LOOSEMORE, William
400
Newtown
Montgomery Shire
N. Wales
Sept 17th 1819
Hon’d Sir
Stating the applicant has Ten able bodied individuals ready to accompany him & being perfectly willing to conform to all the conditions propos’d by Government to Emigrate to the cape of Good Hope - assuring your Lordship that for this purpose that he possesses a small capital and a particular knowledge of agriculture. On the other side is transmitted the names, number & age of all the men, women & children whom the applicant proposes to take under his direction and have the hon’r to be, Hon’d Sir
Y’r Very ob’t H. Serv’t
W. LOOSEMORE
Name and Description of the Person taking out the Settlers
William LOOSEMORE, Gardener
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Names of the Settlers |
Profession or Trade |
Age |
Names of the Women |
Age |
Male Children |
Age |
Female Children |
Age |
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John BARBER |
Millwright |
40 |
Sarah BARBER* |
19 |
John |
17 |
Hannah |
4 |
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George |
8 |
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William BRAY |
Labourer |
21 |
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Richard REYNOLDS |
Labourer |
19 |
Mary |
22 |
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John WINTERBOTTOM |
Labourer |
37 |
Elizabeth |
28 |
John |
3 |
Mary |
6 |
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William WILCOX |
Labourer |
23 |
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Thomas REES |
Wheelwright |
26 |
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Thomas BENTLEY |
Labourer |
25 |
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Azariah LEWIS |
Carpenter |
25 |
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George KITSON |
Labourer |
30 |
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Jane PRYCE |
25 |
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Sarah BAXTER |
33 |
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[Transcriber’s Note:The names of the women and children were entered in no particular order – I have matched last names for the women and children with those of the men.
*I have assumed Sarah BARBER is John BARBER’s eldest daughter, and not his wife.]
434
Newtown
Novem 8, 1819
Sir
I should have consider’d it my duty to have immediately replied to your letter under date of the 21st ult. requiring an immediate remittance of one hundred and thirty five pounds being the amount of my deposit previous to my proceeding to the Cape, had I not been encountering with difficulties and disappointment, which sorry am I to say has ended in a total failure in procuring the cash, being most egregiously deceived by the parties.
I beg leave to subscribe myself
Sir your most obliged and obedient humble serv’t
William LOOSEMORE