I had a few ancestors "warned out" of Vermont. As Ann said communities were legally responsible for taking care of those who could not care for themselves. If newcomers did not appear to be capable they would issue an order to depart town, and if they did not they were escorted out. My records come from the Town Records of the various towns.
That said, here is a link to the LDS site which does give some insight on the British records. It appears many of the Settlement Records are in the Quarter Sessions area. This info may give you a clue as to the source of your certificate. If you have the original then you could note that it is in your possession. https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/England_and_Wales_Poor_Law_Records_Pre-1834 Good luck, Kay That said ----- Original Message ----- From: "aparsons" <aparsons...@gmail.com> To: <LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com> Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 8:36 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] SourceWriter & Evidence Explained Mike, In the U.S. there used to be what was called "Warned Out". Generally it meant the locale the family was in didn't want to be responsible for their upkeep. This sounds somewhat like what you described. EE p. 401 Indigent Records discusses warnings out. As many of her other examples this discusses records in the courthouse, etc. Nothing about when you have the original or don't know where it came from. Regards, Ann New Mexico, USA On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 9:22 AM, Ron Ferguson <ronfergy....@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > Mike Fry wrote: >> Every time I delve deeper into the book, trying to correlate what >> Mills is saying with the supplied templates and their associated >> details, I become more and more depressed. >> >> The overwhelmingly vast majority of my research is based within the >> United Kingdom - England and the Channel Islands to be exact. I get >> the distinct impression that there is very little in the book or the >> SourceWriter templates that really applies, or can be applied, to my >> sources. >> >> For example: I have a Settlement Certificate, issued in 1751, for one >> of my wife's ancestors. This, for those who might not be aware, >> formed the basis of what became Britain's post-war Welfare State, in >> the 18th century. Basically, it's a piece of paper stating that >> should the family be in need of succour, then the Parish responsible >> for meting out those alms will 'claim' them to provide that aid. >> Often, this might necessitate the physical Removal of the family from >> their present Parish of residence, back to where they belonged. >> >> I can find no suitable template for this piece of paper! Artefacts >> just don't do the job adequately. And without the means of developing >> my own template, I am being forced backwards and resort to using >> Basic Sourcing for all similar documents. >> >> Maybe it's just another case of not being able to see the wood for the >> trees :-) > > Mike, > > I have not come across one of these in my researches, but is it not a > document issued by a court? The nearest I have is a relative whose husband > died and they did not come from the area in which they were resident The > local "council" either issued and order telling her to go back whence she > came (like the old English ?!) or she applied to stay there, off-hand I > don't know which, but the matter ended up in court. > > In the event her request to remain was granted, but to my way of thinking > had it been refused then maybe she would have been issued with such a > certificate. Have you thought of looking in the records of the National > Archives to see if her case exists? No promises mind - a bit speculative. > > Ron Ferguson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
