Desborough Study : Settlement Records
David Kidney
Settlement Examination
15th October
1768
County of Northampton To wit.
The Examination of David Kidney
now in the Parish of Desbro' in the said County touching the last Place of his legal Settlement
taken on Oath before us two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said county the
15th Day of October 1768 who saith that he was born in the Parish of
Desbro' in the County of Northampton that he is about 25 Years of Age
that his Father resided at Desbro' under a Certificate from
Rushton & that when he was about 17 years old he was bound
Apprentice for 7 years to live with Saml Bosworth of the Parish
of Braybrooke in the sd County Weaver to learn the Art, or Grade
of a Weaver, that he served his sd Master at Braybrooke as his
Apprentice for six years when he, & his Master parted by
Consent, & since he left his Master he had never done anything
to acquire a Settlement in any other Place wheresoever, but yt
as he believes his last Legal Settlement was, & is at Braybrooke
aforesaid and further saith, that about three Months ago he
married; that his wife's Name is Mary & is now Resident at
Desbro'
David Kidney X his Mark
Taken sign'd and swore the day
and Year above written before.
J Hill
J Robinson