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 266 of 36814th July 1778


Middlesex

to wit Elizabeth Morrison< no role > aged about Twenty
years on her Oath says she never was married Rented
House or paid Taxes Says she lived a hired yearly Servant
with one Mr. Levett in Norfork Street in the Strand upwards
of One year and an half at the Yearly Wages of four pounds
hath quitted her said Service upwards of Two years ago since
which time she hath gained no other subsequent And
further on her Oath Says she was delivered of a Female
Bastard Child in the House of Mr. Dixon in Worcester Street
Old Gravel Lane in the Parish of St. George in the East
Radcliff Highway in the County of Middlesex on the 8th.
day of April last which has since been baptized Elizabeth< no role >
and is now Chargable to the said Parish of Saint Clement
Danes Says that one William Dicker< no role > a Nursery Man
who lately lived at Kensington and who is now partners
with one Mr. Young a Nursery man at Bath is the Father
thereof he havinghavinghad Carnal Knowledge of her
Body some time in the Months of June or July last But
the particular Month or Days she cannot recolect and
at sevl. Different times afterwards at one of which times
he got her with Child of the Female Bastard Child of
which she was so delivered as aforesaid And that the
Wm. Dicker< no role > & no other person did be get the same and
that he is the real and true Father thereof.


Sworn this 14th. day
of July 1778 .. before
M Addington

her
Elizth. [mark] Morrison< no role >
Mark




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