St Clement Danes Parish:
Register of Pauper Settlement and Bastardy Examinations
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8th June 1703 - 14th June 1707

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Image 119 of 21313th September 1705


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Informacon of Elizabeth Corneford< no role > Singlewoman
taken before John Coggs< no role > Esqr ye 13th day Septembr
1705 Saith that abt the 28 day of Octobr last
Shee came [..] untowthunto Thomas May< no role > of Barnes
St in the parish of Hadla in the County of
Kent Grazier And hired her Selfe as a Servt for
one whole Yeare to be Expired abt the 12th of
October next Ensueing for 40s & 6d Richard May< no role >
the Son of Thomas May< no role > Some time abt the 8th of
October last and Severall times after on her
to haveand had the Carnall Knowledge of
her body and did be gett wth a Male Bastard
Childe off wch Shee was delivered on ye 8
day of September in the parish of St
Clemt Danes in the sd County and not any
man besides the sd Richard May< no role > ever had
ye Carnall Knowledge of her body

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Informacon of Constance Belton< no role > of Ax
and Bottle Yard in the Borrough of South-
wark in the County of Middx taken before Jno
Coggs Esqr 12th September 1705 Saith That Eliz Cornford< no role >
was recomended as a Lodger to this Depnt wch
was the first of their acquaintance but before Shee
lay there Shee the sd Elizabeth Corneford< no role > was abt 6 weeks
Past taken Upp by the Pochiall Officers of St George
Southwark and brought before Justice Ladds who Exmmd
touching the father of the Childe Shee then went wth
wch Shee then Said was Richard May< no role > Son of Thomas
May
< no role > of Barnes Street in the parish of Hudla in the Co:
of Kent Grazier who was Sent for by this Depont and
he came to the house of Mr Mooris Son in Lane in Greene Draggon
Cort Southwark Wm Cooper< no role > where this Depont Saw the Sd Richd
May who Sd he had left money wth he Sd Mr Moone to Support
the Sd Eliz Cornford< no role > till Shee was delivered and Ordered
this Depents to take Care of the Lane Childe when
borne And further Saith that the sd Elizabeth Cornford was
delivered of a Male Bastard Childe in this Parish of St
Clemt Danes on the 8th day of September 1705




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