1st Examination Desertion

St Clement Danes
March 28th. April 6th 1793

Middlesex
and
Westminster }

Desertion

Settlemt.

3 Children

}Charlotte Saunders< no role > aged 27-years or thereabts. Wife
of John Saunders< no role > now from her Upon Oath
saith that she was Married to her present Husband
John Saunders< no role > at the parish Church of St. Giles
Fields in the County of Middlesex (by License) on or
about the 31st day of December 1783. that her said
Husband hath neglected to provide for this
Deponent and her Children hereafter Named and
she [..] being incapable to maintain
herself and them actually become chargeable to
the parish of St Clement Danes in the County
of Middlesex and Liberty of Westminster . And
this Examinant saith that her said Husband
hath Resided in the parish for two years last
part or thereabouts & Rented Stable [..] therein
in Houghton Street and an Apartment at Mr
Hart's in the Said Street about Six Months at
the yearly Apartments at Six Guineas a year
the Rent of the Stable this Deponent knows not
that afterwards he Rented and Resided in Holle
Street in the said parish in a Home of the yearly Rent of
Eighteen pounds as this Deponent hath been
Informed and believes which and that he quitted that
House a few days ago that this Deponent hath three
Children by her said Husband Named Elizabeth< no role >
aged seven years and upwards Caroline near four years
Joseph aged near eleven Months all with this Deponent
Mrs Saunders-Lodges at Mr Bowstead's No 53 St Martin's
Lane

Man not taken

Sworn the 6th Day of April
1798 before me} Wm. Kitchiner< no role >

Charlotte Saunders< no role >