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Apprenticeship Indentures.	7 Listed - The surnames of the apprentices were: Allcock, Ashley, Birt, Harding & Stanton. The surnames of the Masters were: Ellery, Leigh, Newbould, Stanton, Wintle & Wood.	View
Apprentices List - 1808. Backbarrow, Cumbria (Late of Lancashire)	Here we have a list of the children and their ages, all of whom ate and slept in Colton Parish (Backbarrow is in Cartmel Parish), Cumbria.	View
Apprenticeships Ulverston 1738-1826.	This document lists Apprenticeships from the Ulverston and Surrounding Area of Cumbria (Formerly Lancashire) 1738-1826.	View
Removal Orders for Aldingham, Cumbria	This list covers the years 1798-1836.	View
List of Removals from Ulverston, Cumbria (Late of Lancashire). 1695-1779	This list of Ulverston, Cumbria Removals shows the Names of the individuals, the Returning Parish and Legal Parish.	View
Removals & Settlements 1715-1835.	This list of Removals & Settlements relate to the Furness, Ulverston and Surrounding Areas of Cumbria (Formerly Lancashire) 1715-1835.	View
Bastardy & Maintenance 1738-1835.	This documents lists the Bastardy & Maintenance for the Furness, Ulverston and Surrounding Areas of Cumbria 1738-1835.	View
Proposals for letting off the Care and Maintenance of the Poor - 23 Nov 1770.	This document deals with the proposals for letting off the Care and Maintenance of the Poor of the Town & Hamlet of Ulverston for the term of three years.	View
Billingcoat Charity Distribution - Dalton, Cumbria, Residents 1742.	Here we have an Account of the distribution of the Charity Money, for the use of the poor of Dalton, Cumbria, being Eleven Pounds Eleven Shillings, Dec 1742.	View
Relief of the Poor Book	William Stanton - This was taken from the “Relief of the Poor” book for 1802	View
Aldingham, Cumbria. Accounts 1809-36.	Here we have the Churchwardens & Overseers of the Poor 1809 to 1850. & also a list which shows Extracts from the Aldingham, Accounts 1823-1836	View
Bastardy Orders Aldingham, Cumbria	This list covers the years of 1822-1833.	View
Park’s Charity, Ulverston, Cumbria	This list shows the applicants for this charity at both Christmas 1842 and 1843, together with the list of recipients in the 1870’s	View
Poor Law Assessment 1816.	This assessment is for the Hawcoat Division of Dalton Parish, Cumbria.	View

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There is this mention in the “Relief of the Poor” book for 1802

St Mary + St Chads 14^th March (1802)

for one month on every occupier of Lauds houses & Tythes for raising a conoruiout(?) stock of Heiup(Hemp) flax thread and other stuffs for setting the poor to work and also for setting poor children out apprentices belonging to the said borough and for disposing of the same as they law directs at on[e] shilling in the pound.

In the following list there is

William Stanton – 1 shilling

Some have an X by their name William has no X

These details were kindly sent in by Duncan

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