St Clement Danes Parish:
Pauper Settlement, Vagrancy and Bastardy Exams
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26th January 1779 - 29th March 1783

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Image 140 of 38313th June 1780


Middlesex

to wit Hannah Fletcher< no role > Aged about Twenty four Years
on her Oath Says she never was married Rented House or paid
Taxes Says she lived a hired Yearly Servant with Mr. Proctor a
Perukemaker in Surry Street in the Parish of St. Clement Danes in
County of Middlesex for five Years or thereabouts at the Yearly
Wages of Six pounds hath quitted her said Service about Ten
Months ago since which time she hath gained no other
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 And further says that one Michael Ranter < no role > a Servant
to Chas. Rodd< no role > Esqr . at East Clay Bermondsey Surry is the Father
thereof he having had Carnal knowledge of her Body in her Masters House sometime the
latter end of December or the begining of January 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 the said Michael
Ranter
< no role > and no other Person did beget the same and that he is the
real & true Father thereof


Sworn this 13th. day
of June 1780 before
Abrm. Baley< no role >

Her
Hannah [mark] Fletcher< no role >
Mark




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