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 192 of 38330th January 1781


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to wit Isabella Smith< no role > Aged about Twenty Three Years on her Oath
says She never was Married Rented House or paid Taxes says
She lived a hired yearly Servant with Mrs. Bridd in the Strand
in the Parish of Saint Clement Danes in the County of Middlesex
Upwards of One year at the yearly Wages of Four Pounds hath
quitted her said Service about four years ago since which time
She hath gained no other Settlement And further On her Voluntary
Oath says She is Pregnant with Chid or Children which is or are
likely to be born a Bastard or Bastards and to become Chargeable
to the said Parish She being Poor and Unable to Maintain the
same when born And that One Richard Parr< no role > who lives at
Mr. Patricks a Tin Plate worker in Newgate Street did beget
such Bastard Child or Children on her Body in her said Master
House some time in the Month of August but the Particular day
She does not now remember and at several Different times
afterwards 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 Richard Parr< no role > and no other Person did beget the
same and that he is the real and true Father thereof


Sworn this 30th. day of
Jany. 1781 before
R Butler

her
Isabella [mark] Smith< no role >
Mark




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