Poor Law Apprenticeships 1744-1832

The following Poor Law records relating to the Bratton Clovelly parish are held at the Devon Heritage Centre. These records are about pauper apprenticeships, all of which were in husbandry for the boys or housewifery for the girls. There are three types of records including the apprenticeship indentures or formal agreements, separate consents by Justices of the Peace in later years (as people became more aware of abuses, for example in the northern textile mills) and one document showing the transfer of an apprentice to a new master upon the decease of his original master.

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YearRecord TypeApprentice Given NameApprentice SurnameEst BirthMaster
Given Name
Master SurnameResidenceNamed PartiesDHC RefTranscript
1744IndentureMaryTickleWilliamTickleBratton ClovellyWalter Hatch, Churchwarden
John Curry, Overseer
William Fanson, Overseer
Anthony Hopkins, Witness
Robert Southcombe, Witness
John Strong, Witness
J Strong, Justice
Walter Radcliffe, Justice
William Tickle, Justice
2002A/PO 95link
1760IndentureWilliamSmallacombeSamuelMartynBratton ClovellyWilliam Pearn, Churchwarden
Robert Doidge, Overseer
John Martyn, Witness
Elizabeth Martyn, Witness
John Hollis, Justice
John Morshead, Justice
2002A/PO 96link
1772IndentureRichardVealeJohnBlatchfordGermansweekMr Arthur Turner, Churchwarden
William Alford, Overseer
Stephen Vawden, Overseer
John Bevan, Witness
William Hern, Witness
Nath[?] Beard, Justice
John Jago, Justice
2002A/PO 97link
1782IndentureThomasSheerWilliamMartinmoiety of Barton, Bratton ClovellyThomas Pengelly, Churchwarden
William Coombe, Overseer
William Pote, Overseer
William Baker Jr, Witness
John Baker, Witness
T H Luxmoore, Justice
Thomas Pearce Hockin, Justice
2002A/PO 98link
1783IndentureMaryVawdenNicholasAbbottEastabrooke, Bratton Clovelly[?]Thomas Pengelly, Churchwarden
Timothy Bickle, Overseer
John Tickel, Overseer
William Baker Jr, Witness
William Johns, Witness
T H Luxmoore, Justice
Thomas Pearce Hockin, Justice
2002A/PO 99link
1783IndentureWilliamChowingsJohnRundleHigher Vawden, Bratton ClovellyThomas Pengelly, Churchwarden
John Tickel, Overseer
Timothy Bickle, Overseer
William Baker Jr, Witness
Richard Down, Witness
George Bickford, Justice
T H Luxmoore, Justice
2002A/PO 100link
178xIndentureJaneSouthcombeWilliamMartinSouth Breshill, Bratton ClovellyThomas Pengelly, Churchwarden
William [?], Overseer
John Corry, Overseer
William Baker Jr, Witness
John Baker, Witness
George Bickford, Justice
Thomas Pearce Hockin, Justice
2002A/PO 101link
1789IndentureAnnBurrowRichardDownLangworthy, Bratton ClovellyJames Rice, Churchwarden
David Hain[?], Overseer
John Phear, Overseer
William Baker, Witness
John Kingdon, Justice
Thomas Pearce Hockin, Justice
2002A/PO 102link
1791IndenturePhilipGreningJohnCoryBratton ClovellyJames Rice, Churchwarden
John Cory, Overseer
Nicholas Kinard, Overseer
Mary Cory, Witness
Arthur Kelly, Justice
Wrey J'Ans, Justice
2002A/PO 103link
1792IndentureJohnFloodJohnPeardBannaton, Bratton ClovellyWilliam Baker, Churchwarden
James Rice, Overseer
William Phear, Overseer
William Friend, Witness
Arthur Kelly, Justice
Wrey J'Ans, Justice
2002A/PO 104link
1792IndentureJohnPerkinMargaretJohnsBratton ClovellyWilliam Baker, Churchwarden
Richard Palmer, Overseer
Richard Down, Overseer
James Baker, Witness
John Ball, Witness
George Bickford, Justice
Wrey J'Ans, Justice
2002A/PO 105link
1793IndentureJohnBarkwillJohnJackmanBratton ClovellyWilliam Baker, Churchwarden
Richard Down, Overseer
Richard Palmer, Overseer
Thomas Phear, Witness
Isaac Bo?t, Witness
Charles Hammett, Justice
Wrey J'Ans, Justice
2002A/PO 106link
1794IndentureJohnSmale1785RichardDownLangworthy, Bratton ClovellyWilliam Baker, Churchwarden
Roger Hortop, Overseer
Thomas Veal, Overseer
John Hortop, Witness
Elizabeth Baker, Witness
Wrey J'Ans, Justice
Arthur Kelly, Justice
2002A/PO 108link
1795IndentureMargaretToul [Tand?}JohnAbbottGreat Burrow, Bratton ClovellyWilliam Baker, Churchwarden
