Poor Law & Apprenticeship Records
Compiled by Michael Russell Aug 2007
Surname |
Christian Name |
Document |
Date |
Location |
Ref |
HUNT |
Ambrose |
Apprenticeship Indenture issued for Thomas Whinnell to Ambrose Hunt the younger of Fordington , tailor |
30 Dec 1712 |
Milton Abbas |
PE/MIL/OV 8/1 |
WYATT |
Thomas |
Entry in Parish Register Includes a memorandum that Thomas Wyatt, vicar of Fordington, was "buried by his Mother in a most shamefull, scandalous and penurius manner" 1713; |
1713 |
Fordington |
Parish Registers DHC |
WYATT |
William |
Removal Order Issued from Blandford Forum for William Wyatt and Mary his wife to Fordington |
18 Nov 1719 |
Blandford Forum |
PE/BF/OV 5/2/24 |
WILKINS |
Mary |
Removal Order Issued for Mary Wilkins, infant, to Fordington |
17 Jan 1723 |
All saints Dorchester |
PE/DO/AS/OV/4/2/1 |
VASKER |
John |
Settlement Certificate Issued for John Vasker of Fordington |
1727 |
Sydling st Nicholas |
PE/SSN/OV 3/1/2 |
SEAGER |
Benjamin |
Bastardy Examination on oath of concerning the bastard child of Margaret Lillington, widow which Benjamin Seager of Fordington, labourer is the putative father |
21 Jan 1731 |
All saints Dorchester |
PE/DO/AS/OV/6/3/2 |
STICKLAND |
John |
Apprenticeship indenture issued for John Stickland to Isaac Bonnett of Fordington, clothier |
20 Mar 1731 |
Cerne Abbas |
PE/CEA/OV 4/3 |
KEECH |
Mary |
Removal Order Issued for Mary Keech, singlewoman, to Fordington |
25 Nov 1736 |
Beaminster |
PE/BE/OV 4/2/7 |
WYATT |
William |
Settlement Certificate issued for William Wyatt, Mary his wife and Mary, Elizabeth, Edward and Priscilla their children of Fordington |
12 Apr 1737 |
Blandford Forum |
PE/BF/OV 5/1/35 |
JAMES |
Jane |
Removal Order issued for Jane James, widow and Elizabeth, James, John and Roger her children from Fordington to Puddletown |
24 Aug 1745 |
Puddletown |
PE/PUD/OV/3/4/4 |
COWARD |
Temperence |
Order for the discharge of an order for the removal of Temperance Coward alias Luccas, widow from Winterborne Came to Fordington |
11 Jul 1749 |
Winterborne Came |
PE/FOR(SG)/OV 5/5/2 |
LUCAS |
Temperence |
Order for the discharge of an order for the removal of Temperance Coward alias Luccas, widow from Winterborne Came to Fordington |
11 Jul 1749 |
Winterborne Came |
PE/FOR(SG)/OV 5/5/2 |
STRODE |
Richard |
Order from Justices of the Peace to the parish of Fordington concerning the effects of Richard Strode |
1756 |
|
PE/FOR(SG)/OV 8/2 |
ATKINS |
James |
Removal Order Issued for James Atkins, Ann his wife and John their son to Fordington |
26 Jun 1766 |
Poole |
PE/PL/OV 2/4/38 |
CRITCHELL |
Charles |
Removal Order for Charles Critchell, Mary his wife and Mary and Samuel their children of Fordington |
04 Aug 1770 |
Puddletown |
PE/PUD/OV/3/3/15 |
CRITCHELL |
Charles |
Case paper concerning the removal of Charles Critchell and his family to Fordington |
13 Aug 1770 |
Puddletown |
PE/PUD/OV/3/3/16 |
CRITCHELL |
Charles |
Notice of appeal against the removal of Charles Critchell and his family to Fordington |
31 Aug 1770 |
Puddletown |
PE/PUD/OV/3/3/17 |
DIFFEY |
Thomas |
Removal Order Thomas Diffey, Sarah his wife and Ann their daughter to Fordington |
04 Apr 1772 |
Puddletown |
PE/PUD/OV/3/3/21 |
NORMAN |
John |
Removal order Issued for John Norman and Rebecca his wife from Fordington |
