St Clement Danes Parish:
Pauper Settlement, Vagrancy and Bastardy Exams
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18th March 1786 - 11th May 1792

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Image 51 of 3857th December 1786


Saint Clement Danes

Middx
&
Westmr.}

to wit Margarett Emans< no role > aged about 37 years upon her
Oath saith that she never was married Rented any House
Tenement or Lodging of £10 a year that she lived as a
hired yearly Servant with one Mr. Innis a Cabinett Maker
in Hedge Lane in the parish of Saint Martin in the fields
in the Liberty of Westminster for 21 Months or thereabouts at
the yearly Wages of £5 hath quitted said Service about 9
years ago since which time she has not lived as a hired
yearly Servant for one year or done any Act to gain a
Subsequent Settlement And further this Ext. upon her Oath
saith that on the 1st day of Febry. 1762 she was delivered of
of a Male Bastard Child in the House of a Mr. Lott in
Great Shire Lane in the Parish of Saint Clement Danes
in the County of Middx which hath since been baptized
by the name of John< no role > That one Lewis Courttivars< no role > who was a Valet
to Captain Tower,and Itis the father thereof he having had
Carnal knowledge of this Exts. Body sometime in the
Month of April 1781 and at several times since at one of which
times he did beget the said Child of which she was so delivered
as aforesaid And that the said Lewis Courttwars is the only
real and true father thereof.

Sworn this 7th.
day of Decr. 1786 } Wm. Kitchiner< no role >

Margat Emans< no role >

The man not taken and she has the Child witht.
any Allowance




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