Bastard Child born
in Wapping
born of her body on the tenth day of June one thousand
Seven hundred & eighty one
in
Wiltshire Lane
in the
Parish of St John Wapping
in the sd County & that
one John Rider< no role >
now or late of the Same Parish
Lighterman
is the Father of the Said Child That the said
Child being born as aforesaid a Bastard in the said
Parish of St John Wapping
& this Depont. being of
inability to Nurse & Maintain the same She applied
Sometime ago to the Overseers of the Poor of the said
Parish of St John Wapping
for relief for the sd Child
who for sometime allowed this Depont a Weekly allowce
for the Maintenance of the said Child & afterwards Caused
a Warrant to be issued for Apprehending the Father of the
said Child in order to be indemnified by him against
Such Maintenance but what was the Consequence or
effect of such Proceeding this Depont can't Particularly
Set forth That this Depont has been lately removed by
an order from the Said Parish of St John Wapping
to
the Sd Parish of St John Wapping Botolph without
Aldgate
as the Place of her last legal Settlement
& her said Child has been sent with her for Nurture
Sworn this 9th day
of July 1783
before
R Davies
The Mark of
Elizabeth [mark] Bennett< no role > This name instance is in set 7784396.