Apprenticships from Saunders Charity

Brett - 1828

The corporation applied the Saunders charity to its legitimate purpose in apprenticeing  James  the  son  of  Thos  Ranger  to  David Delves, Shoemaker; and Edward son of  Edward  Sharpe of All Saints Street, to Thos Thorne, plasterer.

On 14th January 1829, at a Castle Parish  meeting held at the Royal Oak,  £30 was given to John Ranger to  assist him and his family to emigrate to America and 10 guineas each  to  Arthur Deudney and William Longley for further services as overseers of the poor

Brett - 1830

In administrating the Saunders charity  for  the year, the corporation apprenticed Thomas the  son  of  widow  Farroll  to William Ransom, a printer; and William the  son  of  Francess  Child,  a  rippier (?) to John Wheeler a confectioner

Brett - 1831

Apprenticed Edward a son of  Edward  Fisher,  a journeyman butcher, to John Inskipp, a painter with the  half yaarly legacy from the Saunders charity also George Wood an orphan to John Bevins, a tailor.

Brett - 1835

In applying the  apprenticeship  clause  of  Saunders  charity  it was ordered that Benjamin Newton’s eyesight being  not good enough for the shoe  making  business  to  which  he   had  been  apprenticed, he be transferred to Mr John Russell, a  baker.  Also that a similar premium £11.15s be paid to George  Knighton  -  cordwainer for taking the widow Ann Phillips as an apprentice.

Another apprenticeship was proved for Henry Phillips, who was taken by Edwin Tyhurst for 7 years to  the  tailoring business - In 1878 Brett wrote - “The said Henry Phillips who has since  then  been  a  dramatist,  a fruiterer, a town councilman and an Innkeeper and now as all who know him must regret in widowhood circumstances  near  London.   Such  is  one  phase  of human existence and unrequired versatility”