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Before Birth
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9th January 1793
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Pregnancy
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Vide Settlemt.
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page 23 in
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Examn. Book
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reputed
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Father Settlemt.
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Entered page 24
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reputed father
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aged 20 years
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upwards Singlewoman Upon Oath saith
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that she never was Married & Voluntarily
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upon her Oath saith that she is now pregnant
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with a Child or Children is or are likely to
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be Born a Bastard or Bastards and to become
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chargeable to the said
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did beget the said Child or Children in the Body of her
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this Deponent he having had Carnal knowledge of her Body on or about the 15th. day of April
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in the year of our Lord 1790 and at several
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times since at some or one of which times he
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did beget the said Child or Children wherewith
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she is now pregnant and that he and no one
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Wm Kitchiner
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Mark
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Witness
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B Newman
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