Middlesex ss.
Sarah Nelson< no role >
the Wife
of
Edwd. Nelson< no role >
maketh Oath that she was lawfully Married
to her said Husband at the
Parish Church
of St. Michael Royal
in the City of London
the Twenty Sixth Day of Decr. 1774
that her
Said Husband was duly Bound Apprentice
at Watermans Hall
the Eighth Day of
Jany. 1767
to his Brother
William Nelson< no role >
who then lived in
Cartwright Street
in the
Parish of St. Botolph without Aldgate
in the
County of Middlesex
Waterman
& Lighterman
that he duly served his said Master under
the said Indenture about Six Years when he
Went to Sea
& his Mother paid Five Pounds
for the remainder of his time, And that for
upwards of the last Forty Days of his Service
under the said Indenture he Boarded & lodged
at his said Masters Dwelling House in
Shovel
Alley
in the Precinct of St. Catherine
in the
County of Middlesex
that her said Husband
has never Rented any House or Lodging
of the Yearly Rent or Value of Ten Pounds
or paid any Poors Rate or Kings Tax or
done any Act to her knowledge or Belief
to gain a Subsequent Settlement That
she has Four Children Namely
Thomas
aged< no role >
about Eighteen Years who now lives