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<p n="217"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx</note>
to wit <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35809_n217-1">Esther Burge</rs>
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Aged about forty Years <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35809_occ94">Wife</rs>
<interp inst="WCCDEP35809_occ94" type="occupation" value="Wife"></interp>
of <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35809_n217-2">Jonathan<lb></lb>
Burge</rs>
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of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35809_geo319">Saint Clement Danes</rs>
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on behalf of <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35809_n217-3">Mary<lb></lb>
Ford</rs>
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an Infant aged about four Months on her Oath says that<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35809_n217-4">Elizabeth Ford</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35809_occ95">Singlewoman</rs>
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Came to Lodge with her as a <lb></lb>
Married Woman by the Name of <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35809_n217-5">Elizabeth Barnes</rs>
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and who<lb></lb>
about a fortnight ago was taken ill of the small Pox and<lb></lb>
afterwards died But before her Death this Examinant <lb></lb>
having some Suspition that she was not Married asked <lb></lb>
her several Questions with regard there to and in Order<lb></lb>
that the Infant might be taken care of and the said <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35809_n217-69">Elizth.<lb></lb>
Barnes</rs>
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Acknowledged that she never was Married that<lb></lb>
her Name was Ford and that she had lived as a hired<lb></lb>
Yearly <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35809_occ96">Servant</rs>
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with one Mrs. Butler in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35809_geo320"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35809_geo321">Ewell</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the County of Surry</rs>
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for several Years at the Yearly<lb></lb>
Wages of Six Pounds or upwards to the best of her Remem-<lb></lb>
-brance and that after she left her Mistress Service she<lb></lb>
never gained any other Subsequent Settlement and<lb></lb>
this Examinant further says that the said <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35809_n217-58">Elizth. Ford</rs>
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also<lb></lb>
told her that her said Child was Born in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35809_geo322"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35809_geo323"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35809_geo324">Store Street <lb></lb>
Hospital</rs>
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in the Parish of Saint Pancras</rs>
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in the County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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and that the Father of the said Child was one<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35809_n217-6">John Barnes</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35809_geo325"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35809_geo326">Ewell</rs>
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afsd in the said County of Surry</rs>
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<lb></lb>
who was run away and what was become of him she did<lb></lb>
not know but that he the said <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35809_n217-7">John Barnes</rs>
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was the only <obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Father thereof</p>
<p n="218"> <hi rend="brace"> <lb></lb>
Sworn this <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35809_date73">19th. day of<lb></lb>
Octr. 1779</rs>
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before<hi rend="braceResult"> R Butler <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35809_n218-74">Wm Kitchiner</rs>
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</hi>
</hi>
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<p n="219"> <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35809_n219-74">Easter Buge</rs>
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