CHESHIRE QUARTER SESSIONS POOR LAW DOCUMENTS 1 [Film says 160/1 but should be 159/1] REMOVAL ORDER dated 17 March 1730/31. Mary Hilditch widow from the township of Odd Rode to the township of Rynchill in the county of Stafford. Order confirmed. [QJF 159/1/4] 2 REMOVAL ORDER dated 19 Feb 1730/31. John Cowley Rachel his wife and Robert Cowley his son from the township of Tarvin to the township of Eaton. Order confirmed. [QJF 159/1/5] 3 REMOVAL ORDER dated 11 Jan 1730/31. Robert Key, Jane his wife & Mary their daughter from the township of Barnshaw cum Goostrey to the township of Rostherne. Order confirmed. [QJF 159/1/6] 4 REMOVAL ORDER dated 17 March 1730/31. Apalina Lea spinster from the township of Church Hulme to the township of Wheellocke. Order confirmed. Written at the bottom “Thomas Lowe departed this life the 17 day of December 1726”. [QJF 159/1/7] 5 REMOVAL ORDER dated 22 March 1730/31. John Farr and Elizabeth his wife from the township of Crew to the township of Haslington. Order reversed. [QJF 159/1/8] 6 REMOVAL ORDER dated 15 April 1731. Margarett Middlebrook from the township of Norton to the township of Halton. Order reversed. [QJF 159/1/9] 7 REMOVAL ORDER dated 4 March 1730/31. Job Hurstfield and Mary his wife from the township of Hatton to the hamlet of Bradley in the Lordship of Frodsham. Order reversed. [QJF 159/1/10] 8 REMOVAL ORDER dated 8 Jan 1730/31. Sarah Bowker John Martha Ann Sarah and Rachell her children from the township of [not given] to the township of Baddiley. Order reversed – defective form the paupers to return from whence they came the costs of maintenance to attend the [?] of hearing hereafter. [QJF 159/1/11] 9 REMOVAL ORDER dated 4 March 1730/31. Ellen Worrall from the township of Lymm to the township of Moor. Appeal lodged without notice. See also BASTARDY RECOGNIZANCE dated 16 Feb 1730/31. Mother: Elleanor Worrall of Lymm singlewoman. Putative father: James Rogers of Lymm Husbandman. [QJF 159/1/12 and 56] 10 REMOVAL ORDER dated 17 March 1730/31. John Basnett Ann his wife and Ann his daughter from the township of Lostock Gralam to the hamlet of Antrobus in Whitley Lordship. Appeal lodged without notice the charge of maintaining the pauper to attend the event. A Guinea costs pd down by Antrobus. [QJF 159/1/13] 11 REMOVAL ORDER dated 9 Jan 1730/31. Elizabeth Shone alias Younge being under 7 years of age from the township of Burland to the township of Cholmondeley. Order reversed. [QJF 159/1/14] 12 BASTARDY ORDER dated 5 April 1731. Mother: Alice Ashbrook singlewoman. Putative father: Moses Rider of Kingsley Tanner. Female child lately born in the township of Kingsley. Order confirmed. See also BASTARDY CERTIFICATE dated 28 April 1731. [QJF 159/1/15 and 35] 13 BASTARDY ORDER dated 2 March 1730/31. Mother: Deborah Hyde of Etchels in Northen parish spinster. Putative father: Joseph Burges the younger of Etchells in Northen Husbandman. Female child born 10 Feb last. Order reversed defective forme. [QJF 159/1/16] 14 MAINTENANCE ORDER dated 18 Feb 1730/31. Complaint of the Overseers of the township of Puddington that Thomas Price of the same township Husbandman is run or gone away and hath left one male child about 3 years old chargeable to the said township where it is last legally settled and also hath left part of a bay of hey [“an old cart and some household goods” erased]. Ordered that the overseers take the hay [“cart & household goods” erased] of Thomas Price for & towards the discharge of the township where the said child is left for the bringing & providing for. [QJF 159/1/17] 15 MAINTENANCE ORDER dated 17 Feb 1730/31. Whereas John Jones late of the parish of St Chadd in the town and county of Salop Blacksmith and formerly residing in the township of Stretton in the county of Chester is now absent from and hath left Hester his wife and Anne and Ursula his children chargeable and burthensome to the parish of St Chads where they are last legally setled, although John Jones hath diverse goods chattells and effects now remaining in the said township of Stretton, ordered that the goods & chattells of John Jones in 1 CHESHIRE QUARTER SESSIONS POOR LAW DOCUMENTS Stretton be seized towards the discharge of the parish of St Chads. Order confirmed. See also detailed inventory of the goods of John Jones. [QJF 159/1/18& 19] 16 BASTARDY CERTIFICATE dated 14 May 1731. Mother: Mary Rutter of the township of Norley. Putative father: Aaron Hall of Willington who has given sufficient security for a female bastard child lately born in Norley. See also BASTARDY RECOGNIZANCE dated 16 Jan 1730/31. Mary Rutter was a singlewoman. Aaron Hall was of Cuddington, Molitor. [QJF 159/1/33 and 