The examination of George Shearn at [ ] residing in the parish of Farington-Gurney in the County of Somerset laborer [ ] touching the [ ] of his last legal settlement taken upon oath this twenty-eighth of December 1830 before us the [ ] justices of the peace in the aforesaid county.

Who upon his oath saith as follows,
“I am nearly 62 years of age and was born in the parish of Farrington Gurney aforesaid as have heard and believe where my father and mother, Joseph and Hannah Shearren were settled inhabitants as have land by Rowling farm there.  I lived with my father at Farrington Gurney aforesaid until I was about 18 or 19 years of age when I went to work at coal pit and lodged about for several years where I broke my thigh and then I went out and agreed with my brother-in-law Samuel Hunt of Hart street in Bristol [a] shoemaker to learn his trade for three years and a half but there was no writing between us.  I lived in my brother in law’s house all the time.  When my agreement expired I stayed with my brother in law and worked for him as a journeyman for about two years.  Then went into business for myself and rented a house on Radcliff hill in the parish of St. Mary Radcliff in the said city of Bristol for about 8 years at the yearly rent of 30 pounds which said her landlord’s name was Wildgoose (who now lives in Phillips, Bristol). [I] then left Bristol and went to carry on my business of a shoemaker at Chard Borough of the county of Somerset.  I took to {Adams} which was leased out at 21 pounds/ year and took it of W. Silvester s father (resident?) of the time at 15 pounds/year and Rates & Taxes. I lived in this house four years and a half and  paid the rent. I stayed in Chard Borough about two years afterwards and lodged as a single man my wife being then dead.  I then came back to Farrington Gurney and have since lived different places but have done nothing since my residence at Chard Borough to owe a settlement.  I was married at St. Michaels in Bristol about 27 years of age to Miriam, my late wife.  By whom I have had a son named John now in the East Indies, a soldier.  I am now out of work and are chargeable to the said parish of Farrington Gurney.

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George Shearron