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Report of the Settlement request by Jonathon Peacock in Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex.

This claim for settlement gives Jonathon's life history, where he was working, how much he was paid etc.  It also suggests that he suffered from ill-health and was unemployed for long periods of time and was receiving poor relief.  Hence the desire for the parish of Hatfield Broad Oak to move him on and save their rate payers the expense.

Jonathan Peacock stated that his father William Peacock was born at Matching where he has lived all his life and has never by any means gained any other settlement. That the said Jonathan Peacock was born at Matching about 30 years since and that about 17 years since he left the parish of Matching and went to live with a Mr. Green at Abbotts Roothing, where he lived three years.   That he received 1/- weekly, his lodging and maintenance. That when he left Mr. Green he went back to Matching and worked with Mr. Mansfield, when he was taken ill and was sent home to Abbotts Roothing by magistrates orders.  Mr. Mansfield being overseer.   That at Michaelmas  1830 he went to live with Mr. Murkin in the parish of Hatfield to whom he let himself as servant at the yearly wage of £5. for the first year – for the second year £6.15.0. – for the third year £7.10.0. and then he lived with him part of the fourth year, but that he left about four months before the year expired.   That about six years since he was relieved by the parish of Hatfield to the amount of 2/6d in consequence of having no work.   That he has not since the time he left Mr. Murkin aforesaid lived in any place as yearly servant nor to the best of his knowledge done any act by which to gain a  subsequent settlement.

J.G. Luckin

14.2.1842

Reference at Essex Record Office - Settlement claim in Hatfield Broad Oak of Jonathon Peacock  - D/P/4/13/4B  1842

It will be seen from the above that at one time he moved back to Matching and worked for Mr Mansfield, but became ill.   Mr Mansfield, who was an Overseer of the Parish of Matching, managed to send him back to Abbots Roothing, so that that parish could pay him poor relief.  Very astute.

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