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 251 of 36810th June 1778


Middlesex

to wit Mary Middleton< no role > Aged about Twenty Eight
years on her Oath Says she is the Widow of Robert
Middleton
< no role > who died in Milford Lane in the Parish of
St. Clement Danes about five years ago and by whom
she hath one Child now living namely Eleanor< no role > Aged about
Six years Says that since her said Husband Death
she never Rented House paid Taxes or otherwise gained
any 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 chargable to the said Parish
she being poor and unable to maintain the same when
born Says that one John Daney< no role > a Chairmaker is the
Father thereof he having had Carnal Knowledge of her
Body sometime in the Month of November last but
the particular day she does not now remember and
at Sevl. 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 said John Daney< no role >
and no other person did beget the same and that
he is the real and true Father thereof


Sworn this 10th. day
of June 1778 before.
Abrm. Baley< no role >

her
Mary [mark] Middleton< no role >
Mark




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