St. Clement Danes
July 2nd 1792

Middlesex
&
Westminster }

St Brides
London

Joseph Messeldine< no role > Aged 50 Years or thereabouts
Widower Upon Oath Saith That he never
Obtained any legal Settlement in his own
Right that he intermarried with his late
Wife Ann< no role > [..] at the Parish Church of
Saint Leonard Shoreditch about1313 Years
ago who died about 9 or 10 Months ago and
by whom and he had nothat he has no legitimate Issue that he was informed
and verily believes his Father William
Messeldine< no role > intermarried with Sarah< no role > this Deponent
Mother at Bath in the County of Somerset
in or about the Year 1730 That he this Deponent
was born some time in or about [..] August 1744
That his said Father rented and Resided in
a House in Goldsmith Street in the Parish of
Saint Bridge otherwise Bridget in the City
of London on about 8 Years but what he paid
for the same this Deponent [..] doth not know
by Information or otherwiseThat his said Father
And this Deponent further saith That his said
Father & Mother both Died in the Work or Poor House
of the said parish of St Bride That his said Wife
was removed from St Luke Old Street to the said
parish of St Bride otherwise St Bridget and Died
in the Workhouse belonging to that parish
AndThat he knows notanyof any other legal
Settlementthathe in entitled unto save as afsd.
in the parish of St Bride otherwise St Bridget
and that he is poor Ill & unable to support
himself without Assistance

Sworn the 2d. day of [..] 1792.
before us}

Joseph Messeldine< no role >