William Sadd

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helen skuse on 8th August 2023

William Sadd aka Shadwell was my 4th great grandad. He lived in Melksham with his wife Mary (Weston) and 4 children. He may have been baptised 1807 to Thomas and Grace, no other records suit time or area.. but may not have been born that year. He married in 1820.

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D Wong on 29th June 2015

17/7/1834: . Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette: Thomas Webb and William Sadd - 14 years transportation, for stealing two lambs, the property of James Scott at Seend. William Sadd was 33 years old on arrival, he was 5’51/2” tall, dark complexion, dark brown hair, light hazel eyes, 2 small moles right side of neck. William was married with 5 children – wife Mary at native place of Melsham. 1835: Public Works 23/1/1837: Was a Watchman 24/3/1843: TOL 12/6/1846: CP 10/10/1863 Launceston Examiner: LONGFORD.(From our own Correspondent.)POLICE COURT: By information William Sadd, for 23 years hired servant to William Lee, of Cressy, charged the latter with non-paymen tof wages. It appeared that the information being laid at £40 was out of the jurisdiction of the Court; so, with the consent of the parties, a new information was made out for £30. Wm. Sadd, being sworn, deposed that he settled up with Mr. Lee on the 12th May, 1860, up to which time he had been receiving £16 per annum. Since then he had no settlement, though he had repeatedly asked for one, He left ser vice of Mr. Lee on the 14th May, 1862. He now claimed for three years wages, at the rate of £16; had asked many times for the money; asked a few days ago for a few shillings to buy bread with, and was told, "he might 'bide there and starve."--Examined by Mr. Lee-Had an agreement still for £16 a year; had done what work he was able; it was two years' ago when he cut some goose-berry trees; it was Mr. Lee's son who sent him to Smith's to cut goose-berry bushes; it was more than three years since Dr. Whitfeld was called in by Mrs. Lee to see his leg, and Dr. Donlevy had seen it since. Dr. Donlevy wanted him to be sent to the hospital, but he would not go. He milked the cows, but latterly had not been able to fetch them from pasture. He was always busy at some thing or other, cutting oven wood, & c., and generally more so on Sundays.-Mr. Lee said he admitted the man had been in his service, and he still performed work about the place, pottering about, but not at £16 a year. He did not think that latterly the work had paid for his keep. He was a very old servant, and he was living there on sufferance-in fact he kept him there out of charity !-Here Mr. H. J. Hookey, who appeared for plaintiff, suddenly desired Mr. Lee would not repeat that observation, or he should be under the dis-agreeable necessity of producing a document which was in his hand, and which would have the effect of placing the saddle on the other horse.--Mr. Lee continued that there had been no settlement lately, that he had given plaintiff money at various times, and that he had money coming to him from other sources, He requested that the evidence of Dr. Donlevy might be taken as to the state of the man's health and his unfitness for work, but the Bench decided it was quite unnecessary, as that could not effect either side of the case; that in fact the information was proved, and the sum awarded was £15, or at the rate of £5 per year. No date of death found.