There are two candidates for a carpentry apprenticeship1755 at Hockering, Norfolk. Robert Spaul b. 1736 (age 19) and Robert Spaul b. 1743 (age 12). Unfortunately father's name is not given. One seems a bit old, the other a bit young. Does anyone have an opinion on which is more likely. Bonnie

Bonnie, 12 isn't too young for an apprentice - I have one ancestor who was put out to a Parish Apprenticeship at the age of 7 or 8 in about 1760. 19 is probably too old - most children were working by the age of 15. Hope that helps. Gerry On 4 Sep 2011, at 16:57, Bonnie Ostler wrote: > There are two candidates for a carpentry apprenticeship1755 at Hockering, > Norfolk. Robert Spaul b. 1736 (age 19) and Robert Spaul b. 1743 (age 12). > Unfortunately father's name is not given. One seems a bit old, the other a > bit young. Does anyone have an opinion on which is more likely. > > Bonnie > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hallo Bonnie, I have no documentary information to support it, but would chose the yunger as the more likely at that period. Paddy http://apling.freeservers.com -----Original Message----- From: norfolk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:norfolk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bonnie Ostler Sent: 04 September 2011 4:58 PM To: norfolk@rootsweb.com Subject: [NFK] age of apprentice There are two candidates for a carpentry apprenticeship1755 at Hockering, Norfolk. Robert Spaul b. 1736 (age 19) and Robert Spaul b. 1743 (age 12). Unfortunately father's name is not given. One seems a bit old, the other a bit young. Does anyone have an opinion on which is more likely. Bonnie ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message