Overseers of the Poor Records 1676-1841
Settlement Cerificates
Settlement
Examinations
Removal Orders from Thornford
Removal Orders to Thornford
The indexes that that follow are of documents held at the Dorset History Centre which relate to the residents of Thornford
Each document is identified by a DHC reference number which is made up of a letter code, identifying the parish, followed by further alpha-numeric characters which signify the type of document and storage location.
SETTLEMENT CERTIFICATES DATE DESCRIPTION REFERENCE 20 Sep 1676 Jane GOULD, daughter of Richard GOULD. Place of legal settlement: Martock, Somerset PC/TFD/5/6/1/1 20 Feb 1704/05 Ralph BRAKES Junior and Elizabeth BRAKES. Place of legal settlement: Yetminster PC/TFD/5/6/1/2 05 Mar 1729/30 John and Sarah DUFFIT and their children Sarah, Mary, John and William DUFFIT. Place of legal settlement: Lillington PC/TFD/5/6/1/3 05 Feb 1731/32 Ann KING, widow of Nathaniel KING and her son Nathaniel KING. Place of legal settlement: Corton Denham, Somerset PC/TFD/5/6/1/4 19 Mar 1732/33 Jane COLE. Place of legal settlement: Corton Denham, Somerset PC/TFD/5/6/1/5 29 Jan 1736/37 James and Elizabeth THRESHER. Place of legal settlement: Lillington PC/TFD/5/6/1/6 04 Sep 1740 William and Percilla DUFFIT. Place of legal settlement: Broadford PC/TFD/5/6/1/7 14 Apr 1743 William and Joan CHANT and their children Sarah and Susanna CHANT. Place of legal settlement: Sherborne PC/TFD/5/6/1/8 12 Jan 1761 Richard and Martha FOOKS and their children Richard, Charles and Ann FOOKS. Place of legal settlement: Lillington PC/TFD/5/6/1/9 SETTLEMENT EXAMINATIONS DATE DESCRIPTION REFERENCE 12 Feb 1729/30 John DUFFET, labourer PC/TFD/5/6/2/1 05 Apr 1744 Anna PAYNE PC/TFD/5/6/2/2 02 Jun 1747 Samuel RIAL PC/TFD/5/6/2/3 04 Jul 1755 John LANE, labourer PC/TFD/5/6/2/4 04 Jul 1755 Richard MOORS PC/TFD/5/6/2/5 04 Jul 1755 Elizabeth FOOKS, singlewoman PC/TFD/5/6/2/6 05 May 1757 John JOHNSON, labourer PC/TFD/5/6/2/7 06 Feb 1762 James MOORE, labourer PC/TFD/5/6/2/8 19 Apr 1765 James MOORE PC/TFD/5/6/2/9 19 Apr 1765 John LANE PC/TFD/5/6/2/10 19 Apr 1765 Mary BASTON PC/TFD/5/6/2/11 19 Apr 1765 Ann KING PC/TFD/5/6/2/12 1765 Robert and John HOLLOWAY PC/TFD/5/6/2/13 19 Apr 1765 Stephen HUNT PC/TFD/5/6/2/14 19 Apr 1765 Sarah MANFIELD PC/TFD/5/6/2/15 19 Apr 1765 Sarah MOORS, singlewoman PC/TFD/5/6/2/16 19 Apr 1765 Susanna MANDIFIELD PC/TFD/5/6/2/17 19 Apr 1765 Thomas WARREN PC/TFD/5/6/2/18 09 Apr 1768 Thomas COX, labourer PC/TFD/5/6/2/19 28 Jul 1770 John BASTON, labourer PC/TFD/5/6/2/20 10 Aug 1771 William FOOKS, labourer; Robert BUGLER, labourer; Mary EYRES, singlewoman PC/TFD/5/6/2/21 28 Oct 1775 Thomas MASTERS, labourer PC/TFD/5/6/2/22 28 Oct 1775 Benjamin HISCOCK, labourer PC/TFD/5/6/2/23 17 May 1777 George WILLIAMS PC/TFD/5/6/2/24 29 Dec 1781 John KING, labourer PC/TFD/5/6/2/25 24 Jan 1784 John VINCENT, labourer PC/TFD/5/6/2/26 26 Jan 1785 John WINTER, labourer PC/TFD/5/6/2/27 04 Mar 1786 William HARDEN, labourer PC/TFD/5/6/2/28 04 Mar 1786 Robert EYRES, labourer PC/TFD/5/6/2/29 04 Mar 1786 John LANE, labourer PC/TFD/5/6/2/30 04 Mar 1786 John ESSEN, labourer PC/TFD/5/6/2/31 20 Feb 1790 