St Clement Danes Parish:
Pauper Settlement, Vagrancy and Bastardy Exams
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20th May 1776 - 15th March 1779

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Image 98 of 3686th December 1776


Middx
&
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Margt. Mills< no role > aged about 29 Years on her Oath says she
is the Wife of Walter Mills< no role > with whom she Intermarried
at the Parish Church of St. Clement Danes upwards of 4 Years
ago Says her father William Danson< no role > This name instance is in set 2075. has rented & lived in
a house in Cooks Court St. Clement Danes for sevl. Years last
past and that this Examinant never gained any other
subsequent Settlement other than (thro' her Father And
furr. upon her Voluntary Oath says that on the 2d. Day of
Decr. 1776 she was Delivered of a Male Bastard Child in her
said Fathers House whose name is Thomas< no role > and is now
become Chargeable to the said Parish she being poor and
unable to maintain the same And that one Thomas
Hayward
< no role > Clerk of the Cheque to the Gentn. Pensioners
who lately lodged at the Humums Bagnio in Covent Garden
and [..] lives at Whittington near Dorodess Well in
Gloucestershire is the Father thereof he having had
carnal Knowledge of her Body about the Middle of
May 1768 in her said Fathers hous and at several
diffr. times afterwds. at one of which time he got her
with Child of the Male Bastard Child of which she is
[..] was so delivered as aforesaid And
that the said Thomas Hayward < no role > and no other person
did beget the same and that he is the Real and true
Father thereof


Sworn this 6th.
Day of Decr. 1776
M A

Margret Mills< no role >




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