The Staffords
in Ashley
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The Statute of Apprentices of 1563 remained in force until 1814. This forbade anyone entering a trade without first securing an apprenticeship. Normally a boy entered an apprenticeship at around the age of 14 and served 7 years. In addition to teaching a trade it was a useful way of keeping young men under control.
An Indenture bound a boy to his master. The parents had to pay a premium to the master. In the case of paupers this was paid by the overseer of the poor. There were regular cases in the Court of Sessions relating to mistreatment of boys, break of the contract and so on.
From 1710 to 1811 Stamp Duty was payable on indentures.
This indenture made the eleventh day of March in the third Year of the
Reign of our Sovereign George the second by the Grace of God, of Great-Britain,
France, and Ireland, King --- Defender of the Faith, &c Annoq; Dom.
1729 Witnesseth, That Tho Taylor ? Churchwarden of the Parish of
Ashley in the County of Northampton and Richard Edgley Son and Samuel Barratt
Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish, by and with the Consent of His
Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for the said County whose Names are hereunto
subscribed, have put and placed, and by these Presents do put and place
Simon Wood a poor Child of the said Parish, Apprentice to Francis Stafford
of Ashley in the said parish with him to dwell and serve from the Day of
the Date of these Presents, until the said Apprentice shall accomplish
his full Age of one & twenty years according to the Statute in that
Case made and provided: During all which term, the said Apprentice his
said Master faithfully shall serve in all lawful Busines, according to
his Power, Wit, and Ability, and honestly, orderly, and obediently in all
Things demean and behave him self towards his said Master and all his during
the said term. And the said Francis Stafford for himself his Executors
and Administrators, doth Covenant and Grant to and with the said Churchwardens
and Overseers, and every of them, their and every of their Executors and
Administrators, and their and every of their Successors for the time being,
by these Presents, that the Said Francis Stafford shall instruct the said
Apprentice in all his arts and trade of a shoemaker which he now useth
and followeth --- And shall and will, during all the term aforesaid, find,
provide and allow unto the said Apprentice, meet, competent, and sufficient
Meat, Drink, and Apparel, Lodging, Washing, and all other Things necessary
and fit for an Apprentice. And also shall and will so provide for the said
Apprentice, that he be not any way a Charge to the said Parish, or Parishioners
of the same; but of and from all Charge shall and will save the said Parish
and Parishioners harmless and idemnified during the said term. And at the
end of the said term, shall and will make, provide, allow, and deliver
unto the said Apprentice double Apparel of all sorts, good and new, (that
is to say) a good new Suit for Holy-days, and another for the Working days.
In witness whereof, the Parties abovesaid to these present Indeunture interchageably
have put their Hands and Seals the day and Year above-written.
Sealed:
Tho taylor
Richard Edgby son
Samuell Barrett
Sealed and Delivered of Tho Dalby John Chan?
Signed Griffin (the JP?)
In
Francis Stafford
Indenture 23 Mar 53rd year of George 3rd.
1813 Ashley parish
...do put and place John Stafford...
...aged fourteen or thereabouts...
...a poor Child of the said parish...
...Apprentice to John Herbert of the parish of Saint Margaret in the borough of Leicester
...Art of a framework knitter
Note : I cannot identify this John Stafford from the families in Ashley.
Indenture 23 Mar 53rd year of George 3rd
1813 Ashley Parish
...do put and place Joseph Stafford aged 11 or thereabout
...George Herber of the parish of Saint Margaret in the Borough of
Leicester in the said County of Leicester
...Framework knitter
Note : I cannot identify this Joseph Stafford from the families in Ashley.However, there was a Joseph Stafford baptized at Leicester St. Margaret in 1803 to Zachariah and Ann Stafford. See entry below.
Indenture 1 Dec 59th year of George 3rd
1818 Ashley Parish
...do put and place Zacharias Stafford the younger
...aged fourteen or thereabouts
...John Cooper in the parish of Saint Martin of Leicester
...Art of a ropemaker
Note : I cannot identify this Joseph Stafford from the families in
Ashley.However, there was a Zachariah Stafford baptized atLeicester St.
Margaret in 1805to Zachariah and Ann Stafford. It is possible that the
father of Joseph and Zachariah was baptised in Ashley in 1766 to John
and Ann Stafford. In this case he must have moved to Leicester and
some or all of the family moved back to Ashley.
1 May 1686 B(G) 265
Indenture Conveyance
Edward Spring of Sheasby, yeoman to
Richard Freer of Sheasby, husbandman
for £37
of messuage in Sheasby in occupation
of Zachariah Stafford, weaver
Includes text:
Situate standing and being in Sheasby aforesaid late in the ottuxiation
of Zachariah Stafford weaver assigne or assigned together with all
and singular houses outhouses edifices buildings barns stables ….