03 July 1773 |
All saints Dorchester |
PE/DO/AS/OV/4/3/3 |
PURSE |
James |
Settlement for James Purse and Christian his wife from Fordington, Dorset |
1774 |
Colyton Devon |
3483 A/PO 21/9 |
WILLS |
Mary Ann |
Settlement for Mary Ann Wills, widow, Sophia 15 and Jane 7, her children by Thomas, her husband, deceased from Dorchester, Fordington |
1774 |
Colyton Devon |
3483 A/PO 21/84a-b [n.d.] |
JUSTINS |
Dinah |
Removal Order Issued for Dinah Justins from Fordington |
08 Sep 1775 |
Sherborne |
PE/SH/OV 1/3/27 |
ALLEN |
James |
Apprenticeship indenture Issued for James Allen junior to James Allen senior of Fordington, tailor |
10 Jul 1780 |
Fordington |
PE/DO/AS/OV/5/6 |
STICKLAND |
Richard |
Removal Order Issued for Richard Stickland and Thomazin his wife from Fordington |
03 Dec 1781 |
Cerne Abbas |
PE/CEA/OV 3/4/7 |
WHITE |
Barbara |
Removal order Issued for Barbara White, singlewoman, from Fordington |
29 Oct 1791 |
All saints Dorchester |
PE/DO/AS/OV/4/3/11 |
LEGG |
George |
Removal Order issued for George Legg, Elizabeth his wife and Thomas, John and Hannah their children from Fordington to Puddletown |
10 Dec 1791 |
Puddletown |
PE/PUD/OV/3/4/18 |
LEGG |
George |
Notice and receipts concerning arrears of rent on a house in Mill Street, Fordington owed to William Templeman by George Legg and paid by the Overseers of the parish of Puddletown - for some reason this is listed under Bastardy Examinations? |
01 Sep 1792 |
Puddletown |
PE/PUD/OV/4/3/7 |
FRY |
William |
Repayment to the Overseers of Fordington for their payments to the wife of William Fry of Fordington, serving as a substitute for Reuben Rice |
29 Sep 1798 |
Puddletown |
PE/PUD/OV/6/7 |
ARGYLE |
James |
Settlement Examination of James Argyle, labourer, now residing in Fordington |
30 Nov 1799 |
Wimborne Minster |
PE/WM/OV/9/3/118 |
CHRISTOPHER |
Thomas |
Removal Order Issued for Thomas Christopher, Elizabeth his wife and Ann and James their children from Fordington |
20 Dec 1800 |
Poole |
PE/PL/OV 2/5/70 |
CHAPMAN |
Richard |
Order from Justices of the Peace to the parish of Fordington to pay relief to Richard Chapman |
1801 |
Fordington |
PE/FOR(SG)/OV 8/3 |
JAMES |
Joseph |
Removal Order issued for Joseph James, Sarah his wife and Mary their daughter from Fordington to Puddletown |
Jan 1801 |
Puddletown |
PE/PUD/OV/3/4/24 |
STYLES |
George |
Removal order Issued for George Styles and his children by his late wife Hannah , namely Sarah, George and Hannah from Fordington |
08 Dec 1804 |
All saints Dorchester |
PE/DO/AS/OV/4/3/15 |
BEAVIS |
Susan |
Removal Order issued for Susan Beavis, wife of Jacob Beavis a soldier in the 53rd regiment of foot, and John her child from Fordington |
03 Oct 1808 |
Whitchurch Canonicorum |
PE/WCC/OV/4/3/7 |
AYRES |
Mary |
Removal order Issued for Mary, wife of Robert Ayres and Mary Ann and Jane their children from Fordington |
12 Mar 1814 |
All saints Dorchester |
PE/DO/AS/OV/4/3/24 |
MULLETT |
Elizabeth |
Removal order Issued for Elizabeth Mullet, singlewoman, from Fordington |
01 Sep 1815 |
All saints Dorchester |
PE/DO/AS/OV/4/3/25 |
GREGORY |
Daniel |
Removal Order issued for Daniel Gregory, Lucy his wife and their daughter Mary from Fordington to Puddletown |
15 Feb 1817 |
Puddletown |
PE/PUD/OV/3/4/40 |
