Hi
I've found a newspaper cutting from the Worcester Journal, 21 Feb 1827 that says
"INSOLVENT DEBTORS - Mr Commissioner Harris will hold his court, at the Guildhall, in this city, on Friday next; when the following Petitioners will apply for their discharge:- John Andrews, late of Worcester, bricklayer and plasterer. - George Palmer, formerly of Clent, Stafordshire, but late of Stourbridge, butcher ........ . - James Gould, late of North Littleton, labourer. ......... "
I believe that James Gould is my 4x g.gfather.
FS has a burial of a James Gould in North Littleton on 20 Jan 1833, and I'm trying to get someone in Worcs to do a look-up for me to see what's the age of this James (am hoping 70+ish, then will be more convinced that he's mine), and there is no James Gould in North Littleton on the 1841 census.*
James was married (11 Jul 1781 in North Littleton) to Sarah (nee Knight) and there's a burial in North Littleton of a Sarah Gould, age 74, which would tally with her baptism in North Littleton in 1761.
From the newspaper article, what does "late of North Littleton" mean in this context, please? Does it mean he's not there any more and if so, and family (he and Sarah had four sons) wouldn't take him in, would he be in the workhouse? But why would he be in the workhouse without Sarah?
This is my first possible workhouse inmate, so please excuse these really basic questions.
* edited to say : Have an answer now on the James burial in 1833. He's 89, which makes him b. 1744. A little earlier than I'd hoped and now doubting that the death is mine.
HELP ! please
I've found a newspaper cutting from the Worcester Journal, 21 Feb 1827 that says
"INSOLVENT DEBTORS - Mr Commissioner Harris will hold his court, at the Guildhall, in this city, on Friday next; when the following Petitioners will apply for their discharge:- John Andrews, late of Worcester, bricklayer and plasterer. - George Palmer, formerly of Clent, Stafordshire, but late of Stourbridge, butcher ........ . - James Gould, late of North Littleton, labourer. ......... "
I believe that James Gould is my 4x g.gfather.
FS has a burial of a James Gould in North Littleton on 20 Jan 1833, and I'm trying to get someone in Worcs to do a look-up for me to see what's the age of this James (am hoping 70+ish, then will be more convinced that he's mine), and there is no James Gould in North Littleton on the 1841 census.*
James was married (11 Jul 1781 in North Littleton) to Sarah (nee Knight) and there's a burial in North Littleton of a Sarah Gould, age 74, which would tally with her baptism in North Littleton in 1761.
From the newspaper article, what does "late of North Littleton" mean in this context, please? Does it mean he's not there any more and if so, and family (he and Sarah had four sons) wouldn't take him in, would he be in the workhouse? But why would he be in the workhouse without Sarah?
This is my first possible workhouse inmate, so please excuse these really basic questions.
* edited to say : Have an answer now on the James burial in 1833. He's 89, which makes him b. 1744. A little earlier than I'd hoped and now doubting that the death is mine.
HELP ! please
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