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11th January 1786 - 12th December 1787

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Image 48 of 28812th April 1787


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The Information of William Bigg< no role > of Hanover
Court Grabb Street London Gold beater & Elizabeth
Drake Wife St. John Drake< no role > of Hanover Court
aforesaid Bricklayer who being upon Oath
severally say & First this Informant William
Bigg for himself Saith that on Tuesday the 27th.
day of thesaidMonth of March First he host his
Child Sarah Bigg in Infant who was Playing
in the Court And this Informant Elizabeth
Drake saith that Meeting the said Sarah
Bigg with the Prisoner Mary Canoll who
held the Child by the Hand she asked
her shere she was join with her upon which
the Prisoner told her that her Mother Know
she was in her Company, but suspecting the
Truth, she ran & acquainted her Mother
who apprehending she meant to ship her, the
other Informant William Biggs< no role > went after his
Child & met her with 3 Men who agreeable
to or written Direction Fastned to the Child Stays
was bringing her Home & this Informant within
Biggs saith that his said Child was skipped
of a spitted Cotton Frock

Taken and sworn at Guildhall
London the 112th. April 1787 , before me}
John Lawbridge< no role >

Wm Bigg< no role >
Elizabeth Drake< no role >




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