St Clement Danes Parish:
Pauper Settlement, Vagrancy and Bastardy Exams
CD | EP

26th January 1779 - 29th March 1783

About this document type

Currently Held: Westminster Archives Centre

LL ref: WCCDEP358090107

Image 107 of 38331st December 1779


Middlesex

to wit Mary Chant< no role > This name instance is in set 574. This set is in the group(s): MothersCD . Aged about Twenty five
Years on her Oath says she is the Widow of Thos. Chant< no role > [..]
died about Two Years ago and by whom she hath no Child [..]
Children living says that being a Widow and without Child or
Children living she has lived a hired Yearly Servant with Mr. Gre [..]
a Hatter & Hosier in the Strand in the Parish of St. Clement
Danes in the County of Middlesex for Twelve Months and
upwards at the Yearly Wages of Seven Pounds And [..]
upon her Voluntary Oath Says she is pregnant with [..]
or Children which is or are likely to be born a Bastard or
Bastards and to become Chargable to the said Parish of
St. Clement Danes (she being poor and unable to Maintain
the same when born) And that One Francis Collins< no role > a Journey [..]
Hatter who now lives with Mr. White a Hatter the Corner [..]
Arundell Street Strand had Carnal Knowledge of her [..]
at her said Masters House some time the latter end of January
the Beginning of July last But the Particular day she done
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 as aforesaid And
that the said Francis Collins< no role > and no other Person did beg [..]
the same and that he is the real and true Father thereof

Sworn this 31st. day
of Decr. 1779 before} [..]

Mary Chant< no role >




View as XML