George Pulford
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Name George Pulford Born 31 Jul 1810 Weybread Workhouse, Weybread, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom 
[1, 2] Christened 9 Sep 1810 South Elmham St Margaret, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom Gender Male Died - from burial date
Person ID I844 Pulfords Last Modified 12 Jan 2016
Father William Drew, d. Bef 1855 Mother Susan Pulford, b. 7 Jan 1788, Weybread, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom , d. Bef 1846 (Age 57 years) Family ID F150757444 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 31 Jul 1810 - Weybread Workhouse, Weybread, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom 
Christened - 9 Sep 1810 - South Elmham St Margaret, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Ipswich Journal 4th July 1846
Weybread v, Andrews. - This was an appeal against orders of removal, in which Mr. Cooper and Mr. Hotson appear for the respondent parish, and Mr. Palmer and Mr Edgar Rodwell for the appellant.
Mt Cooper opened the case, and in reply to the first ground of appeal, vis. Birth settlement, called
Martha Adams, who on being sworn, said my maiden names was Pulford, I had a sister named Susanna Pulford now dead; I remember her being in Weybread workhouse, where she was delivered of an illegitimate male child, which I brought away with its mother when it was a month old; it was christened as St Margaret's Church by the name of George Pulford ; the pauper now present is the same child.
Cross examined by Mr Palmer : My sister was 4 years older that myself; I don't know how old I was when I went to the workhouse, but it was 36 years ago and I am now 54; I was living at St. Margaret's, which is 7 or 8 miles from Weybread ; I brought the mother and child away at the end of the month, and the child remained with me till he was old enough to go to service.
Stephen Ward, sworn, said I was governor of Weybread workhouse about 35 or 36 years ago; I remember a young woman name Susanna Pulford being confined at the house with a male child, the reputed father's name was Drew ; I remember the last witness coming to the house and taking the child away at the end of the month; the child I delivered to her was Susanna Pulford's.
Mr. Palmer here said I will not any further dispute the birth settlement, but will proceed to the second ground of appeal, vis. That the pauper, George Pulford, has obtained a settlement in his own right, first in the parish of Flixton and secondly in the parish of St. Andrew.
Evidence of hiring and service in the parishes of Flixton and St. Andrew, was then given by George Pulford the grandfather of the pauper, as well as by the pauper himself, and during examination of the latter witness, a question arose as to the payment of the earnest money, whether it was before or after the agreement for holidays, the pauper stated they were both done in a minute.
Mr. Palmer resting his argument for an exceptive service on King v Sulgrave I.T.R 778 and King Market Bosworth 2 B. and C 757. the court retired to consider the point raised, and on their return the Chairmen said, it was evident the agreement for holidays was made after the payment of the shilling, and therefore that the orders of removal must be quashed, with 40s. costs.
Mr. Cooper applied to be allowed to furnish evidence in contradiction of the pauper's statement, that the 1s. was paid before the agreement for holiday was made; but the Chairman said that the judgement of the court had been given, and the case could not be re-opened.
This sudden termination of the appeal appeared wholly unexpected by the respondents, who vainly endeavoured to proceed with the case.
- Ipswich Journal 4th July 1846
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