Hicks's Hall
May Sessions}

1780

St. James Westminster Appellts
St. John at Hackney Respondts.

Brief for the Respondts.

This Appeal is from an Order of Removal under the Hands and Seals of
Charles Sheppard< no role > and John Staples< no role > Esqr. Baring date the 25th. day
of February last where by Margaret Davison< no role > Widow of John Davison< no role >
and four Children their lawfull Issue to wit Thomas< no role > aged Eleven years
Agnes< no role > aged ten years Margaret< no role > aged Six years and Andrew< no role > aged four years were removed from the
parish of St. John at Hackney to the Parish of St. James Westminster as
their last legal Settlement

The Pauper in her Lamination swea is She beleives the said John Davison< no role > to be
Road in America and that about Eight years agoe he rented a House in King
Street Golden Square in the parish of St. James Westminster at the yearly Rent at
£25 & occupied the same about four years and never after gained any other Settlement
and that she hath not gained any Settlement since his Deed [..]

Case

Pauper when single became a hired Servant to a Mr. Dove a Carpenter in Story
Street in the Parish of St. James Westminster (which Mr Dove was the Uncle of John
Davison< no role > her late Husband) andthatshe lived with him under the said his in [..] in the sd.
parish as his servant for about 16 Months and then left him and afterwards
married the said John Davison< no role > his Nephew and Mr Dove quitting Business Davison
took the House which was £25 P Ann and continued it 4 or 5 years

NB

Paupes says she was married to her said husband 3 March 1766 at the House
of a Mr. Moreton a Cabinetmaker in King Street Bloomsbury by one of the
Elders of a seceeding Meeting (belonging to Dr Wilsin) him the Church of Scotland

The Children were born as under

Thomas Davison< no role > born 24th. Augt. 17769at St. James Westminster
Agnes Davison< no role > born 23 March 1770at St. James Westminster
Margaret Davison< no role > born is Dec. 1773at the House of a Mr Payne near the Rope
Yard Woolwich Street
Andrew Davison< no role > born 24 March 1776at a House in Warren Lane Woolwich Street

This Appeal turns on the Validity of the Marriage the Appellants alledge is
being by a Layman (as they say is was) and its a private House act had [..]
A Circumstance Hackney was not acquainted with at the time of the Examination at
the pauper but came out afterwards) is void therefore the Children born at St.
James Westminster and the Mathes by Servitude are settled there the two years [..]
Children born at Woolwich are settled there by Birth

The Pauper is in Court to be examined