Thomas
Skull born
1810
Guild Hall
and Cornmarket
- Picture from the SWOP
website
- Reference
number RHW : 26014
I wear a
fancy uniform
With buttons, belt and braid
And watch
for any vandals
Who disturb High Wycombe's trade
I
also keep the drains clear
And see the paving's
right,
In
fact it's quite a workload
And I work from morn 'til night,
I
think I should be worth more,
So have asked them for more pay
But
if they still ignore me
I'll find work some other way.
Thomas
Skull was the town crier and beadle but his post entailed many other
duties. Basically he was both a maintenance manager and a constable for
the town. He
asked for a pay rise but didn't get one. Disgruntled, he moved
elsewhere. He was the son of Thomas and Sarah Skull
(neé
Withall) and brother to John and Mary.
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