Examination of Poor of Pewsey 1797 (Ref: Wiltshire Record Office 493/49)
Jno Spanswick age 35 with wife Betty,age 49, one boy 13, three girls aged 4, 8 and 11. Living at Paine Bridge. Occupation Labourer. No Remarks as to appearance etc, present allowance 1/6 per week, future allowance1/- per week.
Elizabeth Spanswick (Bezent) living at King's Corner, with a boy age 2, which a note says is the bastard son of Jno Hailstone's. Present allowance1/2 per week, future allowance left blank.