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"A man named George Hitchinson brought his wife, Elizabeth Hitchinson, from Burntwood, for sale, a distance of eight or nine miles. They came into the market between ten and eleven o'clock in the morning, the woman being led by a halter, which was fastened round her neck and the middle of her body.
"In a few minutes after their arrival she was sold to a man of the name of Thomas Snape, a nailer, also from Burntwood. There were not many people in the market at the time.
Lichfield St Michael.
Marriage date 29 Oct 1827.
George HITCHINSON.
Elizabeth DERRY.
Witness 1 George MATHER.
Witness 2 Ann HITCHINSON.
Notes Witness 2 signs (X).
1841. Burntwood, St Michael Lichfield.
Thomas Snape 28. Nailer.
Elizabeth Hutchinson 30.
Arthur Hutchinson 13.
Henry Hutchinson 11.
Frederick Hutchinson 9.
Richard Hutchinson 6.
Hannah Hutchinson 2.
HITCHINSON, HANNAH DERRY.
GRO Reference: 1839 S Quarter in LICHFIELD UNION Volume 17 Page 63.