John Scutt ca 1789-1849

[Salisbury and Winchester Journal, Wiltshire, Monday 23 February 1829. A black hackney mare, 14 hands high, was on Thursday night stolen from the stable of Mr. John Scutt, at Waddock, in the parish of Affpuddle, Dorset.] [Salisbury & Winchester Journal, Wiltshire, Saturday 04 November 1843. As Mr. John Scutt, yeoman, of Hurst Farm, near Moreton, was returning from Dorchester Fair, Wednesday evening last, in company with his two sons and brother, the horse on which he was riding, being a spirited one, shied and threw him, and pitching the back of his head, fractured his skull, and otherwise bruised him. Medical attendance being at hand, he was conveyed to the Three Mariners Inn where every attention was paid him, but still lies in a very precarious state.] [J S - 59yr.]