Biography:
1. William Baldock was taken on for one of the 7 vacancies available, and started work on the 15th August 1793 as a Labourer (Winters, p.40). Since no mention is made thereafter of William until 1804, it can only be supposed that his was a casual post.
2. Supply 5/222 dated the 8th May 1804 recorded that William was working as a Refiner; his pay was 2/-d per day, and all Refiners received an additional allowance of 1/-d per night when it was their turn "to watch", which, on average, was every 5th night.
3. Supply 5/224 dated 30th January,1806He recorded that he was a Corning House Man earning 2/2d per day, having been employed by the Ordnance for one year.
4. Baldock was still working in the Corning House, earning 2/2d per day (List of Officers, Foremen and Artificers, etc. Employed - Supply 5/226 of the 18th June 1807), and in addition, Corning House men were allowed to watch in turn, for which they received 1/-d.
5. According to an entry on Supply 5/227 dated the 23rd August 1808, Mr. Baldock was then a "Foreman of Reeling Houses" earning 2/10d per day, and "in addition to their pay, they are allowed to watch in turn, for which they receive one shilling."
6. List of Employees dated the 29th August 1812 (Supply 5/229) confirmed that William Baldock was still a Reeling House Foreman but that he then earned 3/10d per day, in addition to which, he was a Rounder earning 1/6d every third night. This was also the case according to List of Employees dated the 13th February 1814 (Supply 5/230).
