MALE

John B. Shepton Beauchamp/Whitelackington SE 1842 PS/ILM 6/29 36a

County of Somerset

The examination of John Male now residing in the parish of Whitelackington in the said county Labourer as to the place of his last legal settlement taken on oath before me one of Her Majestys Justices of the Peace in an and for the said county this fifth day of April 1842/ the said John Male being unable through illnefs to be brought up to the Petty Sefsions to be examined/ who saith

I believe I am about nineteen years old and that I was born in the parish of Shepton Beauchamp in the said county but when I first rememeber I was living with my father and mother John and Ann Male in the parish of Barrington in the said county and I continued there until his death which took place about two years ago - My mother died about ten years ago. My father was buried at the expence of the parish of Barrington - After my fathers death I lived for a year at Hambridge in the parish of Curry Rivell and since that time I have lived principally in this parish - I was never bound apprentice nor have I ever done any act to gain a settlement. I broke my thigh last Saturday fortnight and since that time I have received relief from Mr Hagley the? relieving officer of the Chard union.

Sworn before me J. Stratton Coles

The mark of x John Male the examinant