St Clement Danes Parish:
Pauper Settlement, Vagrancy and Bastardy Exams
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31st March 1783 - 3rd August 1786

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Image 167 of 39120th January 1784


Middlesex
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Sarah Sealey< no role > Aged about Nineteen Years on
Oath Says she never was married Rented House or
Paid Taxes or ever lived a hired Yearly Servant for one
Year Says her Father Wm. Sealey< no role > lives in a House of his Own
in Great Saxon in the Parish of Saxon in the County of
Norfolk for sevl. Years last past and that she has gained
any other Settlemt. than by her Father And further on 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 of St. Clement Danes
(she being Poor and unable to Maintain the same when
born) And that one Thomas Tatham< no role > This name instance is in a workspace. a Carpenter who lodges
at Mrs. Kilokins in Stone Cutters Alley Lincolns Inn Fields
is the Father thereof he having had Carnal knowledge of
her Body some time in the Month of May last but the
particular Day she does not now remember and at Several
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 that the said Thos. Tatham< no role > & no other Person
did beget the same & that he is the real & true Father thereof


Sworn this 20th. day
of Janry 1784 before
R Butler

Sarah Sealey< no role >




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