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Name: William Kirby

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Sex: M

Marital Status: married

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Subject: Record of Personnel in Storekeeper's Department

Document Date: 31/08/1794

PRO Reference: Supply 5/216

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1. William Kirby started work as a Labourer on the 21st April 1794. In August 1794, he was working in the punts at 1/6d per day (Supply 5/216 dated 31st August 1794). 2. In December 1794, he was working in the Corning House (Supply 5/217) as was the case in July 1795 (Supply 5/217). 3. William was working as a Refining Labourer in September 1798 (Supply 5/219). 4. A signed document, Supply 5/220 of the 2nd February 1800 relating to a Petition on Pay, showed that he was illiterate, and still working as a Refining Labourer. 5. Report dated the 8th May 1801 (Supply 5/221) confirmed that he was working as a Labourer, and that he was a married man with one child. Note: in this document, anyone who was not an Artificer was described as a Labourer.