William HUNT, labourer PC/TFD/5/6/2/32 31 Mar 1798 John BUSSEY PC/TFD/5/6/2/33 08 Mar 1811 Sarah WHEADENS or WYNN PC/TFD/5/6/2/34 26 Jan 1841 John RYALL, labourer; with removal order from Yeovil to Thornford and notice of said order PC/TFD/5/6/2/35 REMOVAL ORDERS FROM THORNFORD DATE DESCRIPTION REFERENCE 12 Feb 1729/30 John DUFFETT, Sarah his wife, John and William his sons and Sarah and Mary his daughters, to Lillington PC/TFD/5/6/3/1 30 Apr 1747 Benjamin MANDIFIELD, shoemaker, to Sherborne PC/TFD/5/6/3/2 30 Apr 1747 Tristrum MASTERS, labourer, to Sherborne PC/TFD/5/6/3/3 30 Apr 1747 Benjamin MANDIFIELD, shoemaker, to Sherborne PC/TFD/5/6/3/4 22 Jul 1747 Samuel RIAL, Martha his wife and William, Sarah and Anne their children, to Over Compton PC/TFD/5/6/3/5 14 Oct 1780 John GARRETT, Sarah his wife and Isaac aged about 9, George aged about 7, John aged about 4 and Simon aged about 2, their children, to Bradford Abbas PC/TFD/5/6/3/6 23 Feb 1785 John EASTON, Sarah his wife and their 8 children, Joseph aged about 13, John aged about 11, Mary aged about 9, Samuel aged about 7, Sarah aged about 5, Ann aged about 4, Jane aged about 2 and Elizabeth aged about 2 months, to Sherborne PC/TFD/5/6/3/10 02 Sep 1786 James KING, Sarah his wife and Ruth aged about 1 month, their daughter, to Bradford Abbas PC/TFD/5/6/3/7 23 Feb 1787 Thomas LANE to Chetnole PC/TFD/5/6/3/9 23 Feb 1787 John VINCENT to Beer Hackett PC/TFD/5/6/3/11 23 Apr 1787 George TUCK to Hardington, Somerset PC/TFD/5/6/3/8 09 Dec 1797 George KING, Mary his wife, William aged about 6, Elizabeth aged about 5, George aged about 3 and Charles aged about 18 months, their children, to Lillington PC/TFD/5/6/3/12 23 Jun 1798 Betty, the wife of Edward FOOKS and their daughter Maria aged about 3 years, to Sherborne PC/TFD/5/6/3/13 11 Feb 1815 Thomas GOLLOP aged about 56, Mary his wife and 4 of their children, John aged about 8, Sophia aged about 5, Susan aged about 3 and Joseph aged about 10 weeks, to Sherborne PC/TFD/5/6/3/15 22 Feb 1815 John COOPER aged about 35, Sarah his wife and their children Cornelius aged about 7, William aged about 5½, Samuel aged about 3½ and Joseph aged about 1½, to Haydon PC/TFD/5/6/3/15 14 Oct 1815 Samuel WHITE, Ann his wife and his 4 children by a former wife, John aged 14, James aged 13, Phoebe aged 10 and George aged 7 and 2 children by his wife Ann, Jane aged 4 and Robert aged 18 months, to Lillington PC/TFD/5/6/3/14 08 Nov 1817 Mary SNOOK aged about 33, widow and her three children Christian aged 13, George aged 12 and Rachel aged 9 to East Orchard PC/TFD/5/6/3/15 09 Feb 1832 Edward PURCHASE aged 40 to Halstock PC/TFD/5/6/3/16 REMOVAL ORDERS TO THORNFORD DATE DESCRIPTION REFERENCE 25 Mar 1786 Phillip BROOKE, Elizabeth his wife and their two children Temperance aged 11 and Phillip aged 6, from Bradford Abbas PC/TFD/5/6/4/1 17 Sep 1812 John PERRY, Susan his wife and their four children Sarah aged 10, Mary aged 7, Ann aged 5 and Charlotte aged 2, from Charlton Horethorne, Somerset PC/TFD/5/6/4/2 06 Dec 1815 Phillip BROOKE, labourer from Yeovil, Somerset PC/TFD/5/6/4/3 28 Jun 1817 Samuel MASTERS aged 10, from Lillington PC/TFD/5/6/4/4