1759 Anthony GREEN, Labourer, Bitton
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Date: 19 March 1759
Transcribed by Josephine Jeremiah
The Information of Anthony GREEN aged about thirty Two years
Who upon his oath saith that he believes he was born at Calne in the County of Wilts and when he was about eighteen years of age he hired himself a servant for a year to Thomas RAWLING of Fieldgrove In the Hamblet (sic) of Bitton in the County of Gloucester and lived there the whole year and Received his full wages after that this Informant hired himself for a year to Farmer LEONARD at Barr's Court in the Hamblet (sic) of Oldland in the said County of Gloucester and lived there Ten months and then this Informant went away ill with the small pox from his said master and continued Sick about Three months and some time afterwards this Informant went back to his said master LEONARD and served his time out and received his full wages and hath worked as a day labourer Ever Since with the said Farmer LEONARD -- And about twelve years since he was marryed at Bitton Church to his present wife Rebeckah by whom he hath Two Children living , Viz William aged about Ten years and Mary aged about six years and this Informant has don (sic) no acts either by Renting or Otherwise to Gain a Settlement other than above mentioned
X the mark of Anthony GREEN
Sworn the 19th Day of March 1759 before Chas. BRAGGE
Date attested by Thomas PROCTER David BARNES
Transcribers notes
The above settlement examination at Bitton in 1759 concerns the elder Anthony GREEN.
Charles Bragge was the local magistrate, while Thomas Procter and David Barnes were the overseers of the poor.
This is close to the original document, but I have capitalized the surnames for easier reading. You will see that there is a lack of punctuation!