Among the documents given to me by Stewart Valdar was a pocket book originally owned by Joseph Jermy of Liverpool, containing a number of documents relating to his family, who originated in Norfolk during the eighteenth century, and who later settled in Bethnal Green during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Details of the documents are presented below, in approximate chronological order:
Hand writing on back of strip of paper, partly glued down. Henry Jermy married Sarh Hounsly 1717 Notes: |
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Strip of paper (from a larger sheet) cut in three strips, pasted on bottom edge, the facing side gummed down with a fragment of a Liverpool trader's label. Written in dark brown ink. John Jermy w w son of Jno Jermy Jnr. cr. 28 Jan 1726 Notes: |
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Paper pasted into book. Fran(c)es, daughter of Mr Richard Ward and Sarah his wife was baptised 14 August 1737, as appeareth by our register of Wymondham in the county of Norfolk. Witness this 3rd day of April 1764. Jeremiah Forster, Parish Clerk Notes: |
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Paper pasted to a loose page. Handwritten certificate. John, the son of John Jarmy and Barbary his wife was baptised the 29 day of May 1743, as appears by the parish register of St Giles, Norwich. Thomas Money cur. Notes: |
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Paper pasted into book. Testimonial. The bearer of this, John Jermy was servant to me Twenty Years and approv'd Himself a very sober Honest and Industrious young Man, one whom I could safely trust and depend upon his integrity. He have left my Service about three years and I have not in that time heard but he maintain the same good character. Notes: |
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Cut paper fragment, pasted on a page. Litcham Dec. 23 1776 |
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Cut paper. Alexander Pope son of John and Susanna Jermy bap. 24 June 1777. |
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Loosely inserted vellum fragment, cut from an 18 century conveyance or will. Ten lines of text in clerk's hand, relating to land. The ink is badly rubbed and difficult to read. It refers to Great Brickhill in the county of Buckinghamshire and Southwark in the county of Surrey, relating to the marriage of Ann Stanton(?) |
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Loosely inserted document. Indenture of Apprenticeship. The indenture witnesses that Peter Jermey son of Peter and Mary Jermey of 19 Prices Court, Bethnal Green in the county of Middlesex of his own freewill and consent of his father doth put himself apprentice to Joseph Benton snr. Narrow Weaver to learn his art and with him (after the manner of apprentice) to serve for seven years in consideration of such service and no money paid by his said (sic) shall pay the said apprentice five shillings (per) week the first year ten shillings the second and third year and fifteen shillings (per) week the last part of his term his said master shall teach his said apprentice in the art of narrow weaving ....... his said father Peter Jermey willing to find the said apprentice Peter Jermey cloths, lodging, drink .... the said term. Reverse side of Indenture of Apprenticeship. March 14 182_ |
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Printed form, completed in ink Certificate Notes: |
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Printed paper, pasted in. Bill of Dues for the internment of John Baxter in the churchyard of St Matthew, Bethanl Green on Sunday 25 January 1829 at quarter past 4 o'clock. Notes: |
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Two Memoranda, loosely inserted. Dated 15 and 17 September 1896 to Messrs. Jermy Brothers of Liverpool from G. Hunt, boot and shoemaker re: claims to the Jermy estate. Mr Hunt's business included general draper, hosier and haberdasher at 6 & 7 Clarendon Place, Clarendon Road, Notting Hill. Notes: |
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Inside flyleaf, early 19th century ink handwriting. A Cure for Rheumation (sic) |