| Examination Text | Mary Goodall aged about 49 years lodging at Mr Sammer's a Victualler at the Marlborough's Head near Long Acre in Drury Lane in the Parish of St Martin in the Fields upon her oath saith that she is the widow of Ferdinand Goodall (who died about 11 years ago as she this Examinant hath been informed and verily believes to be true) to whom she was married at Statton Island in North America about 26 years ago, that her said husband lived in and rented an house in Hammerton in the Parish of Hackney in the County of Middlesex for the space of five years at the yearly rent of 16 pounds besides taxes, quitted the same about 10 years ago, that her said husband never kept house rented a tenement of 10 pounds by the year nor paid any parish taxes after he quitted the said house to this Examinant's knowledge, that she this Examinant hath not kept house (except aforesaid) rented a tenement of 10 pounds by the year paid any parish taxes nor been yearly hired servant in any one place for 12 months together since she quitted the said house. Sworn the 20th Day of January 1777 before Thomas Bullard, John Goodchild. |
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