104] 17 BASTARDY CERTIFICATE dated 12 April 1731. Mother: Margtt Clerk. Putative father: Thoms Burrows of Peckforton who has given good security to the township of Huxley for a male bastard child. See also BASTARDY RECOGNIZANCE dated 1 Feb 1730/31. Thomas Burrowes was a Wheelwright. Margarett Clark was of Tattenhall singlewoman. [QJF 159/1/34 and 120] 18 BASTARDY CERTIFICATE [undated –1731] “This is to satisfie all whom it may consern that I John Partington of Lower Withington have agreed with the township and offercers of Lower Withington concerning a basterd child begotten on the body of Mary Deane by Samuel Partinton and that I have given bond to the township of Lower Withington aforesd for the same and that the same offecers of the sd township are satisfied with the same and we the sd officers do hereunto set out hands. See also BASTARDY EXAMINATION dated 4 Nov 1730. Mother: Mary Deane of Lower Withington singlewoman. Samuell Partington was of Lower Withington, Husbandman then a servant to his father John Partington. See also BASTARDY RECOGNIZANCE [very faint – date not found]. [QJF 159/1/38, 83 and 103] 19 BASTARDY CERTIFICATE dated 27 April 1731. Mother: Frances Griffith. Putative father: John Wright who has given full satisfaction to the township of Dunham for a female bastard child. See also BASTARDY RECOGNIZANCE dated 16 Jan 1730/1. John Wright was of Elton, Gent. [QJF 159/1/39 and 108] 20 BASTARDY CERTIFICATE dated 20 April 1731. Mother: Hannah Worthington of Eaton singlewoman. Putative father: John Tomson of Henbury who has given sufficient sureties for a female bastard child. [QJF 159/1/40] 21 BASTARDY RECOGNIZANCE dated 9 March 1730/31. Mother: Appalina Leigh of Ch: Hulme singlewoman. Putative father: Peter Swaine of Cranage? See also BASTARDY EXAMINATION dated 6 March 1730/31. Peter Swaine was a servant to Thomas Swaine of Cranage Innholder. [QJF 159/1/42 (very faint) and 77] 22 BASTARDY RECOGNIZANCE dated 9 Feb 1730/31. Mother: Rachell Sydebotham of Bramhall widow. Putative father: John Walmsley of Stockport Butcher. [QJF 159/1/43] 23 BASTARDY RECOGNIZANCE dated 10 Jan 1730/31. Mother: Hester Glover of Elton singlewoman. Putative father: Thomas Chapman of Mobberley? Edward & Henry Chapman of Wilmslow Husbandmen were his sureties. See also BASTARDY EXAMINATION dated 5 Jan 1730/31. Thomas Chapman was a Brickmaker. [QJF 159/1/45 and 82] 24 BASTARDY RECOGNIZANCE dated 8 March 1730/31. Mother: Elizabeth Stockley of Cranage singlewoman. Putative father: Thomas Cheney of ? Husbandman. John Cheney of ? Husbandman was a surety. See also BASTARDY EXAMINATION dated 8 March 1730/31. Putative father: Thomas Cheney of Warmincham Servant to Mr William Vernon of Warmincham. [QJF 159/1/46 (very faint) and 81] 25 BASTARDY RECOGNIZANCE dated 19 Feb 1730/31. Mother: Esther Dale of Byley cum Yatehouses. Putative father not named. The bondsman was Richard Bloore of Byley cum Yatehouses yeoman. His sureties were John Hughson of Allostock & Thomas Bloore of Byley, yeomen. [QJF 159/1/47] 26 BASTARDY RECOGNIZANCE dated 13 March 1730/31. Mother: Frances Scofield of Hale singlewoman. Putative father: John Legh of Hale Husbandman. Matthew Legh of the same yeoman was his surety. [QJF 159/1/48] 27 BASTARDY RECOGNIZANCE dated 15 April 1731. Mother: Elizabeth Evans of Great Peover singlewoman. Putative father: Thomas Furnival of Ravenscroft Husbandman. [QJF 159/1/55] 2 CHESHIRE QUARTER SESSIONS POOR LAW DOCUMENTS 28 BASTARDY RECOGNIZANCE dated 6 Feb 1730/31. Mother: Sarah Whittaker of Butley singlewoman. Putative father: Francis Barton of Bollington Labourer. George Barton of Woodford Yeoman was a surety. [QJF 159/1/57] 29 BASTARDY EXAMINATION dated 27 Feb 1730/31. Mother: Sarah Griffith of Oldcastle widdow. Putative father: Thomas Parbert alias Parbutt of Malpas Shoemaker. [QJF 159/1/89] 30 SETTLEMENT EXAMINATION dated 7 Oct 1730. James Williams late of Nether Knottesford in the said County of Chester maketh oath that he hath been informed that he was borne in the township of Bartington att the dwelling house of Joseph Ryder late of Bartington aforesaid and that he hath not done any one yeares service nor rented ten poundes per annum nor paid taxes in his owne right or served any office in any township or parish since the birth of the sd James Williams and he the said James Williams further maketh oath that he hath not done any act or deed to gain a settlement in any other place since his said birth to the best of his knowledge or belief. James X Williams. [QJF 159/1/90] 31 BASTARDY EXAMINATION dated 20 Dec 1730. Mother: Margarett Clark of Tattenhall singlewoman. Putative father: Thomas Burrows of Peckforton Wheelwright.