St Clement Danes Parish:
Pauper Settlement, Vagrancy and Bastardy Exams
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12th October 1768 - 21st October 1772

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Image 322 of 4046th February 1772


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to wit Jane Vass< no role > Aged about Twenty Eight Years on her
Oath Says she never was Married Rented House
or Paid Taxes says she lived a hired Yearly Servant
with one Mr. George Robson< no role > a Farmer in the Parish
of Long Lowick in the Parish County of Northumberland
for Three Years at the Yearly Wages of fifty Shillings
hath quitted her said Service about four Years ago and
hath not since she quitted the same ever Rented House
paid Taxes or lived a hired Yearly Servant for one Year
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 of Saint Clement Danes she being Poor and unable
to maintain the same when born Says that one James
Perdrisat
< no role > a House Steward to Lord Carlisle and who
now lodges at No 4. in Valents Court Saint James Street had
Carnal knowledge of her Body at Mr Faulkners House
in Suffolk Street Haymarkett sometime 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 as aforesaid
and that the said James Perdrisat and no other person
did beget the same and that he is the only true Father
thereof

Sworn this 6th. day
of February 1772 before} Tho Lane< no role >

Jane Vass< no role >




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