St Clement Danes Parish:
Pauper Settlement, Vagrancy and Bastardy Exams
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27th October 1772 - 17th May 1776

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Image 201 of 37327th July 1774


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Jane Besford< no role > Aged about Nineteen Years on her Oath
Says she never was married Rented House paid Taxes or
lived a hired Yearly Servant for one Year Says her Father
Francis Besford< no role > Rented and lived in a house in Stanhope
Street Clare Markett in the Parish of St. Clement Danes for
sevl. Years at the Yearly Rent of Sixteen Pounds & paid Taxes
due for the same hath quitted sd House upwards of Twenty
Two Years ago & hath not since gained any or subseqt Settlemt.
And further upon her Voluntary Oath Says she is Pregnant
with Child or Children which is or are likely to be born a
Bastard or Bastards and to become Chargable to the said
Parish she being poor and unable to maintain the same when
born Says that one George Denejean< no role > at a Midshipman at Mrs. Denejeys in
George Street York Buildings had Carnal knowledge of her Body at a
House and as she believes at the Bagnio in St. Martins Lane
the latter end of December last but the Particular Day she
does not now remember at which time he got her with Child
of the Child or Children of which she is now pregnant and
that the said George Denejean< no role > and no other person did
beget the same and that he is the real and true Father
thereof


Sworn this Twenty Seventh
day of July 1774 before
William Addington< no role >

her
Jane [mark] Besford< no role >
Mark




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