Biography:
1. Samuel Allsup was first employed at the Mills on the 16th August 1823 (WO54/550 dated the 1st October 1825).
2. WO54/550 dated the 1st April 1825 - Personnel Employed in the Engineers' Department - stated that Samuel was paid 2/2d per day for 313 days as a Labourer. This gave him an annual income of £33.18.2d. His service was given as nearly 2 years; he was aged nearly 22, was single, and had not been brought up to any trade.
3. WO54/550 dated the 1st October 1825 confirmed the previous entry, as did WO54/554 dated the 1st April 1826, with the exception that Samuel was then nearly 23 years' old, with service of nearly 3 years.
4. WO54/554 dated the 1st October 1826 gave the same information as the previous Return, as does WO54/558 dated the 1st April 1827. However, at that date Samuel had nearly 4 years' service and he was nearly 24 years of age.
5. WO54/558 dated the 1st October 1827, updated the previous Return and indicated that he had just over 4 years' service and that he was aged 24 years.
6. Return dated the 1st April 1828 (WO54/562) updated the basic information given previously.