HYDE |
John |
Removal Order Issued for John Hyde, Rebecca his wife and Elizabeth their daughter to Fordington |
27 Jun 1817 |
All saints Dorchester |
PE/DO/AS/OV/4/2/47 |
GREGORY |
Robert |
Removal order Issued for Robert Gregory, Elizabeth his wife and Rebecca their daughter from Fordington |
22 Nov 1817 |
All saints Dorchester |
PE/DO/AS/OV/4/3/28 |
WARR |
Robert |
bastardy order requiring Robert Warr of Fordington to pay maintenance for his bastard child by Sarah Sprankling 1818 |
1818 |
Fordington |
Parish Registers DHC |
NORMAN |
Thomas |
Removal Order for Thomas Norman and Rebecca his wife to Fordington |
28 Mar 1818 |
Puddletown |
PE/PUD/OV/3/3/79 |
CRITCHELL |
Thomas |
Order that an order for the removal of Thomas Critchell, Harriett his wife and John, Mathew and Charles their children from Fordington to Winterborne Houghton be quashed |
20 Oct 1818 |
Winterborne Houghton |
PE/FOR(SG)/OV 5/5/4 |
BISHOP |
Caleb |
Apprenticeship Indenture Issued for Jeremiah Argyle apprenticed to Caleb Bishop of Fordington , tailor |
22 jan 1819 |
Wimborne Minster |
PE/WM/OV/11/1/195 |
WARR |
Joseph |
Removal Order from Fordington to Pulham. Joseph WARR, Elizabeth, wife and Sarah , daughter. |
11 Sep 1824 |
Pulham |
PE/FOR(SOG)/OV 5/2/101 |
TIPPARD |
Charles |
Removal Order Issued for Charles Tippard son of the late John Tippard, gardener, to Fordington |
20 Dec 1826 |
All saints Dorchester |
PE/DO/AS/OV/4/2/57 |
PASHEN |
John |
Removal Order issued for John Pashen and Elizabeth his wife from Fordington |
13 Oct 1827 |
Cerne Abbas |
PE/CEA/OV 3/4/45 |
WATERS |
Joseph |
Removal order Issued for Joseph Waters and Elizabeth his wife from Fordington |
01 Sep 1827 |
All saints Dorchester |
PE/DO/AS/OV/4/3/37 |
HELLARD |
John |
Removal Order Issued for John Hellard, Hester his wife and Henry, George, Maria and Mary their children to Fordington |
29 Sep 1828 |
All saints Dorchester |
PE/DO/AS/OV/4/2/59 |
WHITE |
Charles |
Removal order Issued for Charles White, Maria his wife and Susan their child from Fordington |
28 May 1831 |
All saints Dorchester |
PE/DO/AS/OV/4/3/39 |
GAWLER |
Mary |
Removal order Issued for Mary Gawler, singlewoman, from Fordington |
28 May 1831 |
All saints Dorchester |
PE/DO/AS/OV/4/3/40 |
LESLIE |
Jane |
Removal order Issued for Jane Leslie the younger from Fordington |
11 Feb 1832 |
All saints Dorchester |
PE/DO/AS/OV/4/3/41 |
HAVER |
Charles |
Bastardy Order made by the Justices of the Peace requiring Charles Haver of Fordington, mason to pay maintenance money for the bastard child of Ann Chaffy |
19 Mar 1832 |
All saints Dorchester |
PE/DO/AS/OV/6/2/8 |
HARVEY |
George |
Bastardy Order Issued for George Harvey of Fordington , gentleman and Caroline Burton, singlewoman |
26 Apr 1832 |
Sixpenny Handley |
PE/SIX/OV 3/13 |
SALISBURY |
John |
Bastardy Order Issued for John Salisbury of Fordington , cordwainer and Maria Cooper, singlewoman |
21 July 1832 |
Litton Cheney |
PE/LIC/OV 5/2/19 |
SAINSBURY |
John |
Maria Cooper delivered of a male bastard child on 17.6 last past begat by John Sainsbury of Fordington. John Sainsbury ordered to pay 3 shillings and 8 pence weekly as maintenance. |
25 Jul 1832 |
Litton Cheney |
|
LOVELACE |
Betty |
Removal Order Issued for Betty Lovelace, singlewoman from Fordington |
1833 |
