, Solicitor. Also enclosed is a petition/recommendation of ten Southampton Guardians: John E Fuller, St Michaels. Samuel Dinning, St Michaels. John White, St Michaels. William Page, All Saints. George Crafts and William Smith, St Johns. William Catton, Holy Rhood. Thomas Pinchase, St Marys. Edward Thomas Andrews, St Lawrence. Charles Copeland, All Saints. [J M Preston], Churchwarden of St Marys. [Illegible], Churchwarden of St Michael. Also enclosed is a list of magistrates, aldermen, councillors, and merchants of Southampton in support of his application: John Sadlier Moody, Magistrate and Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire. J R Stebbing, Councillor. [John Aslate, Sheriff]. A Abraham, Councillor. Captain William Wood RN, Alderman and Magistrate. [Edward Toomes], Alderman. Mr Corwell, Councillor. Edward Hunt S and Councillor. Joseph Ball, ex-sheriff. William Forder, Councillor. [Charles Ed-----], Town Clerk. Mr Levervre, Alderman and Magistrate. Edward Mayis, Councillor. Cornelius Caplin, Councillor. George Hunt. William Rogers, Councillor. Mr Spooner, Councillor. John Hole, Councillor. Mr Beavis, Councillor. Mr Bernard, Alderman. James Knight, Secretary to the Royal Southern Yacht Club. George Pegler, Jeweller. James Reddish. John Brook, Builder. [William Alderdy], Common Recorder. [Robert D----], Innkeeper. John Thomas Hilliard, Pawnbroker. Francis Walsh. [G W Landers]. William Haysom, Innkepper. Thomas Dollery, Hotel Keeper. Thomas Davis, Chemist and Druggist. James Blatch, Wine Merchant. John Snowden, Bookseller. [James -----], Hosier etc. Mr Hale, Innkeeper. [William Marngier]. John Cook, Merchant. Thomas Hacken, Hatter. John Shepherd, Merchant. John Co-----], Newspaper Proprietor. William Phillips, Innkeeper. H N Stebbing, Innkeeper. Joseph Ridges, Merchant. Robert Hills, Perfumer. Mr Thomas, Draper. George Voller, Innkeeper. William Richardson, Merchant. [Thomas Sawyer], Innkeeper. William Forden and Thomas Forden, Wine Merchants. Thomas Dymote, Tailor and Draper. Henry Lock, Brewer. William Blandford. John Thomas Ellis, Tailor and outfitter. Charles Deane, Coach Builder. Alfred John Arlatt, Coach Maker. Edward Potts, Grocer. Annotated: acknowledge. Refer to Mr Pigott. Paper number: 4165/A/1846. Poor Law Union Number 407. Counties: Hampshire. |
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