St Clement Danes Parish:
Pauper Settlement, Vagrancy and Bastardy Exams
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20th May 1776 - 15th March 1779

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Image 245 of 36828th May 1778


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Ann Pye< no role > Aged about Thirty Two Years on her
Oath Says she never was married Rented House or
paid Taxes Says she lived a hired Yearly Servant with
one Mr. Kirkwood a Taylor in Great Shire Lane in the
Parish of St. Clement Danes for upwards of Twelve
Months at the Yearly Wages of Six pounds Ten
Shillings hath quitted her said Service about Ten
Weeks ago since which time she hath done no other Act
whereby to gain a Subsequent Settlement 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 Chargeable to the said Parish
(she being Poor and unable to maintain the same when
born) Says that one Robert Kennedy< no role > Clerk to one Mr.
Frazier a Merchant at No. 67 in Bassinghall Street
London is the Father thereof he having had Carnal
knowledge of her Body sometime in the Month of October
last but the particular day she does not now remember
and at sevl. different times afterwards at one of which
times he got her with Child of the Child or Children of
which she is now Pregnant and that the sd Robert
Kennedy
< no role > & no other person did beget the same and
that he is the real & true Father thereof


Sworn this 28th. day
of May 1778 before
Sampn Wright< no role >

Ann Pye< no role >




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