John Abbott, Overseer
Richard Jackman, Overseer
James Baker, Witness
John Baker, Witness
Wrey J'Ans, Justice
Jonas Morgan, Justice
2002A/PO 107link
1801IndentureMargaretSmallacombeWilliamMatter [Metter]Little Borough, Bratton ClovellyWilliam Baker, Churchwarden
John Jackman, Overseer
Richard Peard, Overseer
Samuel Hether, Witness
John Abbot, Witness
Arthur Kelly, Justice
John Cudlippe, Justice
2002A/PO 109link
1802IndentureElizabethFloodJonathanAlfordEastlake, Bratton ClovellyJohn Phare, Churchwarden
William Wimpey Esq, Overseer
John Vawden, Overseer
Nathaniel Gilbert, Witness
William Smale, Witness
Arthur Kelly, Justice
John Kingdon, Justice
2002A/PO 110link
1810IndentureSamuelMartin1803RogerHortopBresell, Bratton ClovellyJohn Phear, Churchwarden
Richard Palmer, Overseer
Richard Down, Overseer
William Smith, Witness
Thomas Smith, Witness
Arthur Kelly, Justice
Calmady P Hamlyn, Justice
2002A/PO 111link
1812TransferSamuelMartin1803WilliamHortopBresell, Bratton ClovellyRoger Hortop, deceased father of William and original master of Samuel
Arthur Kelly, Justice
Jonas Morgan, Justice
2002A/PO [no id]link
1819IndentureRichardPike1810WilliamPhearBratton ClovellyJohn Hortop, Churchwarden
William Martin, Churchwarden
John Hortop, Overseer
Thomas Phear, Overseer
John Martin, Witness
William Phare, Witness
Arthur Kelly Esq, Justice
Calmady Pollexfen Hamlyn, Justice
2002A/PO 112link
1819ConsentRichardPike1810WilliamPhearBratton ClovellyJohn Hortop, Overseer
Thomas Phear, Overseer
Arthur Kelly, Justice
Calmady P Hamlyn, Justice
2002A/PO 113link
1822ConsentMary AnnMartyn1812William ReddawayBrownBratton ClovellyThomas Baskerville, Overseer
Richard James, Overseer
William Arundel Harris Arundel, Justice
Samuel Harness, Clerk
2002A/PO 114link
1823IndentureSamuelCoombe1808ThomasPengellyBratton ClovellyJohn Hortop, Churchwarden
William Martyn, Churchwarden
Thomas Baskerville, Overseer
Richard James, Overseer
William Baskerville, Witness
Thomas Pengelly, Witness
John Hearle Tremayne, Justice
William Arundel Harris Arundel, Justice
2002A/PO 115link
1823ConsentSamuelCoombe1808ThomasPengellyBratton ClovellyThomas Baskerville, Overseer
Richard James, Overseer
William Arundel Harris Arundel Esq, Justice
John Hearle Tremayne Esq, Justice
2002A/PO 116link
1825ConsentMaryBurrow1816WilliamRundleBratton ClovellyWilliam Rundle, Overseer
Thomas Shapland, Overseer
William Arundel Harris Arundel Esq, Justice
John Dicker Fortescue Esq, Justice
2002A/PO 117link
1830IndentureThomasDawe1821WilliamHortopBratton ClovellyJohn Hatch, Churchwarden
William Martin, Churchwarden
Richard Burrow, Overseer
Henry Skelly, Overseer
William Simming[?], Witness
William Arundell Harris Arundell Esq, Justice
John Dicker Inglett Fortescue Esq, Justice
2002A/PO 118link
1830ConsentThomasDawe1821WilliamHortopBratton ClovellyRichard Burrow, Overseer
Henry Skelly, Overseer
William Arundell Harris Arundell Esq, Justice
John Dicker Inglett Fortescue Esq, Justice
2002A/PO 119link
1830IndenturePeterGuest1819JohnMartinBratton ClovellyWilliam Martin, Churchwarden
John Hatch, Churchwarden
William Rice, Overseer
Jonathan Alford, Overseer
R Burrow, Witness
William Arundell Harris Arundell Esq, Justice
John Dicker Inglett Fortescue Esq, Justice
2002A/PO 120link
1831IndentureJohnMartin1822JamesCurry [Cory]Bratton ClovellyWilliam Martin, Churchwarden
Thomas Shapland, Churchwarden
William Baker, Overseer
Richard Down, Overseer
William Mare, Witness
John Dicker Inglett Fortescue Esq, Justice
Phillipps Carpenter, Clerk
2002A/PO 121link
1831ConsentJohnMartin1822JamesCurry [Cory]Bratton ClovellyWilliam Baker, Overseer
Richard Down, Overseer
J D I Fortescue, Justice
J P Carpenter, Clerk
2002A/PO 122link
1832IndentureThomasLock1822WilliamAlfordBratton ClovellyWilliam Baker, Churchwarden
William Martyn, Churchwarden
James Cory, Overseer
Roger Palmer, Overseer
William Arundel Harris Arundel Esq, Justice
John Dicker Inglett Fortescue Esq, Justice
2002A/PO 123link