Hi Scott The extract dated 11th June doesn't name his parents - it just says that they lived at Uppingham. James fell off the bridge near the back of the George Inn, St Martin's, Stamford. He was apprenticed to a chimney sweeper, and had been 'playfully running' after another boy over the bridge when he slipped and fell in. His body was carried away by the 'swollen and rapid stream' and the newspaper entry on 18th June simply reports that his body had been found the previous night. Hope this helps. Ann -----Original Message----- From: mime Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2014 5:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LIN] Stamford Mercury I am hoping that someone with access to the Stamford Mercury newspapers might be able to help. >From a search of British newspapers I found these snippets:- "On Tuesday afternoon, a boy about ten years of age, named James Bentham, whose parents live at..." 11 June 1830 Stamford Mercury "The body of James Bentham, drowned in the river Welland at ..." 18 Jun 1830 Stamford Mercury If someone has access to the Stamford Mercury, could they see if the names of the parents are given and where they lived, and where on the river Welland did James B drown. Thank you for your help, Scott B Canada ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

Hello, Ann! If he were apprenticed wouldn't there be a contract with his parents name on it somewhere? I'm sure it wasn't called a contract, but hanged if I can remember the name of that paper! Or had formal arrangements like that gone by the wayside by that time? I'm taking a readings course on the History of London and those apprenticeships from the 14th century forward were heavily documented and many contain a wealth of information. Were they like that everywhere? Happy time travels, Susan On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 12:12 PM, Ann Brick <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Scott > > The extract dated 11th June doesn't name his parents - it just says that > they lived at Uppingham. James fell off the bridge near the back of the > George Inn, St Martin's, Stamford. He was apprenticed to a chimney sweeper, > and had been 'playfully running' after another boy over the bridge when he > slipped and fell in. His body was carried away by the 'swollen and rapid > stream' and the newspaper entry on 18th June simply reports that his body > had been found the previous night. > > Hope this helps. > > Ann > > -----Original Message----- > From: mime > Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2014 5:41 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LIN] Stamford Mercury > > I am hoping that someone with access to the Stamford Mercury newspapers > might be able to help. > >From a search of British newspapers I found these snippets:- > "On Tuesday afternoon, a boy about ten years of age, named James Bentham, > whose parents live at..." 11 June 1830 Stamford Mercury > "The body of James Bentham, drowned in the river Welland at ..." 18 Jun 1830 > Stamford Mercury > > If someone has access to the Stamford Mercury, could they see if the names > of the parents are given and where they lived, and where on the river > Welland did James B drown. > > Thank you for your help, > Scott B > Canada > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Apprenticeship Indenture - if he was apprenticed privately by his parents it is unlikely that you will find an indenture as one copy was kept by the Master and the other was given to the apprentice when he finished his apprenticeship. If he was apprenticed by the parish one copy of the indenture would have been kept in the parish chest and may have found its way to Lincolnshire Archives with the other poor law material deposited by the parish - if it has survived, and if it has been deposited. James Bentham doesn't turn up on FMP where there is an index to most of the Lincolnshire pauper indentures. Anne Anne Cole, President, Lincolnshire Family History Society Duncalf(e)/Duncuff/Duncuft One-name Study GOONS member 513 http://www.one-name.org/profiles/duncalf.html http://duncalfonenamestudy.tribalpages.com/ Lincolnshire Post 1837 Marriage Index http://mi.lincolnshiremarriages.org.uk/ Lincolnshire Family History Society http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Susan Reynolds Sent: 16 February 2014 07:35 To: Lincolnshire Mail List Subject: Re: [LIN] Stamford Mercury Hello, Ann! If he were apprenticed wouldn't there be a contract with his parents name on it somewhere? I'm sure it wasn't called a contract, but hanged if I can remember the name of that paper! Or had formal arrangements like that gone by the wayside by that time? I'm taking a readings course on the History of London and those apprenticeships from the 14th century forward were heavily documented and many contain a wealth of information. Were they like that everywhere?

Hello Susan, Apprenticeship Indenture forms were a legal document signed and countersigned by both parties, ie owners/directors, apprentice, parent/guardian, and witnesses to each parties signatures. I have my fathers form dated 1920 when he became an apprentice carpenter in the Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson shipyard on the river Tyne. Peter ======================================== Message Received: Feb 16 2014, 07:36 AM From: "Susan Reynolds" To: "Lincolnshire Mail List" Cc: Subject: Re: [LIN] Stamford Mercury Hello, Ann! If he were apprenticed wouldn't there be a contract with his parents name on it somewhere? I'm sure it wasn't called a contract, but hanged if I can remember the name of that paper! Or had formal arrangements like that gone by the wayside by that time? I'm taking a readings course on the History of London and those apprenticeships from the 14th century forward were heavily documented and many contain a wealth of information. Were they like that everywhere? Happy time travels, Susan On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 12:12 PM, Ann Brick wrote: > Hi Scott > > The extract dated 11th June doesn't name his parents - it just says that > they lived at Uppingham. James fell off the bridge near the back of the > George Inn, St Martin's, Stamford. He was apprenticed to a chimney sweeper, > and had been 'playfully running' after another boy over the bridge when he > slipped and fell in. His body was carried away by the 'swollen and rapid > stream' and the newspaper entry on 18th June simply reports that his body > had been found the previous night. > > Hope this helps. > > Ann > > -----Original Message----- > From: mime > Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2014 5:41 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LIN] Stamford Mercury > > I am hoping that someone with access to the Stamford Mercury newspapers > might be able to help. > >From a search of British newspapers I found these snippets:- > "On Tuesday afternoon, a boy about ten years of age, named James Bentham, > whose parents live at..." 11 June 1830 Stamford Mercury > "The body of James Bentham, drowned in the river Welland at ..." 18 Jun 1830 > Stamford Mercury > > If someone has access to the Stamford Mercury, could they see if the names > of the parents are given and where they lived, and where on the river > Welland did James B drown. > > Thank you for your help, > Scott B > Canada > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message