Powerstock |
PE/POW/OV 5/2/18 |
HEYNES |
John |
Removal Order Issued for John Heynes, Mary his wife and Mary Jane, George and Sarah their children from Fordington |
02 Aug 1834 |
All saints Dorchester |
PE/DO/AS/OV/4/3/45 |
GILLINGHAM |
Mary |
Notice of the grounds of an appeal by the overseers of Dorchester St Peter's against the overseers of Fordington concerning the removal of Mary Gillingham |
05 Oct 1835 |
Dorchester st Peters |
PE/FOR(SG)/OV 5/5/5 |
GILLINGHAM |
Mary |
Notice of intention to appeal against an order for the removal of Mary Gillingham from Fordington to Dorchester St Peter's |
26 Dec 1835 |
Dorchester st Peters |
PE/FOR(SG)/OV 5/5/6 |
CURTIS |
Elizabeth |
Removal order Issued Elizabeth Curtis the wife of James Curtis , labourer and Jane their daughter from Fordington |
16 May 1836 |
Buckland Newton |
PE/BCN/OV 16/25 |
WARR |
Robert |
Removal Order from Fordington to Pulham. Robert WARR, Elizabeth, wife. |
14 Mar 1838 |
Pulham |
PE/FOR(SOG)/OV 5/2/141 |
NORRIS |
Joseph |
Order for the payment by Fordington parish of maintenance for Joseph Norris, pauper lunatic confined in the asylum at Forston |
25 Aug 1838 |
Forston |
PE/FOR(SG)/OV 5/5/7 |
COWARD |
Robert |
Adjudication of the settlement of Robert Coward, pauper lunatic, to be in Fordington |
29 Sep 1838 |
Forston |
PE/FOR(SG)/OV 5/5/8 |
LOVELACE |
Thomas |
Removal Order Issued for Thomas Lovelace and Mary his wife from Fordington |
1841 |
Powerstock |
PE/POW/OV 5/2/19 |
NORRIS |
Joseph |
Adjudication of the settlement of Joseph Norris, now in Dorchester workhouse to be in Fordington |
17 Mar 1841 |
Forston |
PE/FOR(SG)/OV 5/5/10 |
TIZARD |
Sarah Ann |
Removal Order Issued for Sarah Ann, wife of John Tizard the younger, and Mary and Ann their children to Fordington |
20 Oct 1841 |
All saints Dorchester |
PE/DO/AS/OV/4/2/71 |
BISHOP |
Thomas |
Settlement Examination - Thomas Bishop of Fordington , master of the Dorchester Union Workhouse re the settlement of Sarah Woodsford |
06 May 1843 |
Longbredy |
ref. PE/LBY/OV 1 |
CROSS |
Eneas |
Settlement Examination for Eneas Cross, labourer, now residing in Fordington |
22 May 1843 |
Charmouth |
PC/CMO/11/3/2/25 |
CROSS |
Eneas |
Notice of the removal order of Eneas Cross, Elizabeth his wife and their two children from Fordington to Charmouth; order for and notices of the adjournment of an appeal until the next Sessions |
23 Sep 1843 |
Charmouth |
PC/CMO/11/3/5/14 |
WEAR |
Emma |
Removal Order Issued for Emma Wear to Fordington |
14 Nov 1843 |
Stoke Abbott |
PE/STA/OV 3/3/38 |
WEBBER |
Elizabeth |
Removal Order Issued for Elizabeth Webber, singlewoman and Sarah her daughter from Fordington |
1844 |
Powerstock |
PE/POW/OV 5/2/21 |
SPRACKLIN |
John |
Removal Order Issued for John Spracklen, Mary Anne his wife and Sarah Ann their child from Fordington |
23 Sep 1844 |
Shipton Gorge |
PE/SHG/OV 3/4/14 |
GALE |
Ann |
Removal Order Issued for Ann Gale, her infant child and Cardine , and Jane Lock from Fordington |
1847 |
Powerstock |
PE/POW/OV 5/2/29 |
SHEPHERD |
Love |
Removal Order Issued for Love Sheppard, widow from Fordington |
02 Dec 1850 |
Cerne Abbas |
PE/CEA/OV 3/4/71 |
SYMONDS |
James |
Depositions taken on the order of removal of James Symonds from Fordington |
01 May 1858 |
Shipton Gorge |
PE/SHG/OV 3/5/10 |