Boid, John
From AngloScottish
| Dates | c.1738-1740 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Sunderland; Carlisle | ||
| Vocation | Vagrant; chapman | ||
| Place of Birth | Comrie | ||
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| Place of birth | Source | Cumbria Archive Service, Quarter Session Petitions, Q/11/1/199/29 |
Examined for settlement, 13 September 1740. Associate of Matthewson, William, whom he accompanied begging from Sunderland to Ravenglass, via Workington and Whitehaven. Previously worked as a hired servant in Edinburgh and Thurso. Worked in England as a packman selling 'divers Sorts of Goods, such as Tea, Brandy, and Pepper', but stopped after he lost some £25. Reason for being in Sunderland in 1740 unstated, although possibly related to coal industry.
