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Folios 371-374. Letter from W G Lumley [William Golden Lumley], Assistant Secretary to the Poor Law Board, to the wardens and overseers in the Bishops Stortford Union, enclosing a form about the emigration of poor persons at the cost of the poor rate for the year ended 31 December 1851. The form is to be completed and returned to the Poor Law Board by 1 January 1852. Also a form 'A List and Description' of persons from the parishes in the Bishops Stortford Poor Law Union who were assisted by the guardians to emigrate during the year ended 31 December 1851 as follows: John Patmore and his wife Sarah Patmore, from Little Hadham, who emigrated to Port Adelaide on board the ship Catherine on 28 January 1851 John Bradd and his wife Rebecca Bradd, from Bishops Stortford, who emigrated to Port Adelaide on board the ship Catherine on 28 January 1851 Charles Brett from Berden, aged less than seven years, son of Rebecca Bradd, who emigrated to Port Adelaide on board the ship Catherine on 28 January 1851 Thomas Johnson and his wife, from Manuden, who emigrated to Port Adelaide on board the ship Marion on 13 March 1851 Frederick Johnson, John Johnson, and Susan Johnson all less than seven years, the children of Thomas Johnson, who emigrated to Port Adelaide on board the ship Marion on 13 March 1851 Thomas Felstead, his wife Elizabeth Felstead and their sons Alfred Felstead aged between seven and 14 years and Ambrose Felstead aged less than seven years from Albury, who emigrated to Port Adelaide on board the ship Marion on 13 March 1851 Henry Mansfield and his wife Emma Mansfield, from Henham who emigrated to Sydney on board the ship Sarah on 3 April 1851 Charles Mansfield, aged less than seven years, son of Charles Mansfield, from Henham, who emigrated to Sydney on board the ship Sarah on 3 April 1851 William Turner, from Henham, who emigrated to Sydney on board the ship Sarah on 3 April 1851 Susan Wood, and her children William Wood, aged between seven and 14 years, Noah Wood, aged less than seven years, Emma Wood aged between seven and 14 years, Ann Wood aged between seven and 14 years and [Jesse Wood] aged less than seven years, from Farnham, who emigrated to Sydney on board the ship Sarah on 3 April 1851 William Bayford, from Farnham, who emigrated to Port Philip on board the ship Statesman on 5 June 1851 James Savill, from Farnham, who emigrated to Port Philip on board the ship Statesman on 5 June 1851 James Carter, from Farnham, who emigrated to Port Philip on board the ship Statesman on 5 June 1851 Timothy Ginn, from Farnham, who emigrated to Port Philip on board the ship Statesman on 5 June 1851 William Prior, from Albury, who emigrated to Port Adelaide on board the ship Navarino on 9 June 1851 Mary Newland, aged between seven and 14 years, Jane Newland, aged between seven and 14 years and Eliza Newland, aged less than seven years, from Ugley, daughters of Sarah Patmore, who emigrated to Port Adelaide on board the ship Catherine on 28 January 1851 Stephen Neville, from Henham, and David Coe who refused to go. John Knightley, from Stocking Pelham, who after the order had been issued was convicted of a felony and sentenced to be transported Also a letter from John Dobede Taylor, Clerk to the Guardians of the Bishops Stortford Poor Law Union, to the Poor Law Board enclosing the summary referred to above. Also a form showing the balances of sums authorized by the Poor Law Board to be expended by the Bishops Stortford board of guardians in 1851. Annotated: noted. Paper Number: 50030/1851. Poor Law Union Number 167. Counties: Hertfordshire and Essex. |
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