St Clement Danes Parish:
Pauper Settlement, Vagrancy and Bastardy Exams
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26th January 1779 - 29th March 1783

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Image 84 of 3832nd October 1779


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to wit Mary Evetts< no role > aged about Twenty Seven Years on
her Oath Says she never was married Rented House or Paid
Taxes Says she lived a hired Yearly Servant with Mr John
Moody
< no role > a Player at No. 8 New Inn in the Parish of Saint
Clement Danes upwards of Five Years and an half at the
Yearly Wages of Seven Pounds hath quitted her said Service
about fourteen Months ago since which time she hath gained
no other Subsequent Settlement And further upon her Voluntary
Oath says she is pregnant with Child or Children which is or
are likely to be born a Bastard or Bastards and to become Chargable
to the said Parish (she being Poor and unable to maintain the
same when born) says that the said John Moody< no role > her said
late Master did beget such Bastard Child or Children on her
Body he having had Carnal knowledge thereof at his the said
Moodys Chambers upwards of Two Years last past at one of
which times he got her with child of the Child or Children of
which she is now pregnant And that the said John Moody< no role > &
no other Person did beget the same and that he is real and
true Father thereof.


Sworn this 2d. day of
Octr.1779 before
M Addington

her
Mary [mark] Evetts< no role >
Mark




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