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 294 of 36813th October 1778


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to wit Elizth Nevett< no role > Aged about Eighteen years on her Oath says she
never was Married Rented House or paid Taxes says She lived a
hired yearly Servant with Mr. Young a Taylor in Old Boswell Court
in the Parish of Saint Clement Danes for Eighteen Months at the
yearly Wages of 4 Guineas hath quitted the said Service about 2
Months ago since which time she hath gained no other Subsequent
Settlement & 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 Parish of Saint
Clement Danes she being Poor and unable to Maintain the same
says that one William Mather< no role > a Journeyman Taylor who uses
the Trumpett in Great Shire Lane is the Father thereof he
having had Carnal Knowledge of her Body in her said Masters
House some time in the Month of December last but the
Particular Day she does not now remember and at Several
Different times after at one of which times he got her with Child
of the Child or Children of she is now Pregnant and that the said
William Mather< no role > and no other Person did beget the same and that
he is the real and true Father thereof


Sworn this 13th. day of
October 1778 before
R Butler

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




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