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Christopher & Mary Robinson
Settlement Certificate from Stanion
10th October 1757

To wit. WE Thomas Brampton and Thomas Bailey Church-wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of Stanion in the County of Northton aforesaid, do hereby own and acknowledge Christopher Robinson and his Wife Mary to be Our Inhabitant legally settled in the Parish of Stanion aforesaid. In Witness whereof, we have hereunto set our Hands and Seals this tenth Day of October in the 31st Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith; and in the Year of our Lord 1757

Attested by us
William Riesby
Edmund Branson
Thomas Brampton
Thos Bailey Juner

      Churchwardens and
      Overseers of the poor

To the Church-wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of Desbrow in the County of Northampton or to any or either of them.

WE whose Names are hereunto subscribed, two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Northton aforesaid, do allow of the above-written Certificate. And we do also certify, That Edmund Branson one of the Witnesses who attested the Execution of the said Certificate, has made Oath before us, That he did see the Church-wardens and Overseers, whose Names and Seals are to the said Certificate subscribed and set, severally sign and seal the said Certificate, and that the Names of him the said Edmund Branson & William Resby whose Names are above subscribed as Witnesses to the Execution of the said Certificate, are of their own proper Hand-writing. Dated the 4th Day of November in the Year of our Lord 1757.

W: Folkes
Jeff Ekins

Note: Certificate was entered on a printed form

Desborough is about 9 miles west south west of Stanion