St Clement Danes Parish:
Pauper Settlement, Vagrancy and Bastardy Exams
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16th April 1785 - 12th January 1787

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Image 199 of 38610th January 1786


Saint Clement Danes

Middlesex
and
Westminster}

to wit Andrew Rooke< no role > aged 50 years or thereabouts
upon his Oath saith that he never was married to his Present Wife according
to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England that
he Rented and lived in a House in Strand Lane in the
Parish of Saint Clement Danes for 18 Months at the
yearly Rent of £16 hath quitted said House about a
Twelve month since which time he has done no Act Matter
or thing whereby to the best of this Deponents Knowledge
Information or belief he may have gained any other
Settlement And further this Examinant saith that he has
4 [..] . Illegitimate Children living vizt. Andrew Pearce
Rooke
< no role > aged 10 years or thereabouts who was born in
Cross Lane in the Parish of Saint Martin in the fields in
the Liberty of Westminster Elizth. Rooke< no role > aged 3 years and
upwards who was born in St. John Street in the Parish of
Saint James Clerkenwell in the County of Middlesex Mary
Rooke
< no role > aged 2 years and upwards who was born in St. John
Street in the said Parish of Saint James Clerkenwell in
the County of Middx and Margt. Rooke< no role > aged 1 year or
thereabout who was born in Strand Lane in the Parish
of Saint Clement Danes And further this Deponent saith
that he was married to Bridgett Flanagan< no role > the Mother of
the said Children at the Chapel in Duke Street by a Roman
Catholic Priest according to the Rites and Ceremonies of
the Romish Church


Sworn this 7th-
day of Janry-1786
Rt. Taylor< no role > Jno: Wright< no role >

Andw. Rooke< no role >

Resworn this 10th. Day of Janry. 1786
Before us G Mercer G Allcock

Andw. Rooke< no role >




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