Bratton Clovelly One-Place Study | 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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Year	Record Type	Apprentice Given Name	Apprentice Surname	Est Birth	Master Given Name	Master Surname	Residence	Named Parties	DHC Ref	Transcript
1744	Indenture	Mary	Tickle		William	Tickle	Bratton Clovelly	Walter 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 95	link
1760	Indenture	William	Smallacombe		Samuel	Martyn	Bratton Clovelly	William Pearn, Churchwarden Robert Doidge, Overseer John Martyn, Witness Elizabeth Martyn, Witness John Hollis, Justice John Morshead, Justice	2002A/PO 96	link
1772	Indenture	Richard	Veale		John	Blatchford	Germansweek	Mr Arthur Turner, Churchwarden William Alford, Overseer Stephen Vawden, Overseer John Bevan, Witness William Hern, Witness Nath[?] Beard, Justice John Jago, Justice	2002A/PO 97	link
1782	Indenture	Thomas	Sheer		William	Martin	moiety of Barton, Bratton Clovelly	Thomas 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 98	link
1783	Indenture	Mary	Vawden		Nicholas	Abbott	Eastabrooke, 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 99	link
1783	Indenture	William	Chowings		John	Rundle	Higher Vawden, Bratton Clovelly	Thomas Pengelly, Churchwarden John Tickel, Overseer Timothy Bickle, Overseer William Baker Jr, Witness Richard Down, Witness George Bickford, Justice T H Luxmoore, Justice	2002A/PO 100	link
178x	Indenture	Jane	Southcombe		William	Martin	South Breshill, Bratton Clovelly	Thomas Pengelly, Churchwarden William [?], Overseer John Corry, Overseer William Baker Jr, Witness John Baker, Witness George Bickford, Justice Thomas Pearce Hockin, Justice	2002A/PO 101	link
1789	Indenture	Ann	Burrow		Richard	Down	Langworthy, Bratton Clovelly	James Rice, Churchwarden David Hain[?], Overseer John Phear, Overseer William Baker, Witness John Kingdon, Justice Thomas Pearce Hockin, Justice	2002A/PO 102	link
1791	Indenture	Philip	Grening		John	Cory	Bratton Clovelly	James Rice, Churchwarden John Cory, Overseer Nicholas Kinard, Overseer Mary Cory, Witness Arthur Kelly, Justice Wrey J'Ans, Justice	2002A/PO 103	link
1792	Indenture	John	Flood		John	Peard	Bannaton, Bratton Clovelly	William Baker, Churchwarden James Rice, Overseer William Phear, Overseer William Friend, Witness Arthur Kelly, Justice Wrey J'Ans, Justice	2002A/PO 104	link
1792	Indenture	John	Perkin		Margaret	Johns	Bratton Clovelly	William Baker, Churchwarden Richard Palmer, Overseer Richard Down, Overseer James Baker, Witness John Ball, Witness George Bickford, Justice Wrey J'Ans, Justice	2002A/PO 105	link
1793	Indenture	John	Barkwill		John	Jackman	Bratton Clovelly	William Baker, Churchwarden Richard Down, Overseer Richard Palmer, Overseer Thomas Phear, Witness Isaac Bo?t, Witness Charles Hammett, Justice Wrey J'Ans, Justice	2002A/PO 106	link
1794	Indenture	John	Smale	1785	Richard	Down	Langworthy, Bratton Clovelly	William Baker, Churchwarden Roger Hortop, Overseer Thomas Veal, Overseer John Hortop, Witness Elizabeth Baker, Witness Wrey J'Ans, Justice Arthur Kelly, Justice	2002A/PO 108	link
1795	Indenture	Margaret	Toul [Tand?}		John	Abbott	Great Burrow, Bratton Clovelly	William Baker, Churchwarden John Abbott, Overseer Richard Jackman, Overseer James Baker, Witness John Baker, Witness Wrey J'Ans, Justice Jonas Morgan, Justice	2002A/PO 107	link
1801	Indenture	Margaret	Smallacombe		William	Matter [Metter]	Little Borough, Bratton Clovelly	William Baker, Churchwarden John Jackman, Overseer Richard Peard, Overseer Samuel Hether, Witness John Abbot, Witness Arthur Kelly, Justice John Cudlippe, Justice	2002A/PO 109	link
1802	Indenture	Elizabeth	Flood		Jonathan	Alford	Eastlake, Bratton Clovelly	John Phare, Churchwarden William Wimpey Esq, Overseer John Vawden, Overseer Nathaniel Gilbert, Witness William Smale, Witness Arthur Kelly, Justice John Kingdon, Justice	2002A/PO 110	link
1810	Indenture	Samuel	Martin	1803	Roger	Hortop	Bresell, Bratton Clovelly	John Phear, Churchwarden Richard Palmer, Overseer Richard Down, Overseer William Smith, Witness Thomas Smith, Witness Arthur Kelly, Justice Calmady P Hamlyn, Justice	2002A/PO 111	link
1812	Transfer	Samuel	Martin	1803	William	Hortop	Bresell, Bratton Clovelly	Roger Hortop, deceased father of William and original master of Samuel Arthur Kelly, Justice Jonas Morgan, Justice	2002A/PO [no id]	link
1819	Indenture	Richard	Pike	1810	William	Phear	Bratton Clovelly	John 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 112	link
1819	Consent	Richard	Pike	1810	William	Phear	Bratton Clovelly	John Hortop, Overseer Thomas Phear, Overseer Arthur Kelly, Justice Calmady P Hamlyn, Justice	2002A/PO 113	link
1822	Consent	Mary Ann	Martyn	1812	William Reddaway	Brown	Bratton Clovelly	Thomas Baskerville, Overseer Richard James, Overseer William Arundel Harris Arundel, Justice Samuel Harness, Clerk	2002A/PO 114	link
1823	Indenture	Samuel	Coombe	1808	Thomas	Pengelly	Bratton Clovelly	John 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 115	link
1823	Consent	Samuel	Coombe	1808	Thomas	Pengelly	Bratton Clovelly	Thomas Baskerville, Overseer Richard James, Overseer William Arundel Harris Arundel Esq, Justice John Hearle Tremayne Esq, Justice	2002A/PO 116	link
1825	Consent	Mary	Burrow	1816	William	Rundle	Bratton Clovelly	William Rundle, Overseer Thomas Shapland, Overseer William Arundel Harris Arundel Esq, Justice John Dicker Fortescue Esq, Justice	2002A/PO 117	link
1830	Indenture	Thomas	Dawe	1821	William	Hortop	Bratton Clovelly	John 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 118	link
1830	Consent	Thomas	Dawe	1821	William	Hortop	Bratton Clovelly	Richard Burrow, Overseer Henry Skelly, Overseer William Arundell Harris Arundell Esq, Justice John Dicker Inglett Fortescue Esq, Justice	2002A/PO 119	link
1830	Indenture	Peter	Guest	1819	John	Martin	Bratton Clovelly	William 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 120	link
1831	Indenture	John	Martin	1822	James	Curry [Cory]	Bratton Clovelly	William 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 121	link
1831	Consent	John	Martin	1822	James	Curry [Cory]	Bratton Clovelly	William Baker, Overseer Richard Down, Overseer J D I Fortescue, Justice J P Carpenter, Clerk	2002A/PO 122	link
1832	Indenture	Thomas	Lock	1822	William	Alford	Bratton Clovelly	William